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RACCONTI IMMAGINARI
BY PAOLO VENTURA

MARCH 8TH – JULY 29TH 2018


RACCONTI IMMAGINARI
BY PAOLO VENTURA

MARCH 8TH – JULY 29TH 2018


THE EXHIBITION

‘Racconti Immaginari’ (Immaginary Tales) is an anthology featuring over a hundred works – between photos, objects, set designs and installations – carefully selected by the eclectic photographer to represent his artistic evolution.

THE ARTIST

Paolo Ventura was born in Milan in 1968. In the early ’90s he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Brera, but left almost immediately to pursue his interest in photography. Over the next ten years he worked as a photographer of fashion, design and landscapes. He subsequently moved to New York and decided to abandon commercial photography. In a small studio in Brooklyn, hardly bigger than a closet, he began constructing dioramas on the theme of the Second World War in Italy, drawing from the memories and stories told by his maternal grandmother.

 

In 2006 he published ‘War Souvenir’, a work that proved to be very successful and was followed by numerous exhibitions all over the world. In the following years he continued his artistic research, creating many more works including ‘Winter Stories’, ‘The Automaton’ and ‘Short Stories’. His work has included also the creation of sets and costumes for various operas for the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Teatro Regio of Turin.


THE ARTIST

Paolo Ventura was born in Milan in 1968. In the early ’90s he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Brera, but left almost immediately to pursue his interest in photography. Over the next ten years he worked as a photographer of fashion, design and landscapes. He subsequently moved to New York and decided to abandon commercial photography. In a small studio in Brooklyn, hardly bigger than a closet, he began constructing dioramas on the theme of the Second World War in Italy, drawing from the memories and stories told by his maternal grandmother.

 

In 2006 he published ‘War Souvenir’, a work that proved to be very successful and was followed by numerous exhibitions all over the world. In the following years he continued his artistic research, creating many more works including ‘Winter Stories’, ‘The Automaton’ and ‘Short Stories’. His work has included also the creation of sets and costumes for various operas for the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Teatro Regio of Turin.


THE WORKS

The eclectic photographer told of an imaginary world, where the different forms of expression were the means to transform dreams into reality.

THE WORKS

The eclectic photographer told of an imaginary world, where the different forms of expression were the means to transform dreams into reality.

THE INAUGURATION

Step inside the exclusive Armani/Silos cocktail reception that inaugurated the uniquely moving “Racconti Immaginari” exhibition by Italian artist Paolo Ventura.

 

THE INAUGURATION

 

 

EXHIBITION

 

PERMANENT COLLECTION

The exhibition permanently on display at Armani/Silos celebrates over 40 years of timeless elegance and style. A unique selection of the fashion designer’s creations from 1980 up until today, divided into themes that have inspired and continue to inspire Giorgio Armani’s creative work: the androgynous style, far away ethnicities and Hollywood stars.


EXHIBITION

 

PERMANENT COLLECTION

The exhibition permanently on display at Armani/Silos celebrates over 40 years of timeless elegance and style. A unique selection of the fashion designer’s creations from 1980 up until today, divided into themes that have inspired and continue to inspire Giorgio Armani’s creative work: the androgynous style, far away ethnicities and Hollywood stars.