ARCHLOVE
HAIDER ACKERMANN
The new creative director of Tom Ford
ROBBIE WILLIAMS
Confessions Of A Crowded Mind
Moco Museum Barcelona
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BERTOZZI & CASONI Non è quel che sembra Labirinto della Masone, Italy
rocco forte house
LADY GAGA Joker: Folie à Deux Mostra
Cinema di Venezia
FROM THE DIRECTOR
I don't know how many years Vincenzo Viva asked me to take care of this magazine, finally I accepted this assignment and this challenge imagining a magazine that starts from architecture to esplore many other worlds. I don't think it's a simple task but I want to get involved and try. I count on your feedback to always try to improve and make this magazine a point of reference for culture at an international level. IN A WORLD TOO RICH IN INFORMATION AND IMAGES, WHERE QUALITY STRUGGLES TO BE RECOGNIZED, ARCHLOVE ACCEPTS THIS CHALLENGE WITH COURAGE AND DETERMINATION, ASPIRING TO BECOME A POINT OF REFERENCE FOR THOSE IN LOVE WITH ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE.
Raffaele Quattrone
Editor-in-Chief
ROCCO FORTE HOUSE
DISCOVER IN PREVIEW THE APARTMENTS THAT ROCCO FORTE GROUP JUST OPENED IN THE HEART OF MILAN’S MOST FASHIONABLE NEIGHBOURHOOD
ROCCO FORTE HOUSE MILAN IS A UNIQUE NEW CONCEPT IN EXPERIENCING A CITY, MATCHING THE UNRIVALLED PRIVACY OF A PRIVATE HOME WITH THE PEERLESS SERVICE OF A ROCCO FORTE HOTEL.
Brought to life by award-winning design company, Paolo Moschino Ltd in collaboration with Olga Polizzi, Director of Design at Rocco Forte Hotels, Rocco Forte House offers guests unrivalled privacy, comfort and style set against the rich tapestry of Milan’s colorful history. Honoring the building’s origins, design details such as mouldings, frescoes and marble floors have been interlaced with modern luxury to create the ultimate in refined living.
Olga Polizzi notes “Rocco Forte House Milan is a collection of stunning apartments right in the centre of the city. In collaboration with Philip Vergeylen and Paolo Moschino, we created a design that blends elegant Milanese style with the comfort and warmth one would expect in a home. The residences embody the true sense of Milan through the architecture and design, which is a complete mix of old and new The magnificent building is classical 19th century, yet we have used contemporary elements throughout, keeping the building’s past alive through the frescos and fireplace features. I always enjoy collaborating with Paolo & Philip, who we have worked with on many occasions - they understand that comfort is as important as interesting design."
Lady Olga Polizzi and Paolo Moschino
Sir Rocco Forte and his family were the first to understand that personalized experiences were the future of hospitality. To be unique, to be the center of the experience and not only a customer this made the difference “Guests don’t want to stay in an amorphous chain hotel and have exactly the same experience wherever they are in the world. They want to gain a sense of place, try local flavours when they dine and absorb the personality of the city where they’re staying. Authenticity and individuality are more important than ever. That’s not news to Rocco Forte Hotels. Now everyone is talking about a sense of place, but we were the first people to do this with a design approach that incorporated local influences. When we started the company in 1996, the prevailing concept was to create branded products, which meant you experienced pretty much the same hotel everywhere you went. We wanted to do things differently. We set out to treat guests like individuals in every area of the hotel, to tailor our service for them and, through design, to give them a feeling of the city they’re in,” Sir Rocco Forte
"MY FAMILY HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITALITY BUSINESS FOR FOUR GENERATIONS – IN THAT TIME WE’VE DEVELOPED A DISTINCTIVE APPROACH TO SERVICE AND A CERTAIN SENSE OF STYLE WE BRING OUR EXPERTISE AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL TO OUR GUESTS IN A WAY THAT IS NATURAL AND WARM,” SIR ROCCO FORTE
SIDIVAL FILA
UNSEEN LANDSCAPE
CRISTIANO GRISOGONI COOPERATED TO THIS ARTICLE
A SITE-SPECIFIC PROJECT WITH 20 SCULPTURES CREATED WITH XV CENTURY WOOD AND XVIII CENTURY FABRICS
Sidival Fila, minor Franciscan friar at the Convent of San Bonaventura in Palatino, in Rome, president of the homonymous fondation (www.fondazione sidivafila.org), bases his research on disused materials, especially fabrics, including linen , cotton, silk, hemp, brocades etc. making them "differently useful", overcoming their worn-out condition, almost "curing" them to give them a new life by undertaking a search for the essential, for what is timeless, giving hope, light, redemption from defeat, illness, old age, etc. The title "Unseen landscape" immediately highlights that the exhibition is designed for a special place: the ancient place of ceremonies of the Scuola Grande di San Marco, today the entrance gate to the hospital and museum environments.
THE EXHIBITION IS PART OF A LARGER PROJECT ENTITLED "IN THE SIGN OF CARE" CURATED BY GIOVANNA ZABOTTI, ALESSANDRO PEDRON AND MARIO PO' WITH THE AIM OF SPREADING THE IDEA THAT "BEAUTY CAN GUIDE", A PROJECT THAT SIDIVAL FILA INAUGURATES WITH HIS EXHIBITION.
In the center of the Portego of the Scuola Grande di San Marco there is a series of 20 wooden sculptures. The works are made up of wooden beams from 1650, with 19th century silk fabrics, glued onto wood and with hand-painted threads, of varying sizes, between 130 and 270 cm. The sculptures are suspended in the air, like a floating forest, and recall the Venetian bricole, the wooden poles to which boats can be tied in the lagoon. On the right side of the entrance, three works from the "Untitled Seta Veneziana" series are displayed, made with the precious fabrics of Tessiture Bevilacqua, conceived specifically for the exhibition. These large paintings, with their entirely stitched surface, the classic introflections of Sidival Fila, are in dialogue with the wonderful historical wall of the Portego, made of light and light Venetian bricks.
On the opposite side, the 5 stone slabs set in the wall are veiled by the 5 panels that make up the "Untitled Filo Rosso" series; these are reinforced wooden frames with an iron core, with red and blue polyester threads, stretched over the frame, which seem to vibrate as one proceeds through the internal passage in the Portego. In the Chapter Hall of the Scuola Grande di San Marco, on the upper floor, the painting "Finding the body of Saint Mark" by Domenico Tintoretto and the contemporary work by Sidival Fila from the "Shrouds" series dialogue on the back wall. Both works talk about the body, that of the Venetian master refers to the relics of the saint, while the work by Sidival Fila, consisting of the lining of a 19th century dalmatic, glued and sewn onto canvas, with a flower embroidered in 17th century silk century, sewn on a loom, aims to propose a reflection on time, on memory, on the experience of many men, which remains indelibly imprinted in the fabrics.
NO MAN’S LAND FOUNDATION
CANTIERE APERTO 2024
Alvin Curran, Pian de Pian Pian Piano (2017)
Photo credit: Gino Di Paolo
Just finished the second edition of Cantiere Aperto, an exhibition of contemporary art, music and poetry promoted by the No Man's Land Foundation curated by Zerynthia - Associazione per l'Arte Contemporanea OdV in collaboration with Aware - Bellezza Resistenza, and the patronage of the Municipality of Loreto Aprutino. Edition which saw the participation of Bruna Esposito (Golden Lion at the 1999 Venice Biennale, Italian Pavilion), Michelangelo Lupone with Licia Galizia, Jonida Prifti (poetry), Filippo Balestra (poetry), Ana Spasic (poetry), Malix (music) , Gennaro Spinelli (music), Gipsy Rufina (music), Linbo (music), Gaia Mobilij (music).
CANTIERE APERTO IS THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE EVENT OF AN INTENSE ANNUAL PROGRAM OF NO MAN'S LAND WHICH PRESENTS ITSELF AS A MODEL OF SOCIAL AND ETHICAL CHANGE, REPEATABLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHOSE WATCHWORD IS HOSPITALITY.
Gulsun Karamustafa
The Long Thin Thread - Filo Lungo e Sottile (2023)
Photo credit: Gino Di Paolo
Gaia Mobilj
Yona Friedman con Jean- Baptiste Decavèle No Man’s Land (2016)
Photo credit: Gino Di Paolo
The idea of the No Man's Land (NML) project in Rotacesta, Italy is the result of a long conversation between Yona Friedman (the architect of realizable utopias) and Mario Pieroni and Dora Stiefelmeier (Zerynthia) The NML Foundation (of which Friedman will be the first honorary president) was born in May 2016, in approximately two hectares of agricultural land: a place of freedom, sharing, art and nature. Following Friedman's philosophy, project participants create an open dialogue through interactions and artistic interventions by sharing ideas, needs and thoughts. This hamlet of Loreto Aprutino among the olive groves and vineyards of the Pescara hinterland hosts the No Man's Land Foundation, the land that belongs to no one because it belongs to everyone.
No Man's Land is a project of site-specific interventions in which international artists have taken part over the years: Alvin Curran (2017), Gianfranco Baruchello (2018), Jimmie Durham (2019), Yona Friedman with Jean-Baptiste Decavèle ( 2019/2022 installations in addition to "Stone tapestry" and "Museum without walls" created in 2015 with the contribution of the ARIA Foundation), Alberto Garutti (2020), Donatella Spaziani (2020), Fabrice Hyber (2021), Leonid Tishkov ( 2022), Honoré d'O (2022), Gülsün Karamustafa (2023).
On the right: Leonid Tishkov, My Private Moon (2003/2022)
On the left: Alvin Curran Gardening with John 1.1 (2006/2020)
Phote credit: Gino Di Paolo
The second edition of Cantiere Aperto inaugurated with “Al vento” the new site-specific permanent installation by Michelangelo Lupone with Licia Galizia born from the observation of the place as "Everybody's Land" and from the particular trunks marked on the bark which refer to the "Dictionnaire” by Yona Friedman “The objectivesay the artists - is the creation of an intervention that fits extremely delicately into the naturalistic system, offering the visitor the possibility of communicating intimately and discreetly with the tree and the surrounding nature.” The wooden structure that is commonly used to correctly direct the growth of the tree trunk will be replaced by Lupone and Galizia with two cylindrical structures on which two sheets of Corten aluminum will develop. With the help of technology powered by a small solar panel, the visitor will activate a particular melody. The project was carried out in collaboration with Centro Ricerche Musicali CRM.
Alberto Garutti
Tutti i passi che ho fatto nella mia vita mi hanno portato qui, ora (2020) At the bottom of the picture, Yona Friedman con Jean- Baptiste Decavèle, Il Rifugio di Tutti (2019)
Photo credit: Gino Di Paolo
Chantssss e Luca Parisi.
Photo credit: Gino Di Paolo
The company established by Vincenzo Viva had modest beginnings in 2011 on the East Coast of the USA. It initially focused on construction but has since diversified into several other industries, including commercial and industrial cleaning, furniture sales, magazines, tourism, real estate, and finally M&A and sales business consulting, with a global presence.
Loris Cecchini, installation view, ieedificio57 San Gimignano, 2024
Courtesy the artist and GALLERIA CONTINUA
Ph Nicola Gnesi
IN JAPANESE, AMONG THE VARIOUS MEANINGS OF THE WORD “IE” WE FIND “BUILDING”, AND IN AN HISTORICAL BUILDING IN THE CENTER OF SAN GIMIGNANO IEEDIFICIO57 OPENED FEW WEEKS AGO. IT IS A NEW NONPROFIT CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS AND “BRAISTORMIG” IS ITS FIRST SHOW.
BRAINSTORMING LORIS
CECCHINI MICHELANGELO CONSANI
Loris Cecchini, installation view, ieedificio57 San Gimignano, 2024
Courtesy the artist and GALLERIA CONTINUA
Ph Nicola Gnesi
Loris Cecchini, Zigzags particles, Bird on structure (Owl), 2023
aluminium fusion, 63 x 70 x 28 cm
Courtesy the artist and GALLERIA CONTINUA
Ph Nicola Gnesi
The idea of this new cultural center was born from the artist Michelangelo Consani who intends to connect his work with different personalities who he feels close to him in order to better understand the sensitivity of the other artist. The first artist called for this project is Loris Cecchini who created a site specific installation called Tropism (Thin thing). It is made up of hundreds of polished steel elements that move in the space like a climbing diagram The word tropism derives from the Greek τρέπομαι (trépomai) and means "I turn" referring to a movement of the organs of a plant (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, etc.) in response to an external stimulus due to a chemical or physical agent.
Courtesy
Ph Nicola Gnesi
Zigzags particles is a new series of sculptures in aluminium: birds placed on small structures, pervaded by an idea of matter in transformation. The matter that constitutes the sculptures becomes the visual vehicle of an image in almost kinetic transition, as if the reference object were transformed into something else, passing from one state of matter to another in a highly viscous liquid metamorphosis For this exhibition he approaches, for the first time, graphite which he experimentally reworks with wool paper and linen canvas. The result of this research is a wall work and a site-specific installation for the "Zattera" space. 3 - KNO3C is the work installed in the depths of the old stone and brick cellar of the building. It is a three-dimensional bas-relief that reworks the image of potassium nitrate crystals (KNO3) seen under the microscope, creating a continuum with the space that welcomes it. The graphite (Carbon) design rises in relief from the floor, similarly to what happens on the walls of the room where the saltpeter on the walls, over time, has formed due to humidity.
Loris Cecchini, KNO3C, 2024 graphite on wool paper on linen canvas, 200 x 200 x 5 cm
the artist and GALLERIA CONTINUA
Courtesy ieedificio57 San Gimignano, ME Vannucci Pistoia
Ph Nicola Gnesi
Michelangelo Consani, Il seme dell’uomo (Mezzadro), 2024 iron, aluminium, wood and concrete, 49 x 51 x 51 cm
Michelangelo Consani, Il seme dell’uomo (Red and Blue), 2024 wood and brushed bronze, 65 5 x 83 x 88 cm
Courtesy ieedificio57 San Gimignano, ME Vannucci Pistoia
Ph Nicola Gnesi
Michelangelo Consani, taking as his basis the theories of the Austrian theologian Ivan Illich, continues his reflection begun in the 1990s on the relationship between production and degrowth, between the dominant political system and marginal personalities For this new project, he presents a series of works which all have in the title, the seed of man, a clear reference to Marco Ferreri's 1969 movie which reflects on the looming end of the world. The artist, using two corridors and three rooms on the main floor of the building, stages a project that manifests itself as a small museum of humanity and as a journey into culture, history and the language of design.
The exhibition itinerary opens with " a constellation": a group of graphite drawings depicting primates; Consani captures their looks, expressions, gestures perhaps to remind us that the human race shares part of its evolutionary process with apes, or rather, to make us retrace, backwards, the message that director Stanley Kubrick communicated in his epic movie 2001 A Space Odyssey. Consani presents several fundamental seats in the history of design which, as in a Duchampian game, become the basis for his sculptures. The exhibition concludes with a wooden crate for the transport of goods on which the terracotta bust of the Japanese agronomist Masanobu Fukuoka is placed. The room is illuminated by a video projection: a cicada that disperses energy. A simple and spontaneous act of love that of the cicada which, unlike what happens in the human race, is not conditioned by the worry of production.
Michelangelo Consani,Il seme dell’uomo (Masanobu Fukuoka), 2016/2024 wood, terracotta and video projection, variable dimensions Courtesy ieedificio57 San Gimignano, ME Vannucci Pistoia Ph Nicola Gnesi
Bertozzi & Casoni, Tavolino emisfero con composizione floreale, 2022
polychrome ceramic, h. cm 100 x diam. 54
"NON È QUEL CHE SEMBRA"
Bertozzi & Casoni, Barile Spix, 2022 polychrome ceramic, h. cm 100 x diam. 55
THE EXHIBITION AIMS TO HIGHLIGHT IN PARTICULAR THE THEME OF CORRUPTION AND DECAY OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT DUE TO HUMAN INTERVENTION
Bertozzi & Casoni, 2016
Architettura Design, polychrome ceramic, cm h 42 x 66 x 45
BERTOZZI & CASONI. Not What It Seems is the opening exhibition of Labirinto della Masone’s show season and i twill run until January 2025. Undisputed masters of contemporary ceramics the artists often highlight the theme of the degradation of the natural environment due to human intervention, while also revealing the regenerative potential harbored within nature itself. In an era marked by increasing ecological awareness, the exhibition aims to explore the complex relationship between humanity and nature, a central theme in the mission of the Franco Maria Ricci Foundation. It stands as both a warning and a call for collective responsibility.
The exhibition at the Labirinto della Masone is arranged across three rooms, each representing a distinct phase in the cycle of nature’s destruction and rebirth. Around forty works are on display, including some of the duo’s most iconic pieces alongside new, previously unseen creations, providing a comprehensive overview of their production. In the first room, visitors are greeted by a series inspired by the seasonal cycles of Arcimboldo To his triumph of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and plants is added the unsettling Fifth Season: the season of tin, plastic, cables remnants of human activity. The deterioration of reality continues with animals trapped in plastic bags and atop barrels of tar.
The second room offers a disenchanted view of humanity’s passage on Earth, represented by one of Bertozzi & Casoni’s most famous works, Resistenza 2: a large banquet table filled with food scraps, surrounded by dirty dishes, plastic bags, and trash bins. Among the waste, small animals appear once again, quietly reclaiming space in the absence of humans: butterflies and snails take advantage of the chaos.
Bertozzi & Casoni, Autunno, 2020, polychrome ceramic, cm h 74 x 49 x 48
Bertozzi & Casoni, Cestino della discordia, 2002, polychrome ceramic, cm h 37 x 31 x 35
Bertozzi & Casoni, Disgrazia con tulipani rossi, 2012, polychrome ceramic, cm h 60 x 64 x 57
In the final room, the exhibition takes a turn towards hope and resilience. The works here depict new forms of life emerging from the ruins of decay: a monitor lizard (Tempo) walks across tires and cans; tulips and orchids (Disgrazia con tulipani rossi and Disgrazia con orchidea blu) bloom from piles of cigarette butts and paper scraps, while butterflies emerge from handbags filled with cosmetics
The room celebrates nature’s ability to regenerate, suggesting that, through collective and mindful action, it is possible to heal the inflicted damage and foster a more sustainable future.
Bertozzi & Casoni, Gravità, 2023, polychrome ceramic, cm h 43 x 37 x 34
BAUMWELTEN
JANINE THÜNGEN-REICHENBACH
DURING VENICE GLASS WEEK 2024 JANINE THÜNGEN REICHENBACH PRESENTED HER NEW GLASS ARTWORKS CALLED BAUMWELTEN
The sacrality of nature and the environment are crucial in Italian author, poet and artist Dino Buzzati's 1935 novel 'll segreto del Bosco Vecchio' (The Secret of the Old Woods), in which the story's main character redeems his humanity by saving a forest from destruction and connecting meaningfully with the trees and the enchanted creatures that inhabit them.
Much like Buzzati, Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach has always held the sacredness of nature and the survival of magic close to her heart, her work consistently personifying the alternatively parallel and tangent journeys of imagination and rationality and their quest for recognition and redemption.
The Baumwelten, or tree worlds, fall sweetly in this narrative. Janine turns her inquisitive mind to the observation of trees to find explanations to wider ecological themes such as the interconnection between the planet's flora, as well as the urgent need for a respectful and peaceful coexistence between humankind and the natural environment in the interest and for the survival of both.
As an integral part of the BAUMWELTEN concept, Janine visits the Venetian island of Sant’Erasmo regularly to pick the wild flowers which adorn the glass sculptures.
BAUMWELT Euonymus Japonicus, Cannaregio, Venice, 2024
Solid cast in white Bohemian glass, ⌀ 23 cm / 9 inches, 16 kg
BAUMWELT Quercus suber, via Appia Antica, Rome, 2024
Solid cast in blue Bohemian glass, ⌀ 13.5 cm / 5.3 inches, 3.2 kg
Baumwelten are borne of negative impressions of three different tree barks: a Prunus Armeniaca from Janine's garden on the ancient Appia Antica, Rome, cast in yellow, the colour of its flower's pistil; Quercus Suber, the cork oak, also from the Via Appia Antica, in sky blue; and Euonymus Japonicus from her garden in Venice, its shade falling on the patio like a protective hat, whence its nickname, 'Berretto del prete' This sculpture is cast in a candid white reminiscent of the evergreen tree's beautiful white flowers, adorned in autumn by orange berry-sized fruits.
Stemming from each sculpture are delicate branches created and lamp blown by Maestro Vittorio Costantini, a Burano island native deeply attached to the beauty of Venice, the lagoon and to the abundance and variety of flowers, birds, butterflies, insects and marine creatures they harbour. His meticulous and exquisite creations, delicate and precious microcosms, have garnered him widespread recognition. The wild flowers in the Baumwelten are handpicked by Janine on the island of St Erasmo, a short boat ride away, to further underline the beauty of nature's interconnectivity.
Janine's arboreal enquiries express her scientific and philosophical interest in the fundamental role trees play both in the stories and the health of humankind. Common sense and scientific research have shown that trees have a calming effect on most people, reducing levels of cortisol and adrenaline, improving moods and giving a sense of peace and security. As Janine has often told me, "Looking at a tree, leaning against it or hugging it makes me feel like Saint-Exupéry’s Little Prince. It is, quite simply, pure happiness.”
Francesca de' Medici
Independent curator
Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach with Maestro Vittorio Costantini earlier this year.
BAUMWELT Prunus Armenica, Via Appia Antica, Rome, 2024
Solid cast in yellow Bohemian glass, ⌀ 15 cm / 5.9 inches, 4.5 kg. The Murano glass branches are lamp blown by Maestro Vittorio Costantini
Photo Francesco Allegretto
DREAM PORTRAIT MATTEO NASINI
"Dream Portraits" is a project created by renowned Roman artist Matteo Nasini and Hotel de la Ville in Rome to give to their guests the opportunity to experience contemporary artworks in an exclusive way: the experience includes a dream recording, the creation of a sculptural work of art or an audio track delivered to guest's homes following their stay. The ultimate personal keepsake from a very special sojourn , the sculpture will become a memory in physical form, capturing each guest’s state of mind during their time in Rome.
During their stay, guests are invited to wear a comfortable headset equipped with EEG sensors that subtly record brain activity. Whilst they sleep, a real time conversion software transforms the data into audio signals resulting in the creation of sound waves to be turned into a sculpture. The process involves 3D printing technology, creating unique fine porcelain sculptures that each tell a story of depth and individuality, never before captured A rare opportunity to interact with a dream of their own design, the resulting work of art is intricate and deeply personal to each guest. The project is a first-of-its-kind experience that combines contemporary art, craftsmanship, and the luxury of staying in a five stars hotel suite or apartment.
MATTEO NASINI
After graduating from the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, and being a member of the orchestra Luigi Cherubini, directed by Riccardo Muti, Matteo Nasini dedicated his work to visual art. Among his exhibitions, one of his most important projects was Sparkling Matter, presented in 2016 in the spaces of Marsèlleria and Clima, Milan, for which Matteo won the Talent Prize in 2016 and exhibited in the same year at MACRO and GNAM in Rome and, in 2017, in the exhibition Intuition at Palazzo Fortuny, Venice The Neolithic Sunshine project was exhibited in 2018 at the Visual Arts Center Pescheria in Pesaro and near Clima, Milan; in 2019 at Fontfroide Abbey, Narbonne and in 2023 at Villa Medici, Rome; Cittadellarte, Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella and on the Vulcano island for the Volcanic festival Attitude.
From 2021, the Welcome Wanderer project is presented at Cubo, Bologna; Climate, Milan and near Ocean Space, Venice. Nasini has exhibited in numerous other institutions, including MANIFESTA13, MAXXI, Nomas Foundation, Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, Villa Croce Museum in Genoa, Villa Romana in Florence, EDF Foundation - Paris La Defance, Espace Le Carré - Palais Beaux-Art of Lille, La Panacée of Montpellier, Mrac of Serignan, ICC, Hammer Museum of Los Angeles and Royal Museum of Worcester
ROBBIE WILLIAMS CONFESSIONS
OF A CROWDED MIND
MUSIC ICON ROBBIE WILLIAMS DEBUTS HIS FIRST ART EXHIBITION AT MOCO MUSEUM BARCELONA
The international superstar, with hits including 'Angels,' 'Rock DJ,' and 'Let Me Entertain You', creates art on a daily basis as a way to cope with the pressures of life in the public eye. Following the success of Robbie’s first solo artwork exhibition at Moco Museum Amsterdamwhere over 100,000 people visited his first exhibition chapter, ‘Pride and Self-Prejudice’ - the British icon now brought a brand new exhibition to Spain to inspire people to transform their fear and anxieties into creativity.
Robbie Williams said: “Opening my first ever solo art exhibition at Moco Museum Amsterdam was a pure joy. I have been so grateful by the response it received to that, and feel humbled that my art has connected in some way with people from all over the world. I’m inspired to do more so I’m thrilled to unveil this new collection of my art at Moco Museum Barcelona, where I trust it will encourage people to accept themselves and express their truth.” Kim Logchies-Prins, Director and Curator of Moco Museum, added: “We are incredibly proud that Robbie chose us to present his first ever museum exhibition. Like Robbie, I believe in the healing power of art when facing challenges with your mental health. Art, such as Robbie’s, can inspire while also offering comfort and connection.”
Robbie Williams is one of the most decorated music artists in the world with six of the Top 100 best selling albums in British history, a huge 80 million album sales worldwide, 14 Number 1 singles and a record 18 BRIT Awards – more than any other artist. He secured his 14th UK Number 1 album in 2022 with ‘XXV’ breaking the record for the solo artist with the most UK Number 1 albums. His total chart-topping UK albums across his solo work and records released with Take That now stands at 19. It places him in the top two acts of all time with the most Number 1s across their catalogue.
In November 2023, Netflix released Robbie’s highlyanticipated four-part documentary series, titled ‘Robbie Williams’. Directed by Joe Pearlman, the series shows Robbie looking back on his career and reflecting on his time spent in the spotlight. The documentary has been a huge success with audiences around the world, hitting the Netflix Number 1 spot in 22 different countries and Top 10 in 48 nations. The series had a huge 5.5 million views just one month after release
DOLCE VITA E DINTORNI
THE COLLECTION OF FABRIZIO TITTOCCHIA: A LIFE FULL OF CINEMA ON SHOW AT GALLERIA STUDIO CENACCHI IN BOLOGNA
Fabrizio Tittocchia was born in 1960 and from when he was a child he has a passion for cinema and collection and for photographs. From the early 2000s, he has benne attending the Venice Film Festival annually, along with other cultural events related to cinema, to photograph the stars of these occasions. To photograph is another passion of Tittocchia; he started to photograph Italian singer and later to photograph cinema stars. After over 40 years of work at IMA, a few years before retirement, he began purchasing film set photos, with a particular focus on the years of Dolce Vita.
His collection now exceeds 300 pieces, including iconic shots by Tazio Secchiaroli, Pierluigi Praturlon, Giovan Battista Poletto, Angelo Frontoni, Angelo Novi, Giancolombo, Velio Cioni, Rodrigo Pais, Michelangelo Durazzo, Glauco Cortini, Alberto Durazzi, between many others.
Marcello Mastroianni Roma Press Photo Courtesy Galleria Studio Cenacchi
P. Praturlon - Virna Lisi
La donna del lago
Courtesy Galleria Studio Cenacchi
"I LIKE LOTS OF THINGS. BUT THERE ARE THREE THINGS I LIKE MOST: LOVE, LOVE, AND LOVE," SYLVIA LA DOLCE VITA BY FEDERICO FELLINI
Among the most famous images in his collection are the photo of Aiché Nana's striptease at the Rugantino nightclub in Rome on November 5, 1958, the final scene of Fellini’s 8 1⁄2, Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant during the filming of Il Sorpasso, Anita Ekberg in the Trevi Fountain in La Dolce Vita, Sophia Loren portrayed in La Ciociara and Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, along with stunning portraits of Alain Delon, Virna Lisi, and Brigitte Bardot.
Tazio Secchiaroli, Aiché Nana spogliarello al Rugantino, 1958) Courtesy Galleria Studio Cenacchi
P. Praturlon - F. Fellini e Magali Noël in Amarcord Courtesy Galleria Studio Cenacchi
JOKER:
TODD PHILLIPS’ MOVIE EARNS 12-MINUTE OVATION AT VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel to his 2019 Golden Lion winner Joker, just had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival with a 12½ minute ovation. The sequel to Joker takes its name from the psychotic disorder "Folie à deux" identified in 1877.
Accompanying Phillips at the screening of the Warner Bros./DC film were stars Joaquin Phoenix, who won the Best Actor Oscar for his turn in the first film, and Lady Gaga in the role of Harley Quinn who demonstrates, once again, her enormous talent in acting after the success of A Star is Born.
À DEUX FOLIE
The drama with musical flourishes finds Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) institutionalized at Arkham State Hospital, awaiting trial for his crimes as the Joker. While grappling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love in Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga), but discovers the music that has always been within him. Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland and Harry Lawtey also star with Zazie Beetz returning as Sophie from the first film.
JOKER: FOLIE à DEUX
Joacquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga Credits Niko Tavernise 2024 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc
JOKER: FOLIE à DEUX
Actress Lady Gaga Credits Niko Tavernise 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
'WHEN I FIRST SAW JOKER. WHEN I SAW YOU… FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE, I DIDN'T FEEL SO ALONE ANYMORE.'
The film does not have an engaging plot, leaves no room for the evolution of its characters and remains stuck in its obsession with being a musical film and having Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix perform musical performances that, after a while, tire and they add nothing to the story. Joker 2, in fact, continually interrupts its narrative with musical breaks, singing performances, dance and standup comedy, all elements that do not mix well with the story and create a fragmented, confusing and not all that compelling story.
RED CARPET JOKER: FOLIE à DEUX
Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky Credits G Zucchiatti
La Biennale di Venezia Foto ASAC
TODD PHILLIPS DIRECTOR OF JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX
AMERICAN SCREENWRITER, DIRECTOR AND FILM PRODUCER. TODD PHILLIPS IS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS MOST LOVED BY YOUNG AMERICAN AUDIENCES.
In 2009 he achieved extraordinary success at the American box office with the comedy The Hangover. The story is that of a group of four guys heading to Las Vegas to celebrate the stag party of one of them; things will not go as planned and the exaggerated desire to transgress will ruin the marriage. Perhaps. The second success comes from the 2011 comedy Birth with Fools, centered on an architect who, in order to return home in time for the birth of his son, will be forced to share the journey with a somewhat eccentric guy. However, we must wait for Joker in 2019 for its consecration at an international level.
HAIDER ACKERMANN
IS NAMED CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF TOM FORD
FOUNDER TOM FORD SAID, “I HAVE LONG BEEN A GREAT FAN OF HAIDER’S WORK. I FIND BOTH HIS WOMENSWEAR AND MENSWEAR EQUALLY COMPELLING. HE IS AN INCREDIBLE COLORIST, HIS TAILORING IS SHARP, AND ABOVE ALL HE IS MODERN. WE SHARE MANY OF THE SAME HISTORICAL REFERENCES, AND I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HE DOES WITH THE BRAND. I SUSPECT THAT I WILL BE THE FIRST ON MY FEET TO APPLAUD AFTER HIS SHOW IN MARCH.”
TOM FORD announces the appointment of Haider Ackermann as Creative Director, effective immediately. In his new role, Ackermann will assume the creative leadership across all TOM FORD fashion categories, including menswear, womenswear, accessories, and eyewear, and guide the creative vision for the overall brand.
A French national born in Bogotá, Colombia, Ackermann's upbringing spanned Ethiopia, Chad, Algeria, The Netherlands, and Belgium, where he studied fashion at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Known for blending luxurious fabrics with impeccable tailoring, Ackermann has garnered acclaim for his avantgarde, yet wearable designs favored by celebrities. “It is with tremendous pride that I will seek to honor the legacy of Tom Ford, a man I have long admired and have the utmost respect for,” said Ackermann. “I am much looking forward to what lies ahead.” Ackermann's first collection will debut at Paris Fashion Week in March 2025.
IT IS ONE OF THE NEW FASHION BRANDS. IT IS REVOLUTIONARY BUT AT THE SAME TIME CLASSIC. PIA LAURI CAPRI CREATES GARMENTS SO EXCLUSIVE THAT THEY BECOME UNIQUE, RARE, REAL PIECES OF CONTEMPORARY ART, THEIR SIMBOL IS THE BLUE LIZARD, A RARE ANIMAL, UNIQUE IN THE WORLD, WHICH LIVES EXCLUSIVELY ON THE ROCKS OF CAPRI
BESPOKE ART
PIA LAURI CAPRI
WHAT PIA LAURI HAS PASSIONATELY CREATED SINCE ITS LAUNCH IS MORE THAN EXCELLENT CRAFTSMANSHIP, IT IS TRUE ART FOUND IN EVERY DETAIL, IN EVERY NUANCE, IN EVERY DETAIL. BECAUSE EXCEPTIONALITY IS GIVEN PRECISELY BY THIS: BY EVERY SINGLE DETAIL METICULOUSLY CREATED FOR THAT PARTICULAR CUSTOMER. AND THIS IS ITS STRENGTH AND ITS EXCEPTIONALITY COMPARED TO THE ENTIRE FASHION SYSTEM AS WE ARE USED TO KNOWING IT.
In Pia Lauri Capri the starting point is not the dress that I like and therefore I try to adapt to my body by choosing the right size or having it made to measure. n Pia Lauri Capri we start from the person with their physical characteristics, their character, their lifestyle, their passions and with all this information we try to enhance their uniqueness with a garment created exclusively for that person. A unique piece like a work of art but which, unlike a work of art that you keep at home, in a collection, in a museum, you wear it here, taking advantage of the benefits that that feeling of wearing a work of art can give you. Pia Lauri Capri creates 100% handmade clothes without the use of glues, clothes made in an eco-sustainable way, in superfine and light materials, such as San Leucio silk, nettle yarns, Bamboo cashmere, detox fibers derived from marine algae which they allow you to feel comfortable without any restrictions on movement.
Creations lined in cupro, the most precious fiber in the world of linings, with the characteristic “Marestro” a tailored sea blue color inspired by the sky and sea of Capri. "Resella" pockets with the exclusive "smile" shape, sewn entirely by hand. And then sculpture buttons in onyx, tiger's eye, white agate, emerald, jade, topaz and white coral handcrafted by the best master craftsmen of Torre del Greco based on an exclusive design by Pia Lauri.
An absolute novelty is the Detox uniform made with a fiber obtained from seaweed from Icelandic fjords. A fabric with a natural "antioxidant", anti-inflammatory and protective power for the skin as it contains vitamins A, B and E as well as mineral salts such as Magnesium, Potassium and Phosphorus. The high content of antioxidants is able to have a relaxing action on the skin by activating cellular regeneration through the natural hydration of the skin. An action that is not eliminated during washing but remains on the garment for a long time
Pia Lauri Capri is not just fashion, it is a sustainable lifestyle. It's a revolution, a way of looking at the world with different eyes.
Pia Lauri was born in 1972 into a large family where you can breathe the atmosphere of tailoring, fine fabrics and embroidery. The father is in fact an affirmed Neapolitan stylist with a great talent and a passion for "made to measure " and precious fabrics. A family that has always been passionate about the art of hand sewing and always looking for a different, unique stylistic code. A family where you can breathe fashion.
After the fashion Academy, the charm of the construction of men ' s outerwear leads her to want to work alongside important master tailors who transmit the technique, construction, manual skills, in an important mix with the search for her own aesthetic taste. Holidays, moments of relaxation with the family, are spent in Capri, between a day on the boat and a stop in the charming square. The colors of the sea and the island exert their magic by blowing on the embers of passion that becomes fire to found her own brand in men ' s high fashion.
Let your soul speak
TREND SHOES: PASOT
“OUR SHOES ARE DESIGNED TO EXPLORE STILL UNKNOWN AREAS OF FASHION, TO CREATE A NEW STYLE, UNISEX, EXCLUSIVE AND, ABOVE ALL, TIMELESS,“ SAID FEDERICO BIONDINI, FOUNDER OF THE BRAND
THE PASÖT BRAND WAS BORN FROM THE PASSION OF ITS FOUNDER, FEDERICO BIONDINI, FOR VINTAGE CARS AND ITEMS, ARCHITECTURE, FOR EVERYTHING THAT IS OUT OF THE ORDINARY AND UNCONVENTIONAL BUT IS DESTINED TO LAST OVER TIME BECOMING A REAL WORK OF ART. THOSE WHO CHOOSE PASÖT WILL WEAR WORKS OF ART BORN FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF ARTISANS FOR GENERATIONS, MASTERS OF THE MOST AUTHENTIC “MADE IN ITALY”.
The « fil rouge » of the Pasöt collection is velvet: a fabric that, just like people, brings the signs of time and events without losing its original beauty.
A fabric expressing its maximum authenticity only when it is truly used. And likewise, each mark on your Pasöt shoes will recall an event of your life, like a time machine bringing back memories and making you smile every time you will wear them.
THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF HUMAN PASSES/HAS PASSED THROUGH SHOES, AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF OUR DAYS IT'S HARD TO THINK OF GOING OUT WITHOUT THEM. SHOES WERE INVENTED TO RESPOND TO A PRACTICAL NEED FOR PROTECTION EVEN IF THEIR SYMBOLIC MEANING LATER BECAME PREVALENT OVER THE PRACTICAL ASPECT. THEY ARE THE ONES WHO TELL US ABOUT THE ROADS WE HAVE TRAVELLED, THE PLACES WE HAVE CROSSED, THE GOALS WE HAVE REACHED.
THEY TELL US ABOUT SEGREGATIONS OR SOCIAL DISTINCTION: FOR EXAMPLE, EGYPTIAN SANDALS MADE OF SHOVEL LEAVES, PAPYRUS AND RAW LEATHER COULD ONLY BE WORN BY PHARAOHS AS THEY WERE A SIGN OF SOCIAL DISTINCTION. OR THE HIGH HEELS OF WOMEN'S SHOES, ACCENTUATING THE SENSUALITY OF THE GAIT, SPEAK TO US OF GENDER DIFFERENCES AND THE PREVALENCE OF A CHAUVINISTIC CULTURE PASOT CREATES UNISEX, COMFORTABLE SHOES, SUITABLE FOR EVERY SITUATION, ELIMINATING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES. FOR THE FIRST TIME A SHOE DOES NOT TELL THE STORY OF THE PAST, THE PATH WE HAVE TRAVELLED, BUT THE FUTURE, A FUTURE MADE OF EQUALITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND RESPECT.
OLGA SMIRNOVA
AWARDED WITH ALEXANDRA RADIUS PRIZE 2024
The jury on Smirnova:
OLGA SMIRNOVA, PRINCIPAL WITH DUTCH NATIONAL BALLET, IS THE WINNER OF THE ALEXANDRA RADIUS PRIZE 2024. THE PRIZE WAS PRESENTED TO SMIRNOVA IN PERSON BY ALEXANDRA RADIUS, ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, 11 SEPTEMBER 2024, DURING THE PREMIERE OF GENERATION DANCE, THE OPENINGS PROGRAMME OF THE SEASON OF DUTCH NATIONAL BALLET, AT DUTCH NATIONAL OPERA & BALLET
''Last season, Smirnova excelled not only on stage in the big classics – Giselle and Raymonda – but also in cinemas all over the world as Giselle, with Jacopo Tissi at her side. Her classical purity, clean lines and great musicality were even more apparent on screen, and particularly in the second act of the ballet her fragile appearance was deeply moving.
The Alexandra Radius Prize is an initiative of the Friends of Dutch National Ballet foundation and is presented annually to the dancer of Dutch National Ballet who has distinguished themselves most remarkably in the past dance season.
But however strongly Smirnova is rooted in the Russian classical tradition – she trained at the famous Vaganova Ballet Academy in St Petersburg –, she also drew all eyes to her last season for her interpretations of the international, contemporary repertoire For instance, she performed ballets by Hans van Manen (Frank Bridge Variations and Concertante) and Jiří Kylián (Wings of Wax) as if she had been doing them all her life. Whilst totally opening up to the specific style of both grand masters, she also gave an unmistakeably personal, magical interpretation of their ballets. And there was certainly also magic at the Gala with which Dutch National Ballet closed its season. Smirnova gave an enchanting performance of the ‘black duet’ from Postscript, once again with Tissi at her side, in which she poignantly conveyed the great loss to the Netherlands of the remarkable work by León and Lightfoot (now it is no longer performed by Nederlands Dans Theater).''
MASSIMO LANDI THE ART OF COOKING
“THE RESTAURANT HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 1962, I HAVE WORKED THERE FOR 46 YEARS, I STARTED AS A WAITER AND TODAY IT IS MINE. I OWE EVERYTHING TO THE PREVIOUS OWNERS, PIERO AND NADIA, WHO TAUGHT ME SO MUCH"
IT IS ONE OF THE MOST RENOWNED FISH RESTAURANTS IN FORTE DEI MARMI. A MAGICAL, LARGE RESTAURANT, FULL OF PLANTS, FLOWERS, CANDLES, ELEGANTLY FURNISHED AS IF IT WERE A PRIVATE HOME. IT IS THE TRE STELLE RESTAURANT OF MASSIMO LANDI, ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE CHEFS (HE PREFERS TO BE DEFINED AS A “CULINARY ARTISAN”) IN ITALY WHO NEVER FORGETS TO DEDICATE AT LEAST A MINUTE TO EACH OF HIS GUESTS.
“This restaurant has been my home for over forty years. But my professional history began more than thirty years ago, when my bosses Piero and Nadia bet on me. They took me to Milan to attend a prestigious pastry school, and for six years I dedicated myself to the production of desserts for their establishments. The following year they called a professor from the hotel school who gave me cooking lessons every afternoon... it was the beginning of a love story that still continues. From that moment I immersed myself completely in the culinary universe, studying, experimenting, refining new techniques and confirming, day after day, the passion of my life. With the same desire as always: to satisfy all customers in simplicity. It's an overwhelming passion, it's true, just as it's true that I'm always looking for innovation, while maintaining an eye of respect and respect for tradition. This is a place that turned 60 in 2022. I love leaving initial footprints, while revisiting them, fixing them, and… my story continues.”
HOMEMADE PASTA WITH SCAMPI AND CURRY
TAKE THE VERY FRESH SCAMPI AND DIVIDE THEM INTO TWO PARTS: CLEAN ONE PART COMPLETELY FROM THE SHELL, CUT THE SCAMPI ON THE OTHER PART IN HALF AS THEY ARE. IN A PAN, FRY A CLOVE OF GARLIC IN A LITTLE OIL, REMOVE THE GARLIC AFTER ALLOWING THE OIL TO FLAVOUR.
ADD THE SCAMPI WITH THE SHELL AND A TEASPOON OF MADRAS CURRY, FRYING THEM WELL. FLAMBE WITH A LITTLE COGNAC AND THEN POUR IN SOME GOOD WHITE WINE. WHEN EVERYTHING HAS EVAPORATED, ADD A LITTLE VEGETABLE CREAM AND ADD THE SCAMPI WITHOUT THE SHELL. COOK THE HOMEMADE MALTAGLIATI IN BOILING WATER FOR ONE MINUTE, DRAIN THEM, PUT THEM IN THE SAUCE, BRING TO THE END OF COOKING AND SERVE!
TUSCAN BEANS AND PRAWNS
TUSCAN BEANS ARE A PARTICULAR TYPE OF BEANS, THEY ARE SOWN IN THE OPEN FIELD IN MAY AND HARVESTED IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER.
PLACE THE BEANS IN COLD WATER WITH A PINCH OF GARLIC, SAGE AND ROSEMARY. COOK FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER BOILING AND THEN LEAVE TO REST (THIS ENSURES THAT THE SKIN DOES NOT FALL APART).
TAKE THE PRAWNS, IMMERSE THEM IN BOILING WATER FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS AND THEN PLACE THEM ON TOP OF THE ALREADY PLATED BEANS. FINALLY, SEASON WITH AN EMULSION OF EVO OIL AND LEMON.
