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09/02/2026

“the promise of change” by Michael Armitage
for september 2026 Ni****Ne digital

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Navigating between narratives inspired by reality and dreamlike visions, the work of Michael Armitage (b. 1984, Nairobi, Kenya) addresses issues of our time, including sociopolitical tensions, violence, alluring ideologies, and the global migration crisis. His paintings open with sensitivity and critical acuity to a broader reflection on identity, memory, and the meaning of humanity.

Currently on view at Palazzo Grassi in Venice, Italy, The Promise of Change presents a selection of forty-five paintings, including newly created pieces, and over one hundred studies that reveal Armitage’s dense and vibrant pictorial language.

Here he stages figures in rich compositions with remarkable chromatic intensity, at the crossroads of several aesthetic canons. The belief that art cannot ignore reality but must instead grapple with it form the backdrop of some of his poignant works: the consequences of war, corruption and instability in equatorial regions, the weight of societal judgment, and abuses of power.

Treated with a mix of violence and gentleness, the compositions retain their flamboyance despite their subjects’ harshness. Armitage’s scenes become denser, even blurred, leaving room for thew viewer’s own interpretation, and thus, giving free rein to his visions, creating haunted or even hallucinatory landscapes.

“the promise of change” is on view PalazzoGrassi PuntaDellaDogana through january 10, 2027

08/30/2026

“the only true protest is beauty” curated by dries van doten at Fondazione Dries Van Noten and photographed by Anna Sabatini
for september 2026 Ni****Ne digital

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Venice is a city shaped by water and imagination, a place where histories overlap, and craftsmanship has long held the power to turn the ephemeral into the eternal. In this spirit, Fondazione Dries Van Noten emerges as a new cultural and artistic landmark, rooted in the city’s history and committed to its creative future.

Housed within Palazzo Pisani Moretta, the Fondazione brings contemporary purpose to one of Venice’s most storied palazzos. Centuries of craftsmanship serve as a backdrop for new dialogues: between artworks and artisans, between past and present, and between local talent and international creativity. The Fondazione reflects a belief in craftsmanship as an act of cultural identity, thinking with one’s hands, shaping meaning through material, gesture, time, and space. It is a place for transition and transformation, where traditions are not preserved in stillness but carried forward through continual reinvention.

Currently on view at the Fondazione is The Only True Protest Is Beauty: a temporary presentation exploring beauty as a charged encounter, capable of unsettling the familiar and making space for the unexpected. Within the palazzo’s many winding rooms, craftsmanship engages emotion and material inquiry in a constellation formed through mastery, set in dialogue with the historic architecture that houses it.

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04/11/2024

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