Luca Beatrice Boeken

Music and art have gone together at least as long as there's been singing in church, but "Sound & Vision" opens in 1967, when the covers of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Peter Blake) and "The Velvet Underground and Nico" (Andy Warhol) announced that musical collaboration with Pop artists was here to stay. It moves on to the artist-muse relationship, with attention to Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith, who lead to Punk, New Wave and the artists of the East Village. In the 1980s, art-school musicians like the Talking Heads and Sonic Youth fused the primitive energies of rock with the intellectual refinements of art school, emerging with a unified aesthetic just as videos were raising the importance of the visual. Today, videos and art of all kinds continue to create and influence the market for music, and collaborations are thriving, from schoolmates Damien Hirst and Blur to partners Bjork and Matthew Barney and ur-hipsters Beck and Marcel Dzama. "Sound & Vision" observes the fertile mixing of photography, painting, music and video, a node of interdisciplinary connections that has slowly become a major influence in the historical development of both pop music and visual arts. Includes works from Keith Haring, Julian Schnabel, Raymond Pettibon, Damien Hirst, Mike Kelley and Matthew Barney, among others.

Vivienne Westwood is one of the icons of our age; fashion designer, activist, co-creator of punk, global brand and grandmother; a true living legend. Both her name and brand are recognised the world over, whilst at home in the UK she has attained National Treasure status as the nation's favourite fearless female icon.

The book explores the creative collaboration between designers Alida Cappellini and Giovanni Licheri and the influential figure Renzo Arbore. Rather than serving as a mere catalog of furniture, it highlights Arbore as a muse whose lifestyle and philosophy inspire a vibrant line of colorful and comfortable furnishings. The designs evoke the lively ambiance of swing-house, emphasizing originality and artistic expression rather than celebrity branding. This work celebrates the intersection of design and personal ethos, offering a fresh perspective on contemporary interior aesthetics.

The artwork features iconographic elements that reflect the complexities of urban life and the rapid pace of contemporary existence. Through vivid imagery and thoughtful symbolism, the paintings explore themes of modernity, connectivity, and the often chaotic nature of city living. Each piece invites viewers to contemplate their relationship with the urban environment and the relentless movement of society.

The definitive work on the robot aesthetic throughout history, from Ancient Greece to the present day, providing a source of inspiration for fashion, music and design.

One of the most versatile and unorthodox people on the Italian art scene, Corrado Levi has turned his contacts with different generations of artists and intellectuals into an art that is deeply committed and ethical, at once light and ironic. A follower of architects Franco Albini and Carlo Mollino, writers Karl Kraus and Erik Satie, and artists of the arte povera , transavanguardia , and graffiti movements, Levi here is presented as artist, critic, theorist, and, above all, free thinker.