JIM DINE: DOG ON THE FORGE
Schedule
Sat, 20 Apr, 2024 at 09:00 am to Sun, 21 Apr, 2024 at 08:45 am
Location
Palazzo Rocca | Venice, VE
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AMERICAN ARTIST JIM DINE TO SHOW NEW WORK IN A COLLATERAL EVENT OF THE 60TH INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION – LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA AT THE PALAZZO ROCCA. A MAJOR EXHIBITION OF 20 BRONZE SCULPTURES, 7 PAINTINGS AND 5 DRAWINGS MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR VENICE.JIM DINE | DOG ON THE FORGE
20 April — 21 July 2024
La Biennale di Venezia
Organizing Institution: Kunsthaus Göttingen, Germany
Supported by TEMPLON
On the occasion of the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia this April, American painter, sculptor and poet Jim Dine is set to take over the Palazzo Rocca Contarini Corfù with an ambitious survey exhibition curated by Gerhard Steidl, Founding Director of the Kunsthaus Göttingen. Jim Dine - Dog on the Forge is a Collateral Event of the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere, curated by Adriano Pedrosa. Jim Dine’s show will open to the public on Saturday, 20 April 2024 and will run through 21 July 2024.
Jim Dine - Dog on the Forge presents 32 new works from the artist. Paintings, drawings, bronze and wood sculptures, as well as an impressive outdoor installation of large-scale bronze sculptures. The exhibition debuts monumental and site-specific works conceived specifically for the Biennale. Never-before-exhibited paintings and sculptures will be arranged in dialogue with each other and with artworks spanning from the ‘80s through today. Curator Gerhard Steidl drew inspiration from Dine’s relentless odysseys between the United States and Europe, as well as his lifetime dedication to the concept of visual, cultural, and linguistic hybridization. “My whole life, I’ve been in motion. I find it difficult to sit still. It's a hyperactive quality, I would say. I’ve always enjoyed going from studio to studio, country to country. For me, traveling is like using red. It’s another thing to make the picture.”
Installed in a 14th-century palazzo on the Grand Canal, here the ancient meets contemporary in a palatial, Venetian context, casting a reflective light on Jim Dine’s personal history and perspective. Reinterpreting his now classical language of tools, hearts, self-portraits, Venuses and Pinocchios (which will have a dedicated room in the exhibition), the show will take over the two floors of the palazzo overlooking the Grand Canal as well as its 18th-century sculpture garden. When asked about the new paintings, Dine remarks, “I’m not interested in making them pretty. I’m interested in carving out images that will move you.” Conceived as a poetic journey, the exhibition outlines the complexity of an intimate oeuvre deeply rooted in his knowledge of European art history, and a relentless exploration of language and self.
The corresponding catalogue, Dog on the Forge, will be published by Editions Steidl with text by Gerhard Steidl. This exhibition is organized by the Kunsthaus Göttingen and supported by TEMPLON.
Palazzo Rocca
Contarini Corfù
Sestiere Dorsoduro, 1057/D,30123 Venezia
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Palazzo Rocca, Dorsoduro, Sestiere Dorsoduro, 1057, 30123 Venezia VE, Italia,Venice, ItalyEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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