Volume 20. Number VI. 2011

Di Martino If You See the Object

Vogue Patronage: Italy’s Fashion Houses are Emerging as Contemporary Art Patrons

/ Contemporary, Volume 20. Number VI. 2011 / /

by Laura GIACALONE

Besides their worldwide renown for setting the trends of cutting-edge styles, Italian fashion designers have now established themselves as the modern patrons of contemporary art, being the most active supporters of avant-garde art projects and drawing on works of art for inspiration. In the last few years, many initiatives launched by top luxury brands of fashion have contributed to introduce a new generation of Italian artists to the international scene.

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What Grows in War-Ravaged Soil

/ Columns, Contemporary, Literature, Volume 20. Number VI. 2011 / /

by Laura GIACALONE

Reading Twice Born is like taking a journey that, once started, has no turning back. It is something to be experienced, more than just read. It slowly sinks into your heart and, page by page, leaves you completely helpless, defenceless, as after a storm of mixed emotions. It is like being revealed the unspoken truth of human condition, with its eternal carousel of joy and sorrow, and turning it into a personal memory.

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