Institutions, Venice
Maurice Marinot
The Glass, 1911-1934
Le Stanze del VetroThe spring exhibition at Le Stanze del Vetro is dedicated to the great French artist who paved the way to much contemporary glassmaking. The exhibition highlights the incredible originality of the French glassmaker-artist with more than 200 works and numerous preparatory drawings, from his first enamelled works to glass pieces personally blown and shaped with extraordinary skill and endless inventive capacity. The exhibition Maurice Marinot: The Glass, 1911-1934 recounts the fundamental role of Marinot in the history of modern and contemporary glass, yet to be thoroughly acknowledged by the public. Le Stanze del Vetro is both a cultural project and an exhibition space on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore and it is dedicated to the study and the exhibition of modern and contemporary forms of the glass art. Two exhibitions are staged each year: one in the spring, dedicated to the use of glass in 20th and 21st century Art and Design, and the second in the autumn, dedicated to the talented people who designed objects for the Venini glassware company in the 20th century. Curated by Jean-Luc Olivié and Cristina Beltrami