Until November 3, 2024, the Glass Museum’s Spazio Ex Conterie will host the “Guardando al Futuro” (Looking to the Future) exhibition, which celebrates the illustrious career of Venetian artist and designer Federica Marangoni. This retrospective showcases her unique relationship with glass and Murano, highlighting her evolution from her earliest works with the material to her most recent creations. Over the years, Marangoni has pushed the boundaries of various materials and technological media, blending her sculptural talents with her design expertise in an eclectic and interdisciplinary manner.
The exhibition spans multiple spaces within the Glass Museum, creating an immersive journey that harmonizes with the venue’s architecture. The entrance features “La Bricola”, a light installation on a mirrored floor initially created for Euro-Domus in Turin in 1971. In the garden, visitors will encounter large multimedia sculptures, including the striking rainbow “Continuity” from 2006, which was originally installed at the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid. The portico showcases glass works from the 1980s, exploring the symbolic themes of the garden.
In the “Room of Lightness”, works created between 1987 and 2002 evoke concepts of air, light, flight, and beauty—timeless archetypes that resonate with ancient and eternal memories. The Ex Conterie space is divided into five sections: “The Fragile Dream. Anni Settanta e Ottanta”, featuring the Natura sotto Vetro group; “Electronics, Mother of a Humanistic Dream”, delving into Marangoni’s research on technology and electronics in art; “Itineraries of Memory”, with the monumental fountain-sculpture “La trappola della memoria” from the 1992 Expo in Seville; “The Trace”, illustrating the labyrinthine nature of design thinking; and “Il Volo”, showcasing the grand installation “Il volo impossibile”, previously exhibited in Valencia and Barcelona.
“Looking to the Future” not only retraces Marangoni’s artistic journey but also underscores her innovative spirit and lasting impact on the world of art and design.
Website: www.federicamarangoni.com
Location: Glass Museum, Venice
Schedule: until Nov. 3, 2024
