“Female Nude Study”. Elizabeth Chaplin “The portrait” of Beatrice Brandini The number of women who are part of the self-portrait collection kept in the Uffizi is small, Elisabeth Chaplin is one of the few, a real exception.
Marisol Escobar Women and Dog, Witney Museum “Totem girls” by Beatrice Brandini Central protagonist of the American Pop Art movement, Marisol Escobar was a great artist, whose ironic, acute and beautiful sculptures represent a decidedly modern idea of femininity even for the Sixties.
Mariolina della Gatta, photo by Gian Paolo Barbieri, 1965 (Gian Paolo Barbieri Foundation) “Mirella” by Beatrice Brandini From today, until 25 March 2023, the 29 Arts in Progess gallery in Milan presents an exhibition dedicated to the great master of international photography: Gian Paolo Barbieri : Unconventional. Unmissable !
“Rita” by Beatrice Brandini Rita Hayworth in Gilda Rita Hayworth will be held at the Cineteca Milano MIC (Interactive Museum of Cinema) from 27 December. The Lady of Hollywood, a tribute to one of the greatest icons in the history of American cinema.
“Zoya” by Beatrice Brandini Julia Krahn St.Javelin On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, today the Museo del Novecento renews its commitment against gender discrimination, through the ST. JAVELIN, a photographic series by artist Julia Krahn.
“Pearls” by Beatrice Brandini Coco Chanel Chanel wore them mixed together, true or false, with multiplied threads, Diana Vreeland with eccentric final pendants, Jackie in a divine way, the quintessence of glamor and class.
Alberto Magnelli: Peinture n. 0529, oil on canvas 1915 “The abstract” by Beatrice Brandini From 11 November to 15 February 2023, the Museo del Novecento presents a beautiful exhibition curated by Eva Francioli: Alberto Magnelli. Armocromie.
Escher, Museo degli Innocenti, Florence Jana by Beatrice Brandini I have already dedicated two posts to this beloved artist, but today an exhibition in Florence celebrates him with 200 works, in the historic Museo degli Innocenti (designed by Filippo Brunelleschi) and with the collaboration of Arthemisia.
“Marianne (brunette)” by Beatrice Brandini I have already spoken extensively about how art and cinema influence fashion. But I still hadn’t dedicated a post to another very important world that has always contaminated fashion (and not vice versa) with surprising effects. This world is that of music.
“Leonora” by Beatrice Brandini Detail from “Semaine”, by Leonora Carrington Leonora Carrington was a magnificent painter, the artist that Salvator Dalí called the most important surrealist female artist, but this definition was narrow to her and in fact, throughout her life, she tried to be simply an artist, without distinction of gender.
