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Francois Pinault opens The New Punta della Dogana Contemporary Art Centre in Venice

BackYard (detail) by American artist Jeff Koons, part of the "Mapping The Studio" exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi and the new Punta della Dogana - EFE/ Andrea Merola

VENICE.- Punta della Dogana, the new
art center for contemporary art of the François Pinault Foundation, opens
its doors after fourteen months of renovation entrusted to the Japanese
architect Tadao Ando. The first exhibition Mapping the Studio:

Artists from the François Pinault Collection, curated by Alison M.
Gingeras and Francesco Bonami, is shown simultaneously at Punta della
Dogana and Palazzo Grassi and is shaped in response to the particular
atmosphere of each space. 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.