The subversive eye of Guy Bourdinthe underside ofAsteroid City of Wes Andersonthe wax mannequins of David Cronenberg…Visiting Milan during Fashion Week? Here are the 4 essential exhibitions in one of the four fashion capitals to discover between two shows this week.
Guy Bourdin: Storyteller
Sensual, provocative, iconoclastic, avant-garde… His style has forever left its mark on fashion photography. Guy Bourdin is today in the honor ofArmani/Silos the time of an exhibition which avoids a simple retrospective, but promises to show a new side of the photographer: that of the narrator and storyteller. “In a single shot, he is capable of condensing entire novels, generally detective or noir” supports the Milanese cultural center. Far from wanting to shock at all costs, Bourdin’s approach aimed rather to encourage spectators to immerse themselves in the images while questioning themselves. An artistic vision influenced in particular by the work of the filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and the artist Edward Hopperwhom he greatly admired.
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Guy Bourdin: Storyteller, until November 19, 2023, Armani/Silos, via Bergognone, 40 Milan https://www.armanisilos.com
Wes Anderson – Asteroid City
After London, the exhibition Wes Anderson – Asteroid City settles down in Milan, within the Prada Foundation, where you can view a rich selection of original sets, props, miniatures, costumes and works of art featured in the film. An immersive stroll through the offbeat universe of this fictional town in the American desert, which hosts the Junior Stargazer convention, a swarm of students and parents coming from all over the country to compete in scholarly competitions.
Wes Anderson Asteroid City, from September 23, 2023 to January 7, 2024, Fondazione Prada, L.go Isarco, 2, 20139 Milan https://www.fondazioneprada.org
Luigi & Iango – Unveiled
Madonna, Naomi Campbell, Rihanna, Julianne Moore… The biggest ones have all passed in front of the lens of the famous duo of Italian photographers, Luigi & Iango. The tandem with a kilometric CV (they notably shot more than 250 covers for the international editions of Vogue) is today proud to exhibit his capital work at the Palazzo Reale where around a hundred photos will be displayed including author’s prints, unpublished material, videos and behind-the-scenes glimpses of their shoots. Iconic!
Luigi & Iango – Unveiled, from September 21 to November 26, 2023, Palazzo Reale, P.za del Duomo, 12, 20122 Milan https://www.palazzorealemilano.it/
David Cronenberg
Disturbing apparition… That of wax women staged by David Cronenberg in a striking short film presented at the Prada Foundation this week. On the screen, four wax mannequins from the famous collection of the Florentine museum La Specola take turns to reveal to us the living dimension of ceramics, known until now for their static and severe nature. An organic film that echoes the recurring themes of the creative vision of Cronenberglike his fascination with the human body and its potential mutations.
David Cronenberg, until September 20, 2023, Fondation Prada, L.go Isarco, 2, 20139 Milan https://www.fondazioneprada.org
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