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The exhibition Drawing Everyday: A Visual Diary by Stefano Chiassai, curated by Valentina Gensini and organized by MUS.E, is the result of a collaboration with ADI Tuscany. It presents a selection of unpublished drawings created by the artist Stefano Chiassai between 2022 and 2023, accompanied by some pieces from the years 2020-2021.

 

Drawings, fabrics, exquisite tapestries, and design objects stage words, geometries, patterns, and figures, reactivating a collective and shared memory that encompasses the major events from 2021 to 2023 through a site-specific project featuring new materials designed specifically for the Laura Orvieto, Ketty La Rocca halls of MAD, and the Semiottagono of the Complesso delle Murate.

This captivating fusion of languages reflects Chiassai’s eclectic creativity and materializes a chromatic triumph in the dialogue between the historical past of the city of Florence, closely linked to the artistic design of tapestries, and contemporary art.

At the heart of the work is the daily practice of pen drawing that allows no room for mistakes or revisions, a systematic discipline and method of reinterpreting global events as they arrive on our desks and into our homes through journalistic writing in newspapers. Chiassai reinterprets everything with ironic and popular tones, translating the collective perception of the present history.

 

The exhibition opens on Thursday, September 21st at 5:30 PM.

 

 

For more information:

Phone: 055 2476873

Email: info.mad@musefirenze.it

Stefano Chiassai

Stefano Chiassai graduated from the Istituto Statale d’Arte in Florence. In 1980, he created his brand “STEFANO CHIASSAI”, and a few years later, in 1985, he founded “SCS Studio Chiassai”. In 1987, his idea of fashion represented Italian style at the Barcelona Youth Biennial. From 1988 to 2000, he took on the role of lecturer at Polimoda in Florence, where he taught “Menswear Fashion Design”. Since 1994, following the closure of his own brand, the... Studio has focused on providing stylistic and trend consultancy services for numerous brands.
Chiassai’s work is rooted in the luxury sector with projects characterized by a strong urban influence. From the early 2000s, he has designed various menswear lines on an international level. His approach is based on an aesthetic that seeks to reconcile traditional craftsmanship with new technologies. Since 2009, with the support of his team, he has been the designer for the men’s clothing lines at “Fendi Uomo”.
Fashion research has always been central to his modus operandi. Over time, he has collected 20.000 vintage garments and accessories, which are now kept at “TheCube Archive”, an exclusive fashion archive. Publications: Caosordinato, Nuova Libra (2016); Ritmoemotivo, Nuova Libra (2018); BlueTailoring, Silvana Editoriale (2020); Diario di un lockdown: 8 marzo 2020-31 agosto 2021, Silvana Editoriale (2021).

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