Real Venice

Exhibition: 11 Oct 2011 – 11 Dec 2011

Real Venice
Hiroshi Watanabe, Viviana Ceppa as Innamorata, From the series Archival pigment print, Venice, 2010, Archival pigment print, 32 x 32 in / 80 x 80 cm, Courtesy of AD Galerie, 1/3 + 2AP

REAL VENICE11 October - 11 December 2011We are delighted to announce that the Real Venice exhibition is coming to London and will be on view at Somerset House from 11 October-11 December 2011. The exhibition comprises work by artists invited to Venice to create a portfolio of images, designed to raise substantial funds to save Venice and to create a lasting legacy of the city. Real Venice has been mounted by Venice in Peril and curated by Elena Foster, founder of Ivorypress. All of the works in Real Venice have been donated by the artists and are for sale in aid of Venice in Peril. To coincide with the exhibition, selected works from the collection will be sold at auction in aid of Venice in Peril on 3 November 2011 at Phillips de Pury, London. These will be on view at Phillips de Pury Howick Place from 27 October – 3 November 2011. The remaining works are available to purchase online at www.realvenice.orgVenice in PerilHurlingham StudiosRanelagh GardensLondon, SW6 3PA+44 (0)20 7736 6891realvenice@veniceinperil.orgwww.realvenice.org

Artists

Works

  • Candida Höfer, Teatro la Fenice di Venezia II 2011, From the series, Venice, 2011, Inkjet, 46.8 x 58.5 in / 120 x 150.1 cm, Courtesy of Ben Brown Fine Arts, 2/6 + 3AP, 30,000 + VAT & Transportation
  • Pierre Gonnord, Adriano, From the series Venetian Portraits, Venice, 2010, Digital Print on Hahnemüle paper, 56.9 x 42.9 in / 146 x 110 cm, Courtesy of Pierre Gonnord and Galeria Juana de Aizpuru, 1 / 3 + 2AP, 14,000 Euro + VAT & Transportation
  • Dionisio González, Memorial Masieri. F. L. Wright 1953, From the series The Light Hours, Venice, 2011, C-Print diasec mounted, 49.2 x 118.1 in / 125 x 300 cm, Courtesy of ProjectB Contemporary Art, Milan, 1/3 + 2AP, 17,000 Euro + VAT & Transportation
  • Tiina Itkonen, Scuola Grande di San Rocco, From the series At the time of the Bora Wind, Venice, 2011, Digital C-print, 27.6 x 84 in / 70 x 210 cm, Courtesy of Michael Hoppen Contemporary, London, 1/3 + 2AP
  • Hiroshi Watanabe, Viviana Ceppa as Innamorata, From the series Archival pigment print, Venice, 2010, Archival pigment print, 32 x 32 in / 80 x 80 cm, Courtesy of AD Galerie, 1/3 + 2AP