Candida Höfer's Italian Architecture Photography at Patricia Low Gallery Venice
Patricia Low Gallery in Venice presents 'Inside Italian Architecture', a solo exhibition of German photographer Candida Höfer (born 1944, Eberswalde). The show features large-format photographs taken between 2008 and 2012, capturing historic Italian palaces and cultural venues without human presence. Works include images of Galleria Borghese in Rome, Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, Salone dei Cinquecento in Florence, and Gran Teatro La Fenice in Venice. Höfer, a key figure of the Düsseldorf School alongside Andreas Gursky, Thomas Ruff, and Thomas Struth, studied under Bernd and Hilla Becher at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Her signature style emphasizes silence, distance, and natural light to reveal the essence of architectural spaces. The exhibition establishes a dialogue with Venice, the host city.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Inside Italian Architecture' at Patricia Low Gallery, Venice.
- Features photographs taken between 2008 and 2012.
- No human figures appear in the images.
- Locations include Galleria Borghese (Rome), Teatro Olimpico (Vicenza), Salone dei Cinquecento (Florence), Gran Teatro La Fenice (Venice).
- Candida Höfer was born in 1944 in Eberswalde, Germany.
- She is associated with the Düsseldorf School of Photography.
- Studied under Bernd and Hilla Becher at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.
- Other notable Düsseldorf School alumni include Andreas Gursky, Thomas Ruff, and Thomas Struth.
Entities
Artists
- Candida Höfer
- Bernd Becher
- Hilla Becher
- Andreas Gursky
- Thomas Ruff
- Thomas Struth
- Carlo Sala
Institutions
- Patricia Low Gallery
- Galleria Borghese
- Teatro Olimpico
- Salone dei Cinquecento
- Gran Teatro La Fenice
- Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Fondazione Francesco Fabbri Onlus
- Università IUAV di Venezia
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Eberswalde
- Germany
- Rome
- Vicenza
- Florence
- Düsseldorf
- Treviso