Fine art! Facelifts! Fashion! Inside the Venice Biennale before opening 2024

Hundreds of excited, high-flying international arts players, a strange culture minister and a few CIAO-barking celebrities cram onto a sinking island… what could go wrong? That film played out last week as the Venice Biennale – now in its 60th year and the world’s longest-running, preeminent contemporary art festival – opened after a Spritz-infused preview … Read more

Celebrity and fashion matchmaker Lucio Di Rosa opens a strategic branding agency in Milan

MILAN — Lucio Di Rosa isn’t a fan of selfies and you won’t find photos of him posing with the array of celebrities he’s helped dress on the red carpet, from Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek to Hilary Swank, Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Reynolds and Dwyane Wade or Sharon Steen. “My job is working behind the … Read more