EXHIBITION "POTERE e BELLEZZA"
For the course of Museology at Politecnico di Milano, me, Mariana António Tavares and Emma Carzaniga have curated and designed an art and fashion exhibition at the Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza.
CONCEPT
The exhibition "Beauty and Power" took as its starting point Alberta Ferretti's spring 2021 collection. The collection commemorated the 1,600th anniversary of the Serenissima, reuniting fashion and culture. The goal is to use art and clothing as examples of ways in which power was demonstrated through beauty.
As a starting point for the development of the plan and subsequently for the icons and logo, the following were selected three shapes that represented the theme of each section. Starting with political power, represented here as a square because of the basic shape of the loggia buildings. Then, a Greek cross represents religious power, which in the Serenissima was centered on the catolicesimo. Finally, the circle shows beauty through power, being a pure form and very much related to perfection. These last two forms can be perfectly circumscribed in the square, increasing the symmetry and relationship to the concept of beauty.
PLAN
The plan was arranged starting from the base shapes, then developing openings, interconnections and niches, which would contain the displayed paintings. Then, external spaces were added and pavimentation was designed to increase and strenghten the desing.
COLLECTION
POWER AND POLITICS
The first section deals with the theme of power politics in the Serenissima of the Renaissance, focusing on the figure of the doge and the most important families from Veneto, the fundamental patrons of art.
The first section deals with the theme of power politics in the Serenissima of the Renaissance, focusing on the figure of the doge and the most important families from Veneto, the fundamental patrons of art.
POWER AND RELIGION
The second section focuses on the link between power and religion, again using works by Venetian artists depicting sacred figures as powerful or showing the link between political and religion.
The second section focuses on the link between power and religion, again using works by Venetian artists depicting sacred figures as powerful or showing the link between political and religion.
POWER AND ELEGANCE
The exhibition concludes with the third and final section, dedicated to power and elegance. The clothes of the pageantry in the doge's palace during the Renaissance dialogue in this section with the Alberta Ferreti's collection dedicated to the Serenissima.
The exhibition concludes with the third and final section, dedicated to power and elegance. The clothes of the pageantry in the doge's palace during the Renaissance dialogue in this section with the Alberta Ferreti's collection dedicated to the Serenissima.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE COLLECTION
AXONOMETRIC VIEW
To develop the pavilions vertically, it was decided to make the base levels of all three sections as solid and opaque, giving them hierarchical relevance. While for the upper elements it was decided to make them partially transparent, so as not to block the view of the basilica and still ensure the presence of enriching and scenic elements.
TRANSVERSAL SECTIONS
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
DISPLAY DETAILS
RENDERS
