“Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable” is the first major solo exhibition dedicated to Damien Hirst in Italy since the 2004 retrospective at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples (“The Agony and Ecstasy”). The exhibition is displayed across 5,000 square meters of museum space and marks the first time that Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana, the two Venetian venues of the Pinault Collection, are both dedicated to a single artist.
Treasures from a wreck
Damien Hirst’s exhibition in Venice tells the story of the ancient wreck of the ship Unbelievable and presents what was discovered of its precious cargo. #BiennaleArte2017
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- 10 April 2017
- Venice
Damien Hirst’s most ambitious and complex project to date, “Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable” has been almost ten years in the making. Exceptional in scale and scope, the exhibition tells the story of the ancient wreck of the ship Unbelievable and presents what was discovered of its precious cargo: the impressive collection of Aulus Calidius Amotan, a freed slave better known as Cif Amotan II, destined to the legendary temple dedicated to the Sun.
until 3 December 2017
Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable
curated by Elena Geuna
Palazzo Grassi
Punta dell Dogana
campo San Samuele, Venice