Luciana Val and Franco Musso explained

Luciana Val (born 31 January 1971, Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Franco Musso (born 10 December 1974, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán) are an Argentine photographer duo. They work together in commercial and personal projects. Their work has been published in books and international fashion magazines.

Biography

Luciana Val and Franco Musso first met while studying at the Manuel Belgrano Fine Arts School in Buenos Aires. They took part in several art exhibitions after graduating and became involved in photography both as a work of art and a line of work. They were soon introduced to the fashion world and began shooting both editorial and advertising in Buenos Aires, where they quickly became known for their unique style. Luciana worked as photography editor at Superlab magazine, an independent publication that appeared during the 90's while Franco Musso started a modelling career that sent him abroad to work in campaigns and fashion shows.

Paris

Val and Musso moved to Paris in 2002, following the economic crisis in their country.[1] In 2004 they won the 19th Festival international de mode et de photographie à Hyères[2] with a series of surrealist miniature still life.[3] Since then, their work has been widely published in magazines such as: 10 Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue Italia, Japanese Vogue, Numéro, Numéro Tokyo, Russian Vogue, The Sunday Times, The New York Times, Vanity Fair UK, Vogue Turkey and V Magazine.[4] Their style has been sought after for the advertising campaigns of luxury and fashion clients like Cartier, Chanel, Dior Joaillerie, Dom Perignon, Givenchy, Gucci, Kate Spade, Lanvin, L’Oréal Le Printemps, Louis Vuitton, Piper by Victor & Rolf, Repetto, Roger Vivier and Yves Saint Laurent, among others.[5]

In 2009 they were commissioned to create the photography for the sixth studio album by French electronic music duo Air. In 2012 Val and Musso shot the 111th Anniversary Collection for Bergdorf Goodman.[6] [7]

Alice in Wonderland

They collaborate frequently with Argentine fashion designers Vero Ivaldi and Pablo Ramírez,[8] with whom they worked for the Alice in Wonderland project that accompanied the release of the film by Tim Burton of the same name.[9] The resulting photographs were displayed during Buenos Aires Fashion Week and later auctioned for the Make a Wish foundation.

Buenos Aires' first fashion retrospective

Over the months of July and August 2013 the city of Buenos Aires held its first great fashion design retrospective at the Centro Cultural Recoleta by the name "De Gino Bogani al diseño de autor". Val and Musso were approached to create the images that would illustrate the exhibition, along with over 100 dresses and accessories. The show focused on the career of Gino Bogani, whose elaborate and over-the-top creations have dressed Argentine celebrities for the last decades and also included pieces from a wide array of designers, ranging from established and commercial to emerging and experimental ones. The exhibit was seen by over fifty thousand visitors and a book containing the photographs created by Luciana and Franco was published.[10] [11]

Recent work

The year 2014 found them showing their work at the Museum of Modern Art in Buenos Aires, in Eduardo Costa’s restaging of Fashion Fiction,[12] [13] and opening an individual exhibition called Lullaby at the Galerie Madé in Paris.[14] [15] [16] In April 2015 they participated in a retrospective celebrating the 30th anniversary of Hyères’ International Festival of Fashion and Photography.[17] [18] [19] Later that year, they prepared a huge exhibition showcasing their collaborations with fashion designer Pablo Ramírez. Under the name Magia Negra (Black Magic), this exhibit featured photographs, garments and video. It first opened at the Osde Foundation in the Argentine city of Rosario and afterwards it travelled to the foundation’s main building in Buenos Aires, gathering great levels of attendance and media coverage in both cities.[20] [21] [22] [23]

Books

Their work has been published in the following books:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bell . Vanessa . Interview with Luciana Val and Franco Musso . Creme de la creme . Buenos Aires . June 2013 . 28 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407124042/http://creme-de-la-creme-ba.tumblr.com/post/50842666501/l-u-c-i-a-n-a-v-a-l-a-n-d-f-r-a-n-c-o-m-u-s-s-o . 7 April 2014 .
  2. Web site: Archives Villa Noailles . Villa Noailles . 28 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407081626/http://www.villanoailles-hyeres.com/en/archives . 7 April 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Photo Exhibition - Festival International de Mode et de Photographie à Hyères 2004 . valmusso.com . 28 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Luciana Val & Franco Musso - Editorial work . models.com . 28 March 2014.
  5. Web site: Luciana Val & Franco Musso - Advertising work . models.com . 28 March 2014.
  6. Web site: The Anniversary Collection . Bergdorf Goodman Magazine . 29 August 2012 . 28 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093402/http://blog.bergdorfgoodman.com/bg-magazine/the-anniversary-collection . 7 April 2014 .
  7. Web site: Behind the scenes. The Anniversary Collection . Bergdorf Goodman Magazine . 29 August 2012 . 28 March 2014.
  8. Web site: Ramírez . Pablo . "Carmen" producción de fotos por Luciana Val y Franco Musso . spanish . Buenos Aires . June 2012 . 28 March 2014.
  9. Web site: Nwosu-Hope . Vicky . BAF Week: Movers, Shakers and Beautiful Clothes Makers . The Argentina Independent . Buenos Aires . 12 March 2010 . 28 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407081708/http://www.argentinaindependent.com/life-style/fashion/baf-week-movers-shakers-and-beautiful-clothes-makers/ . 7 April 2014 . dead .
  10. Web site: Buenos Aires Hosts Bogani's Fashion Retrospective Show . Daily News Latin . 24 August 2013 . 31 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140324151202/http://www.dailynewslatin.com/buenos-aires-hosts-boganis-fashion-retrospective-show . 24 March 2014 .
  11. Web site: De Bogani al diseño de autor . Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires . spanish . July 2013 . 31 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093633/http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/areas/cultura/al_dia/bogani_07_13.php?menu_id=20277 . 7 April 2014 .
  12. Web site: Eduardo Costa . Cosmocosa . 22 June 2016.
  13. Web site: Moda ficción, naturaleza, joyas y bicicletas. Eduardo Costa en el MAMBA . El Gran Otro . 22 June 2016.
  14. Web site: Press Release . Galerie Madé . 22 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160918192616/http://galeriemade.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/PressReleaseValMusso-EN.pdf . 18 September 2016 .
  15. Web site: Lullaby . Actuphoto . 22 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160810102342/http://fr.actuphoto.com/28727--lullaby-une-exposition-de-luciana-val-franco-musso-a-la-galerie-made.html . 10 August 2016 . dead .
  16. Web site: Surrealismo Experimental . Harper's Bazaar Argentina . 22 June 2016.
  17. Web site: Images de Mode . Villa Noailles . 22 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160430215036/http://www.villanoailles-hyeres.com/en/exposition/images-de-mode . 30 April 2016 . dead .
  18. Web site: Villa Noailles: Fashion in Images . 3 November 2015 . TL Magazine . 22 June 2016.
  19. Web site: 30 ans d'images de mode . Culture Box . 22 June 2016.
  20. Web site: Magia Negra . Ramona.org.ar . 22 June 2016.
  21. Web site: Magia Negra . Harper's Bazaar Argentina . 22 June 2016.
  22. Web site: Tres de negro en un cruce mágico . LaNacion.com.ar . 22 June 2016.
  23. Web site: Arte y moda, unidos por la "magia negra" de Pablo Ramírez . LaNacion.com.ar . 22 June 2016.
  24. Web site: Hair: Dior: New Looks . Dior.com . 23 June 2016.
  25. Web site: Hair: Dior: New Looks . ThamesandHudson.com . 23 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160508030305/http://www.thamesandhudson.com/Dior/9780500518069 . 8 May 2016 . dead .
  26. Web site: Hair: Fashion and Fantasy . ThamesandHudson.com . 1 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093004/http://www.thamesandhudson.com/Hair_Fashion_and_Fantasy/9780500291085 . 7 April 2014 . dead .
  27. Web site: Where Fashion meets Fantasy . Vogue Paris Online . 1 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407221324/http://en.vogue.fr/beauty-tips/buzz-day/diaporama/where-fashion-meets-fantasy/15659 . 7 April 2014 . dead .
  28. Web site: Politanoff . Evelyne . Louis Vuitton City Bags: A Natural History . Huffington Post . 14 October 2013 . 1 April 2014.
  29. Web site: City Bags: A Natural History . LouisVuitton.com . 4 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407032157/http://www.louisvuitton.com/front/#/eng_US/New-Now/articles/CITY-BAGS-A-NATURAL-HISTORY . 7 April 2014 .
  30. Web site: Louis Vuitton / Marc Jacobs . LouisVuitton.com . 1 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407032157/http://www.louisvuitton.com/front/#/eng_US/Collections/Women/Books--Writing/products/R07698-WO-AESTHETIC-LINE-R07698 . 7 April 2014 .
  31. Web site: Felner . Jeffrey . Louis Vuitton / Marc Jacobs: In Association with the Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris . New York Journal of Books . 1 April 2014.
  32. Web site: McKay . Caragh . Book: Dior Joaillerie . Wallpaper.com . 18 May 2012 . 1 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407073533/http://www.wallpaper.com/fashion/book-dior-joaillerie/5811 . 7 April 2014 .
  33. Web site: Dior Joaillerie . Dior.com . 1 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140703145123/http://www.dior.com/couture/en_gb/the-house-of-dior/the-library/dior-joaillerie . 3 July 2014 .
  34. Web site: Yaeger . Lynn . The Jewels in the Crown: The Magnificent Dior Joaillerie . Wallpaper.com . 4 March 2012 . 1 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082334/http://www.vogue.com/vogue-daily/article/the-jewels-in-the-crown-the-magnificent-dior-joaillerie/#1 . 7 April 2014 . dead .
  35. Book: High Heels . Artbook.com . 1 April 2014.
  36. Book: High Heels . 9781935202691 . 1 April 2014. Vartanian . Ivan . 2011 .
  37. Web site: Les secrets de mode de Chantal Thomass . EditionsduChene.fr . 1 April 2014.
  38. Book: Atlas of Fashion Designers . . 2008 . Rockport Publishers . registration . atlas of fashion designers. . 1 April 2014.
  39. Web site: Moreno . Lucy . Delving into Delvaux . 8 September 2009 . Dazed Digital . 1 April 2014.
  40. Web site: Voyatzis . Costas . Delving into Delvaux . 4 October 2009 . Dazed Digital . 1 April 2014.
  41. Web site: BABETH . Mendo.nl . 1 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140420140303/http://mendo.nl/books/babeth?shelf=mendo-classics . 20 April 2014 . Web site: BABETH . Librairie 7L . 1 April 2014 .

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