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24 Jun

‘Obsessions’ by Silvia Prada on Display at VISO Project

‘Obsessions’ by Silvia Prada on Display at VISO Project
VISO Project, the design store and gallery that opened a physical space in Dumbo last month, has welcomed artist Silvia Prada to its partitions for the installation of ‘Obsessions,’ a solo exhibition of Prada’s personal archives featuring additional works by Coco Capitán.  “I desired to put together a show with a whole lot of archives of things I actually have that built my lexicon as a queer female artist,” Prada says of the exhibition. “All of the culture that I actually have consumed since I used to be a teen – what made me gay.” The exhibition features vintage ad campaigns from Calvin Klein and Versace, photos of Madonna, tear outs from the ’70s gay men’s clothing catalog ‘Ah Men,’ 12 pencil...
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15 Jun

Silvia Venturini Fendi Highlights Artisanship, Menswear Freedom With Tuscan Show

Silvia Venturini Fendi Highlights Artisanship, Menswear Freedom With Tuscan Show
“FF could easily be ‘Fendi Firenze,’” said Silvia Venturini Fendi a couple of days ahead of the posh brand’s show at its factory in Capannuccia, Bagno a Ripoli, a 30-minute drive from Florence as this season’s Pitti Uomo special guest. The reference to Florence is powerful, said the Fendi scion and accessories and menswear artistic director. She revealed that her grandmother, Adele Fendi, founded the home in 1925 in Rome but that a couple of years earlier she had learned the craft from cousins who were leather goods artisans within the Tuscan city. “We're about to have fun our centennial and so it’s inevitable to reflect on what’s been done, and likewise by way of transparency, which I believe goes to be...
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