Fondazione Dries Van Noten
THE ONLY TRUE PROTEST IS BEAUTY
Palazzo Pisani Moretta
San Polo, 2766, 30125 Venice, Italy
25 April – 4 October 2026
Spazio Nobile is pleased to present Taiwanese artist Pao Hui Kao with her Original Paper Pleats Lounge Chair, made of tracing paper and rice glue and Belgian artist Isaac Monté‘s extraordinary Crystallized Blue in Green sculptural vase, as part of the Presentation of the Fondazione Dries Van Noten.
Curated by Dries Van Noten with Geert Bruloot, Fondazione Dries Van Noten presents THE ONLY TRUE PROTEST IS BEAUTY, opening 25 April 2026, in Venice. The Presentation stands as an exploration of beauty as a force of provocation, reflection and transformation. It explores craftsmanship as a language of expression and a conduit for emotion.
It moves beyond conventional disciplinary borders, gathering fashion, jewellery, art, collectible design, photography, glass, ceramics, and material experimentation within a shared investigation of beauty’s ability to question norms and disrupt dogma. 200 works enter into conversation with the architecture, history, and decorative language of the Palazzo Pisani Moretta.
Founded by Dries Van Noten and Patrick Vangheluwe and housed within the historic Palazzo Pisani Moretta overlooking the Canal Grande, Fondazione Dries Van Noten celebrates craftsmanship as a vital language of cultural identity.
Here, ideas take form through material, gesture, and the patient passage of time, as mind and hands meet in the act of creation. The Fondazione inhabits a space of transition, carrying traditions forward while continually reinventing them. It brings together established voices and emerging creators alike across art, design, fashion, architecture, food, and beyond. By encouraging cross-pollination between disciplines, it sparks fresh perspectives, bridges history with the present, and connects creativity rooted in place with global perspectives.
Read the interview of Dries Van Noten in TLmag Online Magazine.
