Monte di Pieta

The layered history of the 18th-century palazzo Ca' Corner della Regina - venue of the Monte di Pieta (Mount of Piety) of Venice from 1834 to 1969 and since 2011 permanent venue of Fondazione Prada - is Buchel's framework for constructing an articulated network of spatial, economic, and cultural references. "Monte di Pieta" is a deep dive into the notion of debt as the root of human society and the primary vehicle by which political and cultural power is exercised. Historically, a crossroads of commercial and artistic exchange and intermingling, the city of Venice is an ideal context for exploring the relationships between these complex topics and the deep dynamics of contemporary society. Texts by Rosa Anna Di Lella, Fernando Filipponi, William N. Goetzmann, Meike Hoffmann, Maurizio Lazzarato, Matteo Lucchetti, Clara Mattei, Sven Spieker, Elettra Stimilli, Valentina Tanni, Michael Thompson, Loretta Wurtenberger and Paolo Zannoni.