Month: January 2026
The Presentation stands as an exploration of beauty as a force of provocation, reflection and transformation. The title draws from a line by American songwriter and political activist Phil Ochs, whose songs became protest anthems of the 1960s: “In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty”. Here, the concept of beauty is not understood as mere prettiness, but as a moment of intensity: a charged encounter, an unexpected harmony, or a subtle disturbance capable of unsettling, awakening, and creating space for the new.
Curated by Dries Van Noten with Geert Bruloot, the Presentation 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. The Presentation unfolds as a constellation of encounters, where established and emerging talents meet in ever‐shifting dialogue. Spanning the ground floor and the first and second Piano Nobile levels of Palazzo Pisani Moretta, it spreads across a sequence of 20 intuitively composed rooms. Here, more than 200 works enter into conversation with the architecture, history, and decorative language of the Palazzo, shaping a narrative guided by instinct rather than rigid logic.
Selected pieces from established fashion houses’ archives are presented together with contemporary textile pieces, underscoring an enduring role as medium of cultural expression and affirming its capacity to generate critical and poetic statements. Collectible art and design
objects coexist with experimental works – by both independent creatives and artists represented by internationally renowned galleries – together forging new directions in sensorial storytelling and material exploration. Moreover, Traditional craftsmanship is showcased alongside innovative international voices, reflecting the Fondazione’s commitment to both safeguarding heritage and nurturing new talents and views. Collectively, these artifacts articulate the Fondazione’s mission: to honor the human dimension of making and the narratives embedded within each object.
Group show
Huile sur toile / Oil on canvas. 61 × 50 cm (24 × 19 ⅝ inches)
© Nina Childress, adagp 2026
Courtesy the Artist and Art : Concept, Paris
Collection du Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, France
After “Treasures in Black and White,” the Petit Palais presents a new exhibition dedicated to the artist’s portrait and self-portrait. Bringing together a wide selection of 19th-century works — paintings, sculptures, photographs, works on paper, and decorative arts — the museum revisits its masterpieces while unveiling rarely seen pieces.
In dialogue with the collection, ten contemporary women artists working in Paris explore the genre of portraiture between tradition and modernity, each affirming in her own way: “I am my work.”
(CANAL+ Prize and Audience Prize – Clermont-Ferrand 2025)
An absurd tragedy set in a repressive society where kissing is punishable by death and people pay by receiving slaps in the face. Angine, an unhappy woman, engages in compulsive shopping in a department store and becomes captivated by a naïve salesgirl. Despite the ban on kissing her, the two grow closer, arousing the suspicion of a jealous coworker.
The film will be screened at Palazzo Grassi as part of a selection of films from the Schermo dell’arte festival.
Full film available for free on CANAL+
Réalisation / Directed by
Natalie Musteata
Alexandre Singh
Avec / Cast
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Luàna Bajrami
Vicky Krieps
Aurélie Boquien
Nicolas Bouchaud
Mitchell Jean
Mustapha Abourachid
Thibault De Lussy
Lucile Jaillant
Christophe Grundmann
Sybille Blouin
Rodolphe Meunier
Musique / Music
Bobak Lotfipour
Scénario / Screenplay
Natalie Musteata
Alexandre Singh
The exhibition presents nearly thirty years of work by painter and sculptor Olle Bærtling (1911–1981), an iconic figure of abstraction, in dialogue with the works of seven international artists: Cécile Bart, Rana Begum, Ulla von Brandenburg, Jacob Dahlgren, Bernd Ribbeck, Bella Rune and Brooklin A. Soumahoro. Through very different approaches and mediums, they are revitalising geometric abstract art and exploring its relevance today.
Le Syndrome de Bonnard (Bonnard Syndrome), exhibited at Le Plateau in Paris and Les Réserves in Romainville from 14th February to 19th July 2026, will reveal the evolving and open nature of artworks. Through reworkings, reactivations and recycling, the works continue to evolve after entering collections. Inspired by painter Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947) and his habit of endlessly modifying his works, the exhibition, curated by the collective Le Bureau/, brings together over thirty French and international artists to explore the impermanence of works, the malleability of narratives, and the ever-evolving dialogue between creation and institution.
With artworks by : Béatrice Balcou, Jean-Luc Blanc, Camille Blatrix, Maurice Blaussyld, Michel Blazy, Pierre Bonnard, Étienne Bossut, Émilie Brout & Maxime Marion, Grégory Chatonsky, Stéphanie Cherpin/Maria Corvocane feat. Salomé Botella, Nina Childress, Gaëlle Choisne, Jagna Ciuchta feat. Melanie Counsell, Bady Dalloul, Koenraad Dedobbeleer, Jason Dodge, Mimosa Echard et Christophe Lemaitre, Ryan Gander, Núria Güell, Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh et Hesam Rahmanian, My-Lan Hoang-Thuy, It’s Our Playground, Euridice Zaituna Kala, Marie Lund, Liz Magor, François Morellet, Pierre Paulin, Paola Siri Renard, Clément Rodzielski, Joe Scanlan, Charlotte Simonnet, John Smith, Batia Suter, Joëlle Tuerlinckx and Daniel Turner.
& an associated programme expanding beyond the museum into partner venues in Île-de-France
Curatorial team : Le Bureau
Curator: Rémi Enguehard, in collaboration with the public relations department of the Frac Île-de-France and the teams and curators of the partner venues.