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“THE GRASS GROWS”, A DISPLAY OF ALTERNATIVE, INNOVATIVE AND CONTEMPORARY ART FT. FBF AT BASEL

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A display of emerging, alternative, innovative and contemporary art is the alchemy of “The grass grows”, group show – featuring the works by 30 international and Italian artists -, ideated and curated by the Milan Format Gallery, ArtLab Gallery, Glenda Cinquegrana which will be held from 15th to 22nd June 2014 in Basel, Rihenstrasse 74, coinciding with the celebrated art tradeshow Art Basel. FBF is pleased of being and joining as media partner to this smashing, cross-cultural, not to be missed event, encouraging the rise of a new dialogue on the contemporary art, its meaning and main features in order to give rise to new ideas and synergies.

“THE GRASS GROWS/L’ ERBA CRESCE”, UNA RASSEGNA DI ARTE ALTERNATIVA, INNOVATIVA E CONTEMPORANEA CON FBF A BASILEA

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Una rassegna di arte emergente, alternativa innovativa e contemporanea è l’ alchimia di “The grass grows/L’ erba cresce”, collettiva – di cui saranno protagoniste le opere di 30 artisti internazionali -, ideata e curata dalle gallerie d’ arte Format Gallery, ArtLab Gallery, Glenda Cinquegrana di Milano che si terrà dal 15 al 22 giugno 2014 a Basilea, in concomitanza con la celebre fiera d’ arte Art Basel. FBF è lieta di esserci e unirsi nelle vesti di media partner a questo formidabile, imperdibile evento contro-culturale che incoraggia la nascita di un nuovo dialogo intorno all’ arte contemporanea, il suo significato e i suoi principali protagonisti al fine di dar vita a nuove idee e sinergie.

 

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ALTAROMA: “BLACK CELEBRATION”, FASHION, ART AND DESIGN UNDER THE SIGN OF BLACK

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Black celebration, photo by Nunzia Garoffolo

Black celebration, photo by Nunzia Garoffolo

Dear FBFers, here I am again after a long time to talk about the Altaroma latest edition and “Black celebration”, exhibition event I ideated and curated in collaboration with Altaroma which was held in Rome at the Montoro 12 art gallery. The event bringing the same name of the track and legendary album by Depeche Mode – one of most relevant chapters of new-wave music – celebrated a color, its incisiveness, deepness and refinement through a smashing showcase of fashion, art, design and music. High fashion and demi-couture made in Italy, dresses and accessories made by renowned couturiers and vibrant creatives as Renato Balestra, Sarli, Galitzine by Sergio Zambon, Liborio Capizzi, Sylvio Giardina, Angelos Bratis, Maurizio Pecoraro, Lucia Odescalchi, Mario Salvucci, Anna Porcu,  Olga Pong, Arnoldo Battois, Myriam B. and Frank Lo dialogued with the art by the brilliant photographer Marco Bertolini, the artistic installation “Skull” by Sylvio Giardina - a dynamic black book embodied in a black, lighting Plexiglas box depicting the movement of a ray of light evoking the brightness of a color which is often connected to darkness, forgetting the lessons by Caravaggio who successfully impressed in his works the light of black -, the olfactive design by Antonio Gardoni, bright architect and creator of artistic perfumery brand Bogue profumo, who presented the Bogue Mask, a scent diffuser for interiors along with Cologne and the new scent MAAI – scents that are 100% naturals and free from chemical fixers -, and the enchanting site-specific installation created by a marvelous creative, the milliner Olga Pong. The atmosphere which talked about the persuasiveness of black has emphasized by the music by Andy Fluon, founder of Bluvertigo band and artistic collective and band Fluon who reinterpreted exclusively for the happening the famous track by Depeche Mode. A successful afternoon interlude which has enriched by Epicurean suggestions: the creations by the food designer Francesca Silveri from the Foligno San Feliciano Bakery and Bocca di Dama, salted and sweet cookies made in black and the culture of taste embodied in the delicious wines by Tasca D’ Almerita.

ALTAROMA: “BLACK CELEBRATION”, MODA, ARTE E DESIGN ALL’ INSEGNA DEL NERO

Marco Bertolini, photo by N

Marco Bertolini, photo by N

 

Cari FBFers, rieccomi dopo lungo tempo per parlare dell’ ultima edizione di Altaroma e di “Black celebration”, evento espositivo da me ideato e curato in collaborazione con Altaroma che si è tenuto a Roma presso la galleria d’ arte Montoro 12. L’ evento, che porta il nome del brano e leggendario album dei Depeche Mode – uno dei capitolo più significativi della musica new-wave -, ha celebrato un colore, il nero, la sua incisività, profondità e raffinatezza attraverso una formidabile rassegna di moda, arte, design e musica. Alta moda e demi-couture made in Italy, abiti e accessory realizzati da rinomati couturiers e vibranti creativi quali Renato Balestra, Sarli, Galitzine by Sergio Zambon, Liborio Capizzi, Sylvio Giardina, Angelos Bratis, Maurizio Pecoraro, Lucia Odescalchi, Mario Salvucci, Anna PorcuOlga Pong, Arnoldo Battois, Myriam B. e Frank Lo hanno dialogato con l’ arte del brillante fotografo Marco Bertolini, l’ installazione artistica “Skull” di Sylvio Giardina - un libro nero dinamico racchiuso in una luminosa scatola nera di plexiglass che ritrae il movimento di un raggio di luce, il quale evoca la lucentezza di un colore sovente associato all’ oscurità, dimenticandosi la lezione di Caravaggio che ha impresso nelle sue opere la luce del nero -, il design olfattivo di Antonio Gardoni, brillante architetto e creatore del brand di profumeria artistica Bogue profumo, che ha presentato la Bogue Mask, un diffusore di profumo per ambienti unitamente a Cologne e al nuovo profumo MAAI – fragranze che sono naturali al 100 % e prive di fissatori chimici – e l’ incantevole installazione creata da una fantastica creativa, la designer di cappelli Olga Pong. L’ atmosfera che parlava della persuasività del nero è stata enfatizzata dalla musica di Andy Fluon, fondatore della band Bluvertigo e del collettivo artistico e band Fluon che ha reinterpretato esclusivamente per l’ evento il famoso brano dei Depeche Mode. Un felice interludio pomeridiano che è stato arricchito da suggestioni epicuree: le creazioni della food designer Francesca Silveri del Forno San Feliciano di Foligno e Bocca di Dama, biscotti salati e dolci s made in black e dalla cultura del gusto racchiusa in nei deliziosi vini di Tasca D’ Almerita.

Skull by Sylvio Giardina, photo by N

Skull by Sylvio Giardina, photo by N

Bogue Mask along with MAAI and Cologne Bogue Profumo by Antonio Gardoni, photo by N

Bogue Mask along with MAAI and Cologne Bogue Profumo by Antonio Gardoni, photo by N

 

Non-seasonal dress by DiLiborio White Label(2013) and photos by Marco Bertolini, photo by N

Seasonless dress by DiLiborio White Label(2013) and photos by Marco Bertolini, photo by N

 

Non-seasonal dress by DiLiborio White Label(2013) and photos by Marco Bertolini, photo by N

Seasonless dress by DiLiborio White Label(2013) and photos by Marco Bertolini, photo by N

 

Dress Maurizio Pecoraro Fall/Winter 2007, photos by Marco Bertolini, photo by N

Dress Maurizio Pecoraro Fall/Winter 2007, photos by Marco Bertolini, photo by N

 

Renato Balestra haute couture, Fall/Winter 2012-2013, DiLiborio White Label seasonless dress 2013, photos by marco bertolini, photo by N

 

Head accessories  Olga Pong, necklace Myriam B., bag Arnoldo Battois, Cape and Pyjama suit Galitzine by Sergio Zambon Fall/Winter 2013, photo by N

Head accessories Olga Pong, necklace Myriam B., bag Arnoldo Battois, Cape and Pyjama suit Galitzine by Sergio Zambon Fall/Winter 2013, photo by N

 

Eyewear Frank Lo, jewelry Vernissage Project, head accessories Olga Pong, necklace Myriam B., photo by N

Eyewear Frank Lo, jewelry Vernissage Project, head accessories Olga Pong, necklace Myriam B., photo by N

 

Jewelry Vernissage Project, photo by N

Jewelry Vernissage Project, photo by N

 

Eyewear Frank Lo, photo by N

Eyewear Frank Lo, photo by N

 

Necklace Myriam B., photo by N

Necklace Myriam B., photo by N

 

Clutch Galitzine by Sergio Zambon, necklace Lucia Odescalchi, necklace Incredible creatures by Mario Salvucci, photo by N

Clutch Galitzine by Sergio Zambon, necklace Lucia Odescalchi, necklace Incredible creatures by Mario Salvucci, photo by N

 

Clutch Galitzine by Sergio Zambon, photo by N

Clutch Galitzine by Sergio Zambon, photo by N

 

Necklace Lucia Odescalchi, photo by N

Necklace Lucia Odescalchi, photo by N

 

Sylvio Giardina Fall/Winter 2014-2015, photo by N

Sylvio Giardina Fall/Winter 2014-2015, photo by N

 

Site specific installation by Olga Pong, photo by N

Site specific installation by Olga Pong, photo by N

 

Site specific installation by Olga Pong, photo by N

Site specific installation by Olga Pong, photo by N

 

Sergio Zambon experiencing Bogue the mask along with Sylvio Giardina, photo by N

Sergio Zambon experiencing Bogue the mask along with Sylvio Giardina, photo by N

 

Sergio Zambon and Antonio Gardoni experiencing Bogue the mask, photo by N

Sergio Zambon and Antonio Gardoni experiencing Bogue the mask, photo by N

 

Me, myself & Sergio Zambon, photo by N

Me, myself & Sergio Zambon, photo by N

 

Sylvio Giardina and Maria Sole Vannetti, photo by N

Sylvio Giardina and Maria Sole Vannetti, photo by N

 

Me. myself & Lorcan O' Neill, photo by N

Me. myself & Lorcan O’ Neill, photo by N

 

 


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ALTAROMA: “BEYOND BLACK, FASHION AS EXPERIENCE”, AN AFTERNOON EXPERIENCE OF FASHION & OLFACTIVE DESIGN

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A girl wearing the dress and jewelry by Myriam B., photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

A girl wearing the dress and jewelry by Myriam B., photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

Fashion and olfactive design featured in “Beyond black, fashion as experience”, collateral event of the Altaroma latest edition I ideated and curated which coincided with “Black celebration”, the other official event I made in collaboration with Altaroma and was held in Rome, at the same street, via di Montoro, smashing area hosting factories of artisans. Three were the different locations that hosted a smashing showcase of creativity made in Italy: the factory Menexa, the bride atelier La Maison Blanche and the factory of lutist Michel Eggimann where was presented the creations by OFFICINE904, Myriam B. and Anna Porcu, combined to olfactive installations smelling of artistic perfumery scents created by Meo Fusciuni, romantic and genius aromatorius, apothecary, researcher of olfactive memory embodying liquid emotions in a bottle, that tells about his journeys, uniqueness of experiences and universality of feelings. The travelling universe of scents by Meo, his two fragrances composing the Trilogia di viaggio, “1#nota di viaggio (Rites de passage)” and “2#nota di viaggio (Shukran…)” dialogued with the minimalism and craftsmanship by OFFICINE 904, eclectic factory and brand of accessories and jewelry created by Paolo Porcu Rodriguez and Silvia Pavanello – promoting and successfully making concrete a free dialogue between art, fashion, design e architecture, giving rise to ideas on the move, signs, symbols, surfaces and shapes becoming projects and products, stories and experiences drawing the Italian lifestyle and taste – that were hosted by the factory Menexa. The approach of matter by Myriam B., inspired by the nature, flowers and corals that are reworked by non-specific paillettes, feathers and gems where it shines a bright craftsmanship, was combined to the third scent talking about the scent of love and composes the trilogy of journey by Meo Fusciuni, “3# nota di viaggio (Ciavuru d’amuri)”, suave dialogue enhanced by the light atmospheres of the bride La Maison Blanche. The poetry by Anna Porcu where fascinations from the past, made concrete by a jewel, the cameo, become contemporary and blend in the leather and silver, joined to music or rather to the creations by the lutist Michel Eggiman and scents by Meo Fusciuni or the two fragrances composing il Ciclo della poesia (The cycle of poetry). Lights and shadows, nostalgia and love, the features of two scents, “Notturno” and “Luce” that were part of a delicate olfactive installation. A myriad of signs, craftsmanship, art, uniqueness and experimentation that catch fashion as total experience and lifestyle. An enchanting afternoon interlude which was sweetened by the experience of taste by a renowned Sicilian wine house, Tasca d’ Almerita along with the creations by Bocca di Dama.

 

ALTAROMA: “BEYOND BLACK, FASHION AS EXPERIENCE”, UN’ ESPERIENZA POMERIDIANA DI MODA & DESIGN OLFATTIVO

The olfactive installation by Meo Fusciuni at the Menexa factory, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

The olfactive installation by Meo Fusciuni at the Menexa factory, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

Moda e design olfattivo sono stati i protagonisti di “Beyond black, fashion as experience”, evento collaterale dell’ ultima edizione di Altaroma da me ideato e curato in concomitanza di “Black celebration”, l’ altro evento da me realizzato in collaborazione con Altaroma e si è tenuto a Roma, nella stessa strada, a via di Montoro, formidabile area che ospita i laboratori di artigiani. Tre erano le diverse locations che esponevano una formidabile rassegna di creatività made in Italy: la factory Menexa, l’ atelier di abiti da sposa La Maison Blanche e la factory del liutaio Michel Eggimann in cui sono state presentate le creazioni di OFFICINE904, Myriam B. and Anna Porcu, abbinate a installazioni olfattive di fragranze di profumeria artistica create da Meo Fusciuni, romantico e geniale aromatario, uno speziale, ricercatore della memoria olfattiva che racchiude emozioni liquide in bottiglia, le quali narrano i suoi viaggi, unicità di esperienze e universalità di sentimenti. L’ itinerante universo di odori di Meo, le sue due fragranze che compongono la Trilogia di viaggio, “1#nota di viaggio (Rites de passage)” e “2#nota di viaggio (Shukran…)”, ha dialogato con il minimalismo e l’ artigianalità di OFFICINE 904, eclettica factory e brand toscano di accessori e gioielli creato da Paolo Porcu Rodriguez e Silvia Pavanello – il quale promuove e concretizza felicemente un libero dialogo tra arte, moda, design e architettura, dando vita a idee in movimento, segni simboli, superfici e forme che diventano progetti e prodotti, storia ed esperienze che disegnano il lifestyle e gusto italiano – che era presso ospitato la factory Menexa. L’ approccio materico di Myriam B., che trae ispirazione dalla natura, da fiori e coralli che vengono rielaborati mediante aspecifiche paillettes, piume e pietre dure in cui splende una brillante artigianalità, è stato abbinato alla terza fragranza che parla dell’ odore dell’ amore e compone la trilogia di viaggio di Meo Fusciuni,  “3# nota di viaggio (Ciavuru d’amuri)”, soave dialogo valorizzato dalle leggiadre atmosfere dell’ atelier di abiti da sposa La Maison Blanche di Davide Raciti. La poesia di Anna Porcu in cui fascinazioni del passato, concretizzate da un gioiello, il cammeo, diventano contemporanee e si fondono con la pelle e l’ argento, si è unita alla musica o meglio alle creazioni del liutaio Michel Eggiman ed agli effluvi di Meo Fusciuni ovvero le due fragranze che compongono il Ciclo della poesia. Luci e ombre, nostalgia e amore, i protagonisti di due profumi, “Notturno” e “Luce” che hanno fatto parte di una delicata installazione olfattiva. Una miriade di segni, artigianalità, arte, unicità e sperimentazione che immortala la moda come esperienza totale e stile di vita. Un’ incantevole interludio pomeridiano che è stato addolcito dall’ esperienza del gusto di una rinomata casa vinicola siciliana, Tasca d’ Almerita unitamente alle creazioni di Bocca di Dama.

OFFICINE904, photo by N

OFFICINE904, photo by N

OFFICINE904, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

OFFICINE904, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

 

OFFICINE904, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

OFFICINE904, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

 

Silvia Venturini Fendi, talking with Lorcan O' Neill along with me and Massimiliano Padovan, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

Silvia Venturini Fendi, talking with Lorcan O’ Neill along with me and Massimiliano Padovan, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

 

Me, myself & Sergio Zambon, photo by N

Me, myself & Sergio Zambon, photo by N

 

The jewelry by Myriam B., a dress by Christian Lacroix and the scent “3# nota di viaggio (Ciavuru d'amuri)” by Meo Fusciuni, photo by N

The jewelry by Myriam B., a dress by Christian Lacroix and the scent “3# nota di viaggio (Ciavuru d’amuri)” by Meo Fusciuni, photo by N

 

 

A dress by Christian Lacroix at the bride atelier La Maison Blanche, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

A dress by Christian Lacroix at the bride atelier La Maison Blanche, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

 

The jewelry by Myriam B.and the scent “3# nota di viaggio (Ciavuru d'amuri)” by Meo Fusciuni, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

The jewelry by Myriam B.and the scent “3# nota di viaggio (Ciavuru d’amuri)” by Meo Fusciuni, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

 

Myriam B., photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

Myriam B., photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

 

Davide Racite from the atelier La Maison Blance, my, myself and Silvia Venturini Fendi along with Davide Racite's wife, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

Davide Racite from the atelier La Maison Blance, my, myself and Silvia Venturini Fendi along with Davide Racite’s wife, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

 

Me, myself and Fabio Quaranta, photo by N

Me, myself and Fabio Quaranta, photo by N

 

The jewelry by Anna Porcu and the scent "Luce" by Meo Fusciuni at the factory of lutist Michel Eggimann, photo by N

The jewelry by Anna Porcu and the scent “Luce” by Meo Fusciuni at the factory of lutist Michel Eggimann, photo by N

 

The jewelry by Anna Porcu at the factory of lutist Michel Eggimann, photo by N

The jewelry by Anna Porcu at the factory of lutist Michel Eggimann, photo by N

 

Meo Fusciuni at the factory of lutist Michel Eggimann, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

Meo Fusciuni at the factory of lutist Michel Eggimann, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

 

The factory of lutist Michel Eggimann, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

The factory of lutist Michel Eggimann, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

 

he factory of lutist Michel Eggimann, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

The factory of lutist Michel Eggimann, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

 

he factory of lutist Michel Eggimann, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

The factory of lutist Michel Eggimann, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

 

The factory of lutist Michel Eggimann, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

The factory of lutist Michel Eggimann, photo by Francesca Lattanzi & Luca Sorrentino

 

Me, myself and I, photo by N

Me, myself and I, photo by N

 

 

  1. altaroma.it
  2. menexa.it
  3. lamblanche.it
  4. micheleggimann.com

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FASHION & ART IN PIETRASANTA: “VISIONI”, THE JEWELRY BY MYRIAM B. & THE ART OF JOLANDA SPAGNO AT THE MAC CONCEPT STORE

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visioni

 

The approach of matter inspired by patterns coming from the world of nature which is embodied in the collection of jewelry and accessories by the bright fashion designer Myriam B. and talks about poetry and craftsmanship along with the art by Jolanda Spagno, delicate intimistic landscapes exploring the inner self under the sign of lyricism will feature in “Visioni”, exhibition event which will be opened on 2nd August 2014, at 7:00 pm in Pietrasanta at the renowned concept store Mac. A not to be missed happening to enjoy a Summer interlude under the sign of fashion and art.

 

MODA & ARTE A PIETRASANTA: “VISIONI”, I GIOIELLI DI MYRIAM B. & L’ ARTE DI JOLANDA SPAGNO AL CONCEPT STORE MAC

Myriam B.

Myriam B.

 

L’ approccio materico che si ispira a motivi provenienti dal mondo della natura, che è racchiuso nella collezione di gioielli e accessori della brillante fashion designer Myriam B. e parla di poesia e artigianalità unitamente all’ arte di Jolanda Spagno, delicati paesaggi intimistici che esplorano l’ interiorità del sé all’ insegna del lirismo saranno i protagonisti di “Visioni”, evento espositivo che sarà inaugurato il 2 agosto 2014, alle ore 19:00 a Pietrasanta presso il rinomato concept store Mac. Un evento imperdibile per apprezzare un inteludio estivo all’ insegna di moda e arte.

Myriam B

Myriam B

 

Myriam B.

Myriam B.

 

Myriam B.

Myriam B.

 

Myriam B.

Myriam B.

 

Jolanda Spagno, graphite on paper (2009)

Jolanda Spagno, graphite on paper (2009)

 

Jolanda Spagno, graphite on canvas (2010)

Jolanda Spagno, graphite on canvas (2010)

 

Jolanda Spagno, graphite on canvas (2012)

Jolanda Spagno, graphite on canvas (2012)

 

Jolanda Spagno, graphite on canvas(2012)

Jolanda Spagno, graphite on canvas(2012)

 

Jolanda Spagno, graphite on lens (2012)

Jolanda Spagno, graphite on lens (2012)

 

 

  1. macpietrasanta.com

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“MACHO”, THE JOURNEY IN THE MALE UNIVERSE BY JÜRGEN TELLER AT THE ATHENS DESTE FOUNDATION

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Arena Homme Plus

Juergen Teller, Masculine, No. 6, London, 2013 C-print Photo© Juergen Teller

 

Macho” is the first solo show in Greece, curated by Marina Fokidis, featuring the work by Jüergen Teller and running through 29th October 2014 at the Athens Deste Foundation. The genius photographer of whose work nullifies the boundaries between fashion and art and giving rise to a unique and vibrant universe. Here it is on show a smashing series of self-portraits, a leitmotiv of his work, along with the series “Masculine”, exploring the male element where pictures of classic historical examples of sculpture and painting idealizing masculinity are juxtaposed with self-portraits of the artist working out as well as the marvelous pictures featuring him along with the enchanting Charlotte Rampling. A not to be missed happening to enjoy one of the most relevant photographers of contemporary times.

“MACHO”, IL VIAGGIO NELL’ UNIVERSO MASCHILE DI JÜRGEN TELLER ALA FONDAZIONE DESTE DI ATENE

Juergen Teller, Ohne Titel: Juergen Teller, Cindy Sherman, Marc Jacobs, No. 5, (Marc Jacobs campaign Spring/Summer 2005), 2004 C-print Photo© Juergen Teller

Juergen Teller, Ohne Titel: Juergen Teller, Cindy Sherman, Marc Jacobs, No. 5, (Marc Jacobs campaign Spring/Summer 2005), 2004
C-print
Photo© Juergen Teller

 

Macho” è la prima personale in Grecia, curata da Marina Fokidis, di cui è protagonista Jüergen Teller e prosegue fino al 29 ottobre 2014 presso la Fondazione Deste di Atene. Il geniale fotografo la cui opera vanifica i confini tra moda e arte, dando vita a un unico e vibrante universo. Ivi è in mostra una formidabile serie di autoritratti, un leitmotiv della sua opera, unitamente alla serie “Masculine” che esplora il mondo maschile in cui le immagini di classici esemplari storici di scultura e dipinti che idealizzano la mascolinità sono giustapposti con autoritratti dell’ artista al lavoro come anche le meravigliose immagini di lui insieme alla incantevole Charlotte Rampling. Un evento imperdibile per apprezzare uno dei più significativi fotografi della contemporaneità.

Juergen Teller, Self Portrait, Daisy Perfume, Ronda, 2010 C-print Photo© Juergen Teller

Juergen Teller, Self Portrait, Daisy Perfume, Ronda, 2010
C-print
Photo© Juergen Teller

 

Juergen Teller, Louis XV, No. 9 / Self Portrait with Charlotte Rampling, 2004 C-print Photo© Juergen Teller

Juergen Teller, Louis XV, No. 9 / Self Portrait with Charlotte Rampling, 2004
C-print
Photo© Juergen Teller

 

 

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THE SOUND OF A SCENT: “GIRL” BY PHARRELL WILLIAMS

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Pharrell Williams, photo by Terry Richardson, courtesy of  Dover Street Market

Pharrell Williams, photo by Terry Richardson, courtesy of Dover Street Market

Girl” is the first fragrance created by the iconic singer and music producer Pharrell Williams which brings the name of its second album and will be launched on Thursday 28th August 2014 at the renowned London concept store Dover Street Market. The unisex scent results from his collaboration with the brand Comme des Garçons, the creative director of its perfumery department Christian Astuguevielle and the genius and visionary nose Antoine Lie (of Tagasako company), featuring neroli, lavender and white pepper, iris, styrax and violet as top notes along with the base notes of patchouli, vetiver, sandalwood and cedar, evoking freshness and joy like the music by the artist.

IL SUONO DI UN PROFUMO: “GIRL” DI PHARRELL WILLIAMS

Girl by Pharrel Williams

Girl by Pharrell Williams

Girl” è la prima fragranza creata dall’ iconico cantante e produttore musicale Pharrell Williams che port ail nome del suo secondo album e sarà lanciata giovedì 28 agosto 2014 presso il rinomato concept store di Londra Dover Street Market. Il profumo unisex nasce dalla collaborazione con il brand Comme des Garçons, il direttore creativo del suo dipartimento profumi Christian Astuguevielle e il geniale, visionario naso Antoine Lie (dell’ azienda Tagasako) sono protagoniste: neroli, lavanda e pepe bianco, iris, benzoino e violetta come note di testa unitamente alle note di base di patchouli, vetiver, sandalo e cedro che evocano gioia e freschezza come la musica dell’ artista.

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“HYPERAESTHESIA”:THE SENSE OF GROTESQUE BY MUSTAFA SABBAGH & MILENA ALTINI AT THE MANTUA SPAZIO BERNARDELLI

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Mustafa Sabbagh

Mustafa Sabbagh

The sense of grotesque, unconventional standard of beauty, an open dialogue between the art of Mustafa Sabbagh & Milena Altini will feature in “Hyperaesthesia”, double solo show, curated by Fabiola Triolo, organized by nu_be perfume and Spazio Bernardelli which will be opened today in Mantua at the Spazio Bernardelli, 6 pm. The exhibition, being under the sign of lyricism, giving rise to an unusual journey through the skin, emphasized by an elemental olfactive installation of nu_be perfumes, will run through 21st September 2014. A not to be missed happening to enjoy art and olfactive design.

“HYPERAESTHESIA”: IL SENSO DEL GROTTESCO DI MUSTAFA SABBAGH & MILENA ALTINI ALLO SPAZIO BERNARDELLI DI MANTOVA

Milena Altini

Milena Altini

Il senso del grottesco, canone non convenzionale di bellezza, un dialogo aperto tra l’ arte di Mustafa Sabbagh & Milena Altini sarà protagonista di “Hyperaesthesia”, doppia personale, curata da Fabiola Triolo, organizzata da nu_be perfume e Spazio Bernardelli che si sarà inaugurata oggi a Mantova presso lo Spazio Bernardelli, alle ore 18:00. La mostra, all’ insegna della liricità, la quale dà vita a un insolito viaggio attraverso la pelle, enfatizzato da una installazione olfattiva elementale di nu_be perfume, proseguirà fino al 21 settembre 2014. Un evento imperdibile per apprezzare l’ arte e il design olfattivo.

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“MALKOVICH, MALKOVICH, MALKOVICH: HOMAGE TO PHOTOGRAPHIC MASTERS” BY SANDRO MILLER AT THE CHICAGO CATHERINE EDELMAN GALLERY

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Sandro Miller, Andres Serrano / Piss Christ (1987), 2014

Sandro Miller, Andres Serrano / Piss Christ (1987), 2014

It will be opened on 7th November 2014 in Chicago at the Catherine Edelman Gallery the exhibition “Malkovich,Malkovich, Malkovich: homage to photographic masters” – running through 31st January 2015 – by the photographer Sandro Miller, featuring his long time friend, the iconic actor and eclectic creative John Malkovich who turned into the many personas caught by iconic  photographers as Richard Avedon, Herb Ritts, Andres Serrano, Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, Diane Arbus and many others. A not to be missed happening to enjoy  photography and the smashing interpretations by John Malkovich.

“MALKOVICH, MALKOVICH, MALKOVICH: HOMAGE TO PHOTOGRAPHIC MASTERS” DI SANDRO MILLER ALLA CATHERINE EDELMAN GALLERY DI CHICAGO

Sandro Miller, Art Shay / Simone de Beauvoir (1950), 2014

Sandro Miller, Art Shay / Simone de Beauvoir (1950), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

Sarà inaugurata il 7 novembre 2014 a Chicago presso la Catherine Edelman Gallery la mostra “Malkovich,Malkovich, Malkovich: homage to photographic masters” – che proseguirà fino al 31st gennaio 2015 – del fotografo Sandro Miller, di cui è protagonista il suo amico di lunga data, l’ iconico attore ed eclettico creativo John Malkovich che si è trasformato nei diversi personaggi immortalati da celebri fotografi quali Richard Avedon, Herb Ritts, Andres Serrano, Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, Diane Arbus e molti altri. Un evento imperdibile per riscoprire la fotografia e le formidabili interpretazioni di John Malkovich.

Sandro Miller, Arthur Sasse / Albert Einstein Sticking Out His Tongue (1951), 2014

Sandro Miller, Arthur Sasse / Albert Einstein Sticking Out His Tongue (1951), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

 

Sandro Miller, Diane Arbus / Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey (1967), 2014

Sandro Miller, Diane Arbus / Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey (1967), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

 

Sandro Miller, Robert Mapplethorpe / Self Portrait (1983), 2014 From the Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich - Homage to photographic masters series

Sandro Miller, Robert Mapplethorpe / Self Portrait (1983), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

 

Sandro Miller, Richard Avedon / Ronald Fisher, Beekeeper, Davis, California, May 9 (1981), 2014, photo courtesy Catherine Edelman Gallery

Sandro Miller, Richard Avedon / Ronald Fisher, Beekeeper, Davis, California, May 9 (1981), 2014, photo courtesy Catherine Edelman Gallery

Sandro Miller, Herb Ritts / Jack Nicholson, London (1988) (A), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

Sandro Miller, Herb Ritts / Jack Nicholson, London (1988) (A), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

 

Sandro Miller, Dorothea Lange / Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California (1936), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

Sandro Miller, Dorothea Lange / Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California (1936), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

 

Sandro Miller, Bill Brandt / Eyes (1960-1964) (C), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

Sandro Miller, Bill Brandt / Eyes (1960-1964) (C), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

 

Sandro Miller, Albert Watson / Alfred Hitchcock with Goose (1973), 2014

Sandro Miller, Albert Watson / Alfred Hitchcock with Goose (1973), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

 

Sandro Miller, Andy Warhol / Self Portrait (Fright Wig) (1986), 2014, photo courtesy Catherine Edelman Gallery

Sandro Miller, Andy Warhol / Self Portrait (Fright Wig) (1986), 2014, photo courtesy Catherine Edelman Gallery

 

Sandro Miller, Irving Penn / Truman Capote, New York (1948), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

Sandro Miller, Irving Penn / Truman Capote, New York (1948), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

 

Sandro Miller, Annie Leibovitz / John Lennon and Yoko Ono (1980), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

Sandro Miller, Annie Leibovitz / John Lennon and Yoko Ono (1980), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

 

Sandro Miller, Pierre et Gilles / Jean Paul Gaultier (1990), 2014m photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman gallery

Sandro Miller, Pierre et Gilles / Jean Paul Gaultier (1990), 2014m photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman gallery

 

Sandro Miller, Philippe Halsman / Salvador Dalí (1954), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

Sandro Miller, Philippe Halsman / Salvador Dalí (1954), 2014, photo courtesy of Catherine Edelman Gallery

 

 

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EMOTION IS EVERYTHING: THE SPORTY-CHIC MINIMALISM BY ARTHUR ARBESSER

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photo by N

photo by N

Emotion is everything”, pearl of wisdom impressed in a t-shirt by Arthur Arbesser featuring in the marvelous presentation of Spring/Summer 2015 collection he made. Art meets fashion in a Sunday morning in Milan, caressed by sun lights. Industrial suggestions, a sublime alchemy, the art by Carlo Valsecchi, a tribute to Walter Keller and  the sporty-chic minimalism by the bright Austrian fashion designer  Arthur Arbesser, a highly evocative path, curated by Luca Cipelletti, which has held in an old garage. It was a silent and intense dialogue, emphasized by the interiors and its details. Matter, transformations, research and emotion. That is embodied in the creations by Arthur, resulting from a bright work of experimentation. Red, black, blue, white, beige, light blue, light grey, colored prints, geometric patterns, a smashing combination of cloths – cotton, canvas, alcantara, technical cloths and organza – and minimal architectures successfully make concrete the paradigm “Less is more” by Mies van Der Rohe. Overalls, suits, bermuda shorts, sweatshirts and dresses of whose fluid  and clean lines talk about elegance and contemporary times.

L’EMOZIONE É TUTTO: IL MINIMALISMO SPORTY-CHIC DI ARTHUR ARBESSER

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015 & the artworks by Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015 & the artworks by Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

L’ emozione è tutto”, perla di saggezza impressa in una t-shirt di Arthur Arbesser protagonista della splendida presentazione della sua collezione primavera/estate 2015. L’ arte incontra la moda una domenica mattina a Milano, accarezzata dai raggi di sole. Suggestioni industrial, una sublime alchimia, l’ arte di Carlo Valsecchi, un tributo a Walter Keller e il minimalismo sporty-chic del brillante fashion designer austriaco  Arthur Arbesser, un percorso altamente evocativo, curato da Luca Cipelletti, che si è tenuto in un vecchio garage. Un silente e intenso dialogo enfatizzato dagli interni e i suoi dettagli. Materia, trasformazioni, ricerca ed emozione. Questo è ciò che è racchiuso nelle creazioni di Arthur, risultato di un brillante lavoro di sperimentazione. Rosso, nero, blu, bianco, beige, celeste, grigio chiaro, stampe colorate, motivi geometrici, trasparenze, una formidabile combinazione di tessuti – cotone, canvas, alcantara, tessuti tecnici ed organza – e architetture minimali concretizzano felicemente il paradigma “il meno è più” di Mies van Der Rohe. Tute, tailleurs, bermuda, felpe e abiti, le cui linee fluide e pulite parlano di eleganza e di contemporaneità.

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Details from the knitwear featuring in the Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Details from the knitwear featuring in the Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015 & the artworks by Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015 & the artwork by Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015 & the artworks by Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015 & the artwork by Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015 & the artworks by Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015 & the artwork by Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015 & the artworks by Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015 & the artwork by Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015 & the artworks by Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015 & the artworks by Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Athur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

photo by N

photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015 & the artworks by Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015 & the artwork by Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, Dalmine, Bergamo, 2002, private collection, courtesy Carla Sozzani, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, Dalmine, Bergamo, 2002, private collection, courtesy Carla Sozzani, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Ladies & gentlemen...The Doors, photo by N

Ladies & gentlemen…The Doors, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Carlo Valsecchi, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

photo by N

The silent lyricism of objects, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser and Tommaso Aquilano, photo by N

Arthur Arbesser and Tommaso Aquilano, photo by N

Me, myself & I and Arthur Arbesser, photo by N

Me, myself & I and Arthur Arbesser, photo by N

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“INNERVOTEXTA”, THE SOLO EXHIBITION OF GRIFFIN AT THE ATHENS KAPPATOS GALLERY

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It successfully runs in Athens at the Kappatos Gallery through 1st November  2014“Innervotexta”, the solo exhibition, curated by Sozita Goudana, presented in cooperation with Art Professionals in Athens Residency and Present Future Films, showcasing the work by American filmmaker Griffin, including a 16-minute art-film. It’s an exploration of digital perimeters and physical parameters, investigating on the criteria and structure of “Subjective Truth” based on the sensory perception. Innervotexta intersects the concepts of Inner (internal, self) and Vortex (referring to electromagnetic energy fields and space) and attempts to express the dual reality of existence and the tension between the internal (sensory) and the material experience of contemporary humanity. This search is emphasized by different artistic media (film, photography, constructions) and metaphysical elements such as tarot cards and botanology, artworks created by the artist in order to translate the mood of film into a more lasting moment. A not to be missed happening to enjoy the work of a bright artist.

“INNERVOTEXTA”, LA PERSONALE DI GRIFFIN ALLA KAPPATOS GALLERY DI ATENE

Griffin & Masha, photo courtesy Present Future Film

Griffin & Masha Rudenko, photo courtesy Natalia Tsoukala

Prosegue felicemente ad Atene presso la Kappatos Gallery fino all’ 1 novembre 2014 “Innervotexta”, la  personale, curata da Sozita Goudana, presentata in cooperazione con la Art Professionals in Athens Residency e Present Future Films che espone il lavoro del regista americano Griffin e include una pellicola artistica di 16 minuti. Un’ esplorazione dei perimetri digitali e parametri fisici che investigano sui criteri e la struttura della “Verità Soggettiva” che si basa sulla percezione sensoriale. Innervotexta intreccia i concetti di Interiorità (l’ interiore, il sè) e Vortice (che si riferisce ai campi di energia elettromagnetica e allo spazio) e cerca di esprimere la realtà duale dell’ esistenza e la tensione tra l’ esperienza interiore (sensoriale) e l’ esperienza materiale dell’ umanità al giorno d’ oggi.  Questa ricerca è enfatizzata da diversi media (film, fotografia, costruzioni) ed elementi metafisici quali le carte dei tarocchi e di botanica, opere d’ arte create dall’ artista al fine di tradurre lo spirito della pellicola in un momento più durevole. Un evento imperdibile per apprezzare l’ opera di un brillante artista.

"Innervotexta" at the Athens Kappatos Gallery, photo courtesy Present Future Film

“Innervotexta” at the Athens Kappatos Gallery, photo courtesy Natalia Tsoukala

Athens, photo courtesy Present Future Film

Athens, photo courtesy Natalia Tsoukala

http://athensartresidency.org

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ART & FASHION: “SHIT & DIE” AND CARMINA CAMPUS AT THE TURIN PALAZZO CAVOUR

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Contemporary art, avant-garde  and non-conventional aesthetics dialogue. It’ s a synthesis of elements and combinations, creativity and contemporary time meeting fashion. An open tale, told by “Shit and Die”, exhibition project by One Torino, produced by Artissima and organized by Maurizio Cattelan, Myriam Ben Salah and Marta Papini which is held in the Turin Palazzo Cavour from  6th November 2014 to 11th January 2015, enriching of a smashing showcase of fashion, featuring Carmina Campus, brand of accessories, jewelry and furniture created by  the pioneer fashion designer and social activist Ilaria Venturini Fendi. The bookshop – temporary space managed by OOLP Bookshop – of exhibition, will showcase a selection of bags, accessories and jewelry by the brand resulting from the re-use of materials and embodying a new luxury under the sign of refinement and sustainability. A not to be missed event to enjoy contemporary art and fashion.

ARTE & MODA: “SHIT & DIE”  E  CARMINA CAMPUS AL PALAZZO CAVOUR DI TORINO

L’ arte contemporanea, l’ avanguardia e un’ estetica non convenzionale dialogano. Una sintesi di elementi e combinazioni, creatività e contemporaneità che incontrano la moda. Un racconto aperto, narrato da “Shit and Die”, progetto espositivo di One Torino, prodotto da Artissima ed organizzato da Maurizio Cattelan, Myriam Ben Salah e Marta Papini che si tiene presso il Palazzo Cavour di Torino dal 6 novembre 2014 all’ 11 gennaio 2015 che si arricchisce di una formidabile selezione di moda di cui è protagonista Carmina Campus, brand di accessori, gioielli e componenti d’ arredo creato dalla pionieristica fashion designer e attivista del sociale Ilaria Venturini Fendi. La libreria – spazio temporaneo gestito dalla Libreria OOLP – della mostra ospiterà una selezione di borse, accessori e gioielli del marchio che sono il risultato del riuso di materiali e racchiudono in sé un nuovo lusso all’ insegna di raffinatezza e sostenibilità. Un evento imperdibile per apprezzare l’ arte contemporanea e la moda.

Carmina Campus Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Carmina Campus Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Carmina Campus Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Carmina Campus Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Carmina Campus Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

Carmina Campus Spring/Summer 2015, photo by N

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Carmina Campus, condom holder ft. in “Shit and die”

Carmina Campus, Pan bracelet ft. in "Shit & Die"

Carmina Campus, Pan bracelet ft. in “Shit & Die”

Carmina Campus, Soft drink bracelet, ft. in "Shit & Die"

Carmina Campus, Soft drink bracelet, ft. in “Shit & Die”

Carmina Campus, Space Waste brooch ft. in "Shit & Die"

Carmina Campus, Space Waste brooch ft. in “Shit & Die”

Carmina Campus, One way pictogram shopping bag ft. in "Shit & Die"

Carmina Campus, One way pictogram shopping bag ft. in “Shit & Die”

Carmina Campus, Respect life bag ft. in "Shit & Die"

Carmina Campus, Respect life bag ft. in “Shit & Die”

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FASHION IN THE ATELIER: THE EXHIBITION “BELLISSIMA. THE ITALY OF HIGH FASHION 1945-1968” AT THE ROME MAXXI MUSEUM

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Anna Magnani, still image from the movie "Bellissima" by Luchino Visconti

Anna Magnani, still image from the movie “Bellissima” by Luchino Visconti, 1951, courtesy National Film Library – Film Experimental Centre

Fashion dialogues with art, telling about the fashion in the atelier and the Italian fashion history, the haute couture from its rise to the late Sixties. That is the core of “Bellissima. The Italy of high fashion 1945-1968”, exhibition curated by Maria Luisa Frisa, Stefano Tonchi and Anna Mattirolo, organized in collaboration with Altaroma and in main partnership with Bulgari which will be opened on 30th November 2014  at 7:30 pm and will be held from 2nd December 2014 to 3rd May 2015 in Rome at the MAXXI Museum. The exhibition talks about high fashion, Italy and its creative synergies, by using photography and art, giving rise to an open dialogue between different disciplines.

A model at the Rome Capitol Museums, behind the Constantine monument,  wearing a dress by Fontana Sisters (1952), photo by Regina Relang (courtesy of Münchner Stadtmuseum, Sammlung Fotografie, Archiv Relang)

A model at the Rome Capitol Museums, behind the Constantine monument, wearing a dress by Fontana Sisters, 1952, photo Regina Relang (courtesy of Münchner Stadtmuseum, Sammlung Fotografie, Archiv Relang)

Fendi Fall/Winter 1967-1968

Fendi Fall/Winter 1967-1968

Original sketch by Karl Lagerfeld, Fall/Winter 1967-1968, photo   © Pierluigi Praturlon/Reporters Associati & Archivi

Original sketch by Karl Lagerfeld, Fall/Winter 1967-1968, photo © Pierluigi Praturlon/Reporters Associati & Archivi

The photography by Pasquale De Antonis, Federico Garolla, Ugo Mulas catchs the most important moments of this tale and the artworks by Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, Paolo Scheggi, Massimo Campigli, Getulio Alviani, Carla Accardi and Giuseppe Capogrossi – coming from the National Gallery of Modern Art – evidence the vital creativity which marked Italy and an age. The creations by couturiers as Germana Marucelli emphasizes the connection existing between art and fashion. It’s a detailed display of fashion, featuring the garnments by Maria Antonelli, Renato Balestra, Biki, Carosa, Roberto Capucci, Gigliola Curiel, Fendi, FontanaSorelle Sisters(as the “Pretino” dress they created in 1955 for Ava Gardner), Irene Galitzine, Fernanda Gattinoni, Mingolini-Guggenheim, Fausto Sarli, Mila Schön, Emilio Schuberth, Simonetta and Fabiani, Valentino, Jole Veneziani along with the accessories by Ferragamo, Fragiacomo, Gucci, Roberta di Camerino, jewelry by Bulgari – including the iconic creations “Snakes”- and fashion jewelry by Coppola and Toppo.

Model of Sorelle Botti, photo Pasquale De Antonis, 1947

Dress by Botti Sisters, photo Pasquale De Antonis, 1947

Two models wearing dresses by Valentino walking  in steps of Central State Archive, photo Federico Garolla, Rome, 1958

Two models wearing dresses by Valentino walking in steps of Central State Archive, photo Federico Garolla, Rome, 1958

Ugo Mulas, Lungo i Navigli, 1958 photo Ugo Mulas © Eredi Ugo Mulas,  courtesy Ugo Mulas Archive, Milao – Lia Rumma Gallery, Milan/Neaples

Ugo Mulas, Lungo i Navigli, 1958,
photo Ugo Mulas © Eredi Ugo Mulas, courtesy Ugo Mulas Archive, Milao – Lia Rumma Gallery, Milan/Neaples

The tale of exhibition is embodied in a marvelous catalogue (Electa, € 55.00) opening with a photograph by Garolla, combined with the words by Maria Luisa Frisa revealing what is the core of exhibition, the portrait of couturier and its role, being not just only “a creator, but an individual who observes the society where he lives, questions its many moods, …kneaded by the energy of his time” or bringer and interpret of “Volksgeist”, “The Spirit of people”, in a certain place and time.

Ivy Nicholson wearing a dress by Gattinoni at the Imperial Fora, photo Federico Garolla, Rome, 1954

Ivy Nicholson wearing a dress by Gattinoni at the Imperial Fora, photo Federico Garolla, Rome, 1954

 Giovannelli-Sciarra, photo Fortunato Scrimali published in the magazine Bellezza, n. 9, September 1953

Giovannelli-Sciarra, photo Fortunato Scrimali
ft. in the magazine “Bellezza”, n. 9, September 1953

 Ava Gardner wearing the  “Pretino"  dress, (created for her by the Sorelle Fontana  for a film the actress had to play but the film was never made. The  cassock apparel's idea was later taken over by director Federico Fellini for Anita Ekberg in "La Dolce Vita", 1960), 1955, photo Pierluigi Praturlon, courtesy of Historical Archive  Micol Fontana Foundation, Rome

Ava Gardner wearing the “Pretino” dress, (created for her by the Fontana Sisters for a film the actress had to play but the film was never made. The cassock apparel’s idea was later taken over by Federico Fellini for Anita Ekberg in  the movie “La Dolce Vita”, 1960), 1955, photo Pierluigi Praturlon,
courtesy Archive of Micol Fontana Foundation, Rome

Anita Ekberge ft. in "La dolce vita" by Federico Fellini, 1960, photo Pierluigi Praturlon, courtesy Archivio Fotografico della Cineteca Nazionale - Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Fondo Reporters Associati

Anita Ekberg ft. in “La dolce vita” by Federico Fellini, 1960, photo Pierluigi Praturlon, courtesy  Photo Archive of National Film Library – Experimental Film Centre. Fondo Reporters Associati

Bulgari, snake bracelet watch gold, red and green enamel and diamonds, ca1965

Bulgari, snake bracelet watch gold, red and green enamel and diamonds, 1965

Salvatore Ferragamo, Damigella ankle boots (created for Sofia Loren), 1957, photo Christofer Broadbent

Salvatore Ferragamo, Damigella ankle boots (created for Sofia Loren), 1957, photo Christofer Broadbent

Bulgari, Tubogas gold bracelet-watch, ca 1965

Bulgari, Tubogas gold bracelet-watch, 1965

The binomial between art and fashion will be also enriched by VB74, the performance created by Vanessa Beecroft exclusively for the exhibition which will be held during its opening. That makes “Bellissima” a not to be missed event and precious, as it dignifies fashion as source of culture and art, bringing again it in the place where it has to be: the museum. I tell that, thinking that can be a first step towards the path giving rise to a Fashion Museum in Italy or – considering also what it happens in other museums as the New York MET Museum the London Victoria & Albert Museum – of specific areas focused on fashion being into a museum.

LA MODA NELL’ ATELIER: LA MOSTRA “BELLISSIMA. L’ ITALIA DELL’ ALTA MODA 1945-1968” AL MUSEO MAXXI DI ROMA

Still image from the movie "The Barefoot Countess" by  Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1954, photo Osvaldo Civirani, courtesy Archivio Fotografico della Cineteca Nazionale - Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Fondo Civirani

Still image from the movie “The Barefoot Countess” by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1954,
photo Osvaldo Civirani, courtesy Photo Archive from the National Film Library – Film Experimental Centre. Fondo Civirani

La moda dialoga con l’ arte, raccontando la moda nell’ atelier, la storia della moda italiana e l’ alta moda dalla sua nascita alla fine degli anni Sessanta. Questo è il cuore di “Bellissima. L’ Italia dell’ alta moda 1945-1968”, mostra curata da Maria Luisa Frisa, Stefano Tonchi ed Anna Mattirolo, organizzata in collaborazione con Altaroma e in main partnership con Bulgari che sarà inaugurata il 30 novembre 2014 alle ore 19.30 e si terrà dal 2 dicembre 2014 al 3 maggio 2015 al Museo MAXXI di Roma. Il percorso espositivo della mostra parla dell’ alta moda, dell’ Italia e delle sue sinergie creative avvalendosi della fotografia e dell’ arte, dando vita un dialogo aperto tra diverse discipline.

Creations by De Gasperi Zezza, Fernanda Gattinoni and Sorelle Fontana - Fontana Sisters -, photo Pasquale De Antonis, 1948,  published in the magazine I Tessili Nuovi. Estate, n. 37, July – August - September 1948

Creations by De Gasperi Zezza, Fernanda Gattinoni and Fontana Sisters,
photo Pasquale De Antonis, 1948,
ft. in the magazine I Tessili Nuovi. Summer, n. 37, July – August – September 1948

Fendi, vison, mink coat, 1960. photo © Pierluigi Praturlon/Reporters Associati & Archivi

Fendi, mink coat, 1960. photo © Pierluigi Praturlon/Reporters Associati & Archivi

Fendi, mink coat, 1960

Fendi, mink coat, 1960

La fotografia di Pasquale De Antonis, Federico Garolla, Ugo Mulas cattura i momenti più salienti di questo intenso racconto e le opere di Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri, Paolo Scheggi, Massimo Campigli, Getulio Alviani, Carla Accardi e Giuseppe Capogrossi – provenienti dalla Galleria Nazionale di Arte Moderna – testimoniano la vitale creatività che ha segnato un’ epoca e l’ Italia. Le creazioni di couturiers quali Germana Marucelli enfatizzano il legame tra arte e moda. Una dettagliata rassegna di moda di cui sono protagonisti i capi di Maria Antonelli, Renato Balestra, Biki, Carosa, Roberto Capucci, Gigliola Curiel, Fendi, Sorelle Fontana (come l’ abito “Pretino” da loro creato nel 1955 per Ava Gardner), Irene Galitzine, Fernanda Gattinoni, Mingolini-Guggenheim, Fausto Sarli, Mila Schön, Emilio Schuberth, Simonetta e Fabiani, Valentino, Jole Veneziani unitamente agli accessori di Ferragamo, Fragiacomo, Gucci, Roberta di Camerino, i gioielli di Bulgari – comprensivi delle iconiche creazioni “Serpenti” – e la bigiotteria di Coppola e Toppo.

Two creations by De Gasperi Zezza at Museum of the  Baths of Diocletian, photo Pasquale De Antonis, Rome, 1948

Two creations by De Gasperi Zezza at Museum of the Baths of Diocletian, photo Pasquale De Antonis, Rome, 1948

Gina Lollobrigida,  still image from the movie "Come September" (1961) by Robert Mulligan, ©Universal Pictures

Gina Lollobrigida, wearing jewelry by Bulgari, still image from the movie “Come September” by Robert Mulligan, 1962
©Universal Pictures

Anita Ekberg, wearing Bulgari jewelry, still image from the movie "Call me Bwana" by Douglas Gordon, 1962

Anita Ekberg, wearing Bulgari jewelry, still image from the movie “Call me Bwana” by Douglas Gordon, 1962

Il racconto della mostra è racchiuso anche in uno splendido catalogo (Edizioni Electa, € 55.00) che si apre con una foto di Garolla, accompagnato dalle parole di Maria Luisa Frisa che svelano ciò che è il nucleo fondante della mostra, il ritratto del couturier e del suo ruolo, il quale non è soltanto “ un creatore, ma un individuo che scruta la società in cui vive, ne interroga i molteplici umori,..impastato dall’ energia del proprio tempo” ovvero portatore e interprete del “Volksgeist”, lo “Spirito del popolo, in un determinato luogo e tempo.

Creations by Fercioni, photo Elsa Robiola,  ft. in the magazine Bellezza, n. 5, May 1951

Creations by Fercioni, photo Elsa Robiola,
ft. in the magazine Bellezza, n. 5, May 1951

 'Azalea Rosa',  Roberto Capucci, first show: Sala Bianca Palazzo Pitti in Florence, 1961, photo Claudia Primangeli, Archive Roberto Capucci Foundation

“Azalea rosa”dress, Roberto Capucci, first show,  Florence Palazzo Pitti White, 1961, photo Claudia Primangeli, Archive of Roberto Capucci Foundation

1969 'Omaggio a Burri' "Homage to Burri", Roberto Capucci, first show at the Rome Capucci atelier in Via Gregoriana, photo Claudia Primangeli, Archive Roberto Capucci Foundation

“Homage to Burri”, Roberto Capucci, first show at the Rome Capucci atelier in Via Gregoriana, 1969, photo Claudia Primangeli, Archive of Roberto Capucci Foundation

Roberto Capucci, first show, Florence Palazzo Pitti White Room, photo Claudia Primangeli, Archive of  Roberto Capucci Foundation

Roberto Capucci, first show, Florence Palazzo Pitti White Room, photo Claudia Primangeli,  1959, Archive of Roberto Capucci Foundation

Salvatore Ferragamo, "Decolletè",shoes created for Maliryn Monroe in the movie “Bus Stop” by Joshua Logan, 1965, photo Roberto Quagli

Salvatore Ferragamo, “Decolletè”,shoes created for Maliryn Monroe in the movie “Bus Stop” by Joshua Logan, 1965, photo Roberto Quagli

Bulgari, necklace, earrings, gold and platinum with turquoises, sapphires, diamonds, 1961-1962

Bulgari, necklace, earrings, gold and platinum with turquoises, sapphires, diamonds, 1961-1962

Venice, 1966, photo Ugo Mulas © Eredi Ugo Mulas,  courtesy Ugo Mulas Archive, Milao – Lia Rumma Gallery, Milan/Neaples

Venice, 1966, photo Ugo Mulas © Eredi Ugo Mulas, courtesy Ugo Mulas Archive, Milao – Lia Rumma Gallery, Milan/Neaples

Il binomio tra arte e moda sarà anche arricchito da VB74, la performance creata esclusivamente per la mostra dall’ artista Vanessa Beecroft che si terrà durante la opening. Ciò rende “Bellissima” un evento imperdibile e prezioso, poiché dignifica la moda quale fonte di cultura e di arte, riportandola nel luogo in cui deve stare: il museo. Dico ciò, pensando che questo possa essere un primo passo per il cammino che dia luogo alla nascita di un Museo della Moda in Italia oppure – considerando anche ciò che accade in altre istituzioni museali quali il MET Museum di New York ed il Victoria & Albert Museum di Londra – di specifiche aree dedicate alla moda all’ interno di un museo.

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A MODERN DAY: THE OPENING OF “BELLISSIMA. THE ITALY OF HIGH FASHION 1945-1968” AT THE ROME MAXXI MUSEUM

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It’ s a modern day, a Sunday afternoon spent under the sign of fashion, high fashion and art. “To live with art”, categorical imperative of high fashion and Italy during the years 1945-1968. That is the core of “Bellissima. The Italy of high fashion 1945-1968”, exhibition opened on Sunday 30th November 2014 in Rome(where it was also held during the same day at the Auditorium della Musica the concert of legendary band of industrial music Einstuerzende Neubauten, a missed appointment) at the MAXXI Museum – running through 3rd May 2015 -, curated by Maria Luisa Frisa, Stefano Tonchi and Anna Mattirolo, organized in collaboration with Altaroma and Bulgari which is its main partner.

Roland Sejko, Simmetries of light Vol. III. courtesy Istituto Luce Cinecittà Srl

Roland Sejko, “Simmetries of light Vol. III”. Istituto Luce Cinecittà Srl, photo by N

Dresses by Germana Marucelli( Fall/Winter 1968-1969, courtesy Germana Marucelli archive),  and Roberto Capucci(1967, courtesy Roberto Capucci Archive) along with the artworks "Inter-ena-cubo", by Paolo Scheggi(1969, Carla and Cosimo Scheggi collection)

Dresses by Germana Marucelli( Fall/Winter 1968-1969, courtesy Germana Marucelli archive), and Roberto Capucci(1967, courtesy Roberto Capucci Archive) along with the artworks “Inter-ena-cubo”, by Paolo Scheggi(1969, Carla and Cosimo Scheggi collection), photo by N

Bulgari, the jewelry featuring in the "Snakes" collection(1965) Bulgari Heritage collection), photo by N

Bulgari, the jewelry featuring in the “Snakes” collection(1965) Bulgari Heritage collection), photo by N

Germana Marucelli( evening dress with bodice and belt in anodized aluminum, designed in collaboration with the artist Getulio Alviani, Alluminio collection, Spring/Summer 1969, private collection) and Emilio Pucci( lurex evening dress with jewelry clasp, Spring/Summer 1967, Emilio Pucci Archive), photo by N

Germana Marucelli( evening dress with bodice and belt in anodized aluminum, designed in collaboration with the artist Getulio Alviani, Alluminio collection, Spring/Summer 1969, private collection) and Emilio Pucci( lurex evening dress with jewelry clasp, Spring/Summer 1967, Emilio Pucci Archive), photo by N

Getulio Alviani, "Forma"(1961, private collection, Pescara), photo by N

Getulio Alviani, “Forma”(1961, private collection, Pescara), photo by N

A story of art and poetry, the story of a nation, the Italy and its creativity, also impressed in the pages of a wonderful book which is much more than a catalogue of an exhibition, it’s an anthological work, full of documents, signs and visions that reorganize and rebuild an age in a syncretic way, giving rise to a red drop with the ready to wear from the following decades, the demi-couture and the contemporary creative language. And Rome, city which yesterday gave rise to these many creative alchemies, open dialogues and blends between art, film and fashion, becomes today its witness. All happens in an afternoon and finally in a museum. An important signal of a renovated sharing between art and fashion, representing a new way, a necessary dialogue between institutions and consequently a rediscovered dignity of fashion – emancipated from the prejudices, often considered only as consumer goods – which is a discipline, a source of culture having the same rank of the visual arts (a dignity recognized from a long time elsewhere or rather in many worldwide museums), hosted now by the place where it must be: the museum.

Federico Forquet( silk Evening jumpsuit with sequins owned by Gioia Marchi Falck, about 1967-1968, Courtesy Galleria del Costume di Palazzo Pitti - Donazione Tirelli), photo by N

Federico Forquet( silk evening jumpsuit with sequins owned by Gioia Marchi Falck, about 1967-1968, Courtesy Galleria del Costume di Palazzo Pitti – Donazione Tirelli) and Galitzine(Evening Pyjama, made of fringed jersey with braiding, crystals and glass beads, Fall/Winter 1960-1961, Label: Irene Galitzine Rome; label: Neiman Marcus), photo by N

Tiziani, designed by Karl Lagerfeld (evening dress made of silk crêpon, embroidered with glass beads, owned by Catherine Spaak, Fall/Winter 1967/1968, courtesy Palazzo Pitti’s Galleria del Costume –Donazione Tirelli), photo by N

Tiziani, designed by Karl Lagerfeld (evening dress made of silk crêpon, embroidered with glass beads, owned by Catherine Spaak, Fall/Winter 1967/1968, courtesy Palazzo Pitti Costume Gallery –Donation by Tirelli), photo by N

Mila Schön, silk organza evening gown embroidered with medallions of pearls, rhinestones and sequins, Spring/Summer 1969, courtesy Fashion house Mila Schön’s Archive), photo by N

Mila Schön, (silk organza evening gown embroidered with medallions of pearls, rhinestones and sequins, Spring/Summer 1969, courtesy Fashion house Mila Schön’s Archive), photo by N

 Mila Schön (tulle evening dress, embroidered with beads, owned by Gioia Marchi Falck, Fall/Winter 1967-1968, courtesy  Palazzo Pitti  Costume Gallery- Tirelli donation), photo by N


Mila Schön (tulle evening dress, embroidered with beads, owned by Gioia Marchi Falck, Fall/Winter 1967-1968, courtesy Palazzo Pitti Costume Gallery- Donation by Tirelli), photo by N

Germana Marucelli(evening dress with sequins and silk embroidery from patterns by Pietro Zuffi, "Impero" collection, 1967, courtesy Germana Marucelli Archive) and Jole Veneziani (organza short dress embroidered with stripes, sequins and jais, Fall/Winter 1968-1969, courtesy Veneziani Archive), photo by N

Germana Marucelli(evening dress with sequins and silk embroidery from patterns by Pietro Zuffi, “Impero” collection, 1967, courtesy Germana Marucelli Archive) and Jole Veneziani (organza short dress embroidered with stripes, sequins and jais, Fall/Winter 1968-1969, courtesy Veneziani Archive), photo by N

It’s a present full of promises and energies, though it’s different from the past which exhibition tells about, from which it arises the modernity of signs, and emotions of the many stories impressed on the cloth. Shapes, spaces, colors and avant-garde suggestions, as well as craftsmanship tracing the DNA of Made in Italy and Italian fashion industry which is born yesterday as elitist and sartorial phenomenon. The couturier is the interpret and demiurge, decoding the suggestions coming from his time. Eternal works, iconic clothes, the ones by Germana Marucelli, Galitizine and Fontana Sisters, masterpieces of experimentation and irony as the lapin jumpsuit by Fendi, the dresses by Capucci and Emilio Schuberth show a fashion going beyond time. Architectures draw the femininity, made of matter, shape and colors becoming the references of exhibition. Black and white, cocktail and evening dresses, futuristic tensions and unusual lines. 80 are the clothes on show along with many accessories – including the celebrated creations by Roberta di Camerino, Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Fragiacomo, Dal Cò -, the jewelry by Bulgari and fashion jewelry by Coppola and Coppo telling about this vibrant age and do that by using other channels of communications: contemporary art, film and photography.

Galitzine( silk shantung Pyjama with shirt fully embroidered  with gold leaves and glass crystals, trousers with the same polka dot embroidered motif, 1962, label: Irene Galitzine, Rome, courtesy Galitzine Archive), photo by N

Galitzine( silk shantung Pyjama with shirt fully embroidered with gold leaves and glass crystals, trousers with the same polka dot embroidered motif, 1962, label: Irene Galitzine, Rome, courtesy Galitzine Archive), photo by N

Catalogues and documents ft. in "Bellissima", photo by N

Catalogues and documents ft. in “Bellissima”, photo by N

Fragiacomo( 1960, courtesy Fragiacomo) and Cavallera(1950, Courtesy City of Venice Museums - Fortuny Museum- G. Pallavicini Collection), photo by N

Fragiacomo( 1960, courtesy Fragiacomo) and Cavallera(1950, Courtesy City of Venice Museums – Fortuny Museum- G. Pallavicini Collection), photo by N

Valentino ( tulle short evening dress featuring drapes giving rise to roses, Spring/Summer 1959, courtesy Valentino S.P.A.), photo by N

Valentino ( tulle short evening dress featuring drapes giving rise to roses, Spring/Summer 1959, courtesy Valentino S.P.A.), photo by N

Alberto Burri, "Rosso plastica"(1961, private collection), photo by N

Alberto Burri, “Rosso plastica”(1961, private collection), photo by N

A wide setup of documents tells on film about the atmospheres of age, emphasized by the movies of legendary filmmakers as Luchino Visconti – “Bellissima”, the movie he made, is the title of exhibition -, Federico Fellini, film documentaries and photography by Pasquale De Antonis, Federico Garolla and Ugo Mulas. The masterpieces by Lucio Fontana, Alberto Burri highlight the thematic areas of exhibition path. The red dress by Valentino is matched to a work by Alberto Burri, the optical patterns by Alberto Biasi dialogue with the dress by Germana Marucelli and many others, creating a dynamic path made of lines, curves, successful asymmetries and divagations, made concrete by the set design of exhibition, a metallic path being at the wide room of MAXXI hosting it at the second floor, made by the bright architects  Maria Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo and Guido Schinklert, makers of an experiential path, subverting the limits of space of a sole room and making usable and light an exhibition path which otherwise could become very hard and less intelligible.

Alberto Burri, "Ferro"(1960, National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome), photo by N

Alberto Burri, “Ferro”(1960, National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome), photo by N

Simonetta(two-pieces cocktail dress, about 1955, courtesy Enrico Quinto and Paolo Tinarelli Collection), photo by N

Simonetta(two-pieces cocktail dress, about 1955, courtesy Enrico Quinto and Paolo Tinarelli Collection), photo by N

Me,myself and I along wiith Adrien Yakimov, photo by N

Me,myself and I along wiith Adrien Yakimov, photo by N

Emilio Schuberth(cocktail dress,  owned by Lucy D' Albert, about 1955, courtesy Enrico Quinto and Paolo Tinarelli Collection), photo by N

Emilio Schuberth(cocktail dress, owned by Lucy D’ Albert, about 1955, courtesy Enrico Quinto and Paolo Tinarelli Collection), photo by N

Marcello Mastroianni ft. in the movie "8 1/2" by Federico Fellini, photo by N

Marcello Mastroianni ft. in the movie “8 1/2″ by Federico Fellini, photo by N

A motion featuring also in the mannequins by La Rosa, women – as it teaches the genius Diana Vreeland in her work as curator – and ideas on the move. Beauty and femininity, a complex talk, made of textures – as the fragments of cloths and embroideries by Fontana Sisters – and retraced by catalogues, magazines and a copious mail, precious documents telling about the relationships between the buyers, customers and ateliers, the rise of fashion industry, fashion show as event presenting and selling the fashion product (which happens for the first time on 22nd July 1952 in Florence at the Palazzo Pitti White Room).

Evening dresses by Roberto Capucci(“Azalea rosa”dress, Roberto Capucci, first show,  Florence Palazzo Pitti White Room, 1961,Archive of Roberto Capucci Foundation), Valentino(evening dress in hand-painted sillk satin, Spring/Summer 1968, courtesy Valentino S.P.A.) and Emilio Schuberth(evening gown in silk satin with silk embroidery and glass beads,1951, courtesy Gabriella Lo Faro Private collection), photo by N

Evening dresses by Roberto Capucci(“Azalea rosa”dress, Roberto Capucci, first show, Florence Palazzo Pitti White Room, 1961,Archive of Roberto Capucci Foundation), Valentino(evening dress in hand-painted sillk satin, Spring/Summer 1968, courtesy Valentino S.P.A.) and Emilio Schuberth(evening gown in silk satin with silk embroidery and glass beads,1951, courtesy Gabriella Lo Faro Private collection), photo by N

Video documenting "La settimana Incom( 1947), photo by N

Video documenting “La settimana Incom( 1947), photo by N

Botti Sisters(Evening dress in silk faille and rebrodè lace, 1957, courtesy Gabriella Lo Faro Private Collection) and Fontana Sisters(evening dress in damask silk with rose motifs and panel secured to the back, inspired by the traditional Japanese clothes, owned by Palma Bucarelli, 1957, courtesy Historical Archive of Micol Fontana Foundation), photo by N

Botti Sisters(evening dress in silk faille and rebrodè lace, 1957, courtesy Gabriella Lo Faro Private Collection) and Fontana Sisters(evening dress in damask silk with rose motifs and panel secured to the back, inspired by the traditional Japanese clothes, owned by Palma Bucarelli, 1957, courtesy Historical Archive of Micol Fontana Foundation), photo by N

Bulgari ( gold necklace with emeralds, rubies, sapphires and diamonds, 1967,  gold earrings with emeralds, rubies, sapphires and diamonds, 1967, "Melone" gold vanity case with diamonds, 1960, Bulgari Heritage Collection), photo by N

Bulgari ( gold necklace with emeralds, rubies, sapphires and diamonds, 1967, gold earrings with emeralds, rubies, sapphires and diamonds, 1967, “Melone” gold vanity case with diamonds, 1960, Bulgari Heritage Collection), photo by N

Bulgari,  photo by N

Bulgari, photo by N

A happening enriched by the performance of artist Vanessa Beecroft, known for her semiotic affiliation with the fashion world, who staged exclusively for the event VB74, a tableau vivant made of women wrapped by veils, depicting and looking into femininity, the being and its clothing. A cooled, stripped idea which becomes abstract and embodies that catchy aesthetics which made famous the artist. An art which represents itself and answers to the questions of being through the silence of body and matter, the veil, lights and shadows. A “staged” idea revealing the essence by itself.

VB74 by Vanessa Beecroft,  photo by N

VB74 by Vanessa Beecroft, photo by N

VB74 by Vanessa Beecroft,  photo by N

VB74 by Vanessa Beecroft, photo by N

VB74 by Vanessa Beecroft,  photo by N

VB74 by Vanessa Beecroft, photo by N

Vanessa Beecroft talking with the professor Monica Bolzoni, photo by N

Vanessa Beecroft talking with the professor Monica Bolzoni, photo by N

Essence of the non-existent, that being non-existent which represents the individual seen by Carmelo Bene, though it’s not obscene, out of the stage, but it is and stays in the stage for three hours, the duration of performance which was also held on 28th November at the MAXXI for the gala dinner of exhibition for the MAXXI’s fund-raising, event where generously fashion supported art, calling its most famous features along with a plethora of more and less famous personas, known in the socialite news sections who, happy and cash, contributed to the success of evening – widely told by the website Dagospia of brilliant and ironic journalist Roberto D’ Agostino -, a fund-raising amounting to about 600.000 Euros (for an institution which – as many others Italian museums is not very well -, suffering since months, circumstances which is often told by news, resulting from the moment of precariousness and uncertainty the culture in Italy, its country and people experience).

Fontana Sisters( embroideries on cloth, 1949, 1964, 1953, Historical Archive of Micol Fontana Foundation), photo by N

Fontana Sisters( embroideries on cloth, 1949, 1964, 1953, Historical Archive of Micol Fontana Foundation), photo by N

Fernanda Gattinoni( short evening dress in moiré silk with velved and satin, worn by Anna Magnani, 1951, evening cape in velvet with satin lining, worn by Anna Magnani, 1951, two pieces evening dress, trousers in marocain crêpe silk  and blouse in silk organza, work by Anna Magnani, 1956, Historical Archive Fernanda and Raniero Gattinoni), photo by N

Fernanda Gattinoni( short evening dress in moiré silk with velved and satin, worn by Anna Magnani, 1951, evening cape in velvet with satin lining, worn by Anna Magnani, 1951, two pieces evening dress, trousers in marocain crêpe silk and blouse in silk organza, work by Anna Magnani, 1956, Historical Archive Fernanda and Raniero Gattinoni), photo by N

Ava Gardner wearing the “Pretino” dress, (created for her by the Fontana Sisters, "Pretino" dress, 1955, courtesy Archive of Micol Fontana Foundation, Rome

Ava Gardner wearing the “Pretino” dress, (created for her by the Fontana Sisters, “Pretino” dress, 1955,
courtesy Archive of Micol Fontana Foundation, Rome

Salvatore Ferragamo( décolleté shoe made in glided kid, made for Marylin Monroe for the movie by Joshua Logan "Bus stop", 1967,  décolleté shoe in satin with rhinestones appliques and stiletto heel,owned by Marylin Monroe, 1958-1959, décolleté show made of crocodile leather created for Marilyn Monroe, 1958-1959, "Damigella" ankle boot in stretch brocade-effect silk fabric, created for Sophia Loren, 1957, "Madonna", closed-toe sandal with vamp bearing flowers embroidered in silk, glass beads and rhinestones, created for Sophia Loren, 1955, "Ranina" sandal with upper in Tavernelle lace and sequin appliqués, lining in transparent vinilite, flared  Louis XV heel, made for Anna Magnani, 1955, Courtesy Salvatore Ferragamo Museum), photo by N

Salvatore Ferragamo( décolleté shoe made in glided kid, made for Marylin Monroe for the movie by Joshua Logan “Bus stop”, 1967, décolleté shoe in satin with rhinestones appliques and stiletto heel,owned by Marylin Monroe, 1958-1959, décolleté show made of crocodile leather created for Marilyn Monroe, 1958-1959, “Damigella” ankle boot in stretch brocade-effect silk fabric, created for Sophia Loren, 1957, “Madonna”, closed-toe sandal with vamp bearing flowers embroidered in silk, glass beads and rhinestones, created for Sophia Loren, 1955, “Ranina” sandal with upper in Tavernelle lace and sequin appliqués, lining in transparent vinilite, flared Louis XV heel, made for Anna Magnani, 1955, Courtesy Salvatore Ferragamo Museum), photo by N

Mingolini Guggenheim, short evening dress in organza, owned by Silvana Pampanini, late 1960, Courtesy Palazzo Pitti Costume Gallery - Tirelli Donation) and Fausto Sarli ( short evening dress in fabric embroidered with pearls, Swarovski crystals and glass baguettes designed for Mina ft. in the "Studio Uno" TV program, mid-1960, courtesy Atelier Sarli Couture), photo by N

Mingolini Guggenheim, short evening dress in organza, owned by Silvana Pampanini, late 1960, Courtesy Palazzo Pitti Costume Gallery – Tirelli Donation) and Fausto Sarli ( short evening dress in fabric embroidered with pearls, Swarovski crystals and glass baguettes designed for Mina ft. in the “Studio Uno” TV program, mid-1960, courtesy Atelier Sarli Couture), photo by N

That is also a positive sign, I hope it’s the beginning of a new dialogue being more productive, deep and solid between the museums and the fashion world to develop in a long term period and build new ways, sow ideas looking at the culture as food for Italy and its minds, what makes us thinking, autonomous and free, a kind of food being necessary and universal. I also wish that is the first step for making a series of exhibitions on fashion that are – not set up sporadically and hopefully not set up in a sole, though it’s wide, room – set up in the Italian museums (telling that I think about the exhibition which during this year celebrated the Made in Italy in London, at the Victoria & Albert Museum and I also think about the new technologies to use to make more complete and understandably the tale of an exhibition).

UNA GIORNATA MODERNA: L’ INAUGURAZIONE DI “BELLISSIMA. L’ ITALIA DELL’ ALTA MODA 1945-1968” AL MUSEO MAXXI DI ROMA

Federico Garolla(two models wearing dresses by Valentino walking in steps of Central State Archive, Rome, 1958), photo by N

Federico Garolla(two models wearing dresses by Valentino walking in steps of Central State Archive, Rome, 1958), photo by N

Una giornata moderna, una domenica pomeriggio passata all’ insegna della moda, dell’ alta moda e dell’ arte. “Vivere con arte”, imperativo categorico dell’ alta moda e l’ Italia durante gli anni 1945-1968. Questo il cuore di “Bellissima”, mostra inaugurata domenica 30 novembre 2014 a Roma (in cui si è anche tenuto nello stesso giorno all’ Auditorium della Musica il concerto della leggendaria band di musica industrial Einstuerzende Neubauten, un appuntamento mancato) presso il MAXXI – che prosegue fino al 3 maggio 2015 -, curata da Maria Luisa Frisa, Stefano Tonchi e Anna Mattirolo, organizzata in collaborazione con Altaroma e Bulgari che ne è il main partner.

Emilio Schuberth(tulle dress, decorated with beads and sequins in floral motifs, worn by Gina Lollobrigida, about 1953, courtesy Gabriella Lo Faro Private Collection), photo by N

Emilio Schuberth(tulle dress, decorated with beads and sequins in floral motifs, worn by Gina Lollobrigida, about 1953, courtesy Gabriella Lo Faro Private Collection), photo by N

Fendi (Jumpsuit in black rabbit, with diagonally symmetric pattern, adorned with jewel buttons, chiffon and lace on the collar and wrists, Fall/Winter 1067-1968, Fendi Historical Archive) and Valentino (ensemble in cotton mikado, Spring/Summer 1966, courtesy Valentino S.P.A.), photo by N

Fendi (Jumpsuit in black rabbit, with diagonally symmetric pattern, adorned with jewel buttons, chiffon and lace on the collar and wrists, Fall/Winter 1067-1968, Fendi Historical Archive) and Valentino (ensemble in cotton mikado, Spring/Summer 1966, courtesy Valentino S.P.A.), photo by N

Hats and hairdresses by Clemente Cartoni (1950 and 1960, courtesy of Palazzo Pitti Costume Gallery -Tornabuoni-Lineapiù donation) and Gallia and Peter(turban in Zoagli silk velvet decorated with pearl and rhinestone embroidery, 1945, courtesy Gallia and Peter Milan), photo by N

Hats and hairdresses by Clemente Cartoni (1950 and 1960, courtesy of Palazzo Pitti Costume Gallery -Tornabuoni-Lineapiù donation) and Gallia and Peter(turban in Zoagli silk velvet decorated with pearl and rhinestone embroidery, 1945, courtesy Gallia and Peter Milan), photo by N

Fendi (mink coat, 1960, Fendi historical archive), photo by N

Fendi (mink coat, 1960, Fendi historical archive), photo by N

"Bellissima", fashion and the art by Lucio Fontana( "Concetto Spaziale - Attese (bianco e due tagli)" 1968, private collection, Rome), photo by N

“Bellissima”, fashion and the art by Paolo Scheggi (“Zone riflessse”, 1963,  National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome), photo by N

Paolo Scheggi “Zone riflesse”( 1963, National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome),

Una storia d’ arte e di poesia, la storia di una nazione, l’ Italia e della sua creatività, impressa anche nelle pagine di un libro che è più di un catalogo di una mostra,opera antologica da avere, colma di documentazioni, segni, visioni che riordinano e costruiscono un’ epoca in chiave sincretica, dando vita a un “fil rouge” con il prêt à porter dei decenni successivi, il demi-couture e il linguaggio creativo contemporaneo. E Roma, città che ha dato vita ieri a queste plurime alchimie creative, dialoghi aperti e contaminazioni tra arte, cinema e moda, ne diventa oggi la testimone. Accade tutto in un pomeriggio e finalmente in un museo. Un segnale importante di una rinnovata condivisione tra arte e moda, simbolo di una nuova strada, un necessitato dialogo tra istituzioni e conseguentemente una ritrovata dignità della moda – emancipata dai pregiudizi, sovente considerata unicamente quale bene di consumo -, la quale è una disciplina, una fonte di cultura di egual rango a quello delle arti visive(una dignità riconosciuta da tempo altrove ovvero in plurime istituzioni museali di tutto il mondo), ospite adesso del luogo in cui deve stare: il museo.

Enzo( dress, early 1960,  courtesy Enrico Quinto and Paolo Tinarelli collection) and Capucci ( Sculpture-dress in satin organza, Box line, 1958, courtesy Historical Archive of Roberto Capucci Foundation), photo by N

Enzo( dress, early 1960, courtesy Enrico Quinto and Paolo Tinarelli collection) and Capucci ( Sculpture-dress in satin organza, Box line, 1958, courtesy Historical Archive of Roberto Capucci Foundation), photo by N

Lucio Fontana( "Concetto Spaziale - Attese (bianco e due tagli)" 1968, private collection, Rome), photo by N

Paolo Scheggi “Zone riflesse”( 1963, National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome), photo by N

Giuseppe Capogrossi, "Superficie 294"( 1958, National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome), photo by N

Giuseppe Capogrossi, “Superficie 294″( 1958, National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome), photo by N

The magazines and documents ft. in "Bellissima", photo by N

The magazines and documents ft. in “Bellissima”, photo by N

Un presente ricco di promesse e di energie, di certo diverso dal passato che la mostra racconta, da cui però si evince l’ attualità di segni ed emozioni di tante storie impresse su tessuto. Forme, spazi, colori e suggestioni avveniristiche, ma anche artigianalità che traccia il dna del Made in Italy e dell’ industria della moda italiana che nasce ieri quale fenomeno elitario e sartoriale. Il couturier è l’ interprete e il demiurgo del suo tempo, decodifica in segni e visioni le suggestioni del suo presente. Opere immortali, abiti iconici, quelli di Germana Marucelli, Galitizine e delle Sorelle Fontana, capolavori di sperimentazione e di ironia come la tuta di lapin di Fendi, gli abiti di Capucci e di Emilio Schuberth, che testimonia una moda che va al di là del tempo. Architetture disegnano la femminilità fatta di materia, forma e colori che diventano i riferimenti della mostra. Il bianco e nero, gli abiti da cocktail e da gran sera, le tensioni futuristiche e le forme insolite. 80 sono gli abiti unitamente a plurimi accessori – che comprendono le celebri creazioni di Roberta di Camerino, Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Fragiacomo, Dal Cò -, i gioielli di Bulgari e la bigiotteria di Coppola e Coppo che raccontano questa vibrante epoca e lo fanno avvalendosi di altri canali di comunicazione: l’ arte contemporanea, il cinema e la fotografia.

The catalogues and documents ft. in "Bellissima", photo by N

The catalogues and documents ft. in “Bellissima”, photo by N

Fontana Sisters( 1960, A.N.G.E.L.O Vintage Archive) and Mila Schön ( 1960, private collection), photo by N

Fontana Sisters( 1960, A.N.G.E.L.O Vintage Archive) and Mila Schön ( 1960, private collection), photo by N

 Pasquale De Antonis(1947), photo by N

Pasquale De Antonis(1947), photo by N

Roberta di Camerino( early and mid 1960. courtesy A.N.G.E.L.O. Vintage Archive), photo by N

Roberta di Camerino( early and mid 1960. courtesy A.N.G.E.L.O. Vintage Archive), photo by N

Un ampio apparato documentaristico racconta su pellicola le atmosfere di un epoca e le visioni, enfatizzate dal segno di leggendari registi quali Luchino Visconti – il cui film “Bellissima” è il titolo della mostra -, Federico Fellini, da documentari e dalle fotografie di Pasquale De Antonis, Federico Garolla e Ugo Mulas. I capolavori di Fontana, Burri enfatizzano le aree tematiche del percorso della mostra. L’ abito rosso di Valentino abbinato a un’ opera di Burri, i motivi optical di Alberto Biasi dialogano con l’ abito di Germana Marucelli e molti altri, creando un percorso dinamico, fatto di linee e curve, felici asimmetrie e divagazioni, concretizzate dal set design della mostra, un sentiero metallico presso la grande sala del MAXXI che la ospita al secondo piano, realizzato dai brillanti architetti Maria Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo e Guido Schinklert, fautori di un cammino esperienziale che sovverte i limiti dello spazio ovvero di un’ unica sala e rende fruibile e lieve un percorso espositivo che altrimenti sarebbe potuto divenire oltremodo arduo e poco intellegibile.

Gucci ( Courtesy Gucci Archive), photo by N

Gucci ( courtesy Gucci Archive), photo by N

Alberto Fabiani(reversible wool day overcoat, Spring/Summer 1961, courtesy Enrico Quinto and Paolo Tinarelli Collection) and Pino Lancetti( Wool coat with silk liningm Spring/Summer 1965, City of Venice Museums Foundation- Fortuny Museum- G. Pallavicini Collection), photo by N

Alberto Fabiani(reversible wool day overcoat, Spring/Summer 1961, courtesy Enrico Quinto and Paolo Tinarelli Collection) and Pino Lancetti( Wool coat with silk liningm Spring/Summer 1965, City of Venice Museums Foundation- Fortuny Museum- G. Pallavicini Collection), photo by N

Magazines ft. in "Bellissima", photo by N

Magazines ft. in “Bellissima”, photo by N

Hats and hairdresses by Clemente Cartoni (1950 and 1960, courtesy of Palazzo Pitti Costume Gallery -Tornabuoni-Lineapiù donation) and Gallia and Peter(turban in Zoagli silk velvet decorated with pearl and rhinestone embroidery, 1945, courtesy Gallia and Peter Milan), photo by N

Hats and hairdresses by Clemente Cartoni (courtesy of Palazzo Pitti Costume Gallery -Tornabuoni-Lineapiù donation) and Gallia and Peter(courtesy Gallia and Peter Milan), photo by N

Un moto impresso anche nei manichini di La Rosa, donne – come insegna Diana Vreeland nelle vesti di curatrice – e idee in movimento. Bellezza e femminilità, un discorso complesso, fatto di molteplici textures – come i frammenti di tessuti e ricami delle Sorelle Fontana – e rievocate da cataloghi, riviste e da una fitta corrispondenza, preziosa documentazione che racconta i rapporti tra i buyer, i clienti e gli atelier, la nascita dell’ industria della moda, della sfilata quale evento di presentazione e vendita del prodotto moda (che avviene per la prima volta il 22 luglio 1952 a Firenze nella Sala Bianca di Palazzo Pitti).

Alberto Biasi (1964-1965, National Gallery of Modern Art), photo by N

Alberto Biasi (1964-1965, National Gallery of Modern Art), photo by N

Cocktail dress in silk twill with optical motifs, designed by teaming with Getulio Alviani, "Optical collection", Spring/Summer, 1965, courtesy Germana Marucelli Archive), photo by N

Cocktail dress in silk twill with optical motifs, designed by teaming with Getulio Alviani, “Optical collection”, Spring/Summer, 1965, courtesy Germana Marucelli Archive), photo by N

Lucio Fontana  "Concetto Spaziale - Attese (bianco e due tagli) -1968, private collection, Rome,- and Alberto Biasi (1964-1965, National Gallery of Modern Art), photo by N

Lucio Fontana
“Concetto Spaziale – Attese (bianco e due tagli) – 1968, private collection, Rome – and Alberto Biasi (1964-1965, National Gallery of Modern Art), photo by N

Valentino( silk evening pyjama, Spring/Summer 1966, courtesy Valentino S.P.A,) and Roberto Capucci, "Omaggio a Vasarely", sculpture-dress inspired by the artist's works with interwoven optical effect satin ribbons and ostrich feathers, 1965, Historical Archive of Roberto Capucci Foundation), photo by N

Valentino( silk evening pyjama, Spring/Summer 1966, courtesy Valentino S.P.A,) and Roberto Capucci, “Omaggio a Vasarely”, sculpture-dress inspired by the artist’s works with interwoven optical effect satin ribbons and ostrich feathers, 1965, Historical Archive of Roberto Capucci Foundation), photo by N

Un happening arricchito dalla performance dell’ artista Vanessa Beecroft, nota per le sue affiliazioni semiotiche con il mondo della moda, che ha messo in scena per l’ occasione VB74, un tableau vivant fatto di donne avvolte da veli che ritrae e indaga la femminilità, l’ essere e il suo vestimentum. Un’ idea refrigerata, scarnificata che diventa astratta e racchiude in sé quell’ accattivante estetica che ha reso famosa l’ artista. Un’ arte che rappresenta sé stessa e risponde agli interrogativi dell’ essere con il silenzio di corpo e materia, il velo, luci e ombre. Un concetto “staged” che svela in sé la sua essenza.

VB74 , performance by Vanessa Beecroft, photo by N

VB74 , performance by Vanessa Beecroft, photo by N

VB74 , performance by Vanessa Beecroft, photo by N

VB74 , performance by Vanessa Beecroft, photo by N

Me, myself and I along with Giampiero Mughini, photo by N

Me, myself and I along with Giampiero Mughini, photo by N

L’ essenza dell’ inesistente, di quell’ inesistente essente che rappresenta l’ individuo visto da Carmelo Bene, che però non è osceno, fuori scena, ma è e resta in scena per tre ore, durata della performance che si è tenuta anche il 28 novembre al Maxxi in occasione della cena di gala della mostra per la raccolta fondi del MAXXI, evento in cui la moda ha generosamente sostenuto l’ arte, chiamando a sé i suoi più famosi protagonisti unitamente a una pletora di personaggi più e meno noti nelle cronache mondane che, felici e contanti, hanno contribuito al successo della serata – ampiamente raccontata dal sito web Dagospia del brillante e ironico giornalista Roberto D’ Agostino -, una raccolta fondi pari a circa 600.000 Euro (per una istituzione che – come tante altre istituzioni museali italiane – non versa in condizioni felici, soffrendo da mesi, circostanza raccontata da cronache giornalistiche, per il periodo di precarietà e incertezza in cui versa la cultura in Italia, la stessa nazione e la sua popolazione).

VB74 , performance by Vanessa Beecroft, photo by N

VB74 , performance by Vanessa Beecroft, photo by N

VB74 , performance by Vanessa Beecroft, photo by N

VB74 , performance by Vanessa Beecroft, photo by N

Stefano Tonchi and Maria Luisa Frisa talking with a friend, photo by N

Stefano Tonchi and Maria Luisa Frisa talking with a friend, photo by N

Anche questo è un segnale positivo, che spero sia l’ inizio di un nuovo dialogo più costruttivo, profondo e solido tra le istituzioni museali e il mondo della moda che si sviluppi nel lungo periodo e costruisca nuove vie, semini idee che guardino al lungo periodo e alla cultura, come nutrimento dell’ Italia e delle sue menti, ciò che ci rende pensanti, autonomi e liberi, una forma di cibo necessaria e universale. Mi auguro anche che questo sia il primo passo per realizzare una serie di mostre in materia di moda allestite – non più sporadicamente e sperabilmente non in un’ unica, seppur ampia, sala – nei musei italiani (dicendo ciò penso alla mostra che quest’ anno ha celebrato il made in Italy a Londra, presso il Victoria & Albert Museum e penso anche alle nuove tecnologie di cui dotarsi per render ancor più esaustivo e fruibile il racconto di una mostra).

Mila Schön,  coat in plain-weave double wool with intarsia inspired by Lucio Fontana's cuts, Spring/Summer 1969, courtesy Giorgio Schön) and Roberto Capucci, "Omaggio a Burri", georgette coat with applied wool elements, inspired by the artist's works, 1969, courtesy Historical Archive of Roberto Capucci Foundation), photo by N

Mila Schön, coat in plain-weave double wool with intarsia inspired by Lucio Fontana’s cuts, Spring/Summer 1969, courtesy Giorgio Schön) and Roberto Capucci, “Omaggio a Burri”, georgette coat with applied wool elements, inspired by the artist’s works, 1969, courtesy Historical Archive of Roberto Capucci Foundation), photo by N

Coppola and Toppo, photo by N

Coppola and Toppo, photo by N

Germana Marucelli( 1962. 1967-1968, courtesy Germana Marucelli Archive), photo by N

Germana Marucelli( 1962. 1967-1968, courtesy Germana Marucelli Archive), photo by N

 

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“STORIES. A JOURNEY BETWEEN PHOTOGRAPHY AND LITERATURE” BY PAOLO GOTTI AT THE BOLOGNA TEATRO DUSE

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photo by Paolo Gotti

photo by Paolo Gotti

It will be opened on 16th December 2014, 6:00 pmand will run through 16th February 2015at the foyer of Bologna Teatro Duse the exhibition “STORIES. A journey between photography and literatureby photograph Paolo Gotti. It’s a work inspired by literature, the stories of celebrated novels (as “Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe, “Wuthering heights” by Emily Bronte, “Anna Karenina” by Lev Tolstoj, “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson, “South seas stories” by William Somerset Maugham, “On the road” by Jack Kerouac, “One hundred years of solitude” by Gabriel Garcìa Marquez, “The name of the rose” by Umberto Eco, “The Mexico dust” by Pino Cacucci, “Ocean Sea” by Alessandro Baricco, “Shame” by J. M. Coetzee, “The road” by Cormac McCarthy), 13 photographs for 12 novels loved by Paolo Gotti, that marked his life, travels and work. During the opening will be feature the actress  Giuseppina Morara, the journalist Roberto di Caro and the author and journalist Natascia Ronchetti. A not to be missed happening for all the ones who love art and literature.

“STORIE. UN VIAGGIO TRA FOTOGRAFIA E LETTERATURA” DI PAOLO GOTTI AL TEATRO DUSE DI BOLOGNA

photo by Paolo Gotti

photo by Paolo Gotti

 

Sarà inaugurata il 16 dicembre 2014, alle ore 18:00 - e proseguirà fino al 16 febbraio il 2015presso il foyer del Teatro Duse di Bologna la mostra “STORIE. Un viaggio tra fotografia e letteraturadel fotografo Paolo Gotti. Un lavoro che trae ispirazione dalla letteratura, dalle storie di celebri romanzi (quali “Robinson Crusoe” di Daniel Defoe, “Cime tempestose” di Emily Bronte, “Anna Karenina” di Lev Tolstoj, “L’ isola del tesoro” di Robert Louis Stevenson, “Racconti dei mari del sud” di William Somerset Maugham, “Sulla strada” di Jack Kerouac, “Cent’ anni di solitudine” di Gabriel Garcìa Marquez, “Il nome della rosa” di Umberto Eco, “La polvere del Messico” di Pino Cacucci, “Oceano Mare” di Alessandro Baricco, “Vergogna” di J. M. Coetzee, “La strada” di Cormac McCarthy), 13 fotografie per 12 romanzi amati da Paolo Gotti che hanno segnato la sua vita, i suoi viaggi e il suo lavoro. Durante la opening saranno presenti l’ attrice Giuseppina Morara, il giornalista Roberto di Caro e la scrittrice e giornalista Natascia Ronchetti. Un evento imperdibile per tutti coloro che amano l’ arte e la letteratura.

photo by Paolo Gotti

photo by Paolo Gotti

 

photo by Paolo Gotti

photo by Paolo Gotti

 

 

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“THE FASHION STORIES”: A TALK ON FASHION FT. MARIO LUPANO & ALESSANDRA VACCARI

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photo by Regina Relang featuring in the exhibition "Bellissima. The Italy of high fashion 1945-1968", courtesy of Rome MAXXI Museum

photo by Regina Relang featuring in the exhibition “Bellissima. The Italy of high fashion 1945-1968″, courtesy of Rome MAXXI Museum

It will be held on 13th December 2014, in Rome, 11:00 am, at the Auditorium of MAXXI Museum the first talk of program “The fashion stories”, a series of six talks accompanying the exhibition “Bellissima. The Italy of high fashion  1945-1968” – curated by Maria Luisa Frisa, Stefano Tonchi and Anna Mattirolo, organized in collaboration with Altaroma and in main partnership with Bulgari) to tell about fashion from early Nineties to contemporary times. The first talk, “1910-1943: fashion and modernism”, will be focused on early and mid-Nineties and will feature as panelists Mario Lupano, historian and critic of contemporary architecture and Alessandra Vaccari, associated professor of History and Theory of Fashion at the Iuav University of Venice. A not to be missed happening to discover and know the fashion culture.

LE STORIE DELLA MODA”: UN TALK SULLA MODA CON MARIO LUPANO & ALESSANDRA VACCARI

A creation by Galitzine, ft. in the exhibition "Bellissima. The Italy of high fashion 1945-1968",  photo by Musacchio & Ianniello, courtesy of Rome MAXXI Museum

A creation by Galitzine, ft. in the exhibition “Bellissima. The Italy of high fashion 1945-1968″, photo by Musacchio & Ianniello, courtesy of Rome MAXXI Museum

Si terrà il 13 dicembre 2014 a Roma, alle ore 11:00, presso l’ Auditorium del Museo MAXXI il primo talk del programma “Le storie della moda”, una serie di sei talk che accompagnano la mostra “Bellissima. L’ Italia dell’ alta moda 1945-1968” – curata da Maria Luisa Frisa, Stefano Tonchi e Anna Mattirolo, organizzata in collaborazione con Altaroma e in main partnership con Bulgari) per raccontare la moda dai primi del Novecento all’ epoca contemporanea. Il primo talk, 1910-1943: moda e modernismo”  sarà incentrato sui primi e sulla metà del Novecento e avrà quali protagonisti nelle vesti di relatori Mario Lupano, storico e critico dell’ architettura contemporanea e Alessandra Vaccari,professore associato di Storia e Teoria della Moda presso L’ Università Iuav di Venezia. Un evento imperdibile per scoprire e conoscere la cultura della moda.

Mario Lupano, photo by N

Mario Lupano, photo by N

 

Alessandra Vaccari, photo by N

Alessandra Vaccari, photo by N

 

 

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THE OPENING OF “BLACK FIRE: MATTER & STRUCTURE AROUND AND AFTER BURRI” AT THE PARMA PALAZZO DELLA PILOTTA

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Alberto Burri, "Grande nero" cellotex, cellotex and acrylic on canvas (1975)

Alberto Burri, “Grande nero” cellotex, cellotex and acrylic on canvas (1975)

It will be opened on 20th December 2014, 6:30 pm, in Parma at the Salone delle Scuderie of Palazzo della Pilotta “Black fire: matter and structure around and after Burri”, exhibition which will be held from 21st December 2014 to 29th March 2015, curated by Arturo Carlo Quintavalle, organized by the Parma University’s Centre and Archive of Communication Studies(CSAC), which got as a gift “Cellotex“, a work he made of whose geometry embodies its core. Art in its many disciplines and photography joins to explore the poetry of celebrated artist Alberto Burri, required act, recurring on 2015 the centenary of his birth. This exhibition arises from a question on Burri and his work, asked during the last two years to contemporary artists – as Bruno Ceccobelli and Nunzio, Mimmo Paladino and Luca Pignatelli, Marcello Jori and Alberto Ghinzani, Pino Pinelli and Giuseppe Maraniello, Giuseppe Spagnulo and Emilio Isgrò, Attilio Forgioli and Mario Raciti, Medhat Shafik and Franco Guerzoni, Luiso Sturla and Renato Boero, Raimondo Sirotti and Davide Benati, Concetto Pozzati and Enzo EspositoGianluigi Colin and William Xerra – who answered by presenting works connected to the work of this famous master and using words to explain the connection existing between the works they made and the masterpieces by Burri, impressed also in the catalogue “Around Burri” (Skira Editions, 35. 00 Euros) by Gloria Bianchino, Maria Pia Bianchi and Carlo Arturo Quintavalle. The wide exhibition path, made of 172 works, is focused on two themes communicating between themselves: the search in terms of matter and structure that featured in the artistic path of Burri. The first theme, concerning the matter, is told by other relevant works by Lucio Fontana, Gastone Novelli, Toti Scialoja, Colla, Ballocco, Guerrini, Tavernari and Spinosa, Pierluca and Morlotti, Mandelli and Bendini, Arnaldo Pomodoro and Zauli, Mattioli and Padova, Zoni, Lavagnino and Ruggeri, Olivieri and Vago, Guenzi and Carrino, Ferrari, Repetto, Chighine. Instead the second theme, regarding the structure, is explored through the works by Perilli, Pardi, Garau, Toti Scialoja, Joe Tilson, Louise Nevelson, Nancy Martin. The photography, as the one by Aurelio Amendola from which the name of exhibition arises along with works by Nino Migliori, Mimmo Jodice, Giovanni Chiaramonte, Mario Cresci, Brigitte Niedermair and Gianni Pezzani is a relevant feature A not to be missed happening to celebrate the work of a legendary artist.

LA OPENING DI “FUOCO NERO: MATERIA & STRUTTURA INTORNO E DOPO BURRI” AL PALAZZO DELLA PILOTTA DI PARMA

 Aurelio Amendola shooting Alberto Burri who makes “Cellotex”( Città di Castello, 1976)


Aurelio Amendola shooting Alberto Burri who makes “Cellotex”( Città di Castello, 1976)

Sarà inaugurata il 20 dicembre 2014, alle ore 18:30, a Parma presso il Salone delle Scuderie del Palazzo della Pilotta “Fuoco nero: materia e struttura intorno e dopo Burri”, mostra che si terrà dal 21 dicembre 2014 al 29 marzo 2015, curata da Arturo Carlo Quintavalle, organizzata dal Centro e Archivio di Studi di Comunicazione (CSAC) dell’ Università di Parma, che ha ricevuto in dono “Cellotex”, una sua opera la cui geometria racchiude in sé il cuore della stessa. L’ arte nelle sue svariate discipline e la fotografia si uniscono per esplorare la poetica del celebre artista Alberto Burri, atto dovuto, ricorrendo nel 2015 il centenario della sua nascita. Questa mostra nasce da una domanda su Burri e il suo lavoro, fatta negli ultimi due anni a artisti contemporanei – quali Bruno Ceccobelli e Nunzio, Mimmo Paladino e Luca PignatelliMarcello Jori e Alberto Ghinzani, Pino Pinelli e Giuseppe Maraniello, Giuseppe Spagnulo e Emilio Isgrò, Attilio Forgioli e Mario Raciti, Medhat Shafik e Franco Guerzoni, Luiso Sturla e Renato Boero, Raimondo Sirotti e Davide Benati, Concetto Pozzati ed Enzo Esposito, Gianluigi Colin e William Xerra – che hanno risposto presentando lavori collegati all’ opera di questo famoso maestro e avvalendosi di parole per spiegare il legame esistente tra le loro opere e i capolavori di Burri, impresse anche nel catalogo “Intorno a Burri” (Skira, 35. 00 Euro) di Gloria Bianchino, Maria Pia Bianchi e Carlo Arturo Quintavalle. L’ ampio percorso espositivo, composto di 172 opere, è incentrato su due temi che comunicano tra di loro: la ricerca in termini di materia e struttura che è stata protagonista del percorso artistico di Burri. Il primo tema, inerente la materia, è raccontato da altre rilevanti opere di Lucio Fontana, Gastone Novelli, Toti Scialoja, Colla, Ballocco, Guerrini, Tavernari e Spinosa, Pierluca e Morlotti, Mandelli e Bendini, Arnaldo Pomodoro e Zauli, Mattioli e Padova, Zoni, Lavagnino e Ruggeri, Olivieri e Vago, Guenzi e Carrino, Ferrari, Repetto, Chighine. Il secondo tema, che invece riguarda la struttura, è esplorato attraverso le opere di Perilli, Pardi, Garau, Toti Scialoja, Joe Tilson, Louise Nevelson, Nancy Martin. La fotografia, come quella di Aurelio Amendola da cui deriva il nome della mostra unitamente alle opere di Nino Migliori, Mimmo Jodice, Giovanni Chiaramonte, Mario Cresci, Brigitte Niedermair e Gianni Pezzani è una presenza significativa. Un evento imperdibile per celebrare il lavoro di un artista leggendario.

Aurelio Amendola shooting Alberto Burri who makes “Cellotex”( Città di Castello, 1976)

Aurelio Amendola shooting Alberto Burri who makes “Cellotex”( Città di Castello, 1976)

Aurelio Amendola shooting Alberto Burri who makes “Cellotex”( Città di Castello, 1976)

Aurelio Amendola shooting Alberto Burri who makes “Cellotex”( Città di Castello, 1976)

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“IDENTITY IN THE DIFFERENCE”: THE ART BY ROBERTO PAOLINI AT THE BOLOGNA GUCCI STORE

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Roberto Paolini

Roberto Paolini

 

“Identity in the difference” is the exhibition project – coinciding with the Arte Fiera art tradeshow event which will be held from 21st to 26th January 2015 in Bolognafeaturing Roberto Paolini which will be previewed on 20th January 2015,  opened on 24th January 2014 at 6:00 pm and will runs through 26th January 2015  at the Bologna Gucci in Galleria Cavour 90(from 10:00 am to 7:30 pm). Here it will be showcased the series of works by the celebrated artistI Riquadri, successful chance to think again about the idea of producing identity in the difference, a concept which connects art and fashion and  evokes the idea by Gilles Deleuze, embodied in the book he madeDifference and Repetition. The philosopher considers “identity” as the being itself or rather the inner nature of subject and “difference” as the contrast between the pure identity and its concrete expression or its making physical object in the world. It’s a difference connected to the being, which is also an aesthetic difference. That is the field where the art by Roberto Paolini and Gucci meets themselves. A smashing event to enjoy different channels of communication dialoguing between themselves.

“IDENTITÀ NELLA DIFFERENZA”: L’ ARTE DI ROBERTO PAOLINI AL GUCCI STORE DI BOLOGNA

Roberto Paolini

Roberto Paolini

“Identità nella differenza” è il progetto espositivo – che coincide con l’ evento fieristico d’ arte Arte Fiera che si terrà dal 21 al 26 gennaio 2015 a Bologna - di cui sarà protagonista Roberto Paolini che sarà presentata in anteprima il  20 gennaio 2015, inaugurata il 24 gennaio 2014 alle ore 18:00 e proseguirà fino al 26 gennaio 2015 presso il Gucci store di Bologna, in Galleria Cavour 90( dalle ore 10:00 alle ore 19:30). Ivi sarà esposta la serie di opere del celebre artistaI Riquadri, felice occasione per ripensare all’ idea di produrre identità nella differenza, un concetto che lega l’ arte e la moda ed evoca il pensiero di Gilles Deleuze, racchiuso nel suo libro Differenza e ripetizione. Il filosofo considera “l’ identità” come l’ essere o meglio la natura interiore del soggetto e la “differenza” come lo stacco tra l’ identità pura e la sua espressione pratica o il suo farsi oggetto fisico nel mondo. Una differenza collegata all’ essere che è anche una differenza estetica. Questo è l’ ambito in cui l’ arte di Roberto Paolini e Gucci si incontrano. Un formidabile evento per apprezzare diversi canali di comunicazione che dialogano tra di loro.

 


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LINES STRATEGY: GROUP OF CREATIVE FAMILIES IN AN INTERIOR

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Lines strategy, photo by N

Lines strategy, photo by N

It was recently held in Milan, at Palazzo Visconti, in via Lanzone 2, at the suggestive rooms of an apartment created by the celebrated architect Luigi Caccia Dominioni, the exhibition event “Lines strategy: group of creative families in an interior”, ideated by 5VIE ART+ DESIGN and Nunzia Garoffolo, included in the format of “Fashion at 5 Vie”, macro happening which took place in the 5 Vie district, featuring 15 eventi and trunk-shows, featuring in the calendar of Milan Fashion Week, sponsored by the National Chamber of Buyer and curated by Nunzia Garoffolo which featured the creativity made in Italy by Matteo Thiela, Giulia Marani, Move Cappelli, Olga Pong, Anna Porcu, Bea Bongiasca, SH-Jewels by Stephan Hamel, Mia D’ Arco, Susana Traça, Svetlana Schmidt and Arnoldo Battois. An experiential exhibition path, emphasized by the flair of set-designer Giovanni Ottonello – made by teaming with the Milan Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) – and the furniture created by Luigi Caccia Dominioni, made of presences and absences, lightness, present and past where the suggestions inspired by Visconti, film memories coming from the celebrated movie “Conversation piece” dialogued with the contemporary creativity.

"Bombyx" project by Matteo Thiela, photo by N

“Bombyx” project by Matteo Thiela, photo by N

 

Bombyx project by Matteo Thiela, photo by N

Bombyx project by Matteo Thiela, photo by N

 

Innovation and experimentation, a vibrant aesthetics embodying a healthy ethic, this is the “Bombyx” project by Matteo Thiela, visionary fashion designer who inspired by the silkworm, creating a cloth he patented – made by teaming with a group of homeless women – combining wool, silicon and other materials, some of them have a reflective effect, feature in a series of clothes, suits and long shirts, solemn and austere architectures that evidence his conceptual rigor and are shown in these days, during the Paris Fashion Week, in the windows of renowned concept-store L’ Eclaireur. Fashion meets art, as it is impressed in “Tetris”, the Fall/Winter 2016-2017 collection by Giulia Marani who collaborate with the bright artist Nicola Felice Torcoli, where the patterns impressed in the collage he made found a new context in the soft creations by Giulia, joining comfort, refinement, high-end materials, giving rise to genuine passé-partout.

Giulia Marani along with the works by Nicola Felice Torcoli, photo by N

Giulia Marani along with the works by Nicola Felice Torcoli, photo by N

Olga Pong, photo by N

Olga Pong, photo by N

 

Olga Pong, photo by N

Olga Pong, photo by N

 

A detail ft. in the site-specific installation made by Olga Pong, photo by N

A detail ft. in the site-specific installation made by Olga Pong, photo by N

 

Olga Pong, photo by N

Olga Pong, photo by N

 

Craftsmanship, timeless elegance and precious details talking about excellence are part of the hats by Move Roma, brand created by the milliner Massimiliano Amicucci. Poetry and lightness, paying homage to the nature and its little hosts, are the sign of Olga Pong, milliner, who made head accessories, jewelry and also a delicate site-specific installation by using wood, lace and hanger. Art, antique and design, old and modern, cameo becomes contemporary in the successful reinterpretation of Anna Porcu, Tuscany jewelry who uses antique cameos, as the ones presented during the exhibition event, coming from the mid-seventeenth century, blending gold, silver and hand carved leather. A smashing design along with high jewelry techniques makes concrete the Eastern and Western culture coming together. This is the sign of young and promising jewelry designer Bea Bongiasca which shines in the collection “No Rice No Life” she made where she questions on themes that are strictly connected to the human being, as the necessities, real needs of individual and consumption in a globalized society, an engaging tale under the sign of deepness, lightness and irony. Unusual materials combining precious gems to plastic, give rise to a brilliant reinterpretation of the gorgier concept – depicted by Van Dyck – by SH-JEWELS, brand created by Stephan Hamel in collaboration with Roberta Bini.

Move Roma, photo by N

Move Roma, photo by N

 

Anna Porcu, photo by N

Anna Porcu, photo by N

 

Anna Porcu, photo by N

Anna Porcu, photo by N

 

Bea Bongiasca, photo by N

Bea Bongiasca, photo by N

 

SH-Jewels, photo by N

SH-Jewels, photo by N

 

Mia D' Arco, photo by N

Mia D’ Arco, photo by N

 

Susana Traça, photo by N

Susana Traça, photo by N

 

Susana Traça, photo by N

Susana Traça, photo by N

 

Instead mysticism, the mandala concept is revisited in a pop way by Svetlana Schmidt, genius designer and artist who made collages of whose patterns are transposed in silk scarves and pillows made by Como manufacture. These creations will feature in the 2015 edition of Milanese contemporary art tradeshow MIART. A timeless luxury, precious details and a continuous search of shapes and volumes, combined to a fine craftsmanship are the paradigms of Arnoldo Battois, brand of bags created by Silvano Arnoldo and Massimiliano Battois. These have been the features of event which has opened on Friday 27th February 2015, has run through Sunday 1st March 2015 early afternoon and celebrated by the cocktail-party “Beyond the lines, 5 Vie” which was held the evening of 28th February 2015 featuring the DJ-set of renowned TV, radio persona and social activist Andrea Pellizzari. An interlude under the sign of concept and ideas on the move paying homage to made in Italy and its most vibrant signes talking about contemporary times and uniqueness, enriched by the mellow taste of vines by the wine house Antonutti.

Svetlana Schmidt, photo by N

Svetlana Schmidt, photo by N

 

Arnoldo Battois, photo by N

Arnoldo Battois, photo by N

 

 

LINES STRATEGY: GRUPPO DI FAMIGLIE CREATIVE IN UN INTERNO

 

Lines strategy, photo by N

Lines strategy, photo by N

Si è recentemente tenuto a Milano, a Palazzo Visconti, in via Lanzone 2, presso le suggestive stanze di un appartamento creato dal celebre architetto Luigi Caccia Dominioni, l’ evento espositivo “Lines strategy: gruppo di famiglie creative in un interno”, ideato da 5VIE ART+ DESIGN e da me – incluso nel format di “Fashion at 5 Vie”, macro happening che si è svolto nel distretto di 5 Vie, comprensivo di 15 eventi e presentazioni, inserito nel calendario della settimana della moda milanese -, patrocinato dalla Camera Buyer e da me curato di cui è stata protagonista la creatività made in Italy di Matteo Thiela, Giulia Marani, Move Cappelli, Olga Pong, Anna Porcu, Bea Bongiasca, SH-Jewels by Stephan Hamel, Mia D’ Arco, Susana Traça, Svetlana Schmidt e Arnoldo Battois. Un percorso espositivo esperienziale, enfatizzato dall’ estro del set-designer Giovanni Ottonello – realizzato mediante la gentile collaborazione dell’ Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) di Milano – e dagli arredi creati da Luigi Caccia Dominioni, fatto di presenze e assenze, levità, presente e passato in cui le suggestioni di viscontiana memoria, memorie filmiche tratte dalla celebre pellicola “Gruppo di famiglia in un interno” si univano alla creatività contemporanea.

Matteo Thiela, photo by N

“Bombyx” project by Matteo Thiela, photo by N

 

Innovazione e sperimentazione, un’ estetica vibrante che racchiude un’ etica salubre, questo è il progetto “Bombyx” di Matteo Thiela, visionario fashion designer che si è ispirato alla larva del baco da seta, creando un tessuto da lui brevettato – realizzato effettuando un tutoraggio a un gruppo di donne senza fissa dimora – che unisce lana, silicone e altri materiali alcuni dei quali hanno un effetto catarifrangente, protagonista una serie di abiti, completi e tuniche, architetture, solenni e austere che testimoniano il suo rigore concettuale e in questi giorni, durante la fashion week parigina, sono esposte nelle vetrine del rinomato concept-store L’ Eclaireur. La moda incontra l’ arte, come è impresso in “Tetris”, la collezione autunno/inverno 2016-2017 di Giulia Marani che si è avvalsa della collaborazione del brillante artista Nicola Felice Torcoli, in cui i motivi impressi nei suoi collage tridimensionali hanno trovato un nuovo contesto nelle morbide creazioni di Giulia che uniscono comfort, raffinatezza, alta qualità dei materiali, dando vita ad autentici passè-partout.

Matteo Thiela, photo by N

“Bombyx” project by Matteo Thiela, photo by N

 

Giulia Marani, photo by N

Giulia Marani, photo by N

 

Artigianalità, eleganza senza tempo e dettagli preziosi che parlano di eccellenza sono impressi nei cappelli di Move Roma, brand creato dal designer Massimiliano Amicucci. Poesia e levità, suggestioni esistenzialiste che rendono omaggio alla natura e ai suoi piccoli ospiti sono il segno di Olga Pong, designer di cappelli, cerchietti, gioielli che ha anche realizzato una delicata installazione site-specific avvalendosi di legno, pizzo e fil di ferro. Arte, antiquariato e design, antico e moderno, il cammeo diventa contemporaneo nella felice reinterpretazione di Anna Porcu, designer di gioielli toscana che si avvale di cammei antichi, come quelli presentati nell’ evento espositivo, risalenti alla metà dell’ Ottocento, che uniscono oro, argento e pelle intagliata a mano. Un formidabile design unitamente a tecniche di alta gioielleria concretizza l’ incontro tra la cultura orientale e occidentale. Questo, il segno della giovane e promettente designer di gioielli Bea Bongiasca che splende nella sua collezione “No Rice No Life” in cui si interroga su tematiche strettamente connesse all’ essere uomo, quali le esigenze, i reali bisogni dell’ individuo e il consumismo in una società globalizzata, un racconto avvincente all’ insegna di profondità, leggerezza e ironia. Materiali insoliti che uniscono gemme preziose a plastica, danno vita a una felice rivisitazione del concetto di gorgiera – immortalata nei dipinti di Van Dyck – di SH-JEWELS, brand creato da Stephan Hamel in collaborazione con Roberta Bini.

Mirroring: the hats by Move Roma, photo by N

Mirroring: the hats by Move Roma, photo by N

 

Olga Pong, photo by N

Olga Pong, photo by N

 

Olga Pong, photo by N

Olga Pong, photo by N

 

Olga Pong, photo by N

Olga Pong, photo by N

 

Anna Porcu, photo by N

Anna Porcu, photo by N

 

Bea Bongiasca, photo by N

Bea Bongiasca, photo by N

 

Me, myself & I, Roberta Valentini, Nicola Paccagnella and Bruna Casella, photo by Anna Porcu

Me, myself & I, Roberta Valentini, Nicola Paccagnella and Bruna Casella, photo by Anna Porcu

 

SH-Jewels, photo by N

SH-Jewels, photo by N

Essenzialità, forme che incorporano il gusto e la cultura della tradizione e dell’ artigianalità italiana sono il leitmotiv di Mia D’arco, brand di gioielli che nasce nel 2013 dalla fusione tra lo spirito imprenditoriale dell’attore Luca Argentero con la sua casa di produzione Inside productions e la passione innata per la moda della moglie Myriam Catania e sua sorella Giulia. Una femminilità assertiva e cosmopolita, enfatizzata da un’ accattivante combinazione di segni e culture, è celebrata dalla designer di calzature Susana Traça, la quale ha presentato la “Running strike”, protagonista della collezione autunno/inverno 2015-2016 del marchio che porta il suo nome, una divertente reintepretazione della sneaker che unisce il calzino di camoscio al cavallino stampato unitamente ad altri raffinati materiali.

Mia D' Arco, photo by N

Mia D’ Arco, photo by N

 

Susana Traça, photo by N

Susana Traça, photo by N

Il misticismo, il concetto del mantra è invece rivisitato in chiave pop da Svetlana Schmidt, geniale designer e artista che ha realizzato collages i cui motivi sono stati trasposti su foulard e cuscini di seta di manifattura comasca. Tali creazioni saranno presenti all’ edizione del 2015 della fiera d’ arte contemporanea milanese MIART. Un lusso senza tempo, preziosi dettagli e una continua ricerca di forme e volumi abbinate a una fine artigianalità sono i paradigmi di Arnoldo Battois, marchio di borse creato da Silvano Arnoldo e Massimiliano Battois. Questi, i protagonisti dell’ evento, che si è aperto venerdì 27 febbraio 2015, è proseguito fino al primo pomeriggio di domenica 1 marzo 2015 ed è stato celebrato dal party “Beyond the lines, 5 Vie” tenuto in serata il 28 febbraio 2015 con il DJ set del noto personaggio televisivo, radiofonico e attivista nel sociale Andrea Pellizzari. Un interludio all’ insegna di concetti e idee in movimento che rendono omaggio al made in Italy ed ai suoi segni più vibranti che parlano di eccellenza, contemporaneità e unicità, arricchito dal suadente gusto dei vini della casa vinicola Antonutti.

Svetlana Schmidt, photo by N

Svetlana Schmidt, photo by N

 

Svetlana Schmidt, photo by N

Svetlana Schmidt, photo by N

 

Svetlana Schmidt, photo by N

Svetlana Schmidt, photo by N

 

Arnoldo Battois, photo by N

Arnoldo Battois, photo by N

 

Elisa Pervinca Bellini and the set-designer Giovanni Ottonello, photo by N

Elisa Pervinca Bellini and the set-designer Giovanni Ottonello, photo by N

 

Me, myself & I along with Stephan Hamel and Monica Re, photo by N

Me, myself & I along with Stephan Hamel and Monica Re, photo by Nicola Paccagnella

 

Me, myself & I along with Angelo Cruciani, photo by N

Me, myself & I along with Angelo Cruciani, photo by N

 

Me, myself & I along with Anna Porcu and Roberta Valentini, photo by N

Me, myself & I along with Anna Porcu and Roberta Valentini, photo by N

 

Me, myself & I along with Bea Bongiasca and Andreina Longhi, photo by N

Me, myself & I along with Bea Bongiasca and Andreina Longhi, photo by N

 

Me, myself & I along with Giovanni Ottonello, photo by N

Me, myself & I along with Giovanni Ottonello, photo by N

 

Lines strategy, photo by N

Lines strategy, photo by N

 


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“LA CAMICIA BIANCA SECONDO ME”: THE THINKING ELEGANCE BY GIANFRANCO FERRÈ AT THE MILAN PALAZZO REALE

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Gianfranco Ferré at the Milan Palazzo Reale, set design by Leonardo Salvini

Gianfranco Ferré at the Milan Palazzo Reale, set design by Leonardo Salvini

The white shirt, iconic garment fully evidencing the experimentation and genius of unforgettable fashion designer Gianfranco Ferré is celebrated by “La camicia Bianca secondo me”, exhibition, recently opened in Milan at the Palazzo Reale, sponsored by the City of Milan Labour, Fashion, Design and Culture Department, produced by Palazzo Reale and Gianfranco Ferrè Foundation in collaboration with the Prato Museum Textile and curated by Daniela Degl’ Innocenti which runs through 1st April 2015. The exhibition path talks about the sophistication of white shirt through many media. Tulle cloths turn into screens depicting the macro pictures of sketches by the fashion designer. Instead the core of the exhibition is placed in the center of the Sala delle Cariatidi where are the sculptural white shirts. The matter – taffeta, crêpe de chine, organza, satin, tulle, silk and cotton cloths, laces and embroideries – shines and talks about the wise art of making, embodying harmony, lightness and sartorialism. The suggestive tale is emphasized by different materials coming from the Archive of Gianfranco Ferré Foundation and photo screenings that cast light on the creative path of Gianfranco Ferré and his poetry. The event is accompanied by a book-catalogue (edited by Skira), made with the art-direction by Luca Stoppini which includes contributions by the curator, Quirino Conti, Anna Maria Stillo Castro, Margherita Palli, Daniela Puppa and Franco Raggi which tells about the vision by the legendary creative and the architectures he made. A not to be missed event to discover, know and enjoy the thinking elegance by Gianfranco Ferré.

“LA CAMICIA BIANCA SECONDO ME”: L’ ELEGANZA PENSANTE DI GIANFRANCO FERRÈ AL PALAZZO REALE DI MILANO

Gianfranco Ferré at the Milan Palazzo Reale, set design by Leonardo Salvini

Gianfranco Ferré at the Milan Palazzo Reale, set design by Leonardo Salvini

La camicia bianca, capo iconico che più di ogni altro testimonia la sperimentazione e il genio dell’ indimenticabile fashion designer Gianfranco Ferré è celebrata da “La camicia Bianca secondo me”, mostra recentemente inaugurata al Palazzo Reale di Milano, promossa dall’ Assessorato alle Politiche del Lavoro, Moda, Design e Cultura del Comune di Milano, prodotta dal Palazzo Reale e dalla Fondazione Gianfranco Ferrè in collaborazione con il Museo del Tessuto di Prato e curata da Daniela Degl’ Innocenti che prosegue fino all’ 1 aprile 2015. Il percorso espositivo racconta la raffinatezza della camicia bianca attraverso molteplici media. Teli di tulle si trasformano in schermi che raffigurano macro immagini dei disegni del fashion designer. Il cuore della mostra è invece posizionato al centro della Sala delle Cariatidi in cui si trovano le scultoree camicie bianche. La materia – taffetà, crêpe de chine, organza, raso, tulle, stoffe di seta e cotone, merletti e ricami – splende e parla di una sapiente arte del fare, che racchiude in sé armonia, leggerezza e sartorialità. Il suggestivo racconto è enfatizzato dai vari materiali provenienti dall’ Archivio della Fondazione Gianfranco Ferré e dalle proiezioni di foto che gettano luce sull’ iter creativo di Gianfranco Ferré e sulla sua poesia. L’ evento é accompagnato da un libro-catalogo (edito da Skira), realizzato con la direzione artistica di Luca Stoppini che include i contributi della curatrice, di Quirino Conti, Anna Maria Stillo Castro, Margherita Palli, Daniela Puppa e Franco Raggi che narra la visione del leggendario creativo e le architetture da lui realizzate. Un evento imperdibile per scoprire, conoscere e apprezzare l’ eleganza pensante di Gianfranco Ferré.

Gianfranco Ferré at the Milan Palazzo Reale, set design by Leonardo Salvini

Gianfranco Ferré at the Milan Palazzo Reale, set design by Leonardo Salvini

 

Gianfranco Ferré, Classic Glamour shirt, Fall/Winter 1990, photo by Luca Stoppini

Gianfranco Ferré, Classic Glamour shirt, Fall/Winter 1990, photo by Luca Stoppini

 

Gianfranco Ferré, Sailor Glam shirt, Spring/Summer 1982, photo by Luca Stoppini

Gianfranco Ferré, Sailor Glam shirt, Spring/Summer 1982, photo by Luca Stoppini

 

Gianfranco Ferré, Contrappunto shirt, Spring/Summer 1987, photo by Luca Stoppini

Gianfranco Ferré, Contrappunto shirt, Spring/Summer 1987, photo by Luca Stoppini

 

Gianfranco Ferrè, Classic  Glamour shirt, Fall/Winter 1990, photo by Leonardo Salvini

Gianfranco Ferrè, Classic Glamour shirt, Fall/Winter 1990, photo by Leonardo Salvini

 

Gianfranco Ferré, Sailor Glam shirt, Spring/Summer 1982, photo by Leonardo Salvini

Gianfranco Ferré, Sailor Glam shirt, Spring/Summer 1982, photo by Leonardo Salvini

 

Gianfranco Ferré, Contrappunto shirt, Spring/Summer 1987, photo by Leonardo Salvini

Gianfranco Ferré, Contrappunto shirt, Spring/Summer 1987, photo by Leonardo Salvini

 

 

www.fondazionegianfrancoferre.com


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ART & FILM: FOUR EVENTS BETWEEN LUCCA E VIAREGGIO CELEBRATE THE POETRY AND VISIONS BY DAVID CRONENBERG

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David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg

Three exhibitions, organized by the Lucca Film Festival – directed by Nicola Borrelliin collaboration with Volumina Torino and the Toronto International Film Festival, celebrate the visions by David Cronenberg, the bright filmmaker and precious individual, who features in series of conferences, meetings, talks, screenings and concerts(focused on the soundtracks of the movies he made) that are part of the Lucca Film Festival 2015 edition. A smashing exploration of the poetry by David Cronenberg which is done through three different exhibitions running through 5th May 2015. One is the Italian preview of “Evolution”, curated by the Toronto International Film Festival which is held in Lucca at the Ragghianti Foundation. Another exhibition brings the name and pays homage to the suggestive film “M. Bufferfly”, curated by the director of Toronto Film Festival Piers Handling and Noah Cowan, the art director of TIFF Bell Lightbox and is held in Lucca at Puccini Museum. Here it will be shown over one hundred items featuring in the set of movie, costumes, sketches, unseen photographs and films. “Chromosomes”, exhibition curated by Domenico De Gaetano and Alessandro Romanini, includes 70 photographs, connected to the idea of “staged photography”, resulting from the most famous films by Cronenberg and is held at the Viareggio Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery (GAMC). It completes this awesome exhibition path “Red cars”, a multimedia installation curated by Domenico De Gaetano and Alessandro Romanini which is held at the Lucca City Archive (ex-Macelli), is focused on the Ferrari and races world, is based on a book-object made in 2005 and arises from a script which has never made. Four not to be missed events to know and enjoy art, film and the genius David Cronenberg.

ARTE & CINEMA: QUATTRO EVENTI TRA LUCCA E VIAREGGIO CELEBRANO LA POESIA E LE VISIONI DI DAVID CRONENBERG

Still image by David Cronenberg

Still image by David Cronenberg

Tre mostre, organizzate dal Lucca Film Festival – diretto da  Nicola Borrelliin collaborazione con Volumina Torino ed il Toronto International Film Festival, celebrano le visioni di David Cronenberg, il brillante regista, preziosa individualità, protagonista di una serie di conferenze, incontri, talk, proieioni e concerti (dedicati alle colonne sonore dei suoi film) che fanno parte dell’ edizione 2015 del Lucca Film Festival. Una formidabile esplorazione della poetica di David Cronenberg, effettuata attraverso tre diverse mostre che proseguono fino al 5 maggio 2015. Una è l’ anteprima italiana di “Evolution”, curata dal Toronto International Film Festival che si tiene a Lucca presso la Fondazione Ragghianti. Un’ altra mostra porta il nome e rende omaggio al suggestivo film “M. Bufferfly”, curata dal direttore del Toronto International Film Festival Piers Handling e Noah Cowan, il direttore artistico TIFF Bell Lightbox e si tiene a Lucca al Museo Puccini. Ivi saranno esposti più di un centinaio di oggetti di scena, costumi, disegni, fotografie e fotogrammi inediti. “Chromosomes”, mostra curata da Domenico De Gaetano e Alessandro Romanini, include 70 fotografie, legate al concetto di “staged photography”, tratte dai film più famosi di Cronenberg ed ha luogo alla Galleria di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GAMC) di Viareggio Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery (GAMC). Completa questo fantastico percorso espositivo “Red cars”, un’ istallazione multimediale curata da Domenico De Gaetano e Alessandro Romanini che si tiene all’ Archivio di Stato di Lucca Cit (ex-Macelli), è incentrata sul mondo della Ferrari e delle corse, si basa su un libro-oggetto realizzato nel 2005 e nasce da una sceneggiatura che non è mai stata realizzata. Quattro eventi imperdibili per conoscere e l’ arte, il cinema e il geniale David Cronenberg.

The book-object "Red cars" by David Cronenberg

The book-object “Red cars” by David Cronenberg

 

David Cronenberg along with the works he made featuring in Chromosomes

David Cronenberg along with the works he made featuring in Chromosomes

 

www.volumina.net

http://luccafilmfestival.it

www.tiff.net


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