Alberto Burri on the San Giorgio Maggiore island

• LOCATION: Fondazione Giorgio Cini - San Giorgio Maggiore island

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The exhibition "Burri, la pittura irriducibile presenza" will be open to the public until July 28, 2019 on the San Giorgio Maggiore island. This important project was specifically designed for Venice, and traces the most significant phases of the master's career through many of his most important masterpieces. Through 50 unique pieces, mainly from several italian and international museums, the Burri Foundation and prestigious private collections, it will be possible to admire the rares Catrami (1969) and the latest monumental Cellotex (1994). In 1983, 18 works from his Sestante cycle were the protagonists of the exhibition inside the evocative building Ex Cantieri Navali of the Giudecca island, and marked the beginning of a strong bond between the artist and the city of Venice. The exhibition - curated by Bruno Corà, President of the Burri Foundation, and organized by the Giorgio Cini and the Burri Foundations in collaboration with Tornabuoni Art and Paola Sapone MCIA - offers the unique opportunity to experience an unpublished selection of Burri's works to the visitors. Catrami (1948), and Muffe (1948), presented in close comparison with the iconic Sacchi (1949-1950), Gobbi (1950), the enchanting Combustioni (1953), Legni (1955), Ferri (1958), the deformed Plastiche (1960), and the extraordinary evolution of Cretti (1970), one of the Burri’s most famous research topics The visit ends with the great Cellotex, made until the mid-nineties.   MORE INFO Opening Hours Everyday from 11 am to 7 pm (except Wednesday) Free entrance