From November 5th to November 17th 2026. Palazzo Pisani Revedin, Venice
Alán Carrasco, Fábio Colaço and Eugenio Merino are participating in beyond the book’s cover, a group exhibition organised by AT Colección, Antonio Toca’s collection, and curated by Antonio Toca, taking place at Palazzo Pisani Revedin in Venice from 5 to 17 November, coinciding with the final weeks of the 2026 Venice Art Biennale.
Bringing together 45 artists from 12 countries, the exhibition takes the artist’s book as its starting point to explore perception, prejudice and the ways in which we interpret the world around us. Drawing on the idea that one should not judge a book by its cover, the project looks beyond appearances and questions the labels we assign to books, images and people.
In a context shaped by immediacy and snap judgements, beyond the book’s cover advocates for slowing down, paying attention and embracing uncertainty as a means of gaining knowledge. Otherness, difference and fragility lie at the heart of a project that explores art’s ability to transform our perspective and open up new ways of interpretation.
The project also incorporates a participatory and sustainable dimension: throughout the exhibition, visitors are invited to intervene in the cardboard furniture that makes up the exhibition space. Once the exhibition closes, this furniture will be preserved and transformed into a large-scale artist’s book that will become part of AT Colección, extending the life of the exhibition beyond its closing date.
