# A Necessary Fiction: Maps, Art and the Models of Our World

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**Date:** miércoles, 6 de mayo de 2026

**Location:** Abbazia di San Gregorio, Venezia, Italy
**Address:** Dorsoduro, 172, 30123 Venezia VE, Italy

**Category:** arts

## Description

An installation by Reena Saini Kallat presenting "A Necessary Fiction: Maps, Art and the Models of Our World" at Abbazia di San Gregorio, Venice. The exhibition explores historical maps as a lens to examine our need to create models of the world, featuring mythological visions and imaginative interpretations. It is presented by the Saudi Ministry of Culture and curated by @sara.endipity and Aurora Fonda, with associate curators Zaira Carrer and Amina Diab @bashibozuk. Exhibiting artists include Yoko Ono, Agnes Denes, Wael Shawky, Ibrahim Mohammed Mahama, Ahmed Mater, Monira Al Qadiri amongst others. Recommended for those in Venice during the Biennial.

**Coordinates:** 45.4307813, 12.3340796

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