Vera Molnár's First Glass Sculpture at New Murano Gallery During 2022 Venice Biennale
Vera Molnár, a Hungarian-born pioneer of computer art living in Paris, will be featured in the 2022 Venice Biennale with works in Cecilia Alemani's main exhibition 'The Milk of Dreams' and in a collateral event. The collateral event is the solo show 'Icône 2020' at New Murano Gallery on Murano island, curated by Francesca Franco, running from April 23 to November 27, 2022. The centerpiece is Molnár's first glass sculpture, inspired by her 1975 digital work 'Computer-Icône/2', created in collaboration with master glassmakers from historic Murano families. The exhibition also includes preparatory sketches, paintings, plotter graphics, and documentation. Molnár, who began creating algorithmic drawings on computers in 1968, has works in MoMA, Victoria & Albert Museum, and Centre Pompidou. She received the AWARE Prix d'Honneur in 2018 from the French Ministry of Culture. The show is under the patronage of the Hungarian Academy in Rome.
Key facts
- Vera Molnár is a pioneer of computer art from the 1960s.
- She studied art history and aesthetics at the Budapest Academy of Fine Arts.
- She began creating algorithmic drawings on computers in 1968.
- Her works are in MoMA, Victoria & Albert Museum, and Centre Pompidou.
- She received the AWARE Prix d'Honneur in 2018.
- She will be present at the 2022 Venice Biennale in both the main exhibition and a collateral event.
- The collateral event 'Icône 2020' at New Murano Gallery features her first glass sculpture.
- The glass sculpture is based on her 1975 digital work 'Computer-Icône/2'.
- The sculpture was made with master glassmakers from historic Murano families.
- The exhibition runs from April 23 to November 27, 2022, with pre-opening April 20-22.
- The show is curated by Francesca Franco.
- The event is under the patronage of the Hungarian Academy in Rome.
Entities
Artists
- Vera Molnár
- Cecilia Alemani
- Lillian F. Schwartz
- Francesca Franco
- Valentina Tanni
Institutions
- New Murano Gallery
- Atelier Muranese
- MoMA
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Centre Pompidou
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Budapest
- Hungarian Academy in Rome
- French Ministry of Culture
- AWARE
- Biennale Arte di Venezia
- Artribune
- Politecnico di Milano
- NABA
Locations
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Paris
- France
- Murano
- Venice
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Rome