Cassina Projects brings together a selection of figurative works by contemporary artists
Cassina Projects brings together a selection of figurative works by contemporary artists Bambou Gili, Distance of the moon, 2020. Oil on canvas, 142 x 183 cm. MILAN .- The myth of Iώ - first priestess of Hera, the wife of Zeus - is quintessentially a story of torment, metamorphosis and, above all, lust. Desire, regarded as a gravitational force transcending aesthetics and form, governs immortal gods and humans alike. Beautiful nymph and mortal lover, Iώ was seduced by Zeus, king of the gods, and transformed into a heifer to be concealed from his jealous wife, Hera. Hera, still somewhat sus...