Julian Opie: Walking in Milan

Julian Opie: Walking in Milan
July 3, 2024 – August 27, 2024
Portrait Milan
Via Sant’Andrea
10, 20121, Milan

Portrait Milan is pleased to announce this British artist Julian Opie will exhibit Walking in Milan this summer in Piazza del Quadrilatero. Compiled by Valentina Ciaralloare eight new sculptures of walking figures created by Opie exclusive to the hotel and on view from July 3.

Julian Opie is internationally recognized for interpreting the aesthetics of everyday reality through a distinctive, minimalist style using linear contours and contrasting block colours. Opie is known for his fusion of new technologies with art historical themes and using the human body as his muse. He has received widespread acclaim for his global public projects and his various commissions, including his iconic album design for the British rock band Fade in 2000.

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Walking in Milan will have ordinary pedestrians as artistic protagonists. Inspired by the most natural and common form of human movement, Opie’s sculptures will reflect the rhythm of everyday reality and colorfully celebrate the beauty of the everyday. The stationary figures that are set in motion simultaneously invite you to meet and merge with the real passers-by of the Piazza del Quadrilatero.

Opies Walking in Milan renews Portrait Milano’s commitment to cultivating an open, welcoming and inclusive destination, giving the city the space to nurture creativity and introduce artistic ideas to new and international audiences. Portrait Milan’s Piazza del Quadrilatero previously featured exclusive prints by photographer Jimmy Nelson, installed across the large six-metre windows between the 16^e Century columns of the loggia of the former seminary.

Julian Opie: Walking in Milan is open from July 3, 2024 to August 27, 2024 at Portrait Milano

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