Image: Melissa McGill (b.1969), 'Red Regatta (Coppa del Presidente della Repubblica, San Giorgio Maggiore)', 2019. Archival pigment print. © Melissa McGill/ Mazzoleni, London - Torino.

*This exhibition is now closed*

A conversation between two artists 250 years apart that explores Canaletto’s (1697-1768) spectacular depictions of Italy and England alongside Melissa McGill’s (b. 1969) independent public art project ‘Red Regatta’, presented in Venice in collaboration with Associazione Vela al Terzo, curated by Chiara Spangaro, with project manager Marcella Ferrari, the project was co-organized by Magazzino Italian Art, with support from Mazzoleni.

Both artists share a love and appreciation of Venice – its sights, sounds and uniqueness as a place. The exhibition will bring together paintings, prints and drawings by Canaletto and works from ‘Red Regatta’, featuring video, hand-painted photographs, sound work, photography and watercolours by McGill.

Whereas Canaletto is famed for his scenes that combine real and imagined spaces and was collected by eighteenth-century aristocrats, McGill is known for her ambitiously staged collaborative art projects which increase our awareness of environmental issues. They both depict the landscape of Venice, seemingly unchanged over hundreds of years, but their ideas, 250 years apart, inspire a dialogue around past, present and future.

16 July – 13 November 2022
£9.50 Day Pass • Lightbox Members and Under 21s Free 

Admission to Upper Gallery is included with Main Gallery