Stingel Carpet Grassi

In april 2013 the palazzo grassi in venice opened an exhibition of work by italian painter rudolf stingel.

Stingel carpet grassi.

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. The exhibition rudolf stingel unfolds over the atrium and both upper floors of palazzo grassi a space of over 5 000 square meters. Stingel s work is characterized by an interest in having the viewer actively participate in the creative process. Rudolf stingel has devised in absolute freedom an exhibition which spreads over all the rooms of the 5 000 square metre building where a carpet with oriental patterns covers the entire surface of the walls and floors.

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 rug resembling an oriental 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. It serves as an inspiration with a variety of textures and typologies it is an autonomous pictorial. It includes a site specific installation as well as recent creations and previously unseen.

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. Rudolf stingel installation view at palazzo grassi photo stefan altenburger dialogue with the audience. The carpet art palazzo grassi exhibit by artist rudolf stingel. 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.

His art works explore the relationship of art and space. He currently lives and works in new york. For the first time palazzo grassi is devoting the entirety of its space to the work of a single artist. For the first time françois pinault has decided to devote the entirety of palazzo grassi in venice to the work of a single artist.

Rudolf stingel was born in merano in 1956. Rudolf stingel is an artist who challenges conventional ideas of the creative process.