FONDAZIONE NICOLA TRUSSARDI AND FONDAZIONE PITTI DISCOVERY PRESENT "8 1/2"

For the centennial of the Trussardi Group, Fondazione Nicola Trussardi presents 8 1/2, an exhibition curated by its artistic director, Massimiliano Gioni, and produced with the partnership of Fondazione Pitti Discovery.

Everything is going to be all right is the Martin Creed's neon sign that welcomes and offers the perfect introduction to this group exhibition of the works of 13 international artists.

It's the first major group exhibition, organized by Fondazione Trussardi, which offers an anthology of the most important works of the artists to whom the foundation has dedicated, since 2003, ambitious solo shows and spectacular public art.

The Artists:

Darren Almond

Pawel Althamer

John Bock

Maurizio Cattelan 

Martin Creed

Tacita Dean

Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset

Urs Fischer

Peter Fischli

David Weiss

Paul McCarthy

Paola Pivi

Anri Sala

Tino Sehgal

Pawel Althamer, Baloon. 

Pawel Althamer, Baloon.

Paul McCarthy, Static. Provocative, caustic depiction of George W. Bush

Maurizio Cattelan, We. Reflections on the fragility of life. A Hyperrealistic double self-portrait of himself and his clone.

Urs Fischer, House of Bread. It seems to have come straight out of a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.

TRUSSARDI SHOW

This year, Trussardi celebrates the centenary and, for the occasion, the fashion house had moved the celebrations down from Milan to Pitti Uomo in Florence. For the next fall/winter 2011-2012 the Trussardi's man will be a very sophisticated warrior. Milan Vukmirovic, the creative director, designed all leather clothes: shearling, nappa leather, suede and deer, for coats, trousers, boots, shirts, jackets and even T-shirt, worn under the long sleeveless biker in sheepskin that seems velvet.

The star of the show was the Greyhound dog that accompanied the final model.

Pitti Uomo 79 e Pitti W Woman

From today to January, the 79th edition of the historic event of men's fashion Pitti Immagine Uomo and the 7th edition of Pitti W_Woman Precollcetion, dedicated to women's pre-collection, will be staged at Fortezza da Basso and at the former Dogana of Via Valfonda in Florence.

These are the most anticipated events:

- Tuesday, January 11: Alberta Ferretti officially opens Pitti in the picturesque location of the former church of Santo Stefano al Ponte. She will present 30 outfits created especially for the occasion, worn by great names as Eva Riccobono, Matilde Borromeo, Darya Spirovadova, Marisa Berenson and many others. The soundtrack will be a live performance by Elisa.

- Wednesday, January 12: It's Trussardi's day. The fashion house will celebrate its centenary at the Stazione Leopolda with a show of clothes originated from the Milan Vukmirovic's creativity, creative director of Trussardi. In addition the brand will be celebrated by the exhibition entitled "8 1/2": a collective curated by Massimiliano Gioni that shows work of Cattelan, Almond, Althamer, Bock, Creed, McCarthy, Sehgal and Piva, stars in the exhibitions in Milan, since 2003, at Fondazione Nicola Trussardi. 

- Thursday, January 13: He is the special guest of Pitti W. It's the turn of young British fashion designer Gareth Pugh, he's famous for his style on the boundary between the dark and the gothic. The designer will present in the location of the Orsanmichele's church a short movie with his winter collection.

Fabio Quaranta and Andrea Incontri return to Pitti, where in 2010 they won the second edition of Who is on next. Quaranta and Incontri will present their men's collection on 12 and 13 January.

Events streaming on http://www.pittimmagine.com/