Vanessa Beecroft is an Italian-born American contemporary performance artist; she also works with photography, video art, sculpture, and painting. Many of her works have made use of professional models, sometimes in large numbers and sometimes naked or nearly so, to stage tableaux vivants. She works in the United States, and is based in Los ... Mar 13, 2017 · Vanessa Beecroft – Sisley, collection printemps-été 2017. But Vanessa Beecroft hadn’t waited for Kanye West to mix art and fashion in her performances. For the last few years she’s been nourishing a veritable passion for this world and the numerous designers whose clothes she features in her performances. Prada, Tom Ford, Helmut Lang ... VANESSA BEECROFT — I kept the drawings for myself at the beginning, in ’96, because I was afraid they’d give the wrong message. It would be too intimate, and I wanted to confront the audience in a more violent, aggressive way. So I kept the drawings for myself because they were like a diary, just for me.For “VB65” (Ms. Beecroft numbers her performances sequentially) the artist selected about two dozen African immigrants (some in Italy illegally, others with papers) and posed them along a 12 ... Vanessa Beecroft is an Italian artist who creates performances, installations, and videos that explore the body and identity. MoMA presents seven of her works online and four of her exhibitions from 1994 to 2008. Vanessa Beecroft, Marcella Beccaria. Skira, 2003 - Art - 453 pages. Inventor of a unique artistic language in her performance pieces, the Italian artist Vanessa Beecroft directly addresses themes central to contemporary culture everywhere: identity, multiplicity, the body and sexuality, and in the process, mixes glamour with the history of art.Vanessa Beecroft (born April 25, 1969) is an Italian-born American contemporary performance artist; she also works with photography, video art, sculpture, and painting. Many of her works have made use of professional models, sometimes in large numbers and sometimes naked or nearly so, to stage tableaux vivants. ...Vanessa Beecroft had better prepare for some serious damage control, since director Pietra Brettkelly’s documentary on Beecroft, The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins, opens at Sundance tonight ...Vanessa Beecroft was born in Genoa, but spent a problematic childhood between England - where her father was born - and Italy, her mother's country. Tormented by eating disorders during her adolescence, Beecroft kept a diary, The Book of Food, in which she noted down her every meal over a ten-year period (1983-1993). Rassegna Video. Group show. 2003. Milan. Subscribe to our newsletter. Marina Abramovic · Vanessa Beecroft · Alfredo Jaar · William Kentridge · Anselm Kiefer · Joseph Kosuth · Ilya & Emilia Kabakov · Haim Steinbach · Ettore Spalletti. PurpleArt. [December 13 2022] “VB94” by Vanessa Beecroft. “VB94”, an exhibition by Vanessa Beecroft from 8 December 2022 – 8 January 2023 at the Regional Gallery of Sicily “Palazzo Abatellis” in Palermo in collaboration with Amici dei Musei Siciliani. The exhibition opened to the public from Thursday 8 December with a performance ...Vanessa Beecroft (born April 25, 1969) is an Italian-born American contemporary performance artist; she also works with photography, video art, sculpture, and painting. Many of her works have made use of professional models, sometimes in large numbers and sometimes naked or nearly so, to stage tableaux vivants. ...On Valentine’s Day, the artist Vanessa Beecroft sent an e-mail telling me to go to an address on Wooster Street in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, where she would be, as the e-mail stated, “w ...Vanessa Beecroft (b. 1969) VB35 (Performance, 1998 Salomon Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY) Vibracolor print 403/8 x 57¾in. (102.5 x 146.5cm) Executed in 1998, this work is number from an edition of three and is accompanied by a …everything in vanessa beecroft‘s life revolves around food. beecroft has struggled to control an obsession with food since the age of 12. the spectre of anorexia haunted her teens and twenties ...Vanessa Beecroft: Drawings and Paintings 1993-2007 (exh. cat. por V. Beecroft, Giacinto Di Pietrantonio; Edizioni Electa, 2007) Enlaces externos [ editar ] Esta obra contiene una traducción derivada de « Vanessa Beecroft » de Wikipedia en inglés, publicada por sus editores bajo la Licencia de documentación libre de GNU y la Licencia ...Vanessa Beecroft, Marcella Beccaria. Skira, 2003 - Art - 453 pages. Inventor of a unique artistic language in her performance pieces, the Italian artist Vanessa Beecroft directly addresses themes central to contemporary culture everywhere: identity, multiplicity, the body and sexuality, and in the process, mixes glamour with the history of art. On the occasion of her retrospective exhibition at the Castello di Rivoli, Beecroft created the performance VB52, structured as a banquet for thirty guests. The video of the performance shows the meal, comprised of foods selected according to color and served in a sequence of monochromatic arrangements. The images also linger on the behaviour ... December 14, 2017. Text Emily Gosling. It’s a bit nerve-wracking calling Vanessa Beecroft. She’s one of the most famous performance artists of our time; a long-term collaborator with one of the most famous men on the planet in Kanye West; and a woman who doesn’t seem to mind getting in hot water over her views on everything from race to ...Vanessa Beecroft marked the date with a performance in which, as Artforum described it, "30 naked models--black and white--sat silently on shelves alongside classic Louis Vuitton handbags and luggage." Charta's VB LV documents Beecroft's monumental inaugural performance in this one-foot-square, glossy …1. Vanessa Beecroft - VB52<br> <br>Three different groups of women—young, naked models; relatives of the artist and veterans of her past performances dressed in brightly colored tunics; upper-crust Turinese women dressed in tunics of a color between beige and tawny yellow—sat on glass chairs facing a glass table. …PROJECTS. 01 CHRISTO AND JEANNE-CLAUDE. 02 HARALD SZEEMANN. 03 GILBERT & GEORGE. 04 MIRALDA. 05 CHARLOTTE MOORMAN AND NAM JUNE PAIK. 12 VANESSA BEECROFT. 13 …Dec 14, 2017 · December 14, 2017. Text Emily Gosling. It’s a bit nerve-wracking calling Vanessa Beecroft. She’s one of the most famous performance artists of our time; a long-term collaborator with one of the most famous men on the planet in Kanye West; and a woman who doesn’t seem to mind getting in hot water over her views on everything from race to ... Vanessa Beecroft had better prepare for some serious damage control, since director Pietra Brettkelly’s documentary on Beecroft, The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins, opens at Sundance tonight ...Vanessa Beecroftová v projektu Umělecká hvězda a súdánská dvojčata jako Madona s dvojčaty. Narození. 25. dubna 1969 (54 let) Janov. Alma mater. Akademie krásných umění Brera (1988–1993) Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti. Povolání. malířka, sochařka, serigrapher, fotografka, video umělkyně, performerka a object artist.Apr 25, 2018 · In social media posts made on Tuesday promoting her soon-to-be-released fragrance, KKW Body, Kardashian gave a shout-out to Beecroft, who shot the nude photos for the campaign. In an Instagram ... From Phillips, Vanessa Beecroft, VB35.270.MST; VB35.330.MST from Performance, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (1998), Two chromogenic prints, flush-… VANESSA BEECROFT PERFORMANCE SCULPTURE PAINTING POLAROIDS INVITES AVAILABLE WORKSContact: [email protected] Instagram Foundation App CERAMIC... Vanessa Beecroft, born in Italy and residing in New York City, has earned an international reputation as one of contemporary art’s most innovative young artists. Her work has been exhibited at international venues including the Kunsthalle Wien, (2001), Whitney Biennale, New York (2000), Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (1999), Museum of ... VANESSA BEECROFT PERFORMANCE SCULPTURE PAINTING POLAROIDS INVITES AVAILABLE WORKSContact: [email protected] Instagram Foundation App CERAMIC... Vanessa Beecroft Arte contemporáneo. On the occasion of her retrospective exhibition at the Castello di Rivoli, Beecroft created the performance VB52, structured as a banquet for thirty guests. The video of the performance shows the meal, comprised of foods selected according to color and served in a sequence of monochromatic arrangements.Vanessa Beecroft: Drawings and Paintings 1993-2007 (exh. cat. por V. Beecroft, Giacinto Di Pietrantonio; Edizioni Electa, 2007) Enlaces externos [ editar ] Esta obra contiene una traducción derivada de « Vanessa Beecroft » de Wikipedia en inglés, publicada por sus editores bajo la Licencia de documentación libre de GNU y la Licencia ...Average Lot Values (and YOY change) View VB52, Castello di Rivoli, Turin (2003) By Beecroft Vanessa; Chromogenic print; 90 x 70 in; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt. Vanessa Beecroft is an Italian artist who creates performances, installations, and videos that explore the body and identity. MoMA presents seven of her works online and four of her exhibitions from 1994 to 2008. For “VB65” (Ms. Beecroft numbers her performances sequentially) the artist selected about two dozen African immigrants (some in Italy illegally, others with papers) and posed them along a 12 ...Mar 29, 2009 · For “VB65” (Ms. Beecroft numbers her performances sequentially) the artist selected about two dozen African immigrants (some in Italy illegally, others with papers) and posed them along a 12 ... Vanessa Beecroft, VB67.007.RK, 2010-11, color photograph with Diasec, 90 x 3”. In last year’s performance of VB67 at Studio Nicoli in Carrara, the bare skin of Vanessa Beecroft’s models acted as a rival attraction to the cold beauty of the plaster and marble statues nearby. At Lia Rumma, however, many of the performers’ bodies have been ... DO NOT TALK DO NOT INTERACT WITH ANYONE DO NOT WHISPER DO NOT SMILE DO NOT LAUGH DO NOT MOVE THEATRICALLY DO NOT MOVE TOO FAST DO NOT MOVE TOO SLOW BE NATURAL BE DETACHED From Vanessa Beecroft’s Rules of Non- Engagement Jeffrey Deitch o… VB64 is Vanessa Beecroft’s first public performance in New York since 2000 and an accompanying exhibition of new sculpture at Deitch Studios on the East River in Long Island City. In the adjoining gallery new wax and gesso sculptures are on display. “Vanessa Beecroft works in the space between painting, sculpture, performance, and real life. In …A Video Essay on the contemporary artist Vanessa Beecroft I created at the Brera Art Academy in Milan Italy.Left: Vanessa Beecroft. Right: VB55 participants. VB55, at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie, was Vanessa Beecroft’s biggest work to date: One hundred women, aged eighteen to sixty-five—coached by a psychologist, fed vegetarian snacks, and wearing nothing more than skin-toned pantyhose and a sheer coat of almond oil—standing …ART+VIBES. Follow. Upload, livestream, and create your own videos, all in HD. This is "Vanessa Beecroft - VB83" by ART+VIBES on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.Long postcard and press release for Vanessa Beecroft's exhibition, VB39/VB42, at Deitch Projects, 2000. Card: 9" x 4" Press Release: 2 pages, 8.5" x 11" View the connected card for Vanessa Beecroft’s exhibition, VB-42, at Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum, 2000 Front Back PVanessa Beecroft – Sisley, collection printemps-été 2017. But Vanessa Beecroft hadn’t waited for Kanye West to mix art and fashion in her performances. For the last few years she’s been nourishing a veritable passion for this world and the numerous designers whose clothes she features in her performances. Prada, Tom Ford, Helmut …credits: Photographer. Clara Oscura by Vanessa Beecroft. Middle Plane Magazine (Editorial) June 2023. SKIMS Shapewear 2023. SKIMS (Advertising) May 2023. credits: Photographer. Saint Laurent Spring 2023 Digital Campai...In February last year, when Vanessa Beecroft performed VB66 at Palazzo Cosenza, the premises of the Naples Fish Market, in front of an enthusiastic and particularly numerous audience, the city was presented with a “transitory monument”. 43 models painted entirely in black, 21 life-size plaster casts of women and about 60 …Vanessa Beecroft, ‘VB40’. 13 years ago. Kaldor Public Art Projects. 2, 4 & 5 August 1999. Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney.Title: Senza titolo. Creator: Beecroft Vanessa. Date: 1994. Physical Dimensions: 150x100. Type: Painting. Medium: acrylic on canvas (2 elements) Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more. Vanessa Beecroft Acrylic paint Contemporary art. Google Arts & Culture features content from over …VB Handmade a performance by Vanessa Beecroft’s is a tribute to #todsquality, starring Tod’s artisans and the beautiful model Karlie Kloss. #VBhandmade #vbto...VANESSA BEECROFT — I was raised in a province of Venice, in the north, in the Alps. But that was by chance. My mother had left England when I was two-and-a-half or three and moved there to teach literature in a village of 2,000 people, mostly peasants. I grew up surrounded by peasants, goats, cows, and chickens.About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright ...In social media posts made on Tuesday promoting her soon-to-be-released fragrance, KKW Body, Kardashian gave a shout-out to Beecroft, who shot the nude photos for the campaign. In an Instagram ...The personal exhibition of Vanessa Beecroft’s work in the Lia Rumma Gallery in Naples is to open only a few days after the exhibition devoted to the artist in Lia Rumma’s Milan gallery. The heart of the exhibition will consist of three new sculptures, as well as the video projections VB66 and VB67, made by the artist in 2010 at the Mercato Ittico (fish …Vanessa Beecroft: North African migrants and members of the local aristocracy. Beecroft entered an intimate dimension in this place, which was a nunnery for 400 years. Attending Beecroft’s VB94 liturgy, gave the measure of a suspended and sacred complexity. Women of all ages wore snow-white dresses and tunics derived from old …Vanessa Beecroft was born in Genoa, but spent a problematic childhood between England - where her father was born - and Italy, her mother's country. Tormented by eating disorders during her adolescence, Beecroft kept a diary, The Book of Food, in which she noted down her every meal over a ten-year period (1983-1993).In February last year, when Vanessa Beecroft performed VB66 at Palazzo Cosenza, the premises of the Naples Fish Market, in front of an enthusiastic and particularly numerous audience, the city was presented with a “transitory monument”. 43 models painted entirely in black, 21 life-size plaster casts of women and about 60 …Vanessa Beecroft’s use of live models has developed into a prolific body of more than 60 different performances presented in museums, galleries and public spaces around the world. For Project 12 in Sydney, Vanessa Beecroft’s 'VB40', 1999, was the 40th in her series of works, most using nude and semi-nude women, preened and presented in ...Lastly, these works make the audience question whether this exhibit is a part of her live performances or stands completely on its own. * * * Vanessa Beecroft’s Oil Paintings opens at Pio Pico Saturday, November 16, 4 to 9pm | 3311 E Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023In formation. Artist Vanessa Beecroft turns the Saint Laurent SS19 show into a conceptual performance piece. Last month Anthony Vaccarello announced the launch of a new Saint Laurent art project, titled Self. Here, the designer taps specific artists to “capture different aspects of the Saint Laurent personality, underlining the complexity of ...Vanessa Beecroft’s use of live models has developed into a prolific body of more than 60 different performances presented in museums, galleries and public spaces around the world. For Project 12 in Sydney, Vanessa Beecroft’s 'VB40', 1999, was the 40th in her series of works, most using nude and semi-nude …On Valentine’s Day, the artist Vanessa Beecroft sent an e-mail telling me to go to an address on Wooster Street in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, where she would be, as the e-mail stated, “w ...PurpleArt. [December 13 2022] “VB94” by Vanessa Beecroft. “VB94”, an exhibition by Vanessa Beecroft from 8 December 2022 – 8 January 2023 at the Regional Gallery of Sicily “Palazzo Abatellis” in Palermo in collaboration with Amici dei Musei Siciliani. The exhibition opened to the public from Thursday 8 December with a performance ...Learn about Vanessa Beecroft, an Italian artist who creates performances, photographs, and paintings that explore narcissism, voyeurism, politics, and the female form. See her …Vanessa Beecroft is an Italian contemporary artist living in L.A . She is best known for her performance art.On Art Online: Vanessa BeecroftChloe Gonzalez ‘23Intern, Grinnell College Museum of ArtLet Yourself Continue was curated for the Grinnell College Museum of A...Nov 30, 2019 · 30.11.2019 to 20.09.2020. Museum für Fotografie. In the Helmut Newton Stiftung in the Museum für Fotografie in Berlin the exhibition "Body Performance" presents works by Vanessa Beecroft, Yang Fudong, Inez & Vinoodh, Jürgen Klauke, Robert Longo, Robert Mapplethorpe, Helmut Newton, Barbara Probst, Viviane Sassen, Cindy Sherman, Bernd Uhlig ... Vanessa Beecroft: Living Sculpture. The Conceptual Art Star Tackles Weighty Issues With Carrara Marble in VB70. The ever-provocative Vanessa Beecroft …The Very Best of Vanessa Beecroft. A look back at the performance artist’s career thus far — from an early use of her signature flesh-toned underwear to fashion …Vanessa Beecroft: Drawings and Paintings 1993-2007 (exh. cat. por V. Beecroft, Giacinto Di Pietrantonio; Edizioni Electa, 2007) Enlaces externos [ editar ] Esta obra contiene una traducción derivada de « Vanessa Beecroft » de Wikipedia en inglés, publicada por sus editores bajo la Licencia de documentación libre de GNU y la Licencia ... PHOTOGRAPHY: VANESSA BEECROFT. LOS ANGELES: It was mid-March, early into the pandemic when the Kardashian West household in the Hidden Hills of Los Angeles was hit by Coronavirus. “During the time that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced that they had COVID,” explains Kim Kardashian West, the First Lady of the house. As far as Vanessa Beecroft performances go, the event unfolded more or less as expected. The usual giant opening exhibition crowd for Deitch projects formed fairly early, and moved around the ...November 7, 2019. Photo: Vanessa Beecroft. Vanessa Beecroft is back in Milan—the city in which she was once an art student and where she presented her very first piece, VB1 …VANESSA BEECROFT. b.1969. VB39 US NAVY SEALS. vibracolor print on poster board. Sheet: 40 by 50 in. (101.6 by 127 cm.) Framed: 49⅛ by 58¾ in. (124.8 by 149.2 cm.) Executed in 1999, this work is from an edition of 3, plus …Something went wrong. There's an issue and the page could not be loaded. Reload page. 7,719 Followers, 7 Following, 81 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Vanessa Beecroft (@vanessa.beecroft)Vanessa Beecroft (born April 25, 1969) is an Italian-born American contemporary performance artist; she also works with photography, video art, sculpture, and painting. Many of her works have made use of professional models, sometimes in large numbers and sometimes naked or nearly so, to stage tableaux vivants. ...Vanessa Beecroft was born in Genoa, Italy in 1969. She spent the first four years of her life living in London with her brother, British father, and Italian mother. Her father lived decadently and sold classic cars to support his lavish lifestyle. Vanessa's mother, a professor of Italian literature, lived a chaotic, eccentric existence.As far as Vanessa Beecroft performances go, the event unfolded more or less as expected. The usual giant opening exhibition crowd for Deitch projects formed fairly early, and moved around the ...Biographie. Vanessa Beecroft grandit à Santa Margherita Ligure et à Malcesine, près du lac de Garde 1. Entre 1983 et 1987, Vanessa Beecroft étudie l' architecture au Civico Liceo Artistico Nicol à Gênes. Entre 1987 et 1988, elle étudie la linguistique des Beaux-arts [réf. nécessaire], puis la scénographie à l' Académie des beaux ...Details. Vanessa Beecroft (B. 1969) VB 52.166.NT. digital colour coupler print. 89 7/8 x 70 1/8in. (228 x 178cm.) Executed in 2003, this work is from an edition of three. Provenance. Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia. Acquired from the above by the present owner.Description. Vanessa Beecroft. b. 1969. VB 52. c-print, face-mounted to plexiglas and flush-mounted. 228.6 by 177.8 cm., 90 by 70 in. Executed in 2003, this work is number 2 from an edition of 3. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authentication signed by the artist.On Valentine’s Day, the artist Vanessa Beecroft sent an e-mail telling me to go to an address on Wooster Street in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, where she would be, as the e-mail stated, “w ...
08 october 2003 - 25 january 2004. In June 1993 Vanessa Beecroft’s first exhibition featured her work Despair, the so-called “Book of food,” a typewritten listing of all the foods the artist ingested day by day, specifying quantities and colors.On the occasion of this presentation she invited a group of female students from the Accademia di Brera and …. Cambria usa
Vanessa Beecroft föddes i Genua som dotter till föräldrar från Storbritannien och Italien. Hon studerade arkitektur i Genua 1983-1987 och 1988-1993 scenografi vid Accademia di belle arti di Brera i Milano. Sedan 1994 har hon skapat en serie rumsscenerier eller installationer med nakna och klädda personer, ofta med professionella modeller ... Vanessa Beecroft is an Italian performance artist, photographer, and painter known for her large-scale, conceptual performances, or “living paintings,” which are often performed by nude or semi-clothed women. She was born on April 25, 1969 in Genoa, Italy and first studied at the Civico Liceo Artistico Nicolò Barabino in Genoa. At the 52nd Venice …Vanessa Beecroft is an Italian contemporary artist living in L.A . She is best known for her performance art. Vanessa Beecroft is an Italian artist who creates conceptual performances, photographs, and paintings. She has collaborated with Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, and other celebrities and causes. Nov 30, 2019 · 30.11.2019 to 20.09.2020. Museum für Fotografie. In the Helmut Newton Stiftung in the Museum für Fotografie in Berlin the exhibition "Body Performance" presents works by Vanessa Beecroft, Yang Fudong, Inez & Vinoodh, Jürgen Klauke, Robert Longo, Robert Mapplethorpe, Helmut Newton, Barbara Probst, Viviane Sassen, Cindy Sherman, Bernd Uhlig ... credits: Photographer. Clara Oscura by Vanessa Beecroft. Middle Plane Magazine (Editorial) June 2023. SKIMS Shapewear 2023. SKIMS (Advertising) May 2023. credits: Photographer. Saint Laurent Spring 2023 Digital Campai...From Phillips, Vanessa Beecroft, VB35.270.MST; VB35.330.MST from Performance, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (1998), Two chromogenic prints, flush-…On the occasion of her retrospective exhibition at the Castello di Rivoli, Beecroft created the performance VB52, structured as a banquet for thirty guests. The video of the performance shows the meal, comprised of foods selected according to color and served in a sequence of monochromatic arrangements. The images also linger on the behaviour ...RIFF 2023: VANESSA BEECROFT - PERFORMANCES1993-2023About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright ...Average Lot Values (and YOY change) View VB52, Castello di Rivoli, Turin (2003) By Beecroft Vanessa; Chromogenic print; 90 x 70 in; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.Vanessa Beecroftová v projektu Umělecká hvězda a súdánská dvojčata jako Madona s dvojčaty. Narození. 25. dubna 1969 (54 let) Janov. Alma mater. Akademie krásných umění Brera (1988–1993) Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti. Povolání. malířka, sochařka, serigrapher, fotografka, video umělkyně, performerka a object artist.Vanessa beecroft born 1969 in Genoa, Italy lives and works in Los Angeles, California, USA Vanessa Beecroft studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, Italy. The first work in her ongoing VB series, VB01, was part of a show at the academy, which also included a selection of watercolour drawings of women …PHOTOGRAPHY: VANESSA BEECROFT. LOS ANGELES: It was mid-March, early into the pandemic when the Kardashian West household in the Hidden Hills of Los Angeles was hit by Coronavirus. “During the time that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced that they had COVID,” explains Kim Kardashian West, the First Lady of the house.ART+VIBES. Follow. Upload, livestream, and create your own videos, all in HD. This is "Vanessa Beecroft - VB83" by ART+VIBES on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.Vanessa Beecroft, born in Italy and residing in New York City, has earned an international reputation as one of contemporary art’s most innovative young artists.Vanessa Beecroft was born in Genoa, Italy in 1969. She spent the first four years of her life living in London with her brother, British father, and Italian mother. Her father lived decadently and sold classic cars to support his lavish lifestyle. Vanessa's mother, a professor of Italian literature, lived a chaotic, eccentric existence..