Mapping the Studio

© Felix Gonzalez-Torres Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo © Palazzo Grassi Spa. Courtesy of The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011.
© Palazzo Grassi Spa. Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011.
Martial RAYSSE © Adagp, Paris. © Palazzo Grassi Spa. Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011.
© Felix Gonzalez-Torres Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo © Palazzo Grassi Spa. Courtesy of The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011 : to the left, Untitled, Richard Prince, 2007.
©. Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved © Palazzo Grassi Spa. Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011.
© Palazzo Grassi Spa. Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011 : around, Voyage of the Beagle, Rachel Harrison, 2007.
© The Estate of Lee Lozano. © Palazzo Grassi Spa. Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011 : to the left, No. B, Yayoi Kusama, 1962. In the center, No title, Lee Lozano, around 1965.
© Palazzo Grassi Spa. Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011: with Jesus am Kreuz, 1985 and Mao, 1967, Otto Muehl.
© Palazzo Grassi Spa. Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011.
© Palazzo Grassi Spa. Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011.
© The Estate of Sigmar Polke, Cologne / Adagp, Paris. © Palazzo Grassi Spa. Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011.
© Palazzo Grassi Spa. Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011.
© Palazzo Grassi Spa. Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011.
Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York. © Palazzo Grassi Spa. Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011.
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011.
© Maurizio Cattelan © Maurizio Cattelan © Palazzo Grassi Spa. Photo : ORCH orsenigo_chemollo
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011.
©Palazzo Grassi photo: ORCH orsenigo_chemollo
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011.
© Raymond Pettibon Photo: ORCH, orsenigo_chemollo © Palazzo Grassi Spa.
Exhibition view, Mapping The Studio, Venice, June 6 2009 - April 10 2011 (piece hanging on the left wall).
Palazzo Grassi — Punta della Dogana

Curated by
Alison M. Gingeras
Francesco Bonami

Spread out over two Venice landmarks and featuring more than 200 works from the Pinault Collection, it probed contemporary art’s many facets. Referring to the title of one of Bruce Nauman's installations, "Mapping the Studio" mapped artists’ practices both in the intimacy of their creative processes and their openness to the world. Emerging talents such as Wilhelm Sasnal, Mark Handforth and Kai Althoff mingled with internationally established artists such as Marlene Dumas, Franz West, Daniel Buren and Charles Ray, attesting to the wide range of expression within the collection. 

"Mapping the Studio", a significant summary of contemporary art and a milestone in the Pinault Collection’s history, signalled François Pinault”s commitment to Venice.

Featured artists

Artworks in the Mapping the Studio exhibition