Press Release
Palazzo Grassi presents Ensemble, the largest exhibition of Julie Mehretu’s work to date in Europe. Curated by Caroline Bourgeois, in collaboration with the artist (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1970), the exhibition brings together a selection of more than fifty works, between painting and printmaking, that Julie Mehretu produced over the timespan of 25 years, including several of the artist’s recent paintings from 2021–2024. Presented over two floors of Palazzo Grassi, the exhibition unites 17 works from the Pinault Collection, as well as loans from international museums and private collections.
International ongoing exhibitions
Julie Mehretu, Ensemble
Palazzo Grassi, Venice (Italy)
17.03.2024 - 06.01.2025
The exhibition is punctuated by the presence of the works by some of her closest artist friends, with whom she has developed a powerful affinity over the years and with whom she has exchanged and collaborated. Organised following a principle of visual echoes, this exhibition is conceived as a free, non-
The palimpsest of her work, forming multiple surfaces images, echoes with the collective dimension, the idea of working together, which we have sought to bring out here. In this exhibition, pieces by Mehretu’s friends Nairy Baghramian, Huma Bhabha, Tacita Dean, David Hammons, Robin Coste Lewis, Paul Pfeiffer and Jessica Rankin enter into a rich dialogue with her own art.
The exhibition is realised in cooperation with K21–Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-
The exhibition will also be enriched by a public programme including a conversation with Julie Mehretu and the artists of the show on March 20, the Italian premiere of the performance Archive of Desire at the Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi on March 21 and two concerts co-
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Julie Mehretu, Among the Multitude XIII, 2021-
