Leiko Ikemura. Translucent. La forma della luce

The glass sculptures by the international renowned artist in dialogue with Venetian old masters. With a long career spanning painting and sculpture, Leiko Ikemura has in recent years turned to glass, drawn to its transparency, fragility and capacity to hold light. Leiko Ikemura: TransLucent - The Form of Light is published on the occasion of the artist's exhibition at the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice. The exhibition brings Ikemura's glass sculptures (several conceived expressly for the occasion) into dialogue with masterpieces from the museum's permanent collection, including works by Titian and Tiepolo. With contributions by Leiko Ikemura, Giulio Manieri Elia, Isabella Collavizza, Bernard Blistène, Tania Moore, Cristina Beltrami, Adriano Berengo, this catalogue traces that dialogue across the Accademia's historic rooms, offering the first comprehensive account of Ikemura's work in glass.