Giorgio Armani Unveiled Second Chapter Traces a Fragmented Dialogue With Robert Wilson in The Hamptons
Giorgio Armani is extending his ongoing dialogue with art and performance through the second chapter of “Giorgio Armani Unveiled”, presented as a NOMAD partner at The Watermill Center in the Hamptons, the interdisciplinary space founded by Robert Wilson. Framed as “a collection of fragments,” the project reflects decades of exchange between Mr. Armani and Mr. Wilson, built on mutual admiration, curiosity, discipline and a shared pursuit of essential beauty.
A relationship told through fragments
The narrative for this chapter of Giorgio Armani Unveiled centres on the long creative relationship between Giorgio Armani and Robert Wilson, an artist whose work has transformed the language of contemporary experimental theatre. Through letters, photographs and memories, the exhibition presents their dialogue as a series of fragments that, over time, map a shared artistic sensibility: spare, precise, and deeply rooted in light, space and structure.
These materials invite visitors to see Armani not only as…
a fashion designer, but as a collaborator in performance, installation and visual storytelling someone whose aesthetics have intersected with Wilson’s staged worlds in multiple projects over the years.
Giorgio Armani Unveiled at The Watermill Center For NOMAD Hamptons, running June 25–28, 2026, Giorgio Armani Unveiled takes over part of The Watermill Center with an installation that pairs fashion, design and art.
The project, curated by Abby Bangser, builds on the first chapter presented earlier in the year and continues Armani’s exploration of how clothing and interior objects can function as exhibition material rather than pure product.
At Watermill, Giorgio Armani/Unveiled brings together: Looks from Armani/Archivio, drawn from the brand’s fashion archives. Armani/Casa furnishings, emphasising line, volume and tactility. Newly commissioned works by artists whose practices resonate with the Maison’s vocabulary of refined simplicity…
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