OGR Torino and SMAC Venice present The Quantum Effect: in Venice the publication previewing the exhibition’s second chapter at OGR Torino
On the occasion of the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia,
OGR Torino, the hub of
Fondazione CRT, and
SMAC Venice (San Marco Art Centre),
presented The Quantum Effect, a publication conceived and curated by
Daniel Birnbaum and
Jacqui Davies.
The launch of
the volume introduces the forthcoming second chapter of the exhibition project The Quantum Effect, produced by SMAC Venice and OGR Torino for Venice and Turin. Following its first presentation at SMAC Venice in 2025,
the exhibition will open at OGR Torino in autumn 2026, during Turin Art Week, in a new site-specific configuration designed for OGR’s spaces. It will be open to the public from
31 October 2026 to 28 February 2027.
In Turin,
The Quantum Effect will expand the reflections initiated in Venice on the spatial and temporal paradoxes introduced by quantum theory. Bringing together works by some of the most influential artists on the contemporary scene, the exhibition unfolds as a narrative inspired by cutting-edge science, science fiction and pop culture.
Presented in Venice, the
publication takes the form of an unconventional editorial object, conceived as an extension of the exhibitions themselves rather than a traditional catalogue. Inspired by the black monolith in
2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick, it echoes the film’s enigmatic quality, guiding readers through the quantum realm – encompassing entanglement, superposition, parallel universes, teleportation and dark matter. It draws connections between artworks, films and scientific experiments, alongside quantum theories and their symbolic representations, articulated through equations assigned by Professor Ulf Danielsson, Secretary of the Nobel Committee for Physics.
With this new chapter of The Quantum Effect,
OGR Torino reaffirms its role as an international platform for contemporary experimentation at the intersection of cultural production and technological innovation, strengthening the dialogue between Turin and Venice through a project that bridges art, science and critical thought.