Opiemme Senza Bandiere V.3.0. Divide et impera
- venicegalleriesvie
- Feb 2
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Marignana Arte is pleased to present Senza Bandiere V.3.0. Divide et impera, a solo
exhibition by Opiemme, opening to the public on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at the
gallery’s main venue. Through a selection of works created over the past fifteen years, the
exhibition offers a profound and urgent reflection on coexistence, collective responsibility,
and the need to build an empathetic and dialogical humanity.
The title Senza bandiere is intentionally open-ended: on one hand, it evokes the urgency of overcoming the borders and divisions that fragment the contemporary world; on the other, it alludes to a sense of disorientation, a loss of shared reference points and common values in which to recognize ourselves. Opiemme’s works emerge from the encounter between word and image, balancing painterly gesture and poetic language as tools for critical thought.
On geographical maps, nautical charts, and pages from books and newspapers, the artist intervenes with essential words and phrases that act as prompts for collective reflection: Humanity today has a border, History is migrant, Welcome to Italy, where there is no future, Till screen do us part, Human requalification… In these works, the poetic gesture intertwines with an ethical reflection on our time, addressing universal themes such as migration, human rights, environmental sustainability, and the relationship between humankind and technology. The materials employed—antique papers, newspapers, maps—bear witness to an attention to reuse and to
the symbolic value of memory, in continuity with the series Ciò che resta ciò che cambia,
presented by Opiemme in the homonymous exhibition held in 2024 at Marignana Project.
The exhibition will be enriched by two publications: one created specifically for the occasion,
featuring texts by Tommaso Evangelista and Jonathan Molinari, and the forthcoming volume
Critica della Ragion Progressiva, in which Walter Loddi’s aphorisms enter into dialogue with
Opiemme’s works.
Photo Credit: Francesco Piva
Opiemme
Senza Bandiere V.3.0.
Divide et impera
Dal 31 gennaio al 18 aprile 2026
Marignana Arte
Dorsoduro 141, Rio Terà dei Catecumeni, Venezia