Venice, at Gallerie dell'Accademia a glass installation in dialogue with a work by Veronese
From Sept. 14 to Nov. 3, Gallerie dell'Accademia is hosting the exhibition 'Convito di vetro.' It houses a table on which more than 200 artifacts made in Murano are displayed, and will dialogue with Veronese's Convito in the House of Levi.
By Redazione | 02/09/2024 17:03
The Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice presents the exhibition Convito di vetro, which can be visited from Sept. 14 to Nov. 3, 2024. The exhibition is organized on the occasion of Venice Glass Week from an idea of director Giulio Manieri Elia, in collaboration with Pentagram Stiftung and curated by Sung Moon Cho, an art historian specializing in 20th-century tableware. As part of the exhibition, Room X of the Galleries dedicated to Paolo Veronese (Verona, 1528 - Venice, April 19, 1588) will host asite-specific installation: a table on which more than 200 artifacts designed by 27 artists and made in Murano over the course of about 100 years are displayed. The table will be set up in front of the canvas Convito in casa di Levi by Veronese from 1573.
The work was intended to depict theLast Supper, but was censured by the Holy Office, which accused the painter of heresy. The exhibition Convito di vetro traces the modern history of Murano tableware, from classical models in the early 20th century to the present day. In Venetian Renaissance paintings, examples of which are preserved at the Galleries, various models can be seen that inspired an aesthetic renaissance that distinguished Murano tableware. Exhibition curator Sung Moon Cho conducted her research on Murano table glass between the wars and then on the utilitarian glass industry in Italy during the same period as part of the Rakow Grant awarded by the Corning Museum of Glass. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalog published by b-r-u-n-o.it and edited by Sung Moon Cho with coordination by Francesca Nisii. In addition, a selection of archival documents related to 20th-century Murano glass tableware production will be on display at the Giorgio Cini Foundation's Center for Glass Studies in order to offer a more complete view of the history.
"A not-to-be-missed event, which," as Academy Galleries director Giulio Manieri Elia notes, "takes the form of an intentional homage to Paolo Veronese and the museum's permanent collection, but also as a reflection, through the objects, on Venice's great artistic, craft and industrial tradition."
As curator Sung Moon Cho points out, "the works, from both public and private collections, have been selected as representative examples for each decade. These are not only the main elements of a service (goblets, glasses, carafes, bottles, jugs), but also accessories such as vases, cups, candlesticks, salt shakers, risers, plates, and favors. Also, flowers, fruits and vegetables, all made of Murano glass."
