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Where Wild Flowers Grow: Armada's Founders Finally Exhibit in Milan

exhibition · 2026-05-05

Armada, an artist-run venue in Milan, is set to unveil its inaugural group exhibition featuring its founders' artwork nearly two years after it opened. The exhibition, titled Where Wild Flowers Grow, will commence on April 5 and continue until May 8, 2016. Located close to Politecnico Bovisa, the space initially launched with a solo exhibit by Cheng Ran. This showcase will highlight the work of twelve of its nineteen founders, including notable artists such as Gianluca Belloni, Isabella Costabile, and Massimo Vaschetto, among others. The exhibition will take place at Via Privata Don Bartolomeo Grazioli 73.

Key facts

  • Armada is an artist-run space near Politecnico Bovisa in Milan.
  • The space opened nearly two years ago with a solo show by Cheng Ran.
  • Cheng Ran had previously exhibited at Palais de Tokyo, Perrotin Hong Kong, and Balice Hertling.
  • Previous exhibitions at Armada include Venganza (curated by Gea Politi) and Adrianopoli by Franco Angeli.
  • The nineteen founders had never exhibited their own works before.
  • Where Wild Flowers Grow features twelve of the founders: Gianluca Belloni, Daniele Bonini, Marco Conoci, Alessandro Conti, Isabella Costabile, Emiliano Furia, Lorenza Longhi, Marco Pio Mucci, Matteo Pomati, Margherita Raso, Massimo Vaschetto, and Ilaria Vinci.
  • The exhibition runs from April 5 to May 8, 2016.
  • The venue is located at Via Privata Don Bartolomeo Grazioli 73, Milan.

Entities

Artists

  • Cheng Ran
  • Franco Angeli
  • Gianluca Belloni
  • Daniele Bonini
  • Marco Conoci
  • Alessandro Conti
  • Isabella Costabile
  • Emiliano Furia
  • Lorenza Longhi
  • Marco Pio Mucci
  • Matteo Pomati
  • Margherita Raso
  • Massimo Vaschetto
  • Ilaria Vinci
  • Gea Politi

Institutions

  • Armada
  • Politecnico Bovisa
  • Palais de Tokyo
  • Perrotin Hong Kong
  • Balice Hertling

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Via Privata Don Bartolomeo Grazioli 73, Milan

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