A journey through art, cinema, memory, and new technologies to rediscover Marilyn Monroe beyond the myth and explore how the image of icons changes over time.
From October 18 to November 14, Cosmorama Gallery is hosting “Bye Bye Baby,” an exhibition dedicated to Marilyn Monroe on the centennial of her birth. The initiative invites visitors to look beyond the public persona to explore the more intimate side and the many facets of the woman who left an indelible mark on the collective imagination of the 20th century.
Born out of a collaboration between Marco Travali, founder of Cosmorama, and collector Davide Napolitano, the project brings together a private collection, vintage film footage, original photographs by artists such as Tom Kelley, Bert Stern, and Lawrence Schiller, and objects associated with the actress. These are complemented by works by Mirco Brizi, Simona Duci, GAC Ebanisteria, Max Gasparini, Jacopo Martinoni, Vorticerosa, and Diego Zucchi, in an exhibition that weaves together artistic languages and new technologies.
The exhibition also includes a video installation project created by students from the AI Audiovisual Production Lab at the University of Bergamo, as part of an educational program led by Professor Adriano D’Aloia, with the support of Paolo Aralla of Noise Lab.
Through documents, artworks, and new interpretations, “Bye Bye Baby” offers a reflection on contemporary stardom and Marilyn Monroe’s ability to continue to inspire the imagination, keeping alive the tension between the woman and the character, memory and reinvention.
The exhibition is on view at the Cosmorama Gallery, located at Via Ghislandi 2 in Bergamo. For information and hours: cosmorama.gallery.
