Francesco Vezzoli

Prada presents the "24h Museum", designed by Francesco Vezzoli with AMO, Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas' think tank. The "24h Museum" opens in Paris on Tuesday 24 January at night for 24 hours only, till Wednesday 25 January evening, in the historic Palais d'Iéna, the building designed by Auguste Perret between 1936 and 1946, today home of CESE (Conseil Economique, Social et Environnemental), the French 'third Chamber'. View the live streaming from here. AMO's installation for the "24h Museum...Read Full Story

MOCA and Francesco Vezzoli Natalie Portman and Michelle Williams were the picture of humility and grace while battling it out for best actress honors at Sunday’s Academy Awards — but behind closed doors have the stars been a bit more rough and tumble? In a satirical short conceived by artist Francesco Vezzoli and directed by Roman Polanski, the actresses mock the type of commercial seduction traditionally employed by fragrance advertisements. Set in an elegant boudoir, the starlets orbit a...Read Full Story

Natalie Portman and Michelle Williams get down and dirty in this commercial for a fictional perfume, Greed by Francesco Vezzoli. Directed by Roman Polanski, the mock commercial is part of a proposed gift from artist Francesco Vezzoli to the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). You can read more about Vezzoli and his project on the museum’s website. Filed under: Culture, Humor Tagged: francesco vezzoli, michelle williams, natalie portman, roman polanskiRead Full Story

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Like the stand-up comedian, the professional provocateur needs an acute sense of timing, flawless delivery, an extrasensory awareness of audience psychology and a basket of surprising ideas.Read Full Story