The Fate of Empires Group Show at Studio Raffaelli, Trento

The Fate of Empires, a group exhibition at Studio Raffaelli in Trento, features artists Andrew Gilbert, Umar Rashid, and the duo Jarmila Mitríková & Dávid Demjanovič. The show playfully subverts historical narratives, challenging the idea that history is written by victors. Gilbert uses naïve, parodic drawings and installations to critique 19th-century Western imperialism. Rashid constructs an epic, role-playing-game-like saga where Afro-descendant peoples become protagonists in the fictional Frenglish Empire. Mitríková & Demjanovič evoke Cold War Europe, blending communist educational illustrations with B-movie sci-fi and folklore. The exhibition is both playful and thought-provoking, reminding viewers that identity, history, and political convictions are artificial constructs vulnerable to manipulation. The show runs at Studio Raffaelli in Trento, Italy.