In the show the video “By the Sea” is a 2015 American romantic drama film written and directed by Angelina Jolie, and produced by and starring Jolie and Brad Pitt. Shot in August 2014 during Pitt and Jolie’s honeymoon in Gozo, Malta, the film was released by Universal Pictures on November 13, 2015.
In the 1960s, in France, an American couple, former dancer Vanessa and her husband Roland, a successful writer, have been married 14 years. They drive to a coastal hotel. Roland wants to write a story while staying there. The two are barely on speaking terms; Vanessa is withdrawn and grieving for an unknown reason. Roland appears to drink too much and seems unhappy that Vanessa is no longer interested in him sexually.”
The work present in the show, You dressed him like me? is titled after a quote from the film and uses clothing similar to Roland’s.
The sculpture A Straight Razor in the First Act has the same aesthetic of the film, gold and marble.
EthicEra is launched and promoted by the ITC - Ethical Fashion Initiative.Ethical Fashion Initiative is a program of the International Trade Centre,a joint agency of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization. Curated by Gea Politi and Cristiano Seganfreddo
