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'365D'
Gina Lollobrigida. Sophia Loren. Isabella Rossellini. What's not to like about Italian women? But it is precisely this stereotypical image of the perpetually sexy Italian female that "365D" repurposes. The show, previously exhibited in Rome and Milan, is based on a book by photographers Marzia Messina and Sam Hinchey, who sought a more authentic vision of Italian women ("donne," hence the "D" in the title). Covering all ages and occupations, the 365 women they photographed range from gorgeous to normal, punkish to grandmotherly. Progressing like days of a calendar, each portrait is joined by a story, written by the woman, that happened on that particular day, Most of the portraits are Polaroid size but still fascinating. Proceeds from the book are being donated to Susan G. Komen Italy, a nonprofit organization...