On Wednesday Pinault (for now only for journalists) opened the doors of the museum Punta della Doga

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4 June 2009 at 10:30 Reuters
On Wednesday Pinault (for now only for journalists) opened the doors of the museum Punta della Dogana, which was settled in a former customs post at the entrance to the Grand Canal of Venice, just a stone's throw from St.. Mark. For visitors, the museum opens on Saturday, just before the famous Biennale of Venice.
The transformation of the building from the 17th century, under the baton of Japanese architect Tadao Ande scarce lasted two years before the time it is Pinault in high-profile battle with the auction Guggenheim Foundation got the rights for a 30-year lease of the premises.
Financial challenge that you can only afford folsom lake very few men are 72-year-old tycoon, who is the overall project pay out of your pocket boasts a collection of about 2,500 works, 141 are home now found in the permanent collection of the museum Punta della Dogana (including the famous names of modern artists such as Keith Haring and Mimmo Paladino). Pinault is his first museum in Venice, in the famous Palazzo Grassi in 18 century, opened in 2006, a Punta della Dogana, however, with higher risk.
Japanese minimalism meets European tradition of eminent Japanese architect was hired because of his "international reputation, immense talent and attitude of respect for the past." Ando was in exchange for 20 million euros of five thousand square meters turned into a museum space, which is also "smooth and easy spectacular and inconspicuous," as described by Pinault. Ando is the façade of the building from the 17th century is preserved in the room through the ceiling let more light with a centuries-old process has restored the ascetic brick wall.
The first exhibition of the new museum, Mapping the Studio, is proud of both parts of famous artists - Cy Twombly, Cindy Sherman and Jeff Koons have been among them - as well as "new discoveries" art scene. Among these is often the name of Maurizio Cattelan, who raised much dust with his "homage" to victims of the Sicilian Mafia: from the famous Carrara marble carved silhouettes of bodies under sheets mourning. The same artist also go to one of the most notable merits Exhibits: decapitated corpse (real) stuffed horse, mounted on the wall near the ceiling.
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