Design Week, the Milan Furniture Salone joins art: « Books of Luce » in Brera, the circular sculpture of ES Devlin
The work of the British artist in the courtyard of honor of the Pinacoteca accompanied by readings, voices and music. The installation of Bob Wilson at the Castle and that of Paolo Sorrentino at the fair
A big Library of light signed by the visionary ES Devlin in the heart of Brera. The installation of Bob Wilson, Motherat CAstello Sforzesco with the music of Ärvo partthat of Paolo Sorrentino in Fair, The sweet expectationaccompanied by the notes of Max Casacci dei Subsonic. The Salone del Mobile responds to the duties crisis with the big names of design. And this year adds the communicative strength of art.
Here is then Library of Light British ES Devlinamong the most significant rumors of the international art scene, a screenwriter who also signed the U2 tours. THEInstallation, in the courtyard of honor of the Pinacoteca di Brera, open to the public from 7 to 21 April, comes to life from a circular sculpture (eighteen meters in diameterongoing the installation, the floor is rotating to give the idea of a compass), formed by Bright shelves that host over two thousand volumes donated by Feltrinelli. Impact of effect, to which the reading is added, the true protagonist of the project: the words of Maria Gaetana Agnesi – The statue of the great mathematics stands out among the male monuments that inhabit the courtyard, pointed out the artist in a video message – they resonate through the voice of Devlin, intertwining with that of the actor Benedict Cumberbatch, which returns to the public The reflections of Carlo Rovelli on the order of time accompanied by a violin.
Immersive experience that redefines the concept of the library as a place of knowledge and connection. Was The Salone del Mobile to commission this sixth cultural project (at the fair there will also be Pierre-Yves Rochon with its «Villa», The lighting forum and a talk cycle). The director of the Pinacoteca Angelo Crespi, Rethinking to past editions of Design Week, thanks the new clients and says: « This courtyard returns to be a place of culture, of art, not only of trade ».
The best response to hard times is the attack. This seems to be the policy of the Salone del Mobile led by Maria Porro. Yesterday, brought together to the Braidense, the Design General Staff told projects and numbers of this 63rd edition (8-13 April) dedicated to light: 169 thousand square meters at the Rho Fair went sold out, over 2,100 exhibitors from 37 countries, 306 in Euroluce (10 percent more than 2023) from 45% from abroad, 700 designers of the Satellite Salone, the return of 91. associated inside the supply chain (even if the « exits » have been there, starting from Molteni). The wait, half mentioned, is three hundred thousand visitors, even if « the strength of the event – underlines Maria Porro – is the qualified audience ».
Multiplied efforts. Precisely because the international situation is complex. Adds Claudio Feltrin, president of Federletgno Arredo: « The sector data remind us that exports are experiencing a slowdown, starting from Germany and France and winds blowing from the USA with Trump’s duties are not reassuring ». Export last year is the fall of 2.1% on 2023, to this to this is added an internal question that is hard to recover. Reasons why the Salone del Mobile will be even more an industrial policy tool and a forerunner towards emerging markets ».
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