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A new art gallery in Venice!


With its triangular shape,
Punta della Dogana split the Grand Canal from the Giudecca Canal. As
center for contemporary art , the former monumental port of the city
present a permanent exhibition of works from François Pinault
Collection.

From 6 June 2009, Palazzo Grassi and Punta della
Dogana present the exhibition Mapping the Studio which brings together
a selection of works from the collection of François Pinault and
rebuilt the course of each, from conception to the inner world of the
artist, up to the integration with the private collection.

Renovation project by Tadao Ando

Tadao Ando drew up his plans for the new centre quickly. In effect, if one
looks at his drawings one sees that, from the first, the broad outlines
of the project were clear in his mind. The characteristic layout of the
former warehouses, which occupy the triangular tongue of land where the
Grand Canal meets the Giudecca Canal, was to be maintained.