
Gražina Subelytė
Associate Curator at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, specializing in Surrealism and 20th-century art.
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Aug 6, 2026
S4 Ep.14 - Before Venice: Peggy Guggenheim in London - a chat with Gražina Subelytė
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Monica CesaratoHOST
So how important were figures such as Marcelle Duchamp in shaping her artistic vision?

Gražina SubelytėGUEST
You know, Peggy Coogan quite famously admitted herself that she couldn't distinguish one thing from another in the art world back then, you know, when she was still learning.

Gražina SubelytėGUEST
And so Marcel Duchamp was someone that really introduced her to that difference between abstraction and surrealism.

Gražina SubelytėGUEST
And throughout her life, she came to collect and show works dedicated to both of these tendencies.

Gražina SubelytėGUEST
You know, Marcel Duchamp also suggested a number of artists for the exhibitions at Guggenheim, Jeanne for Gallery in London, and forged friendships with them, you know, established connections with them.

Gražina SubelytėGUEST
And at the same time, we talk about people like Samuel Beckett, the Irish playwright.
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Monica CesaratoHOST
Listen, back now instead to the permanent collection, to work in the museum full-time and so on, did any letter, photograph, or cover documents change your understanding from when you started working on her heart?