"After two days of dramatic deluges during the opening days of the Venice Biennale, the skies cleared, the sun shone and on Thursday (7 May) Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo welcomed visitors to San Giacomo, the lagoon island she and her husband bought in 2018 and have converted into a venue for art, creation and sustainability."
"Sandretto tirelessly shook hands with hundreds of visitors, from the leading collector Sheikha Al-Mayassa Al Thani of Qatar to other noted invitees such as fashion maven Diane von Furstenberg, philanthropist Maja Hoffmann and curator Julia Peyton-Jones. Sandretto's long-time curator Hans Ulrich Obrist was there: he had organised Fanfare/Lament, a solo exhibition by Matt Copson, in one of the former munitions storehouses on the island, now converted into exhibition spaces."
"The other exhibition space is showing selections from the Sandretto collection, including works by artists such as Michael Armitage (on show at the Palazzo Grassi during the Biennale), Sarah Lucas, Victor Man and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. Outside site-specific works are installed, including a shocking pink tree by Pamela Rosenkranz [ Old Tree (Pink Seas) 2026] overlooking the lagoon, and a work by Claire Fontaine called Patriarchy = CO2 (2020)."
"There is also Hugh Hayden's Huff and a Puff (2026), an unsettling small chapel slanted forward by 40 degrees. Beside it is a silvery space rocket, Gonogo (2023), apparently ready to take off, by the Polish-born artist Goshka Macuga. On the preview day, airborne sculptures in the form of kites with disembodied eyes fluttered overhead, staring down at the crowd, as part of the Copson show. An orchestra played a fanfare of music composed by Oliver Leith."
After heavy rain during the opening days of the Venice Biennale, skies cleared and Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo welcomed visitors to San Giacomo, a lagoon island purchased in 2018 and converted into a venue for art, creation, and sustainability. She greeted hundreds of guests, including major collectors and cultural figures. One exhibition space hosted Fanfare/Lament, a solo presentation by Matt Copson in former munitions storehouses adapted into galleries. Another space showed selections from the Sandretto collection, featuring works by Michael Armitage, Sarah Lucas, Victor Man, and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. Outdoor installations included Pamela Rosenkranz’s Old Tree (Pink Seas), Claire Fontaine’s Patriarchy = CO2, Hugh Hayden’s Huff and a Puff, and Goshka Macuga’s Gonogo, alongside kite sculptures and a fanfare performed by an orchestra.
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