In 1993, Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli opened a facility to accommodate two shows each year dedicated to the work of contemporary artists. The facility is also supported by a publishing staff.
The project was born of a desire to identify and transmit the "most profound mental provocation" contained in today's art.
Keeping a finger on currents trends, the Fondazione is to present the latest works of Marc Quinn in a exhibition scheduled to run in Milano through June.

Marc Quinn
The English artist is to present several new works dedicated to an artistic exploration which transcends the physical limits of the body and nature itself. Suspended forever between actual lifelessness and apparent life are the "flowers" in Garden 2000.
Tone of several projects on display, this work defies the natural cycle of life and death through the use of technology. Immersed in 25 tons of silicon oil heated to just under 20° Celsius, the cut flowers maintain an appearance of eternal freshness, representing absolute and timeless beauty.