VR still, 1923: Past Futures, Reframe Productions, 2022, courtesy of VIVE Arts and Triennale Milano

Installation

1923: Past Futures

July 15 2022 – January 8 2023

Over the years, the International Exhibitions have reflected significant socio-cultural changes, often anticipating epoch-making trends and innovations in editions dedicated, for example, to Tempo libero (Free Time, 13th Triennale, 1964) and Il grande numero (The Great Number, 14th Triennale, 1968).

In anticipation of the 2023 centenary of the institution’s founding, the virtual reality experience of 1923: Past Futures recreates “past futures” and offers a journey through time to discover the history of the International Exhibitions. The diachronic narrative covers a century of the Triennale’s history, from 1923 to today, with occasional temporal leaps, in an engaging, immersive experience. Along the way, visitors can participate in the protests of ’68, visit the Palazzo dell’Arte as it was originally conceived and enter into the mind of the architect Giovanni Muzio.

Credits

Special project produced by Triennale Milano on the occasion of the 23rd International Exhibition

curated by: Triennale Milano with the support of: VIVE Arts production and creative direction: Reframe Productions

directed by: Matteo Lonardi music: Vittorio Giampietro executive producer: Francesco Lonardi associate producer: Giulia Toccafondi studio producer: Javier Garcia-Lajara Herrero main programmer: Fernando Perez main developer: Javier Martinez de Velasco archive material: Triennale Milano – Archivi thanks to: Lara Ermacora, Alessandro Fontana, Matteo Piccinali