A ‘DYSFUNCTIONAL’ Exhibition by Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Venice Is All About the Usefulness—and Uselessness—of Art and Design
November 2019
The international design studio Carpenters Workshop Gallery debuted their massive group exhibition, “DYSFUNCTIONAL,” earlier today during the Venice Biennale, in partnership with Lombard Odier, a leading global wealth and asset manager.
The show, which explores the blurry space between art and design through a series of site-specific projects, takes place at the art-filled Ca’ d’Oro palazzo, one of Venice’s oldest privately owned palaces, set upon the city’s Grand Canal.
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