MANIFESTO

#63

CHANGE OF SPACE

DESIGN

A RADICAL THINKER

2024.04.19

The exhibition Nice to See You, set up within the spaces of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, is one of the greatest tributes to the life and career of Gaetano Pesce. On display are objects with dual meaning, that of utility and that of provoking thought.

VERSACE JEANS COUTURE

METROPOLITAN NOCTURNES

2024.04.15

Drawing inspiration from the evocative work of Philip-Lorca DiCorcia, Metropolitan Nocturnes – the new Versace Jeans Couture campaign – tells the intertwined lives of four distinct individuals. Each character navigates the interaction born from the energy of Miami and their own inner landscapes.

BIENNALE

MATERIAL AND IMMATERIAL

2024.04.19

Monte di Pietà, the new exhibition by Fondazione Prada in Venice, explores the concept of debt as the root of human society and the primary vehicle through which political and cultural power is exercised.

MDW

SOFT GEOMETRIES

2024.04.19

Poliform enters the stage with a comprehensive proposal of the concept of space, increasingly elegant and refined. Jean-Marie Massaud, Emmanuel Gallina, and for the first time, Stefano Belingardi Clusoni, sign the main product innovations.

VENICE

A Belmond Train

2024.04.18

The legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, A Belmond Train, rewrites history with L’Observatoire. Designed by JR, it will be presented at the Venice Biennale.

DESIGN

VALENTINA CIUFFI

2024.02.20

Valentina Ciuffi: crafting innovation and community in design, architecture, and art – a story of Alcova’s evolution, Studio Vedèt’s impact, and the creative essence of Milan.

NEWS

LOEWE LAMPS

2024.04.17

LOEWE’s exhibition at the 2024 Salone del Mobile reflects the brand’s constant investment in craftsmanship and its dedication to collaborating with artists within and beyond its immediate production. Among these are Alvaro Barrington, Akiko Hirai, and Jennifer Lee.

SAINT LAURENT

GIO PONTI,
VILLA PLANCHART

2024.04.17

Saint Laurent Rive Droite presents an exclusive collaboration with the Gio Ponti Archives and the Anala y Armando Planchart Foundation on the occasion of Milan Design Week.

MDW

BACK TO CABANON

2024.04.16

From April 16th to April 20th, Bottega Veneta pays homage to the genius of Le Corbusier with a renewed version of the Tabouret LC14, originally designed in 1952 for the Cabanon: a cabin built by the architect in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin on the Côte d’Azur where, alongside numerous fixed furnishings, movable furnishings are all conceived as boxes.

LORO PIANA

A TRIBUTE TO
CINI BOERI

2024.04.16

An installation honouring the work and vision of the Milanese architect and designer Cini Boeri on the centenary of her birth, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the founding of Loro Piana.

CARSTEN HÖLLER

Ever Höller, Höller Ever

Carsten Höller allowed space for creativity by being portrayed in Stockholm, within the spaces of his provocative restaurant Brutalisten, and recounting his enormous approach to the art of experimentation and his fantastic practice evolved over the course of the experience.

Carsten Höller allowed space for creativity by being portrayed in Stockholm, within the spaces of his provocative restaurant Brutalisten, and recounting his enormous approach to the art of experimentation and his fantastic practice evolved over the course of the experience.

Photography JOHN SCARISBRICK

Interview HANS ULRICH OBRIST

DIANE KRUGER

2024.02.19

On the occasion of MUSE 63, Diane Kruger interprets the SS24 collection by Saint Laurent. Her verve perfectly encapsulates the brand’s cinematic vision, seamlessly blending with the essence of Parisian elegance.

BARBARA KRUGER

A Visual Statement

2024.02.19

Barbara Kruger has developed an iconic visual language that often draws from advertising techniques and aesthetics, as well as other media. Since the 1970s, her artworks have continuously explored complex intersections of power, gender, class, consumerism, and capital. Her first solo institutional show in London is on view at the Serpentine; on this occasion, MUSE explores its intricate artistic mechanisms.

FROM THE MAGAZINE

KUDZANAI-VIOLET HWAMI

2024.02.19

Kudzanai-Violet Hwami’s practice is a profound exploration of identity, memory, and the intricate interplay between the past and the present. Her paintings express a compelling ambiguity, continually probing the boundaries of images and visual cultures in their representation of identity. Hwami’s creative journey embodies a complex weave of personal encounters and influences, migration, and cultural amalgamation.

MUSE TALK

KYLE STAVER

2024.02.19

Kyle Staver tells Bill Powers about how she undertakes her artistic practice, infused with deep meanings borrowed from the fantastical world of mythology. Perseverance and humor intricately characterize her work.

TRAVEL

EVERYTHING IS DARK, SOFT, WARM, WHITE

2024.02.21

The soul of Val Senales reveals itself through the words of Paul Grüner, guardian of a tradition passed down through generations in his family’s hospitality. Among the secrets of the Certosa and Ólafur Elíasson’s observatory-machine, the larch trees around the farmhouse at Infanglhof mingle with the scent of milk and hay.

SIMONA KUST

THE PLACE

2024.02.19

Lee Mary Manning photographs the story of a young New Yorker immersed in modern life, amid everyday scenes and encounters in the world of fashion, art, and design.

PHOTOGRAPHY

WOMEN!

2024.04.12

WOMEN, Pirate Edition! 女性 is the fanzine version of the original volume dedicated to the work of Nadia Lee Cohen, a photographer of dreamlike, saturated, and surreal landscapes that capture the visceral pleasures and terrors of the urban environment.

CHANEL

ETHEREAL

2024.02.19

Muse Alix Bouthors through the gaze of Iñigo Awewave interprets the CHANEL SS24 Collection, an ode to freedom and movement.

THE SEASON

REFINED

2024.02.19

THE BEST OF THE SEASON

 

The accessories accompanying the Spring Summer 2024 season are shot in their refined and sophisticated details by Louis De Roffignac.

SPRING SUMMER 24

UP AHEAD

2024.02.19

Vikky photographed by Jackie Kursel and styled by John Colver is wearing the best accessories the season.