[06/09/2026]
RUPTURE opens in Venice’s historic Santa Croce district, bringing its unique vision to the heart of the city’s museum quarter. Conceived by Alexandre Sap as “a gallery of books, not a bookstore,” the space reimagines the contemporary reading experience through independent publishing, art, design, music, and cultural exchange.
The new location marks the expansion of RUPTURE’s growing ecosystem, with the launch of its publishing house, record label, and podcast studio. For the opening of the space, Ora Ïto presents Grammatology Part 3, a vibrant series exploring language, geometry, and modernist architecture through bold forms and color.
A new cultural destination!
Demande à la Poussière
HYD’s album release party at Nightclub 101, NYC
Mille Mort est un Ultimatum
RUPTURE opens in Venice’s historic Santa Croce district
A Play
Mobile Architecture
Rome’s Lost Modernity
“Rooms / Stages” & “Helmut Newton’s One-off Album” at the Helmut Newton...
No Window Shopping
Hawkesworth Jamie
Tomoo Gokita “PEEKABOO” exhibition opening and after party at Tokyo Opera City...
Slutever
Sex Fashion
Balenciaga
Nigora in Los Angeles
See Yasmine Eslami’s new S/S 2018 swimwear campaign
BIRKENSTOCK BOX x Rick Owens Launch Party at Rick Owens, Los Angeles
Sofie in the Dutch fields
HYD’s album release party at Nightclub 101, NYC
RUPTURE opens in Venice’s historic Santa Croce district
Purple presents the music video “Angel” by HYD
William Eggleston
“Rooms / Stages” & “Helmut Newton’s One-off Album” at the Helmut Newton...
Björk “Echolalia” solo exhibition at National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavík
“Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait” retrospective at National Portrait Gallery, London
A Gianni Versace retrospective at Musée Maillol, Paris
“SEA, POP & SUN” group show at Villa Carmignac, Porquerolles Island
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