Pedro Cabrita Reis in Venice

PEDRO CABRITA REIS: XIV STEPS

Preview: May 4, 2026, 5pm

Magazzino del Sale 3 - Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, Dorsoduro 264, 30123 Venice

May 4 – November 22, 2026

A project by Pedro Cabrita Reis with Luca Berta and Michael Short

Portuguese Artist Pedro Cabrita Reis, on the occasion of the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, returns to Venice at Magazzino del Sale 3 - Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia with a radically different gesture: XIV Steps, a cycle of fourteen paintings inspired by the Stations of the Cross.

After two landmark Venetian projects defined by large-scale installations employing steel structures, industrial materials, and neon light, the artist offers an intimate and unexpected turn that redefines the audience’s relationship with his work.

Pedro Cabrita Reis, a painter at heart, marks, with XIV Steps, a significant new chapter in his practice and ongoing investigation into culture, memory, and the complexities of the human condition. Born in 1956 in Lisbon, where he lives and works, Cabrita Reis is widely regarded as one of the leading figures of contemporary art.

Since the mid-1980s, his work has achieved international recognition and has been pivotal to the redefinition of sculpture in a post-minimal and post-conceptual context. Cabrita Reis has consistently pursued an independent path, developing a multidisciplinary practice that encompasses painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and large-scale installations composed of industrial and found materials.