"Cinzia Ruggeri's clothes refuse to be just clothes. They are better
understood as genre-defying explorations of the human body." -Financial
Times
This is the first major survey of artist and fashion designer Cinzia
Ruggeri (1942-2019), a unique figure of Italian postmodernism who moved
freely across disciplines. From clothing and accessories to furniture
and lighting--as well as sculptural installations often including these
objects--Ruggeri created worlds that were continually imaginative,
provocative, elegant and unpredictable. Ruggeri founded her own fashion
line in 1977 and immediately became known for her use of architecture
and geometry, such as the ziggurat and representations of the shape of
Italy. During her lifetime she also worked and collaborated with Brian
Eno, Occhiomagico, Alessandro Mendini, Casa Vogue, Maison Carven and
Studio Alchimia. This catalog offers the most complete overview of
Ruggeri's career, thanks to research conducted by MACRO (Museum of
Contemporary Art of Rome) in collaboration with the Archivio Cinzia
Ruggeri in Milan.