The Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice is set to host 'The Dreamer', an ambitious multi-part exhibition opening in May 2026. Conceived as a 'cinematic multiscreen' experience, the project transforms the historic 16th-century palace into a series of film-like sets where reality and imagination blur. The exhibition centers on the figure of Count Giovanni Querini, integrating over 170 classical masterpieces by artists such as Giovanni Bellini, Pietro Longhi, and Palma il Vecchio with contemporary interventions by artists including Giusy Calia, Silvia Giambrone, and Davide Rivalta.
Running alongside this central narrative are two major solo presentations: Nigel Cooke’s 'Bad Habits', which explores the boundaries of painting, and Ding Yi’s 'Cosmotechnics', which presents a planetary-scale vision of his signature abstract codes. The program also includes an exploration of Hans Hartung’s relationship with music. By utilizing the architectural spaces designed by Carlo Scarpa, Mario Botta, and Michele De Lucchi, the foundation aims to challenge linear storytelling, offering instead a polyphonic 'open form' that connects historical heritage with contemporary artistic discourse.