The exhibition ‘Orizzonti Rosso’ examines the color red through the lens of art and fashion. It offers a multifaceted vision that interprets red not only as a color, but as a symbolic and aesthetic force of exceptional strength. It receives the visitors: Inside in a dynamic environment in which Valentino Garavani’s iconic creations harmoniously enter dialogue with works of art.
“Our foundation arises of the love of beauty, with the task of preserving, promoting them and passing it on to future generations, as a natural continuation of our way. We believe that beauty has the strength to raise, transform, and to leave an indelible impression in the life of people,” emphasized Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giametti at the opening of PM23, the new cultural area in the heart Rome.
The exhibition presents fifty red creations by Valentino Garavani
The exhibition presents fifty of the most iconic red creations by Valentino Garavani from over five decades of his career, together with thirty works of modern and contemporary art, many of which are exhibited for the first time in Rome. The exhibiting artists include Andy Warhol, Clyfford Still, Cy Twombly, Francis Bacon, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Louise Bourgeois, Gerhard Richter, Helen Frankenthaler, Marlène Dumas, Mark Rothko and Pablo Picasso, alongside Italian masters such as Afro Basaldella, Agostino Bonalumi, Alberto Burri, Alighiero Boetti, Luca Capogrosso, Lucio Fontana and Mario Schifano.
“As an archetypal color par excellence, red is the first pigment that man has learned to create, reproduce and transform, first in painting, then in coloring. Over the centuries, it has retained its evocative strength and enriched itself with poetic and symbolic meanings,” says a message.
Closely connected to the world of fashion and full of emotional value, red represents the pulsating heart of the creative heritage of Valentino Garavani. “He is the only couturier who builds such a recognizable repertoire of expression around a single color and turned it into a thread of his career and the trademark of his artistic identity. The famous Fiesta dress, which appeared in the 1959 debut collection, until the last creation of 2008, the red of Valentino has become an unmistakable signature.
On the occasion of the opening of PM23, admission to the exhibition from May 25th to June 10th is free, “thanks to the generous support of the Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti Foundation”.
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