Sky Arte Documentary Explores Maddalena Sisto's Illustrations of Contemporary Women
Sky Arte HD will premiere "Il mondo di Mad" on Friday, April 15, a documentary about illustrator Maddalena Sisto (d. 2000). Sisto grew up in 1960s provincial Italy, moved to Milan to pursue art, and became a journalist for Vogue, Elle, and The New Yorker. Her distinctive style attracted fashion designers Armani, Ferré, Missoni, and Fiorucci. Her female subjects range from sad childhood acquaintances to free, sensual fashion figures and neurotic women of the 1980s-90s. The film uses 12,000 surviving drawings, archival material, and custom animations to explore her imaginative world.
Key facts
- Maddalena Sisto died in 2000.
- Documentary airs Friday, April 15 on Sky Arte HD.
- Sisto worked for Vogue, Elle, and The New Yorker.
- Her clients included Armani, Ferré, Missoni, and Fiorucci.
- 12,000 of her drawings survive.
- The film uses custom animations.
- Sisto moved from provincial Italy to Milan.
- She was a journalist, architect, and illustrator.
Entities
Artists
- Maddalena Sisto
Institutions
- Sky Arte HD
- Vogue
- Elle
- The New Yorker
- Armani
- Ferré
- Missoni
- Fiorucci
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Milan