Six workshops for Family Card members to explore visual perception and put their eyes to the test

How many times have we been tricked by an optical illusion? We are misled by visual deceptions generated by the anatomy of our eyes, natural phenomena, geometric effects, and prospective illusions almost on a daily basis.
Throughout history, art has appropriated various optical illusions to explore new forms of representation or, in some cases, to poke fun of its viewers and investigate theories related to the enjoyment of works of art and the objective and subjective vision of the artist.
This new series of workshops for Family Card members of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection will explore the many methods and techniques employed by artists, from the trompe-l'œil effects in Andrea Mantegna’s Camera Picta (1465–72), through Hans Holbein the Younger’s anamorphisms and the unsettling paintings of Maurits Cornelis Escher, to Optical art and the work of contemporary artist JR.
Six activities will put participants’ visual and perceptive abilities to the test and take them on a journey of discovery through reality and illusion.