Studiopepe: Il Signor Nino

“Il Signor Nino” is the first exhibition devoted to the ideas and style of Nino Cerruti, a protagonist in the history of Italian fashion, shown on the occasion of Pitti Immagine Uomo 88 and curated by Cerrutti in collaboration with Angelo Flaccavento.

The set-up designed by Studiopepe displays a selection of outfits taken from the personal wardrobe of Mr. Cerruti, an archive collected over fifty years and ranging from the late 1950s until today.

A strong design was made necessary in order not to let the clothes be overwhelmed by the the complexity of the architecture of the museum and the strenght of Marini’s artworks. The display system is built through the multiplication of simple elements such as scaffolding tubes, here reassembled in a seemingly random way to form structures that rest on a mirror floor which reflects everything, clothes and sculptures altogether, breaking and multiplying space.

A series of custom made equipments articulates a variety of display situations along the way: hangers, hooks, mobiles with geometric counterweights, gray-stained wooden tables and thick panels with the direct printing of archival material. The fluo red lines and a number of fluorescent geometries invade the space with their graphic style, playing with the presence of Marini’s sculptures and materializing a series of outfits that outline a portrait of a style, alive and not anthological. A construction site that represents a metaphor of those who built every day their persona through the act of dressing.  

Il Signor Nino, Museo Marino Marini, Florence
Concept and set-up: Studiopepe (Arianna Lelli Mami anf Chiara Di Pinto)
In collaboration with: Matteo Artemisi
Graphic design: Diego Soprana / Studio Fantastico
Video: Angelo Teardo
A project by: Fondazione Pitti Discovery
On the occasion of: Pitti Immagine Uomo 88
Curated by: Nino Cerruti and Angelo Flaccavento