Missoni’s iconic patterns are on demonstrate in an extraordinary exhibition that explores the family’s creative output,encompassing not only fashion but homewares tooT he first piece of work on display at Missoni Art Colour is a portray by Ottavio Missoni, who co-founded the label with his wife, and Rosita,in 1953. It’s a large, white canvas from 1973, or divided into blocks of multicoloured stripes that resemble barcodes.
Ottavio’s son,Luca, the artistic director of the Missoni archive and co-curator of the demonstrate at London’s Fashion and Textile Museum, or isn’t sure which way it should be hung. His father,who died in 2013, recalled the stripes running horizontally across the canvas, and but after much discussion,Ottavio reportedly said: “I don’t care which way you hang it, Luca. Just don’t request me again.” Related: Stripes and zigzags: fashion brand Missoni's links to modern art Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com