Oliver D’Auria’s 27 Stars: Backlit Portraits of Music Icons at Milan Design Week 2026
During Milan Design Week 2026, artist Oliver D’Auria presents 'Oliver’s 27 Stars – A Friendly Portraits Exhibition', curated by Consiglia Farinella of Keygallerymilano. The show focuses on musicians who died at age 27, exploring myth and cultural memory. D’Auria, active since early 2000s European street art, combines manual and digital drawing into installations that question perception. The works employ Quadruslight technology, using backlighting as a structural element to build image, alter contrast, and enhance depth. Portraits are rendered on paper and backlit panels, shifting between figuration and abstraction to convey sonic energy rather than likeness. The exhibition takes place at Bisca Manfredi in the Isola district, an informal space fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue. The project avoids celebration, instead translating visual tensions and fragmentations into a perceptual identity.
Key facts
- Oliver D’Auria presents 'Oliver’s 27 Stars – A Friendly Portraits Exhibition' during Milan Design Week 2026.
- The exhibition is curated by Consiglia Farinella of Keygallerymilano.
- The show features portraits of musicians who died at age 27.
- Works are created using Quadruslight backlighting technology.
- D’Auria has been active since the early 2000s European street art scene.
- The venue is Bisca Manfredi in Milan’s Isola district.
- Portraits are on paper and backlit panels, blending figuration and abstraction.
- The project aims to translate sonic energy into visual form.
Entities
Artists
- Oliver D’Auria
- Consiglia Farinella
Institutions
- Keygallerymilano
- Bisca Manfredi
- Quadruslight
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Isola