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The gallery is open with current shows:

simultanea by Eleanor Ekserdjian

How to Hold an Ocean with Four Hands by Dina Danish and Jean-Baptiste Maitre

Until 10 July

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Ph: Michela Pedranti
Pr & press office: @giorgia__massari

[UPCOMING]

Artopia is thrilled to share the V edition of Nucré, opening on the 25th of July.

This year the project, named “Quasi maturi” and curated by Elena Forin, pays tribute to nature and its fruits. Growth, ripening, natural and cosmic cycles, attachment and decay are just some of the experiences the exhibition evokes on an emotional journey: how does one achieve the ideal state of growth? And how do time, collective values and economic dynamics affect the desirability of goods?

The exhibition embraces the territory of Ceglie Messapica, taking place across four venues: Castello Ducale, Trullo Rubina, Casa Archivio Giuseppe Urso and Ristorante Cibus.

More infos soon, in the meantime save the date.

“Quasi maturi”
curated by @elenaforin
Trullo Rubina, Ceglie Messapica
Opening 25 July
25 July - 23 August

[ON VIEW]

In the exhibition “How to Hold an Ocean with Four Hands”, Danish & Maitre’s practice unfolds as a layered experience of seeing and understanding, in which Egyptian blue becomes the symbol of a material that is at once concrete and historically situated. A material capable of expressing the tension between knowledge and process, between acquired understanding and still-open fields of inquiry.

simultanea
Eleanor Ekserdjian

How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands
Danish & Maitre

Until 10 July

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Ph: Michela Pedranti
Pr & press office: @giorgia__massari

[ON VIEW]

Ekserdjian’s practice takes shape as a hybrid language in which painting, drawing, and moving images coexist in a dynamic tension. Through a rapid gesture, the artist records and renders traces, evoking a dimension suspended between presence and dissolution.

simultanea
Eleanor Ekserdjian

How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands
Danish & Maitre

Until 10 July

-
Ph: Michela Pedranti
Pr & press office: @giorgia__massari

Thank you all for joining us yesterday (even in the rain) for the opening of “Simultanea” by Eleanor Ekserdjian and “How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands” by Danish & Maitre.

The shows will be on view until the 10th of July.

✨

Special thanks to our wine partner @faziowines

Press and pr @giorgia__massari

Thank you all for joining us yesterday (even in the rain) for the opening of “Simultanea” by Eleanor Ekserdjian and “How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands” by Danish & Maitre.

The shows will be on view until the 10th of July.

✨

Special thanks to our wine partner @faziowines

Press and pr @giorgia__massari

Thank you all for joining us yesterday (even in the rain) for the opening of “Simultanea” by Eleanor Ekserdjian and “How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands” by Danish & Maitre.

The shows will be on view until the 10th of July.

✨

Special thanks to our wine partner @faziowines

Press and pr @giorgia__massari

Thank you all for joining us yesterday (even in the rain) for the opening of “Simultanea” by Eleanor Ekserdjian and “How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands” by Danish & Maitre.

The shows will be on view until the 10th of July.

✨

Special thanks to our wine partner @faziowines

Press and pr @giorgia__massari

Thank you all for joining us yesterday (even in the rain) for the opening of “Simultanea” by Eleanor Ekserdjian and “How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands” by Danish & Maitre.

The shows will be on view until the 10th of July.

✨

Special thanks to our wine partner @faziowines

Press and pr @giorgia__massari

Thank you all for joining us yesterday (even in the rain) for the opening of “Simultanea” by Eleanor Ekserdjian and “How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands” by Danish & Maitre.

The shows will be on view until the 10th of July.

✨

Special thanks to our wine partner @faziowines

Press and pr @giorgia__massari

Thank you all for joining us yesterday (even in the rain) for the opening of “Simultanea” by Eleanor Ekserdjian and “How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands” by Danish & Maitre.

The shows will be on view until the 10th of July.

✨

Special thanks to our wine partner @faziowines

Press and pr @giorgia__massari

Thank you all for joining us yesterday (even in the rain) for the opening of “Simultanea” by Eleanor Ekserdjian and “How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands” by Danish & Maitre.

The shows will be on view until the 10th of July.

✨

Special thanks to our wine partner @faziowines

Press and pr @giorgia__massari

Thank you all for joining us yesterday (even in the rain) for the opening of “Simultanea” by Eleanor Ekserdjian and “How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands” by Danish & Maitre.

The shows will be on view until the 10th of July.

✨

Special thanks to our wine partner @faziowines

Press and pr @giorgia__massari

Thank you all for joining us yesterday (even in the rain) for the opening of “Simultanea” by Eleanor Ekserdjian and “How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands” by Danish & Maitre.

The shows will be on view until the 10th of July.

✨

Special thanks to our wine partner @faziowines

Press and pr @giorgia__massari

Thank you all for joining us yesterday (even in the rain) for the opening of “Simultanea” by Eleanor Ekserdjian and “How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands” by Danish & Maitre.

The shows will be on view until the 10th of July.

✨

Special thanks to our wine partner @faziowines

Press and pr @giorgia__massari

Thank you all for joining us yesterday (even in the rain) for the opening of “Simultanea” by Eleanor Ekserdjian and “How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands” by Danish & Maitre.

The shows will be on view until the 10th of July.

✨

Special thanks to our wine partner @faziowines

Press and pr @giorgia__massari

Opening today!!!

Simultanea
Eleanor Ekserdjian

How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands
Danish & Maitre

See you later ;)

Opening today!!!

Simultanea
Eleanor Ekserdjian

How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands
Danish & Maitre

See you later ;)

Opening today!!!

Simultanea
Eleanor Ekserdjian

How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands
Danish & Maitre

See you later ;)

Opening today!!!

Simultanea
Eleanor Ekserdjian

How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands
Danish & Maitre

See you later ;)

Opening today!!!

Simultanea
Eleanor Ekserdjian

How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands
Danish & Maitre

See you later ;)

Opening today!!!

Simultanea
Eleanor Ekserdjian

How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands
Danish & Maitre

See you later ;)

Opening today!!!

Simultanea
Eleanor Ekserdjian

How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands
Danish & Maitre

See you later ;)

Infrared photography of Luxor tombs showing the luminescence of Egyptian blue pigment on the walls - by Danish & Maitre,2026 . @artopia__gallery

Exhibition opening this Thursday 14 May 2026 at Artopia @artopia_gallery in Milan: "How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands" by Danish & Maitre.

The duo, composed of artists Jean-Baptiste Maitre (1978, France) and Dina Danish (1981, France), have, since 2016, worked together on specific projects alongside their independent practices. The exhibition presents an initial body of works centered on the artists' research into Egyptian blue, an ancient and almost mythical pigment that emerged at the dawn of history and then gradually disappeared, leaving behind only traces and hypotheses. A true philological reconstruction began four years ago, following a lead without certainty, guided only by clues.

Danish & Maitre is the collaborative practice of Dina Danish and Jean-Baptiste Maitre, active since 2016. Their work bridges material research, experimental archaeology, and contemporary art. Recent projects include Reconstructing Egyptian Blue in Cairo (2024-2026) and embroidery and velvet embossing works spanning 2017-2022. Their practice has been shown at MAMbo in Bologna, the American Academy in Rome, Gallery Stigter van Doesburg and Martin van Zomeren in Amsterdam.

OPENING 14 MAY, 6-9pm
Artopia
Via Lazzaro Papi 2,
20135 Milan, Italy
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Danish & Maitre
"Egyptian Blue, How to Forge the Skies and the Seas"
Color, sound, 4K, 18' 32"
Courtesy the artist

Pr & press office: @giorgia_massari

Opening this Thursday at Artopia “How to Hold An Ocean with Four Hands” by Danish & Maitre.
The duo, composed of artists Jean-Baptiste Maitre (1978, France) and Dina Danish (1981, France), have, since 2016, worked together on specific projects alongside their independent practices. The exhibition presents an initial body of works centered on the artists’ research into Egyptian blue, an ancient and almost mythical pigment that emerged at the dawn of history and then gradually disappeared, leaving behind only traces and hypotheses. A true philological reconstruction began four years ago, following a lead without certainty, guided only by clues.

Danish & Maitre is the collaborative practice of Dina Danish and Jean-Baptiste Maitre, active since 2016. Their work bridges material research, experimental archaeology, and contemporary art. Recent projects include Reconstructing Egyptian Blue in Cairo (2024–2026) and embroidery and velvet embossing works spanning 2017–2022. Their practice has been shown at MAMbo in Bologna, the American Academy in Rome, Gallery Stigter van Doesburg and Martin van Zomeren in Amsterdam.

OPENING 14 MAY, 6-9pm

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Danish & Maitre
“Egyptian Blue, How to Forge the Skies and the Seas”
Color, sound, 4K
18’ 32’’
Courtesy the artist

Pr & press office: @giorgia__massari

Last day to visit the show !

Kesewa Aboah
Alberte Agerskov
Aléa Work
Dimitra Charamandas
Diana Policarpo
“Porous Kinship”

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Dimitra Charamandas, Metal crops (flower fields IV.), 2026
Acrylic and shellac on wood
14x19cm

Installation view at Artopia Gallery
Courtesy the artist and Gypsum Gallery

Ph: Michela Pedranti
Pr & press office: @giorgia__massari

Opening next week “Simultanea”, first solo exhibition in Italy by Eleanor Ekserdjian (London, 1996), whose title evokes the core of her artistic practice: a pictorial and filmic approach built upon superimpositions and co-presences. Ekserdjian draws from films she has made in Armenia and the UK, subsequently reworked through a process of painterly translation that retains and at the same time transforms their movement. What emerges is a “simultaneous landscape”: spaces where time, place and memory intersect, giving shape to a layered vision under constant redefinition.

Eleanor Ekserdjian (b. 1996) is a painter and film artist whose practice blends moving images with rapid mark-making. This process results in abstract works that blend fluid motion with striking precision, capturing both a sense of calm and dynamic movement. Her paintings and drawings evolve into lyrical landscapes that explore shifting emotional responses to film, creating a visual dialogue between stillness and motion.

OPENING 14 MAY, 6-9pm

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Eleanor Ekserdjian, Arthur Vickery
Sevan II, 2024
Pencil on Ilford MG Art paper
30.5 cm x 40.6 cm

Eleanor Ekserdjian, They Will Not Take My Island, 2026
Oil and pencil on paper mounted on board
10 cm x 17.7 cm

Eleanor Ekserdjian, Arthur Vickery
Marmashen, 2024
Ink on Fuji Crystal Archive
30.5 cm x 40.6 cm

Courtesy the artist

Pr & press office: @giorgia__massari

Opening next week “Simultanea”, first solo exhibition in Italy by Eleanor Ekserdjian (London, 1996), whose title evokes the core of her artistic practice: a pictorial and filmic approach built upon superimpositions and co-presences. Ekserdjian draws from films she has made in Armenia and the UK, subsequently reworked through a process of painterly translation that retains and at the same time transforms their movement. What emerges is a “simultaneous landscape”: spaces where time, place and memory intersect, giving shape to a layered vision under constant redefinition.

Eleanor Ekserdjian (b. 1996) is a painter and film artist whose practice blends moving images with rapid mark-making. This process results in abstract works that blend fluid motion with striking precision, capturing both a sense of calm and dynamic movement. Her paintings and drawings evolve into lyrical landscapes that explore shifting emotional responses to film, creating a visual dialogue between stillness and motion.

OPENING 14 MAY, 6-9pm

-
Eleanor Ekserdjian, Arthur Vickery
Sevan II, 2024
Pencil on Ilford MG Art paper
30.5 cm x 40.6 cm

Eleanor Ekserdjian, They Will Not Take My Island, 2026
Oil and pencil on paper mounted on board
10 cm x 17.7 cm

Eleanor Ekserdjian, Arthur Vickery
Marmashen, 2024
Ink on Fuji Crystal Archive
30.5 cm x 40.6 cm

Courtesy the artist

Pr & press office: @giorgia__massari

Opening next week “Simultanea”, first solo exhibition in Italy by Eleanor Ekserdjian (London, 1996), whose title evokes the core of her artistic practice: a pictorial and filmic approach built upon superimpositions and co-presences. Ekserdjian draws from films she has made in Armenia and the UK, subsequently reworked through a process of painterly translation that retains and at the same time transforms their movement. What emerges is a “simultaneous landscape”: spaces where time, place and memory intersect, giving shape to a layered vision under constant redefinition.

Eleanor Ekserdjian (b. 1996) is a painter and film artist whose practice blends moving images with rapid mark-making. This process results in abstract works that blend fluid motion with striking precision, capturing both a sense of calm and dynamic movement. Her paintings and drawings evolve into lyrical landscapes that explore shifting emotional responses to film, creating a visual dialogue between stillness and motion.

OPENING 14 MAY, 6-9pm

-
Eleanor Ekserdjian, Arthur Vickery
Sevan II, 2024
Pencil on Ilford MG Art paper
30.5 cm x 40.6 cm

Eleanor Ekserdjian, They Will Not Take My Island, 2026
Oil and pencil on paper mounted on board
10 cm x 17.7 cm

Eleanor Ekserdjian, Arthur Vickery
Marmashen, 2024
Ink on Fuji Crystal Archive
30.5 cm x 40.6 cm

Courtesy the artist

Pr & press office: @giorgia__massari

Last week to visit the show !

Kesewa Aboah
Alberte Agerskov
Aléa Work
Dimitra Charamandas
Diana Policarpo
“Porous Kinship”

Until 08.05.2026

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Aléa Work (Miriam Josi & Stella Lee Prowse), Mycelial Pattern N.7, 2026
Deadstock cotton textile (Kupp Textiles, Oslo), pleurotus mycelium

Ph: Michela Pedranti
Pr & press office: @giorgia__massari

[ON VIEW]

Kesewa Aboah
Alberte Agerskov
Aléa Work
Dimitra Charamandas
Diana Policarpo
“Porous Kinship”

Until 08.05.2026

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Kesewa Aboah, July, Series 5, 2026
Magnesium Plate, walnut frame
24,5x24,5cm

Ph: Michela Pedranti
Pr & press office: @giorgia__massari