24.02.2026
19:00 – 21:00
EMILIO VEDOVA. DALLA PARTE DEL NAUFRAGIO (Emilio Vedova. On the Side of the Shipwreck) – Screening of the documentary film by Tomaso Pessina (OV + EN subs)
On the occasion of the exhibition Emilio Vedova – More than Movement for Its Own Sake at Kunsthaus Dahlem, a screening of the 68-minute documentary film Emilio Vedova. Dalla parte del naufragio (Emilio Vedova. On the Side of the Shipwreck) will take place at the Italian Cultural Institute Berlin. Prior to the screening, the Managing Director of Kunsthaus Dahlem and curator Dorothea Schöne will give a short introduction to the exhibition and highlight Vedova’s special relationship with Berlin.
Language of the introduction: German with simultaneous interpretation into Italian
Film language: Italian with English subtitles
About the Film
2019, 68 min.
With previously unpublished videos from the archive and readings by Toni Servillo
Directed by Tomaso Pessina
Produced by Twin Studio for Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova
Producer: Elena Pedrazzini
Art Direction: Daniele Desperati
The documentary Emilio Vedova. Dalla parte del naufragio is a compelling narrative about the life and work of the Venetian painter Emilio Vedova (1919–2006), an exceptional figure and one of the most important artists of post-war Italy. The film is distinguished by the impressive performance of Toni Servillo, who reads from Vedova’s diaries, while the cinematic narrative is enriched by interviews and contributions from curators and critics, collaborators, friends, and colleagues of Vedova, including Alfredo Bianchini (President of the Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova), Germano Celant, Karole Vail (Director of the Guggenheim Collection and granddaughter of Peggy Guggenheim), Fabrizio Gazzarri, Vedova’s long-time assistant, and Georg Baselitz, a close friend of Vedova.
Location
Italian Cultural Institute Berlin
Hildebrandstraße 2, 10785 Berlin
Costs and Tickets | Registration
Registration required via Eventbrite (registration opens 16 Feb. 2026, 10:00).
