Don't delay, decay : a solo show by Dan Regan and HOMMM installation

For Milan’s Design Week art curator Carola Cometto presents Don’t delay decay, a solo show by US artist Dan Regan

Set up in a decadent 18th century apartment located in Via Vivaio 22, the exhibition recounts the origin of Dan's relatable and human style, deeply rooted in street-culture. The show will include photographs and installations.

In addition, Italian design firm HOMMM creates an outdoor installation inspired to Venice aesthetics, showing their Smooth Collection.

Dan grew up in Venice in the early 90 's, when Westside Los Angeles urban beach wasn’t yet the hype-cool neighborhood that it is now. The famous Venice Beach Boardwalk and its boulevards, were once known for their high crime rate. Venice was deemed as the ghetto by the sea for its gang related incidents, drug traffic and poverty. Its streets now filled with stretches of high-end retail stores and restaurants, creating unaffordable housing prices and becoming a highly desirable place for families to move to, has caused the very people that built Venice to be pushed out.

From Dan’s film-based photography, showed here for the first time, stems his "No School" message inspired by his personal journey: Dan is a self-taught artist/photographer/filmmaker/illustrator. Ultimately, with Don't Delay Decay Dan documents a whole generation, cherishes his friends and family and shows his hope for the future. The show celebrates not only his success as an artist, but as a thoughtful human being.

Daniel Regan (www.no-school-la.com), born in 1986 in Venice, California, is a renowned fashion photographer. Dan shot campaigns for Gucci, Converse, Stussy, Adidas and Opening Ceremony; his storyteller talent is featured in publications such as Vogue, Dazed and I-D magazine. The young photographer who personally witnessed the ascent and transformation of his hometown has become a role model for young kids of the greater Los Angeles area. When he's not busy working around the world, Dan continues to visit the underprivileged and function as a mentor preventing gang affiliation and other behaviors

HOMMM for Don’t Delay, Decay: the Italian design producer shows its leading Smooth Collection that takes on a new concept of ergonomics: the ergonomics of pleasure, embracing an idea of relaxation, opposed to the conventional concept that ties ergonomics of the chair to productivity

The outdoor terrace of the exhibition, will host an installation dedicated to the artist and the town of Venice, creating a welcoming space in line with the company's philosophy. In addition, the brand will produce a special one-off edition, a custom chair that Dan will be free to decorate and illustrate.

Via Vivaio 22, 20123 Milano - from 4 th to 9th of April 2017 (10 am – 7.30 pm)