The photographic exhibition dedicated to Vivian Maier pays tribute to one of the most fascinating and mysterious figures in 20th-century street photography. A nanny by profession, Maier spent most of her life working as a nanny in New York and Chicago, while at the same time cultivating—in total secrecy—a vast and extraordinarily high-quality photographic oeuvre.

Active mainly between the 1950s and 1970s, Vivian Maier documented American urban life with a quiet, attentive, and deeply human gaze. Her images capture street scenes, anonymous faces, children, workers, reflected self-portraits, and shadows, providing an authentic and complex portrait of the society of her time.

Nothing appears staged: each shot is the result of patient observation, of a discreet presence capable of capturing the moment with naturalness and sensitivity.

Maier’s work remained unknown for decades and was only discovered after her death, when collector John Maloof bought a few boxes of her negatives at auction almost by chance, revealing an impressive archive of thousands of negatives, undeveloped rolls of film, and footage. This belated discovery has contributed to the fascination surrounding her figure, now internationally recognized as one of the most important street photographers of the 20th century.

The exhibition features a selection of over 50 photographs that illustrate her visual universe: a world made up of everyday gestures, social contrasts, subtle irony, and a constant focus on the individual. Through her lens, the street becomes a theater for minimal yet universal stories, observed with a sober and contemplative gaze, capable of transforming the ordinary into something deeply evocative.

The exhibition, organized in collaboration with the Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York and the Vivian Maier Estate, is accompanied by a new book published by Dario Cimorelli Editore, with texts by Mauro Zanchi.