Treviso is a stage of grace and beauty with “Facing Grace”, the innovative exhibition by the Swiss artist Simon Berger organized by Cris Contini Contemporary in collaboration with the Municipality of Treviso in the spaces of Casa Robegan, Musei Civici di Treviso. The exhibition, curated by Sandrine Welte and Pasquale Lettieri and supported by Cristian Contini and Fulvio Granocchia, is part of the cultural program sponsored by the Municipal Administration and supported by Banca Prealpi SanBiagio.

Considering the link between the city of Treviso and Canova's birthplace in Possagno, Simon Berger is inspired by the work of the famous neoclassical sculptor to develop an exhibition concept that aims to give a new interpretation of Canova's complex work; a comparison with the Master's unique sculptural language which transposes Berger's personal aesthetic research on the human form to the mythological repertoire typical of Canova.

The Swiss artist takes as his starting point the extraordinary example of sculptural virtuosity of Canova's “Three Graces”, in composition and movement. The three Graces - Euphrosyne (cheerfulness), Thalia (youthful beauty) and Aglaea (elegance) - are broken down and, through Simon Berger's 'morphogenesis' technique, are re-proposed on cracked and cracked glass canvases like disjointed figures, giving life to two-dimensional sculptural portraits, which reveal their distinctive characters, their personal enchantment and mystery.

The mutual separation is overcome thanks to an exhibition project which, by mounting the canvases vertically on the floor one after the other in a straight line, allows the work to regain unity and allows different perspectives depending on the angle from which the spectator contemplates it. This subtle game of dissimulation and reconstruction is further highlighted by the isolation of distinct body parts, repurposed as details.