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Leiko Ikemura. TransLucent — La forma della luce
Leiko Ikemura's glass sculptures placed among the permanent collection, in dialogue with masters from Paolo Veneziano to Giambattista Tiepolo.
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In the room of Carpaccio's Dream of Saint Ursula, glass heads lie on their sides with small glass trees sprouting from their profiles, while Ursula sleeps in her painted bed nearby. The cycle was reopened to visitors for this show.
The Japanese artist Leiko Ikemura turned to glass during the pandemic, and her figures are placed through the permanent collection rather than in one gallery. You start in the Sala del Capitolo, where her Usagi rabbits wear flowing robes that echo the Madonna della Misericordia's cloak. In the room of Titian's Presentation of the Virgin, the reclining girl Lying Luz is paired with his young Mary, and downstairs Memento Mori is set against Tiepolo's Exaltation of the Cross.
It ends in Palladio's courtyard, with slender busts on tall pedestals under the portico, including Donna veneziana, made with Berengo Studio on Murano. It's covered by the €20 museum ticket (EU 18 to 25s €2, under-18s free), and online booking is advised on busy days. It closes 22 November.
Look for
The Sleep heads
Life-size glass heads lie on their sides beside Carpaccio's Dream of Saint Ursula, with small glass trees and branches sprouting from their profiles.
The Usagi rabbits
In the Sala del Capitolo, glass rabbits in flowing robes stand among 14th- and 15th-century paintings, their cloaks echoing the Madonna della Misericordia's protective mantle.
Lying Luz
A reclining glass girl in the room dominated by Titian's Presentation of the Virgin, set in dialogue with his young Mary.
The courtyard busts
Slender glass busts on tall pedestals under Palladio's portico, among them Yellow Figure with Hummingbird and Donna veneziana, made for Venice with Berengo Studio on Murano.
Good for
- Out-Of-Town Guests
- Rainy Days
Skip if
You want a standalone exhibition: the sculptures are spread through the collection rooms, not in one gallery.
With kids
Under-18s get in free. The animal pieces include rabbits, cats and birds, some with wings or human faces.
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Image credits
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- Leiko Ikemura. TransLucent — La forma della luce© Leiko Ikemura. Photo: Jörg von Bruchhausen
- Michael Armitage. The Promise of ChangePhoto by Tom Jamieson © Michael Armitage. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner
- Amar Kanwar. Co-travellersCourtesy of Palazzo Grassi
- Nel segno di Venezia: The Alessandro Favaretto Rubelli DonationCourtesy of Ca' Rezzonico – Museo del Settecento Veneziano
- Gallerie dell'AccademiaDidier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Peggy Guggenheim CollectionG.Lanting / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
- Palazzo GrassiDidier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ca' Rezzonico – Museo del Settecento VenezianoDidier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova (Magazzino del Sale)Abxbay / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0