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Tornabuoni Art mounts still-life show with Picasso, Morandi, Parmiggiani for Venice Biennale

exhibition · 2026-05-06

For the Venice Biennale, Tornabuoni Art presents a group exhibition on the still-life genre, featuring works by Pablo Picasso, Giorgio Morandi, and Claudio Parmiggiani. Curated by Cécile Debray, president of the Musée national Picasso-Paris, the show traces a progression from materiality to erasure across three distinct artistic languages. It follows previous Tornabuoni monographs on Boetti and Burri and a group show on fire as a creative tool. The exhibition involves collaborations with the Musée national Picasso-Paris and the Museo Morandi, blurring lines between private gallery and public institution. Michele Casamonti, founder of Tornabuoni Art, describes the project as a scientific and curatorial elevation, not a retreat into the past.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled 'La nature morte' opens during the Venice Biennale.
  • Features works by Pablo Picasso, Giorgio Morandi, and Claudio Parmiggiani.
  • Curated by Cécile Debray, president of the Musée national Picasso-Paris.
  • Tornabuoni Art has been mounting ambitious shows in Venice for ten years.
  • Previous shows include monographs on Boetti and Burri and a group show 'On fire'.
  • Collaborations with Musée national Picasso-Paris and Museo Morandi.
  • Michele Casamonti is founder of Tornabuoni Art.
  • Exhibition explores still life as a site of experimentation in 20th-century painting.

Entities

Artists

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Giorgio Morandi
  • Claudio Parmiggiani
  • Michele Casamonti
  • Cécile Debray
  • Alighiero Boetti
  • Alberto Burri

Institutions

  • Tornabuoni Art
  • Musée national Picasso-Paris
  • Museo Morandi
  • Venice Biennale

Locations

  • Venice
  • Italy

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