ALBUM shows east transepts and the Trinity Chapel. The glass painting of the Methuselah Master, to whom the figures of Jared and Lamech are attributed, is among the works displayed www.metmuseum.org
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AUTO DA SÉ: Italian design between autarchy, austerity and self-production Milan, Triennale until april 2015 The ‘30s, ‘70s and the noughties: the seventh edition of the Design Museum is centred on the theme of productive self-sufficiency, interpreted and tackled with different approaches in these three crucial periods of history. The basic premise is that the general conditions generated by economic crises actually stimulate design creativity. The exhibition works its way backwards: from the new makers with their experimental self-production, to the industrial districts of the seventies, to the origins of Italian design in the thirties, showcasing the exemplary works of Italy’s most famed designers: Giuseppe Pagano and Gino Levi Montalcini, Luigi Vietti and Gio Ponti, Gabriele Mucchi, Franco Albini and Fortunato Depero to name but a few. www.triennale.org ITALY: The truth of materials Shanghai, Shanghai Italian Centre until 30 april 2015 Beauty and creativity depend on the matter from which objects are made, like wood, stone, plastic. The exhibition, devised and curated by Pierluigi Cerri and Alessandro Colombo, focuses on the raw materials that, in Italy, are traditionally considered living matter, thus developing a privileged relationship with those who work them. From Michelangelo to the popular Pinocchio, who gives his first sign of life when his carpenter father starts to carve the trunk of wood he is fashioning, to the sound stones of sculptor Pinuccio Sciola... The exhibition, presented by the Milan Triennale in as-
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sociation with Shanghai Expo Group, is aimed at affording members of the Chinese public the opportunity to take a closer look at Italian culture and its celebrated savoir-faire. www.triennale.org HATS BETWEEN ART AND EXTRAVAGANZA Florence, Palazzo Pitti until 18 may The Costume Gallery opens its doors to a wonderful monographic exhibition dedicated to headwear. A representative selection of the over one thousand hats that the gallery possesses will be put on display in a retrospective of fancy creations by well-known fashion houses including Christian Dior, Givenchy, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, John Rocha, Prada and Gianfranco Ferré, along with big international designers from past and present such as Philip Treacy, Stephen Jones, Caroline Reboux, Claude Saint-Cyr and Paulette. The Florentine consortium “Il Cappello” contributed to this exhibition also by providing some of the most interesting pieces produced by Tuscany’s leading companies, heirs to the time-honoured tradition of Florence’s straw boaters. www.uffizi.firenze.it
BLOW UP Vienna, Albertina Museum, 10 may-24 august Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1966 cult film Blow up is at the centre of an exhibition that is focused on the importance of this production in the history of cinematography and photography. For the first time, a vast selection of photographs, classified according to thematic emphases, will portray the customs of the times, the fashion, society and art.The images illustrate the cultural and artistic context of the film, featuring famous names such as David Bailey, Terence Donovan, Richard Hamilton, John Hilliard, Don McCullin, Ian Stephenson, John Stezaker and many more. www.albertina.at
RADIANT LIGHT Stained Glass from Canterbury Cathedral New York, Metropolitan Museum until 18 may The exhibition displays the magnificent stained glass windows of Canterbury Cathedral, which leave the famous church for the first time since their creation in 1178. Founded in 597, the cathedral became an important pilgrimage site during the Middle Ages, and is one of the oldest Christian buildings in England. The large windows were recently restored and come from the choir, the
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