This research examines the cultural and scientific output of the Fondazione Masieri in Venice between 1987 and 1994. Through extensive archival work, the study shifts the historiographical focus from the well-known and complex construction history of its headquarters — designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954 and completed by Carlo Scarpa in 1983 — to its subsequent and unprecedented mission as an active cultural center. The investigation demonstrates how the institution acted as a genuine "militant critical laboratory": an intellectual ecosystem capable of connecting IUAV’s theoretical research with the international architectural scene (Moneo, Gehry, Siza), testing the resilience of Venetian morphological models against the currents of Postmodernism and Deconstructivism. From a methodological standpoint, the research reorganizes the archive by creating two unprecedented analytical databases dedicated to the 33 exhibitions staged and to the editorial production (Il Giornale della Galleria and the magazine Phalaris). The effectiveness of these tools is verified through three case studies: the exhibition of Hermann Henselmann (1988), the ex-SAFFA residential intervention by Gregotti Associati (1989), and the projects of Paolo Portoghesi (1991).In conclusion, the work reveals how the Foundation promoted the ideal of a "Venezia Viva" (Living Venice): a city understood as a dynamic organism, capable of accommodating the functions of modernity and engaging in dialogue with contemporary languages, while rejecting a sterile, tourist-driven museumification.
La ricerca esamina l'operato culturale e scientifico della Fondazione Masieri di Venezia tra il 1987 e il 1994. Attraverso un esteso lavoro d'archivio, lo studio sposta il focus storiografico dalla nota e complessa vicenda edilizia della sede – disegnata da Frank Lloyd Wright nel 1954 e completata da Carlo Scarpa nel 1983 – alla sua successiva e inedita missione di centro culturale operante. L'indagine dimostra come l'istituzione abbia agito da vero e proprio "laboratorio critico militante": un ecosistema intellettuale capace di connettere la ricerca teorica dello IUAV con il panorama internazionale (Moneo, Gehry, Siza), testando la tenuta dei modelli morfologici veneziani dinanzi alle correnti del Postmodernismo e del Decostruttivismo. Sotto il profilo metodologico, la ricerca ordina l'archivio realizzando due database analitici inediti dedicati alle 33 mostre allestite e alla produzione editoriale (Il Giornale della Galleria e la rivista Phalaris). L'efficacia di tali strumenti viene verificata attraverso tre casi studio: la mostra di Hermann Henselmann (1988), l'intervento residenziale ex Saffa di Gregotti Associati (1989) e i progetti di Paolo Portoghesi (1991).In conclusione, il lavoro rivela come la Fondazione abbia promosso l'ideale di una "Venezia Viva": una città intesa come organismo dinamico, in grado di accogliere le funzioni della modernità e di dialogare con i linguaggi contemporanei, rifiutando una sterile museificazione turistica.
La Fondazione Masieri come laboratorio critico: Attività espositiva, editoria specialistica e ricerca architettonica a Venezia (1987-1994)
RIZZARDI, ANNA
2025/2026
Abstract
This research examines the cultural and scientific output of the Fondazione Masieri in Venice between 1987 and 1994. Through extensive archival work, the study shifts the historiographical focus from the well-known and complex construction history of its headquarters — designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954 and completed by Carlo Scarpa in 1983 — to its subsequent and unprecedented mission as an active cultural center. The investigation demonstrates how the institution acted as a genuine "militant critical laboratory": an intellectual ecosystem capable of connecting IUAV’s theoretical research with the international architectural scene (Moneo, Gehry, Siza), testing the resilience of Venetian morphological models against the currents of Postmodernism and Deconstructivism. From a methodological standpoint, the research reorganizes the archive by creating two unprecedented analytical databases dedicated to the 33 exhibitions staged and to the editorial production (Il Giornale della Galleria and the magazine Phalaris). The effectiveness of these tools is verified through three case studies: the exhibition of Hermann Henselmann (1988), the ex-SAFFA residential intervention by Gregotti Associati (1989), and the projects of Paolo Portoghesi (1991).In conclusion, the work reveals how the Foundation promoted the ideal of a "Venezia Viva" (Living Venice): a city understood as a dynamic organism, capable of accommodating the functions of modernity and engaging in dialogue with contemporary languages, while rejecting a sterile, tourist-driven museumification.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14247/29798