Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
French-Armenian artist Joseph Arzumanov-Dedin created L’Échiquier des Songes as a tribute to his grandparents’ love story, who met in the USSR, weaving that Cold War romance into an artistic narrative through precious materials and artificial intelligence.
Discovered by Dries Van Noten on social media, the 23-year-old artist received support from the Fondazione to realise his vision over three years of meticulous craftsmanship. The masterpiece now lives in the music room of Palazzo Pisani Moretta in Venice, at the heart of the Fondazione Dries Van Noten’s inaugural exhibition, “The Only True Protest Is Beauty.”
French-Armenian artist Joseph Arzumanov-Dedin created L’Échiquier des Songes as a tribute to his grandparents’ love story, who met in the USSR, weaving that Cold War romance into an artistic narrative through precious materials and artificial intelligence.
Discovered by Dries Van Noten on social media, the 23-year-old artist received support from the Fondazione to realise his vision over three years of meticulous craftsmanship. The masterpiece now lives in the music room of Palazzo Pisani Moretta in Venice, at the heart of the Fondazione Dries Van Noten’s inaugural exhibition, “The Only True Protest Is Beauty.”
