Prada Frames
IN SIGHT
April 19 - 21, 2026
Now in its fifth edition, Prada Frames is the annual symposium curated by design and research studio Formafantasma, held alongside the Salone del Mobile in Milan at the Santa Maria delle Grazie complex. Focused on ideas rather than products, the initiative sits at the intersection of design, culture, and society, fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue and critical reflection on contemporary issues.
Titled In Sight, this edition explores image-making as a defining element of contemporary culture, where representation often prevails over facts. Approaching the image as a cultural, political, and material force, the symposium examines the tensions between the real and the represented, as distinctions between human-authored and machine-generated images increasingly blur. Through lectures and conversations, the program reflects on visual cultures, the environmental and social costs of digital imagery, the political uses of images, and the economies of attention that shape their circulation.
10:30 AM - 12:00 AM
SACRESTIA
Images as Mediators: Bodies, Space, and Critical Narratives
Contextualized by ALICE RAWSTHORN, PAOLA ANTONELLI
ILA BÊKA & LOUISE LEMOINE in conversation with BARBARA CASAVECCHIA
MARINE BRUTTI (LA)HORDE in conversation with NATALIA GRABOWSKA
2 PM - 3:30 PM
COMPLEX OF SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE
Performative Visit
Led by NATALIA GRABOWSKA
With a contribution by ALICE RAWSTHORN
Readings by GEERT LOVINK, JUSSI PARIKKA, PAOLA ANTONELLI
2 PM - 3:30 PM
SACRESTIA
Images in Context
Contextualized by ALICE RAWSTHORN
ALVARO BARRINGTON with HANS ULRICH OBRIST
AKRAM ZAATARI
4 PM - 5:30 PM
COMPLEX OF SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE
Performative Visit
Led by NATALIA GRABOWSKA
With a contribution by ALICE RAWSTHORN
Readings by ILA BÊKA & LOUISE LEMOINE, AKRAM ZAATARI, ALVARO BARRINGTON
4 PM - 5:30 PM
SACRESTIA
Conditions of Visibility
Contextualized by ALICE RAWSTHORN
GEERT LOVINK
JUSSI PARIKKA
9:15 PM - 11:00 PM
BASILICA SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE
SPECIAL NIGHT SESSION
With contribution by MOMTAZA MEHRI
KATE CRAWFORD
With a music performance by HANIA RANI
10:30 AM - 12:00 AM
SACRESTIA
Inner Images, External Systems
Contextualized by ALICE RAWSTHORN
DEBORAH WILLIS
GIDEON MENDEL in conversation with NATALIA GRABOWSKA
HANIA RANI in conversation with NATALIA GRABOWSKA
2 PM - 3:30 PM
COMPLEX OF SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE
Performative Visit
Led by NATALIA GRABOWSKA
With a contribution by ALICE RAWSTHORN
Readings by DEBORAH WILLIS, JOANNA ZYLINSKA, WENDY HUI KYONG CHUN
2 PM - 3:30 PM
SACRESTIA
Photography: Power and Evidence
Contextualized by ALICE RAWSTHORN
JOANNA PIOTROWSKA in conversation with ANOUCHKA GROSE
SHARON SLIWINSKI
4 PM - 5:30 PM
COMPLEX OF SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE
Performative Visit
Led by NATALIA GRABOWSKA
With a contribution by ALICE RAWSTHORN
Readings by GIDEON MENDEL, JOANNA PIOTROWSKA, SHARON SLIWINSKI
4 PM - 5:30 PM
SACRESTIA
Images, Algorithms, and Perception
Contextualized by ALICE RAWSTHORN
JOANNA ZYLINSKA
WENDY HUI KYONG CHUN
10:30 AM - 12:00 AM
SACRESTIA
Overexposed: Images and the Self
Contextualized by ALICE RAWSTHORN
MARK LECKEY
ED ATKINS in conversation with NATALIA GRABOWSKA
2 PM - 3:30 PM
COMPLEX OF SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE
Performative Visit
Led by NATALIA GRABOWSKA
With a contribution by ALICE RAWSTHORN
Readings by ED ATKINS, ALFREDO JAAR, JONAS STAAL
2 PM - 3:30 PM
SACRESTIA
Images and the Making of Knowledge
Contextualized by ALICE RAWSTHORN
JULIAN ROSEFELDT
BARBARA MARIA STAFFORD
4 PM - 5:30 PM
COMPLEX OF SANTA MARIA DELLE GRAZIE
Performative Visit
Led by NATALIA GRABOWSKA
With a contribution by ALICE RAWSTHORN
Readings by BARBARA MARIA STAFFORD, MARK LECKEY
4 PM - 5:30 PM
SACRESTIA
Images and Political Imagination
Contextualized by ALICE RAWSTHORN
JONAS STAAL
ALFREDO JAAR