Le Stanze della Fotografia

Great photography museum. I loved the exhibition on Helmut Newton (1920-2004), which provided a comprehensive overview of his career from the beginning until his late work. While all his "classics" were there, the show also had many "unknown" pictures (at least for me), especially from his early career. His early pictures often have more or less explicit narratives or storylines with a heavy dose of surrealism, whereas the later ones are more impactful in terms of pure effects. Some of his early pictures reminded me of Cindy Sherman's Untitled film stills. It was a "must see" show for all fans of Helmut Newton. The current exhibition on Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989) is also fascinating. It includes many of his greatest "hits" as well as some lesser known works such as some of his portraits. You can see the influence of photographers such as Edward Weston (1886-1958) and Horst P. Horst (1906-1999).

The Robert Mapplethorpe and Maurizio Galimberto exhibitions were well curated and worth the visit. The latter, which focuses on Galimberto's polaroid collages, was rather small. The emphasis is vastly on Robert Mapplethorpe.

One of my favourite place in Venice ! Don't miss it!

Had a lovely time visiting the island and seeing the current exhibitions of Paolo Pellegrin and Pino Settanni. Information on the works displayed was available in both Italian and English. Great shop as well with a large variety of books on photography in Italian and English. Absolutely recommend a visit if you like photography.

Well presented exhibitions. Worth the admission.

Showing Helmut Newton‘s largest retrospective displaying work from 5 decades… located at isola san giorgio just one stop with the vaporetto from san marco. It is definitely worth a visit and i highly recommend it…

Absolutely beautiful space! We went to see an exhibition and the space was perfect for large format photos. Definitely will return there!

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