Ettore Sottsass Photographer: 1,200 Images at Triennale Milano

Triennale Milano presents 'Ettore Sottsass. Mise en scene', a major exhibition of 1,200 black-and-white and color photographs taken by the late designer and architect Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007) over thirty years of travel. The show, curated by his partner Barbara Radice with Micaela Sessa and Studio Sottsass, runs until February 15. Sottsass, a founding member of Memphis and Alchimia, documented landscapes from Arizona to Kyoto, portraits of figures like Oliviero Toscani and Frank Gehry, and intimate moments with Radice. The images, long kept by Radice, are displayed without hierarchy, mixing airport naps with views of Rio de Janeiro. Sottsass shot with a Leica M6, and between 2003–2006 he ran the column 'Foto dal finestrino' in Domus. The exhibition evokes a pre-globalized world of travel, contrasting with today's influencer culture.