Romero Britto Designs Chiquita House for Fuorisalone 2024
Romero Britto, the Brazilian neo-pop artist known for his vibrant, black-outlined works, has created the Chiquita House in Milan for the 2024 Fuorisalone. Invited by Chiquita to design a limited-edition series of Blue Stickers for its bananas and the Pop by Nature campaign, Britto transformed a house into immersive, interactive spaces filled with his signature saturated colors. Visitors can dive into a pool of colorful bananas and paint walls alongside the artist to create a collective artwork. Britto, who rose to international fame in 1989 after designing an Absolut vodka label, describes this as the first time his art has inhabited an entire livable environment outside his 5,500-square-meter BRITTO Palace studio in Miami. The project reflects his Happy Art Movement philosophy of spreading joy and optimism. His influences include pop art figures like Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, and Brazilian artists Francisco Brennand, Cicero Dias, and Candido Portinari.
Key facts
- Romero Britto designed the Chiquita House for Fuorisalone 2024 in Milan.
- Chiquita commissioned Britto for limited-edition Blue Stickers and the Pop by Nature campaign.
- The house features immersive, interactive rooms including a pool of colorful bananas.
- Visitors can paint walls with Britto to create a collective artwork.
- Britto's international career launched in 1989 with an Absolut vodka label.
- His studio in Miami, BRITTO Palace, is 5,500 square meters.
- Britto founded the Happy Art Movement to spread joy and optimism.
- His influences include Warhol, Haring, Lichtenstein, and Brazilian artists Brennand, Dias, and Portinari.
Entities
Artists
- Romero Britto
- Andy Warhol
- Keith Haring
- Roy Lichtenstein
- Francisco Brennand
- Cicero Dias
- Candido Portinari
Institutions
- Chiquita
- Absolut
- Artribune
- BRITTO Palace
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Miami
- United States
- Recife
- Brazil