VENICE. The original in Italy and its counterpart on
the coast of Southern California have aroused some of the world's most important artists.
From Tintoretto and William Turner to Ed Ruscha and Frank Gehry … the light, the color,
the water, all have informed a creative production as unique as it is enchanting.
First stimulated by the discourse and artistry of the
Funace degli Angeli in the mid-1950s
(a collaboration partly inspired and organized by Peggy Guggenheim, between the glass masters
of Murano and artists such as Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Max Ernst, and others), the
Galleria Vetro e Arte in Venice and GrossArt with PHARMAKA in Los Angeles have embarked
upon an artistic exchange between these two cities well beyond the scope of the original
Funace.
Meant to investigate this incomparable sense of place through a variety of media (oil and canvas,
mixed media and board, metal and glass), new works and collaborations from this on-going project
will be exhibited in both Venice, Italy, and Los Angeles, California, starting the Summer of 2005.
Los Angeles /
glass designed by Richard Birt
paintings and collaborations with Chris Cousins / Shane Guffog / John Scane / Vonn Cummings Sumner
Venice /
the paintings of Gino Baffo and Valter Paties
the glass mastery of Mauro Bonaventura and Pino Signoretto
Venezia, Italia - June 14 - June 26, 2005
Location:
Galleria Vetro & Arte
Calle del Cappeller 3212
Dorsoduro, Venice, Italy
Inquiries: contact@venicewebgallery.com or call +39.041.5228525
www.venicewebgallery.com
Los Angeles - August 13 - September 10, 2005
Location:
PHARMAKA - exhibitions
101 West 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Inquiries: events@grossart.com or call +1.323.954.8499
www.pharmaka-art.org
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