In Venice, Palazzo Bembo will host “Heinz Mack: Color in Forma” from October 18 to November 22, 2026 , a retrospective dedicated to Heinz Mack (born 1931 in Lollar, Germany) to mark his 95th birthday. The exhibition, curated by Marc Mack, is organized by the European Cultural Centre Italy (ECC Italy) in collaboration with the Association for Art in Public Dirk Geuer, Düsseldorf, and will be on view on the main floor of the historic palace overlooking the Grand Canal.
The exhibition brings together over 30 paintings created by the artist over the past decade and offers an overview of his most recent body of work. A co-founder, along with Otto Piene, of the ZERO Group in 1957, Mack is among the figures who contributed to the development of international art in the post-World War II era. Since the 1950s, his work has engaged with the elemental forces of light, movement, space, and energy, establishing a relationship between perception, matter, and the immaterial dimension.
At the heart of “Color in Forma” are chromatic compositions in which light plays a central role and is explored in relation to rhythm, color, and spatial perception. The exhibition thus focuses on the continuity of a body of work developed by the artist over decades and culminating in his most recent productions. On the occasion of the retrospective, ECC Italy will also present Heinz Mack with the ECC Award for Lifetime Achievement, an honor bestowed upon individuals whose work has helped define new and enduring benchmarks in the field of art, influencing generations of artists internationally. Previous recipients of the award include Yoko Ono and Hermann Nitsch.
The Venice exhibition is part of the artist’s long-standing relationship with the lagoon city. Throughout his career, Mack has paid particular attention to the Venetian landscape, its light, and the presence of water—elements that relate to some of the recurring themes in his work. The artist has exhibited in Venice on multiple occasions, including at the Venice Biennale and in the city’s major cultural institutions.
Among his most recent projects is *The Vibration of Light*, presented as a Collateral Event of the 59th International Art Exhibition—La Biennale di Venezia at the Biblioteca Marciana in St. Mark’s Square. His works are also part of the collection of the Guggenheim Museum in Venice.
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