Andy Warhol Campbell’s Tomato, Del Monte peach, Kellogg’s Corn … boxes, 1964
“Wonder girl” by Beatrice Brandini
From 28 May to 29 August Palazzo Strozzi presents American Art 1961 – 2001, a major exhibition celebrating modern art from the United States of America, through 80 works by 55 artists such as Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko, Roy Lichtenstein, Barbara Kruger, Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman and many others. Read more
“Malandrina” by Beatrice Brandini
Poster of the exhibition “Fino all’estremo” (Up to the extreme)
More than twenty years after the last exhibition, the genius of Andrea Pazienza returns to Bologna. Read more
“Cindy” by Beatrice Brandini
Cindy Sherman Untitled #410, Christies
Cindy Sherman has made photography an expressive medium of contemporary art more effectively than any other. Read more
“Mafalda years 2000” by Beatrice Brandini
Mafalda by Quino
When I was little I had three favorite comics (I already talked about Snoopy), the other two were Zoe (by Arturo and Zoe) and Mafalda. Two sui generis girls, irreverent and funny, very politically incorrect. And it’s kind of weird because I’m actually different, much more conciliatory and I think sweet. Read more
“Giada” by Beatrice Brandini
This is the story of a transformation, of a change, the one perpetuated by Giada. Read more
Milano Unica Trends F/W 2022 – 23
“Beauty” Mood board by Beatrice Brandini
Milano Unica for the season Autumn/Winter 2022 – 2023 investigates the relationship between the individual, society and the planet, embracing universal themes of humanity. Read more
Poster of the Coco + Marilyn exhibition. Beautiful in the center of MI-TO
“Coco and Marilyn” by Beatrice Brandini
From 22 May, the Cassa di Risparmio di Biella Foundation reopens the spaces of Palazzo Gromo Losa with the exhibition Coco + Marilyn. Biella at the center of MI-TO, over a hundred shots that portray these two extraordinary women through the eyes of Canadian Douglas Kirkland. Read more
“Elisa” by Beatrice Brandini
Watercolor drawing by Marcello Dudovich
A few years ago, in Milan, I had an interview at a very important luxury house, it did not go through (I did not plan to move to Piedmont, an area where the entire supply chain was located). However, I remember that one of the two owners of the brand, welcomed me in a room where there were some beautiful pencil drawings by Marcello Dudovich. I thought that that could be a valid reason to go to that place every day. Read more
“Elsa” by Beatrice Brandini
Elsa Peretti photographed by Francesco Scavullo
Elsa Peretti died a few days ago, Florentine by birth, but a citizen of the world, she was many things, a model (for Newton, Horst, Avedon), a muse (for Dalì, Halston), and an extraordinary jewelry maker. Read more
“Vittoria” by Beatrice Brandini
Shalom Harlow photographed by Giovanni Gastel in 1990
I had wanted to dedicate a post to this great photographer for months, especially after his recent and important monograph exhibition at the MAXXI in Rome. This little story, about this great master, is unfortunately posthumous, since Giovanni Gastel has just left us, this cursed pandemic has taken him too … leaving all those who loved his photos and his poems, astonished and immensely sad. Read more
