Stingel’s entire artistic production revolves around the concept of painting, and the relationship between abstraction and figuration, pattern and texture, as well as the more profound existential questions of memory, time and vanitas. This focus translates itself into works on various supports and executed in different styles, in stylistic exercises ranging from hyperrealism to abstraction. Some of his works have also been shown at Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana in the exhibitions 'Dancing with Myself' (2018), 'The World Belongs to You' (2011-12), 'Mapping the Studio' (2009-11), 'Sequence 1' (2007) and 'Where are We Going?' rudolf stingel covers palazzo grassi's interior in carpet for his solo show at palazzo’s grassi, venice, new york based artist rudolf stingel has canvassed the entire interior of the gallery in an ottoman carpet, lining the floors, walls and halls in richly ornamented designs. With his work, Rudolf Stingel invites the viewer into a relationship that, more than visual, is also tactile, experiential, and introduces a participative dimension into the pictorial process. Three perspectives on the art of the present, Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable, Download the guide in english, italian, french. No, not Batman’s evil city but a restaurant in West Village, where Rudolf Stingel shares a large juicy steak with me at the bar. Installation view at Palazzo Grassi, 2013. It is the first show in Switzerland since the one staged at the Zurich Kunsthalle in 1995 and the spectacular 2013 installation at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice. Untitled, 2012. His first exhibition in the United States, which I still remember vividly, took place at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago in 2007. He currently lives and works in New York. His exhibition Live at the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin (2010) included a wall-to-wall black-and-white carpet printed with an image of an Agra rug, a huge crystal chandelier, and hyperrealistic paintings of the Alps; and at Palazzo Grassi in 2013, he covered the floors and walls with a carpet printed with the pattern of an older Oriental rug, and hung both abstract and photorealistic paintings over it, creating a … In 2013 Rudolf Stingel conceived a personal exhibition of his work specifically for Palazzo Grassi. Rudolf Stingel, Palazzo Grassi, François Pinault Foundation, Venice, Italy (4/7 – 12/31/13) 2012 Rudolf Stingel, Sadie Coles HQ, London, UK (6/21 – 7/4/12) Rudolf Stingel, Gagosian Gallery, Paris, France (10/16/12) Rudolf Stingel, Secession Association of Visual Artists, Wien, Austria (2/23 – 4/15/12) 2011 Courtesy of the artist. This focus translates itself into works on various supports and executed in different styles, in stylistic exercises ranging from hyperrealism to abstraction. A hushed and haunted atmosphere pervades Stingel's current solo show in Venice, where he covered all the floors and walls of thethree-story Palazzo Grassi with a … In 1989 he made Instructions, a precise instructions manual that explains how to create some of his abstract works.Home Depot (2004), a site-specific installation made for the Museum für Moderne Kunst (Frankfurt am Main), demanded a real contribution from visitors who were encouraged to walk on red and silver insulating panels, thus leaving their own mark. This reference undoubtedly provides a key to interpreting this installation: on entering the ‘labyrinth’, an all-encompassing feeling and sensorial experience transport us towards the transcendence of the Ego, by means of its removal and its ghosts. One of this year’s Venice Biennale’s most remarkable exhibitions was undoubtedly Italian artist Rudolf Stingel, held in the Palazzo Grassi. Some of his works have also been shown at Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana in the exhibitions 'Dancing with Myself' (2018), 'The World Belongs to You' (2011-12), 'Mapping the Studio' (2009-11), 'Sequence 1' (2007) and 'Where are We Going?' Moving beyond the idea of two-dimensionality that is conventionally associated with painting, the exhibition aims to subvert the usual spatial relationship between a painting and viewer. The entire museum has been devoted to this show, which was curated by the artist himself and features over thirty paintings including previously unseen work as well as known paintings. For the first time, Palazzo Grassi will devote the entirety of its space to the work of a single artist. This is the first major presentation of the artist’s works in Europe since his celebrated show at Palazzo Grassi in Venice in 2013, and his first exhibition in Switzerland since the early show at Kunsthalle Zürich in 1995. It includes a site-specific installation as well as recent creations and previously unseen paintings. Stingel became first recognised in the late 1980s for his monochromatic works, silvery paintings with undertones of red, yellow or blue from 1987 to 1994. Collection of the artist. Exhibition. RUDOLF STINGEL / PALAZZO GRASSI 2013 / VENICE Image The programming of Palazzo Grassi - François Pinault Foundation follows the principle of an alternation between thematic group exhibitions devoted to the works of the Pinault Collection and solo exhibitions by major contemporary artists. Rudolf Stingel conceived this exhibition especially for Palazzo Grassi. Rudolf Stingel was born in Merano in 1956. Italian-born, New York-based acclaimed artist Rudolf Stingel has been a part of most of the exhibitions that have taken place since the opening of Palazzo Grassi in 2005 when one of the leading collectors of contemporary art in the world, French entrepreneur François Pinault acquired the Venetian property in order to host his personal art collection. Even in his abstract paintings, when he abandons geometry and stylised elements and spreads out the paint on canvases in an ‘illogical’ way, it is possible to recognise shapes and patterns that have always characterized his work. Stingel took the pattern for the carpet at the Palazzo Grassi from one of the carpets on the floor of … From 1991, Stingel began making ‘carpets’ with which he often covers entire spaces, including walls: it is a non-painting that crosses the limit – also conceptual - of what a painting is, and becomes an environment. Rudolf Stingel’s artistic production is prolific and varied but at the same time meticulous and generous. For that is how we can picture the spectacular installation of Rudolf Stingel at Palazzo Grassi: as an imaginary map of the lagoon city, laid out on the surface of a Persian carpet in tones of crimson and magenta. Installation view at Palazzo Grassi, 2013. Courtesy of the artist. (2006), "Luogo e Segni" (2019). Moving beyond the idea of two-dimensionality that is conventionally associated with painting, the exhibition aims to subvert the usual spatial relationship between a painting and viewer. For his last big show in Europe in 2013, Rudolf Stingel covered the floors and walls of the Palazzo Grassi in Venice with an Ottoman-style synthetic carpet. The exhibition opened on April 7th and is on view until December 31st, 2013. On view at the Palazzo Grassi- François Pinault Foundation in Venice is Rudolf Stingel. For the first time, Palazzo Grassi is devoting the entirety of its space to the work of a single artist. See more ideas about rudolf stingel, rudolf, conceptual painting. Apparently in contradiction with these works, Stingel also makes other paintings that avail themselves of photorealism: both portraits and self-portraits, on a large and very small scale. Palazzo Grassi (also known as the Palazzo Grassi-Stucky) is a building in the Venetian Classical style located on the Grand Canal of Venice , between the Palazzo Moro Lin and the campo San Samuele. On this occasion, Stingel’s large exhibition takes place in the 18th century Palazzo Grassi, where the artist has created a fascinating installation in which the palace’s floors and walls have been entirely covered by an enormous carpet (a reference to Freud). See more ideas about rudolf stingel, rudolf, conceptual painting. The carpet evokes the thousand-year history of Venice, the ‘Most Serene Republic’, but also recalls the Middle-European culture so loved by the artist; for example, we are reminded of Sigmund Freud’s early twentieth-century Viennese study. Courtesy of the artist. ... Rudolf Stingel, 2013. Even in his abstract paintings, when he abandons geometry and stylised elements and spreads out the paint on canvases in an ‘illogical’ way, it is possible to recognise shapes and patterns that have always characterized his work. Pinault Collection. Stingel’s work is characterized by an interest in having the viewer actively participate in the creative process. ‘A Carpet is a Painting, A Painting is a Carpet’ (2006), "Luogo e Segni" (2019). Rudolf Stingel conceived this exhibition especially for Palazzo Grassi. Biography. Some of his works were recently shown at Palazzo Grassi in the exhibitions “The World Belongs to You” (2011-12), “Mapping the Studio” (2009-11), “Sequence 1” (2007) and “Where are We Going?” (2006). From 1991, Stingel began making ‘carpets’ with which he often covers entire spaces, including walls: it is a non-painting that crosses the limit – also conceptual - of what a painting is, and becomes an environment. It includes a site-specific installation as well as recent creations and previously unseen paintings. Since the 1980s, Rudolf Stingel has been interrogating his chosen medium, asking what is a painting, who makes them, and how are they made, in his own paintings, installations, and conceptual projects. Live the Palazzo Grassi - Punta della Dogana experience wherever … Stingel’s entire artistic production revolves around the concept of painting, and the relationship between abstraction and figuration, pattern and texture, as well as the more profound existential questions of memory, time and vanitas. Freud’s study has different Oriental carpets draped on furniture, on tables, walls, and covering almost the entire floor. Palazzo Grassi. Home Depot (2004), a site-specific installation made for the Museum für Moderne Kunst (Frankfurt am Main), demanded a real contribution from visitors who were encouraged to walk on red and silver insulating panels, thus leaving their own mark. Given the utmost freedom of execution, Stingel has completely transformed the museum, filling the entire space with an oriental carpet. Installation view at Palazzo Grassi, 2013. Rudolf Stingel, "Untitled (Franz West)", 2011, Rudolf Stingel, "Untitled (St. John)", 2009, Rudolf Stingel, "Untitled (Madonna)", 2009. The activity of the Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi is temporarily suspended. Courtesy of the artist. His work was recently exhibited at Karma, New York (2015), Bass Museum of Art, Miami (2014), Inverleith House, Edinburgh (2014). Rudolf Stingel’s art follows a conceptual and processual approach which reflects on essential questions of abstraction, decorative motifs, and the status of the image Pinault Collection Palazzo Grassi … In 1989 he made Instructions, a precise instructions manual that explains how to create some of his abstract works. Photo: Barbara Zanon/Getty Images. With his work, Rudolf Stingel invites the viewer into a relationship that, more than visual, is also tactile, experiential, and introduces a participative dimension into the pictorial process. Installation view at Palazzo Grassi, 2013. Photo: Stefan Altenburger. The nearly thirty paintings exhibited suggest presences that are ‘buried’ in memory, and removed experiences that thrive again. Sep 4, 2013 - Rudolf Stingel’s exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice transforms the building’s interior by framing his art with wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling carpeting. Turning notions of authenticity, hierarchy, meaning, and context on their head, Stingel courts audience participation and uses unlikely materials in his work. In April 2013 the Palazzo Grassi in Venice opened an exhibition of work by Italian painter Rudolf Stingel.