Boat enters Grand Canal in Venice, Italy

Newly restored by the Getty Conservation Institute, Jackson Pollock’s "Mural" was transported in April to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy, for an exhibition. Here, the mammoth Modern masterpiece, owned by the University of Iowa, enters the Grand Canal, one of the major water-traffic corridors in Venice; the photo is a still taken from a 4K video that documented the journey. The painting now is on display in Berlin through April 10. Photo by Kirk Murray.

A boat carrying Jackson Pollock's "Mural" enters the Grand Canal, one of the major water-traffic corridors in Venice. The landmark Pollock painting is in Venice for the prestigious Venice Art Biennale.

Mural lands in Venice

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Written by: Office of Strategic Communication

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Painstaking attention to detail is required when moving Mural, Jackson Pollock's mammoth Modern masterpiece, under normal circumstances. That effort is exponentially greater when the waterways of Venice are involved.

That said, Mural made a successful trip, traveling the Grand Canal to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, a place it will call home for the next few months.

The Pollock piece is in Italy for the prestigious Venice Art Biennale along with nearly two dozen other works of art as part of an exhibition titled “Jackson Pollock’s Mural: Energy Made Visible.” The exhibition, organized by the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will take up residence April 25 through Nov. 16 at the Guggenheim.

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