Anish Kapoor Will Show Architectural Models at Venetian Palazzo
The 16th-century Palazzo Manfrin in Venice, which was purchased by the British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor in 2018 to house his foundation, will open to the public for only the second time this spring. (The first was in 2022, when the palazzo co-hosted, with the Gallerie dell’Accademia, a show of new works Kapoor made using nanotechnology.) The upcoming exhibition, according to The Art Newspaper, will open on May 5, a few days before the 61st Venice Biennale. The show will feature some 100 architectural models, sculptures, and installations—most of which are related to unrealized large-scale projects—from the past 50 years. Related Articles Kapoor told TAN that the focus on less saleable work is intentional. “It’s important that [the show] isn’t restricted to what the market can consume. Yes, there’s a side of my practice that is for sale. But throughout my career I’ve always had all kinds of works—things made out of wax and all sorts of things—I’ve hardly ever sold a single one of those, and in a way that’s what keeps my practice alive.” …
