On show works such as the “Still life(s)” by Attilio Del Comune, Mauro Masera, Luciano Soave, Stefan Kirchner and Marirosa Toscani Ballo in the section entitled “Paesaggio domestico” (Domestic landscape) dedicated to Santi Caleca; followed by the “Dettagli” (Details) by Carlo Paggiarino for the rediscovery of Bauhaus objects from 1920, to the “Oggetto interpretato” (Interpretated object) photos from Studio Azzurro, Santi Caleca, Carlo Paggiarino, Domenico D’Erasmo, Oliviero Toscani, Stefan Kirchner. Onto the “Reportage onirici” (Oniric reports) by Giacomo Giannini and the “Pubblicità” (Advertising) – represented with images by Giovanni Gastel, Mario Zappalà, Jean Baptiste Mondino, Raffaello Bra –, and then to the “Ritratti” (Portraits) by Gianni Berengo Gardin and by Giuseppe Pino of the designers and of the workshops, from Aldo Rossi to Enzo Mari, from Achille Castiglioni to Alessandro Mendini, to the Alessi family.
The show is completed with an homage to Aldo Ballo, one of the grand masters of the photography of design. The exhibition path places the photos alongside a series of objects chosen from the icons most representative of the image from the house of Crusinallo: from Philippe Starck’s lemon squeezer to Stefano Giovannoni’s objects in plastic, housed on pedestals designed by one of the company’s legendary designers: Enzo Mari.
From March 17 to May 5, 2002
Photography and Design. The Alessi image
Sala Grande, Palazzo S. Margherita
Corso Canalgrande 103, Modena
Info: tel. +39-059-2069110
