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Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Art or Sound
Fondazione Prada
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“Art or Sound”
Ca’ Corner della Regina, Venezia
7 giugno – 3 novembre 2014
Vernice: 4 – 6 giugno 2014
Venezia, 10 marzo 2014 - La Fondazione Prada presenterà nella sua sede veneziana di Ca’ Corner della Regina la mostra “Art or Sound”, a cura di Germano Celant, dal 7 giugno al 3 novembre 2014. La vernice si svolgerà da mercoledì 4 a venerdì 6 giugno.
Concepita come un’indagine attraverso il passato e il nostro presente, “Art or Sound” ha l’obiettivo di analizzare lo sviluppo di un dialogo produttivo e articolato. Affronta le problematiche del rapporto tra arte e suono e degli aspetti iconici dello strumento musicale, nonché del ruolo dell’artista musicista e degli ambiti in cui arti visive e musica si sono incontrate e confuse.
Il percorso espositivo si svilupperà dal piano terra nei due piani principali di Ca’ Corner della Regina. Per la prima volta, dopo la riapertura al pubblico del palazzo veneziano, saranno utilizzate le stanze del secondo piano nobile, 1.000 m2 restaurati nel quadro del programma di recupero dell’edificio intrapreso nel 2011 dalla Fondazione Prada.
“Art or Sound” vuole sottolineare il rapporto di simmetria e ambivalenza che esiste tra opera d’arte e oggetto sonoro. Intende proporre una rilettura dello strumento musicale che diventa entità plastico-visiva e viceversa, in una continua invasione e inversione di campo, fenomeni riscontrabili nel corso della storia dal Seicento a oggi. Il progetto analizza lo sconfinamento tra produzioni artistiche e sonore, tra musica e arti visive, con l’idea di evidenziarne il costante scambio, senza ricercare inutili classificazioni.
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Il percorso storico prenderà il via con gli strumenti musicali realizzati con materiali inusuali e preziosi da Michele Antonio Grandi e Giovanni Battista Cesarini nel Seicento e con gli automi musicali - complessi oggetti artistici che uniscono valore estetico e produzione sonora - creati, ad esempio, dall’orologiaio svizzero Pierre Jaquet-Droz nel Settecento. Proseguirà con strumenti automatici e dispositivi meccanici dell’Ottocento in grado di visualizzare la musica attraverso luci e colori. Saranno presentate le ricerche nel campo della sinestesia e le sperimentazioni delle Avanguardie storiche come i celebri Intonarumori (1913) dell’artista futurista Luigi Russolo e alcuni oggetti di Giacomo Balla.
La mostra riunirà, inoltre, strumenti e opere di musicisti come Alvin Lucier e John Cage, lavori di artisti degli anni Sessanta, quali le scatole sonore di Robert Morris e Nam June Paik, sculture cinetiche realizzate da artisti come Takis e Stephan von Huene e, ancora, installazioni sonore come Oracle (1962-’65) di Robert Rauschenberg e Handphone Table (1978) di Laurie Anderson. Saranno in mostra anche esempi di appropriazione iconica e formale dello strumento musicale, come i pianoforti di Arman, Richard Artschwager e Joseph Beuys, così come strumenti ibridi, vere e proprie sculture da suonare, come le chitarre e i violini di Ken Butler e i banjo di William T. Wiley. Questa esplorazione nel territorio ambiguo tra arte e suono si spingerà verso le ricerche più recenti di artisti come Christian Marclay, Janet Cardiff, Martin Creed e Doug Aitken, fino a documentare la produzione di una nuova generazione rappresentata, tra gli altri, da Anri Sala, Athanasios Argianas, Haroon Mirza, Ruth Ewan e Maywa Denki.
La mostra sarà arricchita e completata da un’approfondita pubblicazione edita dalla Fondazione Prada. Attraverso il saggio introduttivo di Germano Celant e numerosi contributi di musicologi, artisti visivi, musicisti, compositori e storici dell’arte come Jo Applin, Luciano Chessa, Christopoh Cox, Geeta Dayal, Patrick Feaster, Christoph E. Hänggi, Bart Hopkin, Douglas Kahn, Alan Licht, Andrea Lissoni, Noel Lobley, Deirdre Loughridge, Simone Menegoi, Holly Rogers, Jonathan Sterne, David Toop, John Tresch, Eric de Visscher e Rob Young, il volume ricostruirà storicamente e analizzerà le ambiguità, le analogie e le corrispondenze tra oggetti d’arte, dispositivi sonori e strumenti musicali.
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Informazioni sulla mostra
TITOLO: “Art or Sound”
SEDE:
CA’ CORNER DELLA REGINA
Calle de Ca’ Corner
Santa Croce 2215 - 30135 Venezia
Fermata San Stae, Linea 1
VERNICE: da mercoledì 4 a venerdì 6 giugno 2014
DATE E ORARI DI APERTURA AL PUBBLICO: 7 giugno - 3 novembre 2014; dalle 10.00 alle 18.00 (chiuso il martedì)
INFORMAZIONI:
T + 39.041.8109161, Venezia
T + 39.02.54670515, Milano
info@fondazioneprada.org
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Fondazione Prada
“Art or Sound”
Ca’ Corner della Regina, Venice
June 7 - November 3, 2014
Preview: June 4 – 6, 2014
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Venice, March 10, 2014 - The Fondazione Prada will present the exhibition “Art or Sound” at its Venetian venue of Ca’ Corner della Regina. Curated by Germano Celant, it will run from June 7 to November 3, 2014. The preview will be held from Wednesday June 4 to Friday June 6.
Conceived as an investigation of the past and our present, the purpose of “Art or Sound” is to analyze the development of a productive and complex dialogue. It will consider the relationship between art and sound, iconic aspects of the musical instrument, the role of the artist-musician, and the areas in which the visual arts and music have come together and blurred.
The exhibition will occupy the ground floor and two main floors of Ca’ Corner della Regina. For the first time since the Venetian palazzo was reopened to the public, the rooms on the second piano nobile will be used. This provides 1000 square meters of exhibition space that has been restored as part of the renovation of the building undertaken in 2011 by the Fondazione Prada.
“Art or Sound” aims to emphasize the symmetrical and ambivalent link that exists between works of art and sound objects. It will offer a reinterpretation of the musical instrument and the way it can become a sculptural-visual entity and back again, in a continual reciprocal relationship of encroachment and inversion, a phenomenon seen since the 17th century. The project analyzes the overlap between the production of both art and sound, music and the visual arts, with the aim of highlighting the constant exchange between them, though eschewing unnecessary categorization.
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Organized on a historical basis, the exhibition will commence with musical instruments made from unusual and precious materials by Michele Antonio Grandi and Giovanni Battista Cesarini in the 17th century, and musical automata—complex artworks that combine the production of sounds with aesthetic values—created, for instance, by the Swiss watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Droz in the 18th century. It will continue with 19th-century examples of automated musical instruments and mechanical devices capable of giving visual expression to music through light and color. Research in the field of the synesthesia will be presented, along with experiments carried out by the historical avant-gardes, such as the celebrated Intonarumori (1913) created by Futurist artist Luigi Russolo, and some of Giacomo Balla’s objects.
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Also exhibited will be instruments and works by composers like Alvin Lucier and John Cage, works by artists of the Sixties, such as the sound boxes of Robert Morris and Nam June Paik, kinetic sculptures made by artists like Takis and Stephan von Huene, and sound installations like Robert Rauschenberg’s Oracle (1962-’65) and Laurie Anderson’s Handphone Table (1978). There will also be examples of the iconic and formal appropriation of the musical instrument, such as the pianos created by Arman, Richard Artschwager and Joseph Beuys, and hybrid instruments like the guitars and the violins of Ken Butler and the banjos of William T. Wiley, which are genuine sculptures that can be played. This exploration of the ambiguous overlap between art and sound will go on to cover the more recent research of artists like Christian Marclay, Janet Cardiff, Martin Creed and Doug Aitken, and the production of a newer generation, represented by Anri Sala, Athanasios Argianas, Haroon Mirza, Ruth Ewan and Maywa Denki, among others.
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The exhibition will be accompanied and completed by an exhaustive publication by the Fondazione Prada. Through the essay by Germano Celant and various contributions by musicologists, visual artists, musicians, composers and art historians, such as Jo Applin, Luciano Chessa, Christopoh Cox, Geeta Dayal, Patrick Feaster, Christoph E. Hänggi, Bart Hopkin, Douglas Kahn, Alan Licht, Andrea Lissoni, Noel Lobley, Deirdre Loughridge, Simone Menegoi, Holly Rogers, Jonathan Sterne, David Toop, John Tresch, Eric de Visscher and Rob Young, the book will reconstruct the history of the relationship between art objects, sound-making devices and musical instruments, analyzing its ambiguities, analogies and parallels.
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Information on the exhibition
TITLE: “Art or Sound”
VENUE:
CA’ CORNER DELLA REGINA
Calle de Ca’ Corner
Santa Croce 2215 - 30135 Venice
Stops on Vaporetto Linea 1: San Stae and Rialto Mercato
PREVIEW: from Wednesday 4 June to Friday 6 June 2014
DATES AND TIMES OF OPENING TO THE PUBLIC: 7 June to 3 November, 2014; 10am To 6am (closed on Tuesdays)
INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC:
T + 39.041.8109161, Venice
T + 39.02.54670515, Milan
info@fondazioneprada.org
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Arman The Spirit of Yamaha 1997 Baby Grand Piano sliced in three parts with two Yamaha motorcycles in between Courtesy The Arman Studio Archives, New York |
Friday, February 28, 2014
CoSTUME NATIONAL by JPLUS
CoSTUME NATIONAL launches the second eyewear capsule collection CoSTUME NATIONAL by JPLUS
Following their debut eyewear capsule collection, fashion designer Ennio Capasa and Alessandro Martire, designer and co-founder of JPLUS eyewear brand, present the new capsule collection CoSTUME NATIONAL by JPLUS during Women’s Fashion Week FW 2014-15 in Milan.
The inspiration recalls suspended architectures; with a double top bar that does not touch the lens to create an effect of suspension and light. CoSTUME NATIONAL by JPLUS is a mono-product vailable in three colors – black, gold or shiny palladium – with a combination of lenses ranging rom mirrored silver and total gold to warmer tones like brown or classic pilot green.
The capsule collection CoSTUME NATIONAL by JPLUS will be available in April 2014 at CoSTUME NATIONAL flagship stores, with the possibility of pre-ordering online at www.jplus.it
The collection will also be available at selected sunglass boutiques throughout Italy and around the world.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
PRADA IN SAINT PETERSBURG
PRADA OPENS IN SAINT PETERSBURG
Milano, Italy, February 4, 2014 – Prada opens its
first store in Saint Petersburg, in a historical building on Bolshaya
Konyushennaya Street, in the heart of the city's shopping district. Designed by
Italian architect Roberto Baciocchi, the almost 400 square-metre store
showcases the men's leather and accessory collections and the women's
ready-to-wear, shoes, leather goods and accessory collections. The entrance is
in the middle of the storefront with a display window on either side, framed by polished, studded steel profiles.The interior is
split into two spacious areas. The first presents the signature hallmarks of Prada's
global identity: black and white-chequered marble floor and green fabric-clad
walls into which sleek display niches have been set. The following area,
offering the women's ready-to-wear collection, has an intimate feel which is enhanced
by the light flowing through the louvered windows on the ceiling and reflecting
on the perspex and glass fitments. Green velvet sofas and
polished-steel and perspex tables add a final touch to the interior design, set
off by the black and white-chequered carpeting.
PRADA APRE A SAN PIETROBURGO
Milano, 4 febbraio 2014 – Prada inaugura
il suo primo negozio a San Pietroburgo in uno storico edificio di Bolshaya
Konyushennaya Street, nel cuore dello shopping cittadino. Lo spazio, progettato
dall’architetto Roberto Baciocchi, occupa una superficie totale di circa 400
metri quadrati e offre le collezioni maschili di pelletteria e accessori e le
collezioni femminili di abbigliamento, calzature, pelletteria e accessori. La
facciata č composta da un ingresso centrale e da due vetrine laterali,
incorniciate da profili in acciaio lucido borchiato. Lo spazio interno č
suddiviso in due grandi ambienti. Nel primo,
ritroviamo gli elementi distintivi dell’identita’ Prada nel mondo: il pavimento
in marmo a scacchi bianchi e neri e le pareti rivestite in tenda di tela verde,
nelle quali sono intagliate preziose buche espositive. L’ambiente successivo,
caratterizzato da un'atmosfera intima e riservata, č dedicato alla collezione
di abbigliamento donna, valorizzata dai giochi di luce dei lucernari a lame del soffitto che riflettono sugli arredi
realizzati in perspex e vetro. Divani in velluto verde e tavoli in acciaio
lucido e perspex completano l’arredo della stanza, definita da un pavimento in
moquette a scacchi bianchi e neri.
Friday, January 24, 2014
KARL LAGERFELD
KARL LAGERFELD INTRODUCES LIMITED-EDITION TOKIDOKI CAPS
KARL LAGERFELD is pleased to announce the new KARL
LAGERFELD x tokidoki caps by New Era. The limited edition features 4 iconic baseball caps
with the iconic yet playful cartoon-like illustrations known to KARL LAGERFELD
x tokidoki designed in close collaboration by the Italian artist Simone
Legno. The collection has been produced by New Era the
world’s premium headwear brand, to achieve the famous 59/50 caps that are
inspired and handcrafted to fit ones live. Each style is limited to 150 pieces and available
exclusively at KARL LAGERFELD Stores as of Friday, January 24th
Price : 55 euros
KARL LAGERFELD COMPANY PROFILE
Under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld – one of the world’s
most influential and iconic designers – his namesake fashion house represents a
modern approach to distribution, an innovative digital strategy and a global
360-degree vision that reflects the designer’s own style and soul.
The DNA of the KARL LAGERFELD portfolio is rooted in Kreative, iconiK,
Kool and accessible-luxe apparel and accessories. The fashion house produces
ready-to-wear for men and women, watches, eyewear, footwear, plus an elaborate
selection of bags and small leather goods. These collections are further
complemented by LAGERFELD, a line of casual but refined urban menswear. In
2014, the portfolio will grow further with the addition of premium fragrances
for men and women.
Creative to his core and passionately interested in the world around
him, Karl Lagerfeld works with a variety of prestigious brands on high-profile
projects. His collaborations have included designing a footwear capsule
collection for Melissa, accessories for S.T. Dupont and VIP helicopters for
Agusta.
KARL LAGERFELD is distributed at select wholesale locations worldwide,
and is continuously expanding its global retail presence to secure its position
as one of the world’s leading lifestyle brands. Headquartered in Paris’
Saint-Germain-des-Prés district, the KARL LAGERFELD company has been in the
portfolio of Apax Partners, a British investment fund, since 2006.
About
tokidoki®
tokidoki, which translates
to “sometimes” in Japanese, is a globally recognized and iconic
lifestyle brand based on the vision of Italian artist Simone Legno and his
partners, serial entrepreneurs Pooneh Mohajer and Ivan Arnold. Since
debuting in 2005, tokidoki has amassed a cult-like following for its
larger-than-life characters and emerged as a sought-after global lifestyle
brand. Tokidoki offers an extensive range of products which include apparel,
handbags, cosmetics, accessories, toys and more.
Simone Legno,
tokidoki’s Creative Director, was born in Rome, Italy and from a very young age
developed a deep love of Japan and a fascination with world cultures. As
a result of Legno’s unique talent and creativity, tokidoki has grown
exponentially. Legno has become a sought-after speaker and
exhibitor throughout the world at museums, universities,
conferences and more.
As an innovative
company, tokidoki is known not only for its eye-popping aesthetic and
criminally cute characters but also its megawatt partnerships with the likes of
brands such as, Hello Kitty, Karl Lagerfeld, LeSportsac, Barbie, Onitsuka
Tiger, Sephora, Marvel and others.
For more information,
please visit the tokidoki flagship store in Los Angeles, CA or online
at www.tokidoki.it.
New Era
New Era is an international
lifestyle brand with an authentic sports heritage that dates back over 90
years. Best known for being the official on-field cap for Major League Baseball
and the National Football League, New Era is the brand of choice not only for
its headwear collection, but also for its accessories and apparel lines for
men, women and youth. The brand is worn as a symbol of self-expression by
athletes, artists and some of the most interesting people around the globe. New
Era encourages people to “FLY YOUR OWN FLAG™” - to truly express their personal
style and individuality through its products. The Company is headquartered in
Buffalo, N.Y. and operates facilities in Canada, Europe, Brazil, Japan and Hong
Kong. For more information, visit www.neweracap.com
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Prada
Prada
Men’s Fall/Winter 2014/15
Stage
The
process of designing a set for a fashion show strongly resonates with the one
of theatrical performance: in both cases characters, space and music come
together into a single concept, each one contributing to the unique experience
of the audience.
For the
FW 2014/15 Men Show, AMO designs a set as an experimental and informal stage
for performance. A large 1m high platform occupies the center of the room. The
majority of the audience is orderly arranged around the central stage, while
the room is bordered on all sides by metal scaffolding serving as balcony to
the rest of the public. Different geometric excavations punctuate the central
stage; surprisingly part of the audience sits inside these pockets, becoming
part of the overall scenography of the show. Models weave on the central stage
around the audience, while the rest of the public experiences the show all
around from multiple points of views. The space is neutral: the central stage
is entirely covered in grey felt, while the metal structured of the balcony is
cladded all along the perimeter with a curved natural metal mesh. Metal reoccurs
in the pockets of the central platform, while felt dominates the main entrance.
Credit:
AMO
Music
Music
includes a list of tracks, selected and mixed by Frédéric Sanchez - The Ballad
of Sexual Obsession by Nina Hagen and Ben Frost’s Peter Venkman Pt. 1 Gluteus
Maximus remix to name a few; as well as live exclusive lyrics adapted and
performed by a concert group called L’Usignolo. Amongst the others, some pieces
taken from Pina Bausch shows side by side with transcriptions by Kurt Weill.
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Prada
Uomo Autunno/Inverno 2014/2015
Palco
Il
processo di progettazione di un set per una sfilata di moda corre in parallelo
a quello delle performance teatrali: in entrambi i casi, i personaggi, lo
spazio e la musica si fondono in un unico concetto, dove ognuno contribuisce
all’esperienza unica del pubblico. Per la sfilata Prada Uomo Autunno/Inverno
2014/15, AMO progetta un set come un palco sperimentale e informale di una
performance. Una grande
piattaforma alta 1m occupa il centro della sala. La gran parte del pubblico è
ordinatamente disposta intorno al palco centrale, mentre la sala è bordata su
tutti i lati da impalcature metalliche che fungono da balconata al resto del pubblico.
Diversi scavi geometrici costellano il palco centrale; ci si stupisce nel
notare che parte del pubblico siede all’interno di queste buche, diventando
parte della scenografia complessiva della sfilata. I modelli serpeggiano sul
palco centrale intorno al pubblico, mentre il resto dei presenti si gode la
sfilata intorno al palco da prospettive multiple. Lo spazio è neutrale: il
palco centrale è interamente coperto da feltro grigio, mentre la struttura metallica
della balconata è avvolta lungo tutto il perimetro da una rete metallica
naturale ondulata. Il metallo riappare nelle buche della piattaforma centrale,
mentre il feltro domina l’ingresso principale.
Credit: AMO
Musica
La musica
include brani selezionati e mixati da Frédéric Sanchez tra cui the Ballad of
Sexual Obsession di Nina Hagen e Peter Venkman Pt. 1 Gluteus Maximus remix di
Ben Frost; e brani riadattati in esclusiva per Prada, suonati da un’orchestra
dal vivo – il gruppo L’Usignolo - tra cui alcuni passi tratti da spettacoli di
Pina Bausch affiancati a trascrizioni di Kurt Weill.
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