The latest exhibition at Gallerie d’Italia in Vicenza, Italy, is Pentagram Partner Giorgia Lupi’s first solo exhibition, Giorgia Lupi: Data Humanism (Giorgia Lupi: L’umanesimo dei dati), curated by Francesco Poroli for the Illustri Festival 2026. The nine-room installation charts an in-depth survey of the lauded designer: sketches, data-driven paintings, digital projects, tiles, clothes, rugs, and visual identities. An exploration of Lupi’s philosophy of data humanism—the belief that all datasets are rooted in human actions and decisions—the exhibition invites visitors to consider how data can tell stories, forge connections, and act as a language for revealing the world. 

Giorgia Lupi: Data Humanism centers Lupi’s process as an artist and designer, which always begins with sketching on paper. When confronted with a design challenge, Lupi finds that sketching freely is the best way to explore possibilities and test her intuition. Drawing activates a critical dialogue between the hand and mind, slowing down thinking. This is how Lupi begins to concentrate on her unique point of view.

Lupi’s explorations range in perspective, sometimes deeply personal. The Book of Life, a project commissioned by the Moleskine Foundation, traces the passage of time from her birth to the threshold of her fortieth birthday. 14,496 stitches mark the pages of the accordion-shaped book, documenting significant life events throughout her life. Other projects are grounded in a similar effort to record data outside of a rigid and efficiency-focused form. In Dear Data, data serves as a medium for personal documentation and connecting with the self. In 1,374 Days – My Life with Long Covid, an op-ed for The New York Times, Lupi maps her Long Covid symptoms over four years. Through data visualization, her personal experience of seeking control and clarity amid a debilitating illness is transformed into a story that resonated with thousands of readers.

Lupi’s work also utilizes personal data and stories to grapple with figures that concern the lives of millions. Intertwining personal narratives with global datasets—climate patterns, health indicators, and populations—The Room of Change confronts the viewer with data that is human-centered, even at a global scale. By revealing the human impact of these larger datasets, the installation allows the viewer to imagine these individual stories unfolding on a scale of millions. 

Throughout the exhibition and across Lupi’s work is a recurring focus on the craft of storytelling with data, independent of subject matter or media. The graphic patterns in her clothing collaboration with &OtherStories print, stitch, and embroider the contributions of underrepresented women onto the fabric. Her project with Well Woven documents the disappearing global history of textile making. Data is everywhere—a byproduct of every interaction, exchange, and decision. Giorgia Lupi: Data Humanism is a testament to data’s use as a cultural steward, a mode of storytelling, and a medium through which we can gain empathy and understanding. In this way, Lupi insists that data is a language: an abstraction of the tangible into a system that expresses thoughts, ideas, and emotions.

Giorgia Lupi: Data Humanism is on view at Gallerie d’Italia Vicenza through April 29–August 30, 2026. For more information and ticket information, please visit the Gallerie d’Italia website.