SMAC San Marco Art Center Opens in Venice with Harry Seidler and Jung Youngsun Shows
On May 9, 2025, the San Marco Art Center (SMAC) will be inaugurated on the second floor of the Procuratie Vecchie in Venice's Piazza San Marco. The architectural design, crafted by David Chipperfield Architects Milan, comprises 16 rooms situated along an 80-meter corridor, boasting over 50 windows. The center will be led by Anna Bursaux, David Gramazio, and David Hrankovic. The opening exhibitions will feature 'Migrating Modernism,' curated by Ann Stephen and Paolo Stracchi, and 'For All That Breathes On Earth,' dedicated to Jung Youngsun in collaboration with the MMCA. Additionally, 'The World Around On Site: Venice Biennale 2025' will take place on May 8, while 'The Quantum Effect' will delve into quantum science through art in autumn 2025. SMAC intends to redefine conventional museum paradigms.
Key facts
- SMAC – San Marco Art Center opens May 9, 2025, at Procuratie Vecchie, Piazza San Marco, Venice.
- Restoration by David Chipperfield Architects Milan recovered first and second floors, reorganized common areas, renovated third floor.
- Third floor houses The Human Safety Net, a Generali humanitarian foundation active in 23 countries.
- SMAC has 16 rooms along an 80-meter corridor with over 50 windows.
- Directors: Anna Bursaux, David Gramazio, David Hrankovic.
- Inaugural exhibition 'Migrating Modernism' features Harry Seidler and artists Josef Albers, Alexander Calder, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, Lin Utzon, Sol LeWitt, Pier Luigi Nervi.
- Second inaugural exhibition 'For All That Breathes On Earth' focuses on Korean landscape pioneer Jung Youngsun.
- Autumn 2025 exhibition 'The Quantum Effect' co-curated by Daniel Birnbaum and Jacqui Davies.
Entities
Artists
- Harry Seidler
- Josef Albers
- Alexander Calder
- Helen Frankenthaler
- Frank Stella
- Lin Utzon
- Sol LeWitt
- Pier Luigi Nervi
- Jung Youngsun
- Anna Bursaux
- David Gramazio
- David Hrankovic
- Ann Stephen
- Paolo Stracchi
- Jihoi Lee
- Daniel Birnbaum
- Jacqui Davies
Institutions
- SMAC – San Marco Art Center
- Procuratie Vecchie
- David Chipperfield Architects Milan
- The Human Safety Net
- Generali
- University of Sydney
- Chau Chak Wing Museum
- National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul (MMCA)
- Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
- Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange
- The World Around
Locations
- Venice
- Piazza San Marco
- Procuratie Vecchie
- Corte Maruzzi
- Vienna
- Sydney
- Seoul
- Italy
- Korea