Zur Biennale Arte 2024 gibt der Düsseldorfer Kurator sein Debüt als Chefkurator der Sonderausstellungen im prachtvollen Salone Sansoviniano am Markusplatz, der ausschließlich über das Museo Correr erreichbar ist. Hier zeigt er über die gesamte Laufzeit der diesjährigen Biennale hinweg gleich vier Ausstellungen hochkarätiger zeitgenössischer Kunst. Zum Start brilliert Bernar Venet mit der Ausstellung „1961… Looking Forward!“ mit bedeutenden Teerkunstwerken und Kartonreliefs sowie zwei beeindruckenden Rauminstallationen der frühen 1960er-Jahre.
Die Biennale Arte und der Salone Sansoviniano sind kein Neuland für Dirk Geuer, der bereits seit 1987 als Kurator, Ausstellungsmacher, Herausgeber wichtiger Kunstbücher und Co-Produzent von TV-Dokumentationen über Künstler im In- und Ausland tätig ist. Bereits 2021 hatte er Gottfried Helnwein in die Lagunenstadt geholt. Ein Jahr später, bei der 59. Biennale Arte in Venedig, war der Kurator maßgeblich an der Ausstellung Vibration of Light von Heinz Mack beteiligt, die als Collateral Event Bestandteil des offiziellen Programms der Biennale war. Noch im selben Jahr folgte eine vielbeachtete Schau mit Skulpturen von Erwin Wurm. Im September 2023 ernannte das italienische Kulturministerium Dirk Geuer für 2024 zum offiziellen Kurator der Ausstellungen im Salone Sansoviniano. Doch die Ausstellungen in Venedig waren nicht seine ersten Auslandsprojekte.
Bereits 2001 realisierte Dirk Geuer eine Jörg Immendorff-Retrospektive im Staatlichen Russischen Museum in St. Petersburg. Im Auftrag der Bundesregierung folgten 2002/03 weitere Ausstellungen mit Immendorff anlässlich der Feierlichkeiten zum 30-jährigen Jubiläum der Aufnahme diplomatischer Beziehungen zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Volksrepublik China in Beijing, Shanghai und Tianjin. Für die Olympischen Spiele 2004, 2008 und 2012 konzipierte und realisierte er im offiziellen Auftrag des Deutschen Olympischen Komitees die Kunst- und Kulturbeiträge. Seit 2013 arbeitet er mit vielen renommierten Kulturinstitutionen auf der ganzen Welt zusammen, darunter die Albertina in Wien, das MAXXI Museum in Rom, der Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florenz, das Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havanna/Kuba oder das Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar/Senegal. Im Zusammenhang mit den Nachhaltigkeitszielen der Vereinten Nationen realisierte Dirk Geuer Kunstprojekte, die im Hauptquartier der UNESCO in Paris publikumswirksam präsentiert wurden. Darüber hinaus konnte er bereits Projekte im Vatikan durchführen, was eine ganz besondere Ehre darstellt.
Dirk Geuer ist es wichtig, Kunst sichtbar und Kunstprojekte erlebbar zu machen. Nach vielen erfolgreichen Projekten mit Künstlern wie Mel Ramos, Christo und Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle und Tony Cragg präsentiert er dem anspruchsvollen Biennale-Publikum nun zum Auftakt Bernar Venet, einen der wohl bedeutendsten Bildhauer und Konzeptkünstler der Welt. Der Fokus der Ausstellung liegt hierbei auf seinem konzepthaften Werk der frühen 1960er-Jahre, das größten Einfluss auf die zeitgenössische Kunst haben sollte.
Nach Bernar Venet zeigt Geuer an selber Stelle Werke des einstigen Jungen Wilden Jiri Dokoupil, der neben seinen unverwechselbaren Gemälden aus Seifenblasen erstmals auch Glasskulpturen zeigen wird. Es folgen Ausstellungen mit dem renommierten österreichischen Konzeptkünstler Erwin Wurm, dessen jüngst entstandenes malerisches Werk im Fokus stehen wird, und des Malers Dietmar Brixy, dessen eindrucksvolle Bilder die Betrachter in einen Farbrausch versetzen. Gemäß dem Motto der 60. Biennale Arte „Foreigners Everywhere“ wird sich der Ausstellungszyklus auch mit den Themen Fremdheit und Fremdsein auseinandersetzen. Für jedes Ausstellungsprojekt hat Geuer zudem einen renommierten Gastkurator eingeladen.
Bei seiner kuratorischen Arbeit steht für Dirk Geuer im Fokus, den Meisterwerken der Renaissancekünstler, darunter Tizian, Veronese und Tintoretto, die seit Jahrhunderten den Salone Sansoviniano schmücken, zeitgenössische Kunst gegenüberzustellen, die in ihrer Qualität gegen die alten Meister besteht, ohne mit ihnen in einen Widerstreit zu treten. Für die kommenden Jahre sind weitere Projekte mit Künstlern von Weltrang in den ehrwürdigen Räumen am Markusplatz geplant.
Bernar Venet - 1961… Looking Forward
Kuratiert von Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Direktorin Ludwig Museum Koblenz
20. April - 16. Juni 2024
Jiri Dokoupil – Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Kuratiert von Reiner Opoku
22. Juni - 18. August 2024
Erwin Wurm – Deep
Kuratiert von Claire Lilley, Direktorin Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
24. August - 20. Oktober 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Kuratiert von Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Direktor Osthaus Museum Hagen
26. Oktober - 24. November 2024
Salone Sansoviniano der Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Zugang zu den Ausstellungen über das Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venedig
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice
For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.
The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.
In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.
It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.
Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.
In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.
Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward
Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz
April 20 - June 16, 2024
Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything
Curated by Reiner Opoku
June 22 - August 18, 2024
Erwin Wurm - Deep
Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK
August 24 - October 20, 2024
Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World
Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen
October 26 - November 24, 2024
Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana
Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr
Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica
I - 30124 Venice