While it took five centuries to build the Duomo, Milan is also capable of changing its face in a mere decade. Since the early years of the 1900s, Milan has been the most dynamic testing grounds of architecture in all of Italy - from the Central Station to the Pirellone, modernity has a home here, exploring new ways of urban living. The first big revolution came after World War II. Reconstruction was a top priority, but the boom of the ‘60s was already percolating in town - architects like Gio Ponti, BBPR, Aldo Rossi, Giovanni Muzio gave shape to the “Milan Style”, creating buildings in the city such as the Pirellone, Palazzo Montecatini, Ca’ Brutta and the Torre Velasca. Creativity, education and industry were the points of a triangle that attracted the best talents of Italian architecture and more to the city. And this dynamism has come back to the fore over the last decade, riding the wave of Expo 2015. The pioneering residential projects of City Life and the Bosco Verticale, the Porta Nuova Complex, the headquarters of the Fondazione Prada, Feltrinelli and Mudec are just a few examples of a pleasurable revolution. And it is happening at the hands of internationally famed “archi-stars” with whom the city has created a preferential rapport - from Renzo Piano to Rem Koolhas, from Zaha Hadid to David Chipperfield, but also David Libeskind, Arata Isozaki, Herzog and de Meuron and Grafton Architects. And, of course, homegrown talents like Cino Zucchi and Stefano Boeri.
The first museum exhibition dedicated to the work of Miranda July retraces the thirty-year career of the American artist, director and writer from the 1990s to today, presenting short films, performances and installations.
Piero della Francesca's masterpiece reunited again
In a unique and unrepeatable exhibition, a masterpiece by Piero della Francesca is presented for the first time in history, 555 years after its creation: the Augustinian Polyptych.
Adrian Piper. Adrian Piper and racism in contemporary visual culture traitor
The first European retrospective in over twenty years dedicated to Adrian Piper, conceptual artist, minimalist and performer in the New York art scene of the late Sixties.
Bulgari Debuts Summer Collection at Milan Fashion Week
Summer fashion in our sights. Milan Fashion Week saw the debut of Bulgari's summer Leather Goods & Accessories collection at the Bulgari boutique, as well as ...