Monica Bolzoni. Il modulo

From October 25, 2024 to January 12, 2025, Triennale Milano will present the exhibition Monica Bolzoni. Il modulo (The Module), curated by Marco Sammicheli and Anna Di Cesare, with exhibit design by Paolo Giacomazzi. The exhibition is hosted in the Design Platform, a space situated in the last part of the Museo del Design Italiano, which, also on 25 October, will inaugurate its new exhibition pathway where expressions of Italian and international design dialogue with design objects from Triennale's permanent collection.

The exhibition provides insight into the work of Monica Bolzoni, a designer of clothing and accessories and a key figure in the world of fashion design. Her language is distinguished for its exploration of the feminine using a modular approach, with inspiration drawn from the collective imagination and self- discovery through play.
Organized by themes, the exhibition highlights certain aspects of the designer's work, such as her design method – reflected not only in her garments and accessories but also in the graphics and packaging – the relationship between materials and forms and her look at contemporary culture – elements common to both fashion and the tradition of interior design and architecture.
The exhibition itinerary, punctuated by modular elements, unfolds in various episodes and offers visual points of reference to help visitors orient themselves within the narrative. An interplay of mirrors and reflections recalling the dressing room designed and created in the 80s for Bianca e Blu (BB2) on via de Amicis in Milan immerses viewers in the space, alongside the clothing on display.

The exhibition focuses on fashion design as a methodological approach to Monica Bolzoni's work through a selection of garments and accessories chosen to exemplify the main themes and concepts of her creations. Among these are uniforms, collective cultural references reinterpreted in the language of fashion; avant-garde, technological and innovative materials such as techno jersey, PVC and nylon used in the 80s and 90s; and color, with a section devoted to important garments and accessories.

Sections of Monica Bolzoni's drawings will be displayed publicly for the first time. These include sketches of the collection that provide examples of graphic, synthetic writing-transpositions of her design vision, as well as various modular developments, such as designs for garments for performances by Vanessa Beecroft, beginning with tights.
The exhibition itinerary also features texts and photos. These include Bolzoni's manifesto, in which she defines the difference between fashion and fashion- design, along with slogans, a synthesis of her vision of making fashion.
The exhibition Monica Bolzoni. Module is accompanied by Triennale Milano's acquisition of garments from Monica Bolzoni's Bianca e Blu Archive.

The exhibition Monica Bolzoni. Il modulo (The Module) is an initiative of Triennale Milano's new fashion department, which studies, exhibits and enriches fashion archives and heritages and promotes training in collaboration with schools and universities. Marco Sammicheli, curator of the Design, Fashion and Crafts sector and Director of Triennale's Museo del Design Italiano, will lend his expertise and Luca Stoppini will provide scientific consultancy.... read the rest of the article»