GLASSTRESS 2015 GOTIKA combines historical medieval glass and objects from the Hermitage’s collection that have rarely if ever been seen by the public and contemporary art works created in glass by internationally renowned artists who were invited by the curators to work with the glass masters in the furnaces of Murano. The artists, who are from over 20 countries, were asked to respond to the gothic concept in their creations in glass.

GLASSTRESS will be exhibited at the historic Palazzo Franchetti on the Grand Canal and in an old glass furnace on Murano, home of the permanent exhibition space of the Fondazione Berengo. For the first time, GLASSTRESS will feature one artist, Mat Collishaw, in a solo show in the beautiful Chiesa di Santa Maria della Visitazione on the Zattere.
 

Each venue for GLASSTRESS 2015 GOTIKA provides a unique atmosphere and
experience of the art. GLASSTRESS will also present “Life Bank”, a site-specific project by Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen, who in collaboration with the Slow Food Movement will transform the old Banca di Venezia at the top floor of the Palazzo Franchetti into a “Gothic garden” dedicated to bio-diversity with a monumental installation featuring ancient seeds and interactive, multi-sensory spaces.

GLASSTRESS will feature over 50 renowned artists from all over the world who have created works with the maestros of Murano, many working in glass for the first time.

The artists: Adel Abidin, Alicja Kwade, Anselm Reyle, Aslan Gaisumov, Bart Dorsa, Benoit Sokal, Bernar Venet, Damien Hirst, Diana Al-Hadid, Elmar Trenkwalder, Erdag Aksel, Ernst Billgren, Erwin Wurm, Hans Op de Beek, Hila Amram, Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, Ivan Plusch, Iyvone Khoo, Jake & Dinos Chapman, Jaume Plensa, Jason Martin, Joana Vasconcelos, Johan Creten, Kaneuji Teppei, Kate Mccgwire, Koen Vanmechelen, Kris Lemsalu , Lee Ufan, Liu Jianhua, Loris Greaud, Lucy Orta, Maria Grazia Rosin, Marya Kazoun, Mat Collishaw, Michael Joo, Mimmo Paladino, Olafur Eliasson, Olga Treivas, Oliver Clegg, Pascale Marthine Tayou, Penny Byrne, Petah Coyne, Qiu Zhijie, Recycle Group, Song Dong, Studio Drift, Tanatos Banionis, Thomas Lerooy, Thomas Schütte, Tomáš Libertíny, Tony Cragg, Tony Matelli, Wael Shawky, Wim Delvoye, Yin Xiuzhen, Yuichi Higashionna, Zhang Huan.
 
The State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and is one of the oldest and largest museums in the world. In 2007, Hermitage 20/21 was launched to collect, exhibit and study the art of the 20^th and 21^st centuries.  Hermitage 20/21 is the official sponsor of Glasstress 2015 Gotika.
 
Berengo Studio was established in 1989 and has focused on bringing visual artists from all over the world to Venice to collaborate with Murano’s famous glass masters.  This innovative cultural initiative has married the extraordinarily rich and enduring Venetian traditions of glassmaking with contemporary art. Glasstress has been an official collateral event of the international Venice Biennale since 2009.

In 2016, GLASSTRESS GOTIKA will be presented in the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg in the company of Russia’s greatest treasures in glass.
 
Venues:
Palazzo Cavalli-Franchetti
S. Marco, 2847
30124 Venezia, Italia
+39 041 240 7755
palazzofranchetti.it‎

Istituto Veneto di Scienze Lettere ed Arti
S. Marco 2945, Palazzo Loredan - Campo S. Stefano
30124 Venezia, Italia
+39 041 240 7711
istitutoveneto.it‎

Fondatione Berengo
Campiello della Pescheria, 4
30141 Venezia, Italia
+39 041 527 6364
berengo.com‎

Santa Maria della Visitazione
Fondamenta delle Zattere
Venezia, Italia
+39 041 522 4077


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