Sean Scully's Site-Specific Exhibition at San Giorgio Maggiore Abbey in Venice

Sean Scully's site-specific exhibition at the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice features forty works including sculptures, paintings, and watercolors installed throughout the interior and exterior spaces. The centerpiece is 'Opulent Ascension', a colorful sculpture placed under the Palladian dome, referencing Anish Kapoor's 2011 work 'Ascension'. The exhibition includes 'Illuminated Manuscript', created after eight months of studying illuminated manuscripts in the Basilica, reflecting the Benedictine rule of 'Ora et Labora'. Other works include preparatory sketches for 'Opulent Ascension' and paintings from the 'Landline' series displayed in the 'Officina dell'Arte' space. The triptych 'Madonna' concludes the artistic and spiritual itinerary. Scully, born in Dublin in 1945, pursues 'spiritual freedom' as the underlying principle of his work.