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Artpress à Venise: Episode 3 Highlights Collateral Exhibitions

publication · 2026-04-23

The third episode of Artpress à Venise, written by Catherine Francblin, previews collateral exhibitions of the Venice Biennale. Featured artists include Georg Baselitz, Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, Sean Scully, Alberto Burri, Jannis Kounellis, Rosa Barba, and Helen Frankenthaler. The exhibitions explore themes of time and materiality, with works such as Baselitz's "Großer Kopf" (1966), Scully's "Opulent Ascension" (2019), Burri's "Rosso Plastica M3" (1961), Kounellis's untitled work (1979), Hadjithomas and Joreige's "What we leave behind" (2019), Barba's "Aggregate States of Matters" (2019), and Frankenthaler's "Riverhead" (1963). The episode is published ahead of the summer issue of Artpress.

Key facts

  • Artpress à Venise episode 3 covers collateral exhibitions of the Venice Biennale.
  • The article is written by Catherine Francblin.
  • Featured artists include Georg Baselitz, Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige, Sean Scully, Alberto Burri, Jannis Kounellis, Rosa Barba, and Helen Frankenthaler.
  • Baselitz's work 'Großer Kopf (Large Head)' from 1966 is mentioned.
  • Scully's 'Opulent Ascension' from 2019 is part of the HUMAN installation at Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore.
  • Burri's 'Rosso Plastica M3' from 1961 is from Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini, Collezione Burri.
  • Kounellis's untitled work from 1979 was shown at Musei Comunali, Rimini in 1983.
  • Hadjithomas and Joreige's 'What we leave behind' (2019) is from the Unconformities project, shown at Time, Forward! exhibition at V-A-C Foundation.
  • Barba's 'Aggregate States of Matters' (2019) was also shown at Time, Forward! at V-A-C Foundation.
  • Frankenthaler's 'Riverhead' from 1963 is from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation.

Entities

Artists

  • Georg Baselitz
  • Joana Hadjithomas
  • Khalil Joreige
  • Sean Scully
  • Alberto Burri
  • Jannis Kounellis
  • Rosa Barba
  • Helen Frankenthaler

Institutions

  • Artpress
  • Venice Biennale
  • Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore
  • KEWENIG
  • Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini
  • Collezione Burri
  • Musei Comunali
  • V-A-C Foundation
  • Helen Frankenthaler Foundation

Locations

  • Venice
  • Italy
  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Rimini

Sources