Palazzo Fortuny's 'Proportio' Wins Best Exhibition at 2015 Leading Culture Destinations Awards
The 'Proportio' exhibition, held at Palazzo Fortuny in Venice from May 9 to November 22, 2015, received the title of Best Exhibition of the Year 2015 at the Leading Culture Destinations Awards (LCD Awards) in London. Curated by Daniela Ferretti and Axel Vervoordt, and organized by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia and the Fondazione Axel e May Vervoordt, the exhibition examined 'universal proportions' in modern art, drawing inspiration from a 1509 work by Luca Pacioli, illustrated by Leonardo da Vinci. Artists such as Marina Abramović, Massimo Bartolini, and Michael Borremans were showcased. The jury for the LCD Awards featured Aric Chen, Victoire de Pourtalés, Sarah Miller, Johannes Torpe, and Tommy Rönngren. The Broad Museum in Los Angeles garnered several accolades, including Museum Architecture of the Year.
Key facts
- Proportio exhibition at Palazzo Fortuny, Venice, from May 9 to November 22, 2015.
- Organized by Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia and Fondazione Axel e May Vervoordt.
- Curated by Daniela Ferretti and Axel Vervoordt.
- Won Best Exhibition of the Year 2015 at the third Leading Culture Destinations Awards in London.
- Focused on 'universal proportions' or 'divine proportions', referencing Luca Pacioli's 1509 treatise illustrated by Leonardo da Vinci.
- Featured commissioned works by Marina Abramović, Massimo Bartolini, Michael Borremans, and others.
- Included works by Carl Andre, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Luciano Fabro, Alberto Giacometti, Anish Kapoor, Bill Viola.
- Completed a series of exhibitions: Artempo (2007), In-finitum (2009), TRA (2011), Tàpies. Lo Sguardo dell’artista (2013).
- LCD Awards jury included Aric Chen, Victoire de Pourtalés, Sarah Miller, Johannes Torpe, Tommy Rönngren.
- Broad Museum (Diller Scofidio + Renfro) won Museum Architecture of the Year, Best New Museum in North America, Leading Culture Destination 2016.
- Best museum restaurant: LouLou at Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
- Museum Shop of the Year: Louisiana Museum, Copenhagen.
- Digital Museum of the Year: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Entities
Artists
- Marina Abramović
- Massimo Bartolini
- Michael Borremans
- Carl Andre
- Berlinde De Bruyckere
- Luciano Fabro
- Alberto Giacometti
- Anish Kapoor
- Bill Viola
- Luca Pacioli
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Daniela Ferretti
- Axel Vervoordt
- Aric Chen
- Victoire de Pourtalés
- Sarah Miller
- Johannes Torpe
- Tommy Rönngren
- Massimo Mattioli
Institutions
- Palazzo Fortuny
- Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia
- Fondazione Axel e May Vervoordt
- Leading Culture Destinations Awards
- M+ Museum
- Condé Nast Traveller
- Bang & Olufsen
- Fotografiska – Photography Museum
- Broad Museum
- Diller Scofidio + Renfro
- Musée des Arts Décoratifs
- Louisiana Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- London
- United Kingdom
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Paris
- France
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Hong Kong
- China
- Stockholm
- Sweden