"In 2015, to mark the 40th anniversary of his company, Armani opened Armani/Silos in Milan. The converted warehouse serves as both an archive of his designs and a cultural venue; Armani used the space to connect fashion with wider fields of visual culture, focusing in particular on photography. The space has staged retrospectives of Aldo Fallai, a close collaborator since the 1970s, and Peter Lindbergh, whose black-and-white images became closely associated with Armani's visual identity."
"Born in Piacenza in 1934, he founded his eponymous label in 1975 with his business partner Sergio Galeotti, and by the 1980s had become one of Italy's leading designers. His company grew into a global brand across fashion, fragrance, interiors and sport. Armani was the first fashion designer to be the subject of a solo exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. Curated by Germano Celant in 2000, the retrospective marked a turning point in how museums engaged with fashion,"
"The space has staged retrospectives of Aldo Fallai, a close collaborator since the 1970s, and Peter Lindbergh, whose black-and-white images became closely associated with Armani's visual identity. Throughout his career, Armani collected photography and supported exhibitions internationally. His philanthropy included sponsorship of exhibitions such as Magnum on Set at the Museo della Permanente in Milan in 2011, loans from his archive to institutions including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and funding for shows at venues such as the Guggenheim in Bilbao."
Giorgio Armani was born in Piacenza in 1934 and founded his eponymous label in 1975 with Sergio Galeotti. By the 1980s he became one of Italy's leading designers and grew his company into a global brand across fashion, fragrance, interiors and sport. Armani was the first fashion designer to receive a solo retrospective at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York in 2000, a turning point in museums engaging fashion. In 2015 he opened Armani/Silos in Milan as an archive and cultural venue focused on photography. He collected photography, supported exhibitions internationally, sponsored major shows, loaned archive materials to institutions, and funded museum programming, contributing to the growing presence of fashion within contemporary art. His model influenced later brand-led cultural initiatives and was characterised by long-term collaborations.
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