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marco
po
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glass gallery
& studio
MARCO POLO GLASS GALLERY & STUDIO Murano Glass, with particular
Marco Polo Glass
Gallery & Studio was
established in the early
1980s and specialises in
reference to the production
of objects conceived by
renowned artists and
designers.Chandeliers,
lamps, table art, design
editions, furnishings and
sculpture-objects are the
merchandise sectors
which form this gallery/
firm’s production.
Although Marco Polo Glass
Gallery & Studio is a rather
new establishment, it has
already earned accolades
for its productions in the
art field. In fact Marco Polo
Glass Gallery & Studio was
founded with the ambitious
aim of creating unique Murano
glass works by contemporary
artists.
Today, alongside the works
already part of their catalogue,
this gallery-firm proposes
series of object-sculptures
conceived by well known
artists and designers (such
as Joseph Kosuth and
Richard Meier, among many
others), as well as by younger
talents who have found an
international visibility thanks
to the exhibition programme
Marco Polo Glass Gallery &
Studio has scheduled (Fragile
Beauty, Vasi Comunicanti)
over the last two years.Many
of these creations combine
the fascination of the antique
tradition with very modern
creativity: the goal is to
propose and renew the art
object itself, especially in
the area of interior design
settings.Each piece is signed
by the artist, numbered and
accompanied by a certificate
of authenticity.
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Marco Polo Glass Gallery &
of Murano, at 1 Fondamenta
Studio is situated on the island
Manin. The gallery faces
ontothe Venice lagoon, and
its exhibition spaces, windows
and halls afford a breathtaking
have been built within a late- experts and collaborators – has
view of the islands of San
Michele and San Francesco
del Deserto. The gallery rooms
Gothic monastic complex. It is
also possible to reach Marco
Polo Glass Gallery & Studio
directly from the lagoon due
to its private pier.
Marco Polo Glass Gallery &
Studio collaborates with other
internationally renowned
galleries, foundations and
companies. The gallery is
present both in Italy and abroad,
and boasts a sophisticated
sales and distribution network.
The needs and desires of each
client are personally seen to.
The gallery has its own website
www.marcopologlass.it
The Marco Polo Glass Gallery
& Studio works with master
glass blowers such as Pino
Signretto, Andrea Tagliapietra,
Gianni Seguso and Oscar
Zanetti, who work on and
bring to life artists’ designs.
Rodolfo Sezzi (current president
and founder of the Marco Polo
Glass Gallery & Studio) launched
the Marco Polo Glass Gallery
& Studio as one of the major
contemporary glass sculpture
and design companies. Sezzi’s
main priority has always been
to investigate the state of
current trends in the glass
art world and its relationship
with other arts. From this
perspective, the Marco Polo
Glass Gallery & Studio and
Rodolfo Sezzi’s precise intent
is not only to give value, but
also to re-organize, ordinate
and give a tangible touch of
modernity and noble prestige
to the extraordinary adventure
of the Murano glass culture,
bringing it well and truly into
the 21st century. There is no
question that Marco Polo
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Glass Gallery & Studio
the most genuine of Murano
is a sort of true defender of
productions. It is among the
few glass companies capable
of guaranteeing the quality
of its products.
Nevertheless it has to be said
that Marco Polo Glass Gallery
& Studio – with its team of
assumed the responsibility of
promoting experimentation and
innovation in glass sculpture,
opening its doors to all those
who want to deal with this
unique material.
Studio’s main objective is to
reach a perfect synthesis
between two poles: the
The Marco Polo Glass Gallery&
tradition of the great Murano
Glass Masters, and the
contribution of contemporary
artists, with their endlessly
imaginative projects and
designs and their plethora
of expressive languages, to
the development of the art
of glass sculpture.
The Marco Polo Glass Gallery &
Studio has always subscribed
to a phenomenological,
as opposed to a merely
historical, approach to the
artistic dimension of glass.
Therefore, the gallery refuses
to comply to fashion and
its whims but rather aims
to offer a broad spectrum
of styles and methods.
Instead of classifying art,
which has always impeded
its evolution, the Marco Polo
Glass Galley & Studio has
sought to vigilantly observe
and take its inspiration from
the contemporary art scene.
The Marco Polo Glass Gallery&
Studio team assist their artists
in any way possible to ensure
their projects attain the highest
possible qualitative levels of
expression. Our team work
hand in hand with artists,
constantly testing the glass’s
fluidity and temperature, inner
tension and resistance – only
the best technical result
will do.
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