Coronavirus may have changed the way we think and present different cultural events, including art exhibitions and fashion shows, but even a pandemic can't stop us from creating and producing beautiful things.
As Milan is getting ready for the Fashion Week later on this September, some art and culture spaces are relaunching intriguing events. On 24th September (from 10.00am to 10.00pm) it will be possible to celebrate at Artifact c/o Spazio Maiocchi (via Maiocchi 5, Milan) the launch of the book Personas 111 - The Art of Wig Making (Konomad Editions, 2020) by Japan-based hair artist, head prop designer and wig maker Tomihiro Kono (河野富広).
Visitors will be able to admire Tomihiro Kono's handmade "Haute Couture" wigs and, in the evening (7.30pm) I will be in remote conversation with Tomihiro Kono and with artist and photographer Sayaka Maruyama, who took all the pictures for Personas 111. We will have a long chat about hair props and wigs, fashion, identity and creativity at the time of Coronavirus, and Tomihiro and Sayaka's books as well.
Milan-based design fans will be able to join the live screening at the Spazio Maiocchi (you will have to register at this link by 23rd September - there's a limit on capacity, 30 people, so register as soon as you can and don't forget you will have to comply with the Coronavirus regulations once in the venue, so you will have to wear a face mask and keep social distancing).
Irenebrination is preparing a little surprise for the live audience in Milan, so stay tuned to learn more about it in the next few days, and, if you want, please send me your questions in advance for Tomi and Sayaka as there will be a Q&A with the audience at the end of our talk (get inspired by the first video in this post featuring Tomi's wig making process to come up with questions about his work). Tomihiro Kono's creations will be on display at the Spazio Maiocchi from 25th September to 8th October 2020.
The event is part of a warm-up series created by SPRINT - Independent Publishers and Artists' Books Salon, an artist-led platform devoted to investigating the multiple forms in which content, support and languages are articulated in publishing. Since 2013 the three-days salon has featured a non-profit Art Book Fair and an extensive Public Program. The 8th edition of SPRINT will take place in Milan from 27th to 29th November 2020 (with the support of Istituto Svizzero and in partnership with Spazio Maiocchi).
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