Fondation Valmont Opens 'Alice in Doomedland' at Palazzo Bonvicini in Venice

Cosmetics company Valmont's foundation, Fondation Valmont, has opened a new exhibition titled 'Alice in Doomedland' at Palazzo Bonvicini in Venice. Curated by Francesca Giubilei and Luca Berta, the show features works by Didier Guillon (the company's patron), Silvano Rubino, and Isao & Stephanie Blake, all responding to Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' as the third installment of a fairy-tale-themed exhibition cycle. Rubino's installation explores identity through painting, video, and sculpture, while Isao & Stephanie Blake use ceramics to address the mutable ego. Guillon presents cardboard cages filled with symbols of time, beauty, and speed, inspired by Sol LeWitt's Minimalism. The exhibition emphasizes sustainability, using eco-friendly materials, and involves students from Publicolor, an educational initiative Guillon founded in the Bronx, New York, who created works about social prejudice based on the Alice story. Guillon, who considers his business career over, now focuses on creativity and generosity through the foundation. He chose Venice for its collaborative potential, aiming to recreate the early 20th-century Parisian artistic explosion on a smaller scale. Future plans include an artist residency on the third and fourth floors of Palazzo Bonvicini. The exhibition runs at Palazzo Bonvicini in Venice.