Beyond the Frame: Rob and Nick Carter, Venice 2024

To coincide with the 60th Venice Biennale, Rob and Nick Carter have created a special project at Hotel Metropole. 

The exhibition includes work from their celebrated Transforming series of slow-moving, looped films developed as interpretations of historic Dutch Golden Age still life and Vanitas paintings.

In addition is their extraordinary bronze sculpture of a rat inspired by the pen and ink drawings of Jacob de Gheyn II (c.1565–1629). Also a specially commissioned black glass tulip inspired by a watercolour by Judith Leyster (1609–60) that has been made in the Berengo Studio, Murano, renowned for its work with major contemporary artists.

Hotel Metropole is associated with Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) because the building on its original site was where he composed his masterpieces. Throughout its history the hotel has hosted many famous guests including Sigmund Freud, Marcel Proust, and Thomas Mann.

This exhibition is part of the Metropole’s ongoing contemporary art series organised in association with the Gervasuti Foundation, London-Venice and curated by James Putnam.