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From the 15th century onwards, a popular tradition associated madness with a stone lodged in the brain. In “The Extraction of the Stone of Madness“ by the Dutch artist #HieronymusBosch, a man is trepanned by a surgeon whose upside-down funnel hat marks him as charlatan. The image is inscribed with a reference to this folk belief, but the object being extracted from the patient’s brain is not, however, a stone, but rather a lily bulb. Discover #HumanBrains It Begins with an Idea at #fondazioneprada #Venice Link in bio

What Hollywood gets wrong about race and ethnicity? Starting from the assumption that lack of diversity in cast lists is one of the deepest-rooted problems in the film industry, the two photographers Haruka Sakaguchi and Griselda San Martin asked a group of actors what their ideal role would be. "Typecast Project" compares the stereotypical characters they are usually asked to play and their ideal roles, creating the equivalent of a satire of the entertainment industry. The show #RolePlay on view at #Osservatorio #FondazionePrada has been extended until 26 September - Ph. @delfino_sl @dsl_studio

"Mirrors are here so that people can’t avoid themselves throughout looking at the show: you’re reflected with the work, you’re looking at yourself, maybe you’re taking a selfie…" #MelissaHarris Suffused in blue light, the installation project conceived by the creative agency @random_studio intensifies the viewer’s connection to each artwork of #RolePlay, now on view at #Osservatorio @fondazioneprada - Ph. @niccolo_quaresima

According to curator #MelissaHarris, the show #RolePlay is a “an imaginary situation where characters are taking on whatever forms they wish and looking at us and they’re making us question who are they really, which makes us question what are we seeing" Discover the exhibition dedicated to role-playing and inventing identities at #Osservatorio @fondazioneprada - video @variante_artistica

“Dall'alto“ (from above) is the title of a new workshop imagined by Rossana Maggi for #Accademiadeibambini Children will migrate along with a little bird, flying from the city towards the clouds. They will use different creative techniques and materials to make an animated story on the overhead projector. Workshops are always free upon booking, running every Saturday and Sunday of at @fondazioneprada #Milano Join at the link in bio

Discover all the films in screens this weekend at #FondazionePrada The program starts on Friday with #Soggettiva #AvaDuVernay a very personal selection by director @ava, international films chosen for their ability to celebrate humanity by filmmakers from all parts of the world. During the weekend, Saturday is dedicated to discovering new titles on release, films always presented in their original version for #Indagine #Origine happens on Sunday afternoon: great classics such as #Psycho return to the cinema screen in its Original Theatrical Cut version restored in 4k. discover the full program at the link in bio #FondazionePrada #cinema

Steve MᶜQueen presents his television series #SmallAxe (2020) at @fondazioneprada #Cinema On Sunday 12 June at 7pm join the live conversation between Steve MᶜQueen, who had his first solo show in Italy at Fondazione Prada in 2005, and American film critic Elvis Mitchell followed by the screening of #LoversRock, one of the five films comprised in the series. The event takes place at #fondazioneprada #Cinema and its free upon booking at the link in bio - Discover online the full screening program of the following two weekends (18 -19 June and 25 - 26 June 2022). A program in collaboration with @pirelli_hangarbicocca currently displaying MᶜQueen’s exhibition “Sunshine State”. Screenings are part of the Public Program devoted to this exhibition. - Ph. Steve McQueen on set with Sheyi Cole. Credit: Will Robson-Scott © Small Axe Films Limited / Turbine Studios Limited / Lammas Park Limited

From @fondazioneprada's Podium to the Nord gallery and through the Cisterna, with #UselessBodies? artists @elmgreenanddragset have created a sequence of site-specific, immersive installations, each with its own atmosphere, aesthetic and focus. An invitation to reflect on the role and our perception of the human body today. Get your ticket at the link in bio On view until 22 August - Ph @andrea_rossetti_archive

Our bodies are no longer the main agents of our existence. According to @elmgreenanddragsetstudio “Especially within the workplace, in this time of threatening pandemics, we are physically being excluded from a large part of the reality that surrounds us“ #GardenOfEden is an abandoned working space that recalls the geometric structures of Minimal sculpture. There, visitors can encounter tiny signs of workers private lives— like personal notes or coffee cups—as in a dystopian movie sets. the exhibition "Useless Bodies?" is on view at @fondazioneprada #Milano - Ph. @andrea_rossetti_archive

For the exhibition "Useless Bodies?" the 2° floor of the Podium is transformed into a vast, abandoned office landscape. Rows of identical, cubical desks fill the entire space, silently revealing the changing role of the body in relation to work. The installation “Garden of Eden“ was conceived by @elmgreenanddragsetstudio well before the recent Covid-related lockdowns, but can also be read as a monument to a time of workplace community, before “home office” became the norm. On view at #FondazionePrada #Milano until 22 August - video @claudia._.ferri

The study room is a space freely accessible during the opening hours of #FondazionePrada #Milano The room is located on the first floor of the #Biblioteca building and hosts a site-specific intervention by artist Andreas Slominski, inspired by the architectural and cultural history of this place and by Friedrich Nietzsche's book “The birth of tragedy from the spirit of music“ published in 1872. discover more via link in bio - Ph. @alessandrosaletta @agnese_bedini @dsl_studio / @delfino_sl

#HauntedHouse is one of the permanent projects at #FondazionePrada #Milano in its sequence of floors and rooms, the golden tower houses the enigmatic works of Robert Gober and some works by Louise Bourgeois. A space dense with suggestions related to themes such as body, sexuality, religion and human relationships. To visit #HauntedHouse, you can book a free spot during your visit to #FondazionePrada at the ticket desk. - ph Attilio Maranzano