Paola Antonelli: The 3,000-year history of the hoodie
Paola Antonelli: I 3000 anni di storia della felpa con cappuccio
Paola Antonelli is on a mission to introduce -- and explain -- design to the world. With her shows at New York's Museum of Modern Art, she celebrates design's presence in every part of life. Full bio
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un oggetto straordinario.
a cui difficilmente pensiamo,
that we hardly think of,
che fan parte delle nostre vite.
that they're part of our lives.
the Hoodie]
La felpa con cappuccio]
even if it was not called so --
anche se non era chiamata così --
for good and for bad reasons.
per buone e cattive ragioni.
e dall'antica Roma.
that were cape-like, with hoods attached,
simili a mantelli, con cappucci,
would wear hoodies
di solito con dei cappucci
when they were going to meet their lovers.
si dovevano incontrare con i loro amanti.
there's the legend, there's fantasy.
c'è la leggenda, la fantasia.
connected to the grim reaper.
connessa al Triste Mietitore.
connected to the executioner.
connessa al boia.
più oscura della felpa.
della felpa con cappuccio --
usually of cotton jersey,
di jersey di cotone,
with a drawstring;
con un cordoncino;
by Knickerbocker Knitting Company.
dalla Knickerbocker Knitting Company.
caldo agli atleti.
such a functional, comfortable garment
talmente funzionale e comodo
by workmen everywhere.
dappertutto dai lavoratori.
it also gets adopted
viene adottato anche
breakdancer e skateboarder,
youth street culture.
di cultura dei giovani di strada.
super-comfortable,
of respectable attire for businesspeople.
abbigliamento degli uomini d'affari.
how power has changed.
per mostrare come il potere sia cambiato.
you might be the bodyguard.
potresti essere il bodyguard.
a hoodie with a T-shirt and jeans.
una felpa, una maglietta e dei jeans.
the physical aspects of the hoodie.
della felpa con cappuccio è facile.
of wearing the hood up,
a mettere su il cappuccio,
and this protection,
di calore e di protezione,
the psychological aspects of it.
aspetto psicologico.
has come to signify
a significare la felpa con cappuccio
in the United States.
African-American kid,
afroamericano di 17 anni,
all over the United States,
in tutti gli Stati Uniti,
with the hood up
le felpe con su il cappuccio
against this kind of prejudice.
contro questo tipo di pregiudizio.
so much symbolism and history
così tanto simbolismo e storia
so many different universes
universi differenti
of possibilities attached.
un intero universo di possibilità.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Paola Antonelli - Design curatorPaola Antonelli is on a mission to introduce -- and explain -- design to the world. With her shows at New York's Museum of Modern Art, she celebrates design's presence in every part of life.
Why you should listen
Since she stepped back from practicing architecture in order to focus on writing about design, teaching and curating gallery exhibitions, Italian native Paola Antonelli has become a force to be reckoned with in the design world. Working at the Museum of Modern Art in New York since 1994, she is senior curator of the gallery's Architecture and Design department and, as of 2012, the museum's first ever director of research and development. Antonelli has worked on shows such as "Humble Masterpieces," which celebrated traditionally unheralded design icons such as the paperclip; "Design and the Elastic Mind," considering the relationship of design and technology, and "Talk to Me ," which looked at design and the communication of people and objects.
Ever mindful that the majority of visitors to MOMA are attracted by artists such as Picasso and Matisse, Antonelli works to ensure that if they do stumble across a design-related show, they'll be both entertained and enlightened. In 2012, she led a move to acquire 14 video games for the museum's permanent collection.
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