My Travels
WORDS BY JO GIFFORD
Free-spirited Italian artist Filippo Minelli talks voyages and Vuitton trunks
Italian urban artist Filippo Minelli is one of the hottest rising stars in the contemporary art scene with his site-specific graffiti installations and street art. A self-styled “idiot son you would like to have,” he is a voice to be reckoned within the art world and is quite a character to boot.
What is your earliest memory of going on holiday?
I remember long summer holidays in France with my parents. I used to stay lost in the countryside for months, eating good food and swimming as much as I could.
What has been your best holiday?
Each holiday has its charms, but I remember with affection my last trip to Paris for Nuit Blanche (taking place on the 4th and 5th October this year), the annual all-night festival. It was amazing to see all the city’s cultural spots open at the same time as the clubs!
Paris for Nuit Blanche (taking place on the 4th and 5th October this year), the annual all-night festival. It was amazing to see all the city’s cultural spots open at the same time as the clubs!
What do holidays mean to you?
When I travel, I always find inspiration, and I travel to create my public art. Everybody thinks I spend most of my time on holidays, but the reality is that I work more abroad than when I am home.
What kind of luggage do you use?
I am a proud backpacker in this period of my life, but if I didn’t have to jump from old buses to dusty trains all the time, I would prefer to have an old Louis Vuitton trunk.
Where will you go next?
The countries of Eastern Europe are on my list. I plan to go to Prague soon to see how much it has changed since the last time I saw it, when I was 9 years old.
Boutique or five star luxury?
I usually rent apartments when abroad so that I have my own headquarters to plan everything I need to do. In luxury hotels you can’t have your own kitchen, and as my second love is cooking, I don’t appreciate that.
I would love to go back to…
Manchester. I had such a great time there, and the city is so human-sized and very easy to navigate. Manchester has everything you can find in every big city, but without the noise, busy people and unaffordable prices.
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