Terry Gilliam, Orlan, David LaChapelle, Tomoko Nagao on Botticelli at V&A

The Victoria & Albert Museum in London has released a video featuring four contemporary artists—Terry Gilliam, Orlan, David LaChapelle, and Tomoko Nagao—discussing their relationship with Sandro Botticelli's work, particularly 'The Birth of Venus'. The video was produced for the exhibition 'Botticelli Reimagined', curated by Mark Evans and Ana Debenedetti, which spans art, cinema, fashion, and design from the 19th-century Pre-Raphaelites to contemporary works. Gilliam sees humor in the painting, Orlan focuses on Venus as a feminine beauty ideal, LaChapelle reinterprets 'Venus and Mars' in a photographic 'Ratto d'Africa', and Nagao blends Renaissance art with pop and superflat aesthetics referencing contemporary life.