It was 1965 when Bruno Munari and Achille Castiglioni created the first poster of the Derby Club. In no time, the dark basement club near the horse-racing track of San Siro would become the hottest night club in Milan. At Via Monte Rosa, some of the greatest musical legends went on to play, such as Charles Aznavour, John Coltrane and Quincy Jones. And the patrons? From Giorgio Strehler to Mina and Marcello Mastroianni, from Gianni Rivera to Mike Bongiorno, from Dario Fo to Bettino Craxi, the Derby was an obligatory stop for everyone. Among its diehard regulars was robber, artist and writer Luciano Lutring, known as “the submachine gun soloist”. More than once, other patrons would watch him leave his champagne half-finished and rush out the nearest window to dodge the police. The Derby became a landmark in the city and architects and artists would compete over the honour to embellish it and leave their own mark on it. Times were ripe for change - Via Monte Rosa became the Mecca of Cabaret, gathering the talents of a city undergoing a lively transformation. The son of the coat lady Diego Abatantuono took the stage, but also Teo Teocoli, Massimo Boldi and Giorgio Faletti, just a few of the new generation of comics who shared the spotlight with older seasoned artists like Cochi & Renato, Giorgio Gaber and Enzo Iannacci.
The retrospective of Nari Ward presents, for the first time, a combination of works that interweaves his exploration of performativity and collaborative projects: over thirty years of practice, presenting early seminal and historical works as well as new productions.
Through a series of installation interventions, spanning works of art and exhibition elements, Haris Epaminonda presents a symbolic journey in comparison with the historical avant-gardes of Futurism.
The unconventional approach to the world of luxury of the D&G duo in an elegant, fun and eclectic journey to rediscover the history of one of the most celebrated brands in the Milanese fashion world.
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.