Imagine: Italian Art of the 1960s at Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Curated by Luca Massimo Barbero, the exhibition 'Imagine. Nuove immagini nell’arte italiana 1960-1969' at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice explores the transformative decade of Italian art from 1960 to 1969. The show presents works by artists including Jannis Kounellis, Franco Angeli, Domenico Gnoli, Tano Festa, Mario Schifano, Michelangelo Pistoletto, and Giosetta Fioroni, who redefined the role of the image in art. Moving beyond strict chronology, the exhibition highlights a network of visual possibilities, with pieces such as Kounellis's 'La Margherita di fuoco' and Pistoletto's burned rose. Artists engaged with historical references—like Tano Festa's reworking of Ingres's odalisque and Giosetta Fioroni's deconstruction of Botticelli's Venus—while embracing materiality, perception, and tactile qualities. The exhibition runs until September 19, 2016.