From October 8 to December 20, 2026, the Guido Molinari Foundation presents Klaus Scherübel. Venice 1968: The Biennale of Protest VOL. 30, a research project dedicated to the 34th Venice Biennale of 1968, an edition marked by major protests. That year, Guido Molinari and Ulysse Comtois were the artists exhibiting in the Canadian Pavilion.
Curated by Marie-Eve Beaupré and Yun Wang, the exhibition revisits an edition of the Biennale that took place against an international backdrop of political and social unrest. In 1968, as student and labour movements were shaking countries around the world, the Venice Biennale itself became a site of clashes and protests. Artists and students denounced an institution perceived as a symbol of nationalism, cultural capitalism, and the hierarchies of the art world.
The curators invited artist Klaus Scherübel to create an installation (Period Room) that will allow visitors to rediscover the Canadian Pavilion as it was in 1968.
For more information about the exhibition, visit:
Klaus Scherübel. Venezia 1968: The Biennale of Protest VOL. 30 | Guido Molinari Foundation
Program of events accompanying the exhibition:
- Opening reception: Thursday, October 8, starting at 6 p.m.
- Guided tour with the artist and curators: Saturday, October 17, at 2 p.m.
- Guided tour of the exhibition in Italian, in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Montréal: Saturday, November 21, from 2 to 3 p.m.
- Special film series dedicated to Italian filmmakers, in collaboration with the Cinémathèque québécoise and the Italian Cultural Institute of Montréal:
- Fuoco! by Gian Vittorio Baldi: Tuesday, December 1, at 6 p.m., at the Cinémathèque québécoise.
- Teorema by Pier Paolo Pasolini: Friday, December 11, at 8 p.m., at the Cinémathèque québécoise.
- Nostra Signora dei Turchi by Carmelo Bene: Sunday, December 20, at 6 p.m., at the Cinémathèque québécoise.
- Lecture by Guillaume Lafleur, Director of Programming, Distribution and Publications at the Cinémathèque québécoise, exploring the social, historical and artistic context of the films featured in the special series: Thursday, December 3, at 6 p.m.