The Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation is not simply a place, but a system: a vast container that escapes a precise definition. “A mental place where one can think,” as Angela Vettese described it. For over a century, the Venetian institution has been an open space dedicated to young artists, offering free studios, scholarships and connections with national and international research centers.

Throughout its history, BLM has supported entire generations of artists, including Giorgio Andreotta Calò, Thomas Braida and Diego Marcon, while also hosting an intense program of exhibitions, events and encounters involving internationally renowned figures such as Yoko Ono, Thomas Ruff and Marina Abramović.

Following the transformation of the Civic Museums and in keeping with the legacy of Felicita Bevilacqua La Masa, the foundation remains the only municipal institution in Venice devoted to contemporary art, continuing to address and explore the most relevant issues of visual culture.

We designed the volume BLM 02>10, published in 2011, as a large archive of the foundation’s activities over the previous nine years. The book brings together exhibitions, projects, events and artists that shaped this period, documenting the complexity of an institution that operates as a platform for experimentation and growth in contemporary art.

The editorial design organizes a large body of visual and textual material into a clear and systematic structure, transforming the book into both a reference tool and a memory of a decade of activity.