EXCLUSIVE: Miuccia Prada Teams Up With Artist Shuang Li For Miu Miu Show
MILAN - Miuccia Prada's curiosity and inquisitive mind are reflected in the breadth of her thinking deep and provocative collections, now designed with Raf Simons at the Prada brand, and particularly at Miu Miu, named after his nickname.
One of the designer's long-standing interests is art, especially art contemporary, and her passion was channeled into the Fondazione Prada, created in 1993 with her husband Patrizio Bertelli. She is known for surrounding herself with a close-knit group of friends, artists, directors and architects, and, while relying on Rem Koolhaas and the AMO agency to provide striking and intriguing sets for her shows, she also opens up to new entries every season — note the collaboration with director Nicolas Winding Refn on the project called "Touch of Crude" for the Prada Spring 2023 show presented in Milan last month.
> Related GalleriesThe strong connection with artists — and women artists in particular — is also key at Miu Miu. For years, the company has screened its Tales of Women series, a collection of short films by international female directors, followed by conversations and panels related to films and the role of women in film, for example. Prada has previously worked with artists Meriem Bennani on the Miu Miu spring 2022 show and with Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg on the fall 2022 show, both in Paris.
This time, for Miu Miu's spring 2023 fashion show, which will take place at the Palais d'Iéna on Tuesday once again in Paris, Prada is collaborating with the Chinese artist Shuang Li, who has designed a video and scenographic installation.
A still from Shuang Li's video, "Non Transparent", which will be shown at the Miu Miu Spring 2023 fashion show.Li lives between Berlin and Geneva and her work includes performances, interactive websites, art installations, sculptures and moving images, and crosses the different mediums that make up the contemporary digital landscape. She is said to explore how various forms of technology connect us, and how they fit into a neoliberal apparatus that regulates body and desire. His work is currently on display at the 59th La Biennale di Venezia International Art Exhibition, dubbed "T...
MILAN - Miuccia Prada's curiosity and inquisitive mind are reflected in the breadth of her thinking deep and provocative collections, now designed with Raf Simons at the Prada brand, and particularly at Miu Miu, named after his nickname.
One of the designer's long-standing interests is art, especially art contemporary, and her passion was channeled into the Fondazione Prada, created in 1993 with her husband Patrizio Bertelli. She is known for surrounding herself with a close-knit group of friends, artists, directors and architects, and, while relying on Rem Koolhaas and the AMO agency to provide striking and intriguing sets for her shows, she also opens up to new entries every season — note the collaboration with director Nicolas Winding Refn on the project called "Touch of Crude" for the Prada Spring 2023 show presented in Milan last month.
> Related GalleriesThe strong connection with artists — and women artists in particular — is also key at Miu Miu. For years, the company has screened its Tales of Women series, a collection of short films by international female directors, followed by conversations and panels related to films and the role of women in film, for example. Prada has previously worked with artists Meriem Bennani on the Miu Miu spring 2022 show and with Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg on the fall 2022 show, both in Paris.
This time, for Miu Miu's spring 2023 fashion show, which will take place at the Palais d'Iéna on Tuesday once again in Paris, Prada is collaborating with the Chinese artist Shuang Li, who has designed a video and scenographic installation.
A still from Shuang Li's video, "Non Transparent", which will be shown at the Miu Miu Spring 2023 fashion show.Li lives between Berlin and Geneva and her work includes performances, interactive websites, art installations, sculptures and moving images, and crosses the different mediums that make up the contemporary digital landscape. She is said to explore how various forms of technology connect us, and how they fit into a neoliberal apparatus that regulates body and desire. His work is currently on display at the 59th La Biennale di Venezia International Art Exhibition, dubbed "T...
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