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Barry X Ball’s Wild Sculptures Are Perfectly at Home at Venice’s Grand Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore

Summary by ARTnews
When Carmelo Grasso, director and curator at the Abbey of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, saw New York–based artist Barry X Ball’s sculpture Pope Saint John Paul II (2012–24), he knew he wanted to mount a show at the sublime church where he works. The resulting exhibition, “The Shape of Time,” organized by curator Bob Nickas, includes 23 pieces, many shown publicly for the first time, and is centered on this incredibly elaborate work, depicting …
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ARTnews broke the news on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
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