Prada’s Osservatorio, a new photographic gallery in Milan’s Galleria

Above: Fondazione Prada, Osservatorio. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan 2016
Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy of Fondazione Prada

above: Fondazione Prada, Osservatorio. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, 2016
View of the 2nd floor. Photo Federica Lusiardi © Inexhibit.

Fondazione Prada opens Osservatorio, a new gallery focused on photography in Milan

On December 21, 2016, the Prada Foundation opens Osservatorio, a new exhibition space located in the iconic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan.
“Osservatorio” is a venue focused on the newest expressions in contemporary photography and its connection with other art disciplines and creative forms of expression.
Housed on the Galleria’s fifth and sixth floors, “Osservatorio” is located just above the so-called octagon, near the glass and iron dome which tops the building designed by architect Giuseppe Mengoni between 1865 and 1867.
The gallery’s spaces, which were rebuilt after being badly damaged in 1943 by the bombing of Milan and have been now totally restored, encompass a total floor area of 800 square meters / 8,600 square feet.

Fondazione Prada, Osservatorio. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, 2016
Above: Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Bottom: the Galleria’s roof seen from the 2nd floor of Osservatorio. Photos Federica Lusiardi © Inexhibit.

Fondazione Prada, Osservatorio. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, 2016
Views of the 1st floor. Photos Federica Lusiardi © Inexhibit.

Fondazione Prada, Osservatorio. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, 2016
View from the stair connecting the two floors. Photo Federica Lusiardi © Inexhibit.

Fondazione Prada, Osservatorio. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, 2016
Views of the 2nd floor. Photos Federica Lusiardi © Inexhibit.

The program of “Osservatorio” inaugurates with the exhibition “Give Me Yesterday“, curated by Francesco Zanot, open from December 21, 2016, through March 12, 2017.

The exhibition focuses on the use of photography as a personal diary and presents works, dating from the early 2000s to the present, by 14 Italian and international artists: Melanie Bonajo, Kenta Kobayashi, Tomé Duarte, Irene Fenara, Lebohang Kganye, Vendula Knopova, Leigh Ledare, Wen Ling, Ryan McGinley, Izumi Miyazaki, Joanna Piotrowska, Greg Reynolds, Antonio Rovaldi, and Maurice van Es.

Ryan McGinley Dakota (Hair), 2004
View of the exhibition “Give Me Yesterday” Fondazione Prada Osservatorio Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan 21 December 2016 – 12 March 2017.
Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy Fondazione Prada

From left to right:
Ryan McGinley, Jake (Floor), 2004 Tim Falling,2003 Dakota (Hair),2004
View of the exhibition “Give Me Yesterday” Fondazione Prada Osservatorio Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan 21 December 2016 – 12 March 2017.
Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy Fondazione Prada

From left to right:
Tomé Duarte Camera Woman 2015
Izumi Miyazaki Izumimiyazaki.tumblr.com , 2016
Melanie Bonajo Thank You for Hurting Me I Really Needed It, 2008-2016
View of the exhibition “Give Me Yesterday” Fondazione Prada Osservatorio Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan 21 December 2016 – 12 March 2017.
Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy Fondazione Prada

On the left:
Melanie Bonajo Thank You for Hurting Me I Really Needed It, 2008-2016
View of the exhibition “Give Me Yesterday” Fondazione Prada Osservatorio Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan 21 December 2016 – 12 March 2017.
Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy Fondazione Prada

From left to right:
Kenta Cobayashi Greg Reynolds Antonio Rovaldi Ryan McGinley
View of the exhibition “Give Me Yesterday” Fondazione Prada Osservatorio Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan 21 December 2016 – 12 March 2017.
Photo Delfino Sisto Legnani and Marco Cappelletti. Courtesy Fondazione Prada