Salavatore Ferragamo announces The Amazing Shoemaker Exhibition

 

From 19 April 2013 to 31 March 2014, Museo Salvatore Ferragamo in Florence will host a new exhibition, The Amazing Shoemaker, curated by Stefania Ricci, Sergio Risaliti and Luca Scarlini. In this exhibition, the museum explores the role that shoes play in fairy tales, myths and legends, which are very often centred around shoes and cobblers, as wearing shoes has historically been seen as a sign of wealth and power. An entire section of the exhibition is devoted to the sculptures and drawings of Mimmo Paladino. This artist, from Italy’s Campania region, has collaborated on an original animated story with writer and comedian Alessandro Bergonzoni, author of a visionary tale. Two short films complete the project; the first is directed by Italian director, Francesco Fei; and the second an animated short inspired by an episode in the life of young Salvatore Ferragamo, created by Mauro Borrelli and Rick Heinrichs. The exhibition will also include rare volumes from the National Libraries of Rome and Florence and the Marciana in Venice, as well as the priceless manuscript by Federico García Lorca, La zapatera prodigiosa, on display for the first time in Italy. There will also be masterpieces of art, including Giambologna’s sculptures of Mercury, god of the winged sandals, from major Italian and international museums.