Anna di Prospero Reimagines Boldini's Feminine Elegance in Ferrara
Photographer Anna di Prospero (born 1967 in Rome) presents a series of works at MLB Gallery in Ferrara that reinterprets Giovanni Boldini's iconic depictions of women. Curated with a critical text by Angela Madesani, the exhibition emphasizes a "neutral gaze" that avoids imposing the artist's own vision, fostering an open dialogue. Di Prospero's photographs, taken in her parents' garden, feature herself as the subject, channeling Boldini's "divine" figures through sensual poses, closed-eye encounters, and reclining on iridescent fabrics. The series explores female beauty and dress elegance, themes also central to the concurrent exhibition "Boldini e la moda" at Palazzo dei Diamanti. Madesani describes the work as creating an "intimate and introspective, spatio-temporally indefinite" atmosphere. The show runs at MLB Gallery in Ferrara.
Key facts
- Anna di Prospero was born in Rome in 1967.
- The exhibition is held at MLB Gallery in Ferrara.
- The series reinterprets Giovanni Boldini's female figures.
- Photographs were taken in the artist's parents' garden.
- The artist herself is the subject of the photographs.
- Angela Madesani wrote the critical text for the exhibition.
- The exhibition coincides with 'Boldini e la moda' at Palazzo dei Diamanti.
- Madesani describes the work as 'intimate and introspective, spatio-temporally indefinite'.
Entities
Artists
- Anna di Prospero
- Giovanni Boldini
- Angela Madesani
Institutions
- MLB Gallery
- Palazzo dei Diamanti
- Artribune
Locations
- Ferrara
- Italy
- Rome