Lost Directions

Mostra collettiva inaugurale del nuovo spazio a Venezia.

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We are pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibition space in Venice, in Fondamenta S. Giacomo 199, next to the Basilica del Santissimo Redentore. The new gallery, whose inauguration is planned for April 2024, is located on the Giudecca canal, looking towards San Marco and Punta della Dogana.

The new gallery is inaugurated by Lost Directions, a show curated jointly by Ncontemporary and Galleria Alessandro Casciaro.

The exhibition takes its title from an installation by Urs Lüthi (Switzerland, 1947) on display: a 2014 work that is a manifesto of the research on the theme of identity carried out by the artist from the 70’s. The show is completed by a selection of works from Santiago Reyes Villaveces (Colombia, 1986) and Silvia Rosi (Italy, 1992).

The topic of personal history and the relationship with society will be at the center of the exhibition. Lost Directions explores the concept of a sense of identity present in the artists’ works, but at the same time opens a dialogue with the history of the Venetian lagoon. By physically directing the gaze towards Punta della Dogana, historically part of the control system for incoming goods, the works dialogue with Venice, which has always been an example of cultural crossroad.