14/05/2026
When a vision becomes reality.
There are images that capture years of research, beauty, and dialogue. In this shot, the Emeritus Abbot Norberto Villa, and Carmelo A. Grasso director of the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore stand alongside five leading figures of the international art scene, four of whom have collaborated with the Abbey in the last years: Berlinde De Bruyckere, Nicola Samorì, Luc Tuymans, Barry X Ball, and Peter Buggenhout.
More than just a photograph, this is a portrait of a creative community that has found within the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore a fertile ground for dialogue between history and the contemporary, between the spiritual dimension and materiality.
A meeting that celebrates the major exhibitions that have inhabited our spaces and the spirit of hospitality that has always defined the Abbey.