Dries Van Noten Foundation Debuts in Venice with Craft-Focused Exhibition
Fondazione Dries Van Noten has opened its first exhibition, 'The Only True Protest is Beauty', at Palazzo Pisani Moretti in Venice. The show, curated by Dries Van Noten and Geert Bruloot, features over 100 works spanning fashion, sculpture, ceramics, glass, and painting. Highlights include Comme des Garçons and Christian Lacroix garments, a robotic chess set by Joseph Arzoumanov, and works by Steven Shearer, Peter Buggenhout, and Kaori Kurihara. The foundation, purchased in 2025, aims to champion craftsmanship. The exhibition runs until 4 October 2026.
Key facts
- Fondazione Dries Van Noten opened its first exhibition in Venice
- Exhibition titled 'The Only True Protest is Beauty'
- Quote from activist Phil Ochs during Vietnam War
- Venue is Palazzo Pisani Moretti on the Grand Canal
- Palazzo purchased from Sammartini family in 2025
- Curated by Dries Van Noten and Geert Bruloot
- Features 14 Comme des Garçons designs and Lacroix gowns
- Joseph Arzoumanov created a robotic chess set using AI
- Exhibition runs until 4 October 2026
Entities
Artists
- Dries Van Noten
- Patrick Vangheluwe
- Geert Bruloot
- Joseph Arzoumanov
- Steven Shearer
- Peter Buggenhout
- Kaori Kurihara
- Alexander Kirkeby
- Lionel Jadot
- Lilla Tabasso
- Ettore Sottsass
- Katsuyo Aoki
- Ann Carrington
- Rei Kawakubo
- Christian Lacroix
- Julien d'Ys
- Fabio Petri
- Kate MccGwire
- Phil Ochs
- Joséphine de Beauharnais
- Pietro Vettor Pisani
- Giustiniano Bullo
- Lucas Wedgeworth
- Ayham Hassan
- Ritsue Mishima
- Hubert Duprat
- Misha Kahn
- Virginia Leonard
- Arthur Vandergucht
- Kiko Lopez
- Monika Rościszewska
- Moreno Schweikle
- Nifemi Marcus-Bello
- Pao Hui Kao
- Rebecca Manson
- Richard Štipl
- Seongil Choi
- Sophie Buhai
- Takuro Kuwata
- Tony Cragg
- Václav Cigler
- Vladimir Slavov
- Wendy Andreu
- Xavier Mañosa
- Adeline Halot
- Armand Louis
- Bruno Amadi
- Bruno Barbon
- Chris Fusaro
- Isaac Monté
- Joris Laarman
- Joyce J Scott
- Hyeokjin Jung
- Lisa Immordino Vreeland
- Odile Gilbert
- Matteo de Mayda
- Jurgen Sailer
- Sabrina Transiskus
- Julien d’Ys
- Ayham Hassam
- Jacopo Guarana
- Peter Lindbergh
- Michaela Bercu
- Anna Wintour
- Codognato
- Dries van Noten
- Audrey Guimard
- Joseph Arzoumanov-Dhedin
- Isaac Monté
- Chiara Pisani
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Prince Myshkin
- Camilla Glorioso
- Pierre Marie Giraud
- Cyril Bardy
- Monica Monté
- Vito Ancona
Institutions
- Fondazione Dries Van Noten
- Comme des Garçons
- Christian Lacroix
- Galerie Eva Presenhuber
- David Zwirner
- Codognato
- Sammartini family
- Wallpaper
- Palazzo Pisani Moretta
- STL group
- Friedman Benda
- Side Gallery
- Uppercut
- Objects With Narratives
- Spazio Nobile
- Goya Contemporary Gallery
- Galleria Caterina Tognon
- Axel Vervoordt Gallery
- Josh Lilley
- Steinhauser Gallery
- Pierre Marie Giraud Gallery
- Galerie Anne Sophie Duval
- Fondazione Berengo
- Art : Concept
- Torsello Architettura
- marionanni studio
- Uni.S.Ve.
- Marsilio Arte
- designboom
- Dries Van Noten Fondazione
- Musée des Arts Décoratifs
- Bergdorf Goodman
- US Vogue
- Tessitura Bevilacqua
- Dries van Noten Foundation
- GC Agency
- Foundation Azzedine Alaïa
- Juliet Art Magazine
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Palazzo Pisani Moretti
- Grand Canal
- Murano
- Gaza
- Palazzo Pisani Moretta
- Paris
- New York
- Ramallah
- Palestine
- San Polo