Exhibition - NOTTURNO METROPOLITANO
Curator: Antonio Cagianelli
Produced by Edizioni Galleria Colombari
Participants:Luca Bonato, William Brutti, Antonio Cagianelli, Filippo Cardella, Federica Cozzani, Valentina Giovando, Luca Sacchetti Opening: April 18th from 18.00 - 24.00
CORTE REGINA - VIALE MONZA 16 - Milan

Opening hours: April 18th to April 20th, 2008 from 11 am - 9 pm
SPONSORS: LOCATION-OPENING CORTE REGINA
SET-UP BY BENCORE

The show "NOTTURNO METROPOLITANO" is a reinterpretation with a contemporary twist of the film ³La Strada² by Federico Fellini. The street appears as a metaphysical space, as well as a laboratory for the birth of new trends in design, fashion, music and lifestyle. The street of a contemporary periphery of a city, with its walls covered with graffiti and indecipherable writings in which the unease of young rebels light up and the fleeting glare of fascinating feminine ³silhouettes² shine. An intriguing fresco composed of fragments of messages, torn posters, shadows, flamesŠbut above all of a great creative energy. Luca Bonato chose plexiglass as his material of choice and his works are a demonstration of his savoir-faire in interpreting and reworking this material. Antonio Cagianelli transposes his ³rebel² creative universe in his creations inspired by rap and hip hop. Filippo Cardella transfers for the first time his graffiti background onto works made for interiors. William Brutti, together with Federica Cozzani, propose an exploration of innovative materials which are applied to everyday objects playing out futuristic scenarios. Luca Sacchetti chose light and luminous materials to suggest physical references of events and emotional overtones. Valentina Giovando, with her eclectic style refined between neo-baroque and romanticism, composes her furniture pieces by elegantly assembling textiles and found materials.