Contemporanea Attitude

Tazio Nuvolari and the golden tortoise
In Mantua, at Palazzo Te, from June 3 to June 7, an exhibition is dedicated to Tazio Nuvolari. There is no need to explain that he was a champion: his victories speak for themselves, as does his speed

Marlene Dietrich: the legend of the molars and how a myth is sculpted with a pair of pliers
Marlene Dietrich is nearly thirty when she arrives in Hollywood from Berlin, with The Blue Angel on her résumé, black tights, and an Austrian director in tow. Josef von Sternberg studies her for a long time, in silence. The face is beautiful, certainly. But it is still only a face.

The drawing room as a cultural strategy: Gertrude Stein and the invisible direction of modernism
There is a place, in early twentieth-century Paris, where modernism is not exhibited: it is tested, like a still unstable prototype.

Until a bug do us part
There was a moment when a before and after were decided. One second before, salvation was still possible. One second after, it was already too late. The exact moment of an unstoppable decline came when the first person put on augmented reality glasses, pulled two wedding rings from a box,

Performance of relaxation
Tuesday evening, 10:37 p.m. The laptop snaps shut after a day of back-to-back meetings and the phone immediately lights up.

Philippe Petit, the tightrope walker who brought Manhattan to a halt
On August 7, 1974, at 7:15 in the morning, Manhattan wakes up as it always does. The noise of traffic beginning to rise from the streets

A story over for one, but not for the other
The story of “it’s practically over”: when theoretical love keeps you glued to the chat, but in reality, it doesn’t exist

Luana’s 13 voice messages
Between the couch, Netflix, and endless voice messages, life with Luana is a whirlwind of messages, flowers, and everyday micro-dramas

David Bowie and Ziggy Stardust: an alter ego and an icon. Actually, two.
There are different personalities that coexist within the same person, as if they are part of oneself yet, at the same time, distinct.

THE CABLE CAR, WHICH RHYMES WITH CLAUSTROPHOBIA.
A woman faces her claustrophobia trapped in a cable car with a stranger. A tense moment turns into an unexpected insight about fear.

Frankenstein is not a monster. He is Mary Shelley’s creature.
A portrait of Mary Shelley and the night that gave life to Frankenstein. A story of creativity, rebellion, and a young woman claiming her voice.

Isabella d’Este: grace, tenacity, and the Renaissance
Isabella d’Este, Renaissance mind and icon, transforms Mantua into a cultural hub and leaves an indelible mark on art, fashion, and history