Fondazione Dries Van Noten Opens in Venice with Inaugural Exhibition
Fondazione Dries Van Noten, founded by designer Dries Van Noten and Patrick Vangheluwe, opens in Venice at Palazzo Pisani Moretta on the Grand Canal. Its inaugural exhibition, “The Only True Protest Is Beauty,” runs from April 25 to October 4, 2026. Curated by Van Noten and Geert Bruloot, the show features over 200 works across fashion, art, design, and material experimentation in 20 rooms. Artists include Christian Lacroix, Comme des Garçons, Peter Buggenhout, Misha Kahn, Ann Carrington, Ritsue Mishima, Isaac Monté, and Hubert Duprat. The foundation aims to be a space for slow, interdisciplinary dialogue, with future programming including residencies and educational initiatives.
Key facts
- Fondazione Dries Van Noten opens in Venice at Palazzo Pisani Moretta.
- Inaugural exhibition 'The Only True Protest Is Beauty' runs April 25 – October 4, 2026.
- Exhibition curated by Dries Van Noten and Geert Bruloot.
- Over 200 works across fashion, art, design, and material experimentation.
- Exhibition occupies 20 rooms of the palazzo.
- Artists include Christian Lacroix, Comme des Garçons, Peter Buggenhout, Misha Kahn, Ann Carrington, Ritsue Mishima, Isaac Monté, Hubert Duprat.
- Foundation founded by Dries Van Noten and Patrick Vangheluwe.
- Future programming includes residencies, collaborations, and educational initiatives.
Entities
Artists
- Dries Van Noten
- Patrick Vangheluwe
- Geert Bruloot
- Christian Lacroix
- Comme des Garçons
- Peter Buggenhout
- Misha Kahn
- Ann Carrington
- Ritsue Mishima
- Isaac Monté
- Hubert Duprat
- Joseph Arzoumanov
- Steven Shearer
- Kaori Kurihara
- Alexander Kirkeby
- Lionel Jadot
- Lilla Tabasso
- Ettore Sottsass
- Katsuyo Aoki
- Rei Kawakubo
- Julien d'Ys
- Fabio Petri
- Kate MccGwire
- Phil Ochs
- Joséphine de Beauharnais
- Pietro Vettor Pisani
- Giustiniano Bullo
- Lucas Wedgeworth
- Ayham Hassan
- 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
- Joris Laarman
- Joyce J Scott
- Hyeokjin Jung
- Lisa Immordino Vreeland
- Odile Gilbert
- Matteo de Mayda
- Jurgen Sailer
- Sabrina Transiskus
- Gaetano Pesce
- Chiara Pisani
- Julien d’Ys
- Ayham Hassam
- Jacopo Guarana
- Peter Lindbergh
- Michaela Bercu
- Anna Wintour
- Codognato
- Dries van Noten
- Audrey Guimard
- Joseph Arzoumanov-Dhedin
- Isaac Monté
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Prince Myshkin
- Camilla Glorioso
- Pierre Marie Giraud
- Cyril Bardy
- Monica Monté
- Vito Ancona
Institutions
- Fondazione Dries Van Noten
- Palazzo Pisani Moretta
- Whitewall
- Comme des Garçons
- Christian Lacroix
- Galerie Eva Presenhuber
- David Zwirner
- Codognato
- Sammartini family
- Wallpaper
- 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
- Galerie Magazine
- 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
- Surface
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Grand Canal
- Palazzo Pisani Moretti
- Murano
- Gaza
- Palazzo Pisani Moretta
- New York
- Lagos
- Milan
- Rotterdam
- Kyoto
- Paris
- Ramallah
- Palestine
- San Polo
- Leningrad
- Saint Petersburg
- The Levant