05/12/2007

CALLAS BETWEEN FASHION AND MYTH, PAST AND CONTEMPORARY

An exhibition dedicated to Maria Callas, without Maria Callas herself, but where she is actually everywhere. In other words, a tribute to this charming figure intended as a contemporary woman, a display of twenty-three haute couture dresses by 23 extraordinary fashion designers such as Prada, Ferré, Valentino, Gucci, Versace, Krizia, and many other among the most famous representatives of the so called "Made in Italy".
"Divine! Maria Callas between Fashion and Myth" is an unusual exhibition, elegant and very fascinating the same way she was, an event curated by Gisella Borioli, who is also the art director, and based on the idea that today fashion could be the link with past culture. Each dress is presented in a different frame, a sort of "mise en scéne" that finely reminds Maria Callas' figure, with photos and video from the past, famous quotes, passages of great arias, images of the Diva and of her dearest places in Milan or elsewhere.
Produced by Comune di Milano and Camera della Moda, with the precious collaboration of Cristina Gastel, Luchino Visconti's niece and Maria Callas' intimate friend, for the scientific part of the project, Giulia Pirovano (Camera della Moda Director), Chiara Ferella Falda for her iconographical research and videos, Giuseppe Silvestrin for the scene concept, the exhibition takes at Museo di Storia Contemporanea in Milan (Via Sant'Andrea, 6). December 5th - January 20th.