Stefano Cagol

GLASSTRESS, the international project founded by Adriano Berengo in 2009 as a collateral event of the Venice Biennale, returns to animate the Venetian lagoon. Over the years, the initiative has established itself as one of the leading platforms for contemporary research and experimentation in the field of glass art.
Following its most recent Venetian edition in 2024, Fondazione Berengo and Berengo Studio present GLASSTRESS 2026, on view from 12 July to 22 November 2026. This new edition unfolds across two historic venues: Palazzo Ca’ Tron on the Grand Canal and Fondazione Berengo Art Space on Murano, bringing together more than 50 international artists and designers invited to engage with the centuries-old art of glassmaking through close collaboration with the master glassmakers of Berengo Studio.
The 2026 edition also introduces more than twenty new participants, many of whom are working with this material for the first time, giving rise to unprecedented works and experiments: among the artists involved is Stefano Cagol.
Spanning Murano and Venice, the exhibition charts a journey through diverse practices and artistic languages—from sculpture to performance, from design to immersive installations—with glass at the center of the exploration, viewed as an expressive medium capable of interpreting the needs and transformations of contemporary art.