Ca’ Pesaro – the Gemma De Angelis Testa Donation (only until 17/09 but really worth seeing): an absolutely wonderful contemporary art collection donated recently to the Ca’ Pesaro with pieces by Ai Weiwei, Cy Twombly, Anselm Kiefer, an incredible Bill Viola video (and many many others). The crème de la crème, if you are into this kind of art.
Punta della Dogana (Fondation Pinault) – Icônes (until 26/11): as I always say, nothing makes me happier than a colourful square. If that’s your kind of thing, run to the Punta. This year’s exhibition is one of the best ones I’ve seen in this amazing place in years. Already its opening, with Lygia Pape’s magnificently poetic installation is worth going there (let me brag about the fact that I have seen 2 other variations of this one, one at the Venice Biennale a few years ago and one in Inhotim, Brazil, and that they never stop amazing me).
Prada Foundation – everybody talks about the weather (until 26/11): an interesting art parcours through meteorological phenomena and climate change, from Monet through Turner to contemporary pieces (Dan Peterman, Pieter Vermeersch, Vivan Suter etc.). Nice one as well though I would say the two first ones are more like an absolutely must see.
Also worth seeing if you have more days: the architecture Biennale at the Arsenale (I have been told the Giardini are nice as well but have not been there myself) and the Palazzo Grassi with a huge photo collection recently aquired by Pinault (Chonorama – treasures from 20th century photography, until 26/11 as well). I was slightly overwhelmed by the amount of pictures on display but met with my mini-me in there:
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