I remember that my mother asked me: “what do you want to do when you grow up?” I answered “the child”. This sentence, deduced from the video-interview by Irene Dionisio, allows us to get to the heart of the protagonis...

WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2021

2021.11.5　 Text: Victor Moreno

The renowned international photography contest World Press Photo 2021 (WPP) kicked off in several cities around Europe this fall. Founded in 1955 in Amsterdam, the institution’s main focus is to address the importance...

KENGO KUMA “BAMBOO RING: WEAVING A SYMPHONY OF LIGHTNESS AND FORM”

2021.9.24　 Text: Saya Regalado

Kengo Kuma, one of Japan's leading architects, is collaborating with OPPO, the world's leading smart device manufacturer, to present "Bamboo Ring Weaving a Symphony of Lightness and Form," an installation based on the...

NINE JOURNEYS THROUGH TIME

2018.5.15　 Text: Aya Ono

The joint exhibition Nine Journeys Through Time by the Municipality of Milan, The Royal Palace and Alcantara S.p.A. took place in the rooms of the Prince’s Apartment, the Royal Palace (Palazzo Reale Milano) from April...

MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2017

2017.6.20　 Text: Tomohiro Okada

One of the largest international furniture fair in the world that holds in the city of Milan every April – which we used to call “Milano Salone” – has been now marked as “Milan Design Week” on the world’s design calen...

MILANO SALONE 2012

2012.5.21　 Text: Wakana Kawahito

The design event dominated the whole city of Milan! The areas of design extends more and more. The world's largest international trade fair of furniture and design, Milan Salone 2012 was held in Milan, Italy from t...

FISCHLI & WEISS: PARTS OF A FILM WITH A RAT AND A BEAR

2009.3.2　 Text: Francesco Tenaglia

Exactly one year after the beautiful Palazzo Litta in Milan has been used as the location for the important retrospective Altri fiori e altre domande (“Other flowers and other questions”) of the conjunct work of Peter...

BIANCA CASADY: LA COMBAT SPIRITUAL

2008.11.30　 Text: Francesco Tenaglia

It’s probably safe to say that anyone who has been interested in American indie-rock in the last five years or so knows the Cocorosie, the duo formed by two sisters - Bianca and Sierra Casady – which has released,...

STERLING RUBY: ZEN RIPPER

2008.10.14　 Text: Francesco Tenaglia

The first time I had the chance to see Sterling Ruby’s work was two years ago at Emi Fontana’s gallery historically located at the address Via Bligly 42 in Milano: the show was composed of black and white picture...

ROBERTO CUOGHI “SUILLAKKU”

2008.6.26　 Text: Francesco Tenaglia

Roberto Cuoghi is one of the most interesting Italian young artists - born in Modena in 1973 - who bizarrely owes part of his popularity to a will to disappear. Roberto Cuoghi in Louvres museum © Roberto Cuo...

MILANO SALONE 2008

2008.5.16　 Text: Daisuke Ark Kozuki

One of the world biggest international furniture fairs, The 47th Milano Salone Internazionale del Mobile was held from 16th to 21st April in Milan, Italy. This article is a digest of the report by Daisuke Ark Kozuk...

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE.

2008.3.17　 Text: Francesco Tenaglia

Aaron Rose, the independent curator of this show, is mostly known in connection with the smart art magazine ANP Quarterly and the travelling exhibition "Beautiful Losers", a point of view on spontaneous art movements ...