The exhibition “Somos Libres II” – the titles refers to the Peruvian national anthem – presents a selection of works from Mario Testino’s contemporary art private collection, curated by Neville Wakefield. Focusing on the tension between photography and abstract painting, the exhibition includes works by Tauba Auerbach, Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Andy Warhol and many others.

Curated by the students of IULM under the coordination of Vincenzo Trione, Anna Luigia De Simone and Veronica Gaia di Orio’s, the exhibition aims to explore the atelier as the self-representative environment where both the creative processes and the artist’s personal life take place.
The exhibited works include a homage to Michelangelo Buonarroti’s sculpture – one of the author’s dearest themes – photographs of happenings and performances, and a number of portraits depicting the relationship between artists and their finished art work.

Somos Libres II. Works from the Mario Testino Collection 
May 17th - September 14th, 2014
Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli
www.pinacoteca-agnelli.it