Renato D’Agostin – Photographer
RENOWNED FOR DISTILLING URBAN COMPLEXITY INTO STARK, LUMINOUS COMPOSITIONS, THE VENICE-BORN ARTIST HAS EXHIBITED INTERNATIONALLY AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, PHILLIPS COLLECTION, BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE DE FRANCE, LACMA, AND THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
AFTER 13 YEARS IN NEW YORK — WHERE HE WORKED ALONGSIDE LEGENDARY PHOTOGRAPHER RALPH GIBSON — D’AGOSTIN RETURNED TO VENICE IN 2018, ESTABLISHING HIS STUDIO IN A WAREHOUSE ON THE CITY’S OUTSKIRTS.
HIS DISTINCTIVE APPROACH DECONTEXTUALIZES SUBJECTS, REVEALING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ARCHITECTURAL AND HUMAN PRESENCE ACROSS NUMEROUS PUBLISHED BOOKS.
AT THE VENICE VENICE HOTEL, D’AGOSTIN’S EVOCATIVE WORKS DEFINE BOTH ROOM 25 AND THE SALON OF THE FIRST NOBLE FLOOR.
Veni Etiam
REPRESENTING THE ARTIST’S RETURN TO VENICE, “VENI ETIAM” OFFERS FRESH PERSPECTIVES ON THE CITY’S ENDURING ARCHITECTURE AND NATURAL ELEMENTS THROUGH A SERIES OF STRIKING PHOTOGRAPHS DISPLAYED IN ROOM 25 AND ON THE FIRST NOBLE FLOOR OF THE HOTEL.
CREATED IN 2021 DURING THE EMPTINESS OF THE PANDEMIC, THESE ELEGANT STUDIES EXPLORE THE ESSENCE OF THE CITY, CAPTURING VENICE’S DEFINING CHARACTER: A PLACE OF PERPETUAL TRANSFORMATION YET TIMELESS PERMANENCE.
SELECT PIECES FROM THIS COLLECTION, REALIZED AS SCREEN PRINTS BY THE RENOWNED FALLANI VENEZIA WORKSHOP, ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT VENICE M’ART.
Veni Etiam Loft Experience
ROOM 25 INVITES GUESTS INTO D’AGOSTIN’S CREATIVE WORLD THROUGH HIS PERSONAL CAMERA COLLECTION.
DURING THEIR STAY, GUESTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE ARTIST’S LEICA MINI ZOOM OR NIKON F80 REFLEX, COMPLETE WITH A ROLL OF BLACK AND WHITE FILM TO CAPTURE THEIR OWN VENETIAN MEMORIES THROUGH HIS ARTISTIC LENS.
DISCOVER THE EXPERIENCE
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