Top 7 Must-See Shows at the 2017 Venice Biennale

Artribune's Marco Enrico Giacomelli selects seven standout exhibitions during the 2017 Venice Biennale art week. At Gallerie dell'Accademia, a Philip Guston retrospective curated with his daughter Musa Mayer and director Paola Marini presents a thoughtful survey with expected and surprising works. On Murano, Loris Gréaud revives a disused furnace with site-specific installation 'The Unplayed Notes Factory,' curated by Nicolas Bourriaud, evoking glassmaking processes through light and sound. At Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Elisabetta Di Maggio's show engages gracefully with the historic rooms, including a touching ivy intervention and a challenging dialogue with Giovanni Bellini. Yuri Ancarani's film 'Rio Grande' screens at Caffè Florian as part of the Temporanea series, exploring the US-Mexico border. Jan Fabre presents 'Glasses and Bones' at Abbazia di San Gregorio, using skulls and woodpeckers to meditate on mortality. At Museo Fortuny, Axel Vervoordt's 'Intuition' juxtaposes works across centuries and continents, featuring a video by Michaël Borremans. Finally, Fondazione Prada hosts 'The Boat Is Leaking. The Captain Lied,' a difficult but compelling show by Alexander Kluge, Thomas Demand, and Anna Viebrock, alongside Angelo Morbelli's cycle on Pio Albergo Trivulzio.