We continue to re-live the fantastic exhibitions that have been staged at LE STANZE DEL VETRO: this month we are looking back at the exhibitions held on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore from 2020 to 2023.
Our next exhibition, 1912-1930 Murano Glass and the Venice Biennale, will soon be opening to the public; while you are waiting to see it, take a look with us at the exhibitions of LE STANZE DEL VETRO from 2020 to 2023.
In 2020, as a result of the pandemic, LE STANZE DEL VETRO only opened one exhibition, Venice and American Studio Glass, curated by Tina Oldknow and William Warmus and dedicated to the influence that Venetian glassmaking has had on American glass production from the 1960s to today. One of the objectives of the exhibition was to show how Venetian glass production has left a long and flourishing legacy overseas too.
The first exhibition of 2021 was the unforgettable The Glass Ark. Animals in the Pierre Rosenberg collection, curated by Giordana Naccari and Cristina Beltrami: it traced the history of 20th century Murano glass with the focus on glass animals. Over 750 pieces from the private collection of Pierre Rosenberg were on display, presented in a child-friendly way, with an amazing, specially designed exhibition layout.
2021 concluded with two exhibitions curated by Marino Barovier, aimed at showing another fundamental chapter in the history of the Venini glassworks: Tapio Wirkkala at Venini and Toni Zuccheri at Venini. The two artists proved fundamental in the development of the Venini glassworks from the 1960s: Zuccheri contributed by introducing the production of farmyard animals and coloured glass inspired by the plant kingdom, while the Finnish artist Wirkkala introduced the Nordic taste so distinctive of his work to Venice
FontanaArte. House of Glass, curated by Christian Larsen, was the first show of 2022, offering a critical retrospective of the glass furnishing accessories produced by this legendary Milan company through an analysis of the creative repertoire and the production periods of the four great artistic directors: Gio Ponti, Pietro Chiesa, Max Ingrand and Gae Aulenti.
And of course, we cannot fail to mention the marvellous chapter Venini: Light 1921-1985, curated by Marino Barovier, that examined the production of the Venini glassworks in the field of lighting, highlighting the most significant experiences from 1921 to 1985.
Finally, 2023 also featured the exhibition Bohemian Glass: The Great Masters, curated by Caterina Tognon and Sylva Petrová and staged in collaboration with the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague. Through a stunning selection of works and photographs, the exhibition told the fascinating story of glass production in Bohemia in the 20th century.