Fucina degli Angeli: Peggy Guggenheim and 20th-Century Artistic Glass

The exhibition casts a spotlight on one of the most groundbreaking chapters of postwar Murano glass making, telling the story of the Fucina degli Angeli, founded by Egidio Costantini in Murano in the 1950s. About Through over one hundred works in glass, drawings, and historical documents, the show traces its history from its earliest years up to the 1990s, exploring collaborations with leading twentieth-century artists, including Georges Braque, Alexander Calder, Fontana, Fernand Léger, Pablo Picasso, and many prominent Japanese artists at the time, such as Katsuhiko Narita and Tadanori Yokoo. Guggenheim had a decisive role in the Fucina degli Angeli’s success, supporting its founder Costantini during crucial moments and contributing to its international expansion by establishing networks, commissions, and exchanges with the U.S. market. The exhibition will also examine the relationship between works in glass and paintings and sculptures, many of which from the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, by artists involved with the Fucina degli Angeli. Sculpture