In 2026, to mark the 150th anniversary of Constantin Brancusi’s birth, Galerie Negropontes inaugurates a new exhibition cycle titled Reflections on Brancusi, comprising two exhibitions in Paris and one in Venice. The Venetian chapter, on view from 26 March 2026 at Galerie Negropontes in the Palazzina Masieri, explores a dialogue between art and architecture. Curated by Galerie Negropontes in collaboration with Heritage Asset Management, the exhibition unfolds within a building redesigned by Carlo Scarpa in the 1960s. The Palazzina Masieri offers an exceptional setting for a contemporary interpretation of Brancusi’s legacy, where photography and sculpture enter into conversation.

Reflections on Brancusi, Venice unfolds across three floors and centres on Dan Er. Grigorescu’s photographs of Brancusi’s work. These photographs are shown in dialogue with works by contemporary artists represented by the gallery, highlighting the continuity of a sculptural approach defined by purity, formal tension and the interplay between material and space—concerns that lie at the heart of Brancusi’s legacy and continue to inform contemporary practice. A self-taught photographer with a deep admiration for the radical innovation of Brancusi’s sculpture, Dan Er. Grigorescu produced a series of photographs devoted exclusively to the sculptor’s works in Romania. This project led to the publication of a book in 1967; the photographs were later exhibited at the Romanian Pavilion at the 1982 Venice Biennale.

Through this exhibition, Galerie Negropontes offers a renewed perspective on Brancusi’s legacy. Rather than presenting it as a static monument, the gallery frames it as a living concept that continues to resonate with contemporary practice and sits naturally within Scarpa’s architecture.