From March 3 to May 27, 2018, the enchanting Palazzo Pallavicini, following the exhibition dedicated to Milo Manara, will offer the public a completely different experience: the Renaissance rooms of the palace will present “Vivian Maier”, an extraordinary exhibition featuring the magnificent photographs of one of the most acclaimed photographers of this century.

The exhibition has been organized by Palazzo Pallavicini with curation by Anne Morin of DiChroma Photography, based on the Maloof Collection archive and the Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York.

The exhibition will provide visitors with an exceptional display divided into various thematic sections, covering all the topics that Maier held dear: childhood, self-portraits, portraits, street life, shapes, and color.

For this exhibition, the curator has made a very careful selection from the thousands of available photographs; indeed, 120 black-and-white photos will be presented, including 10 large-format images, 90 medium-format ones, plus a wonderful section of 20 color photos related to the artist’s 1970s work.

Vivian Maier’s (1926-2009) work remained in obscurity until 2007, when John Maloof, the son of a junk dealer, bought a box at an auction. Inside the box were various female personal effects belonging to a woman, Vivian Maier, whose belongings had been auctioned off due to overdue rent. Among these items was a case containing hundreds of undeveloped negatives and rolls of film. After developing and showing some of these photographs, Maloof realized the immense treasure he had discovered, and thanks to his insight and careful promotion, this unknown photographer quickly gained worldwide recognition and acclaim.

“No one is eternal; one must make way for others; it’s a cycle. We have time until the end, and then another will take our place. It’s time to close and go back to work.” – Vivian Maier