4. Ladies & Gentlemen. Luciano Anselmino , "Il Fauno": Torino, Ferrara e Milano

In 1975, Turin-based gallerist Luciano Anselmino gave Warhol an unusual commission: Ladies & Gentlemen, a series of screen prints based on Polaroid portraits of 13 trans women, each paid $50 a session. The show opened at Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara, then moved to Milan with a catalogue essay by Pier Paolo Pasolini.Anselmino was far more than an art dealer. He was a connector, bridging the Parisian Surrealists with Arte Povera and American Pop, and weaving together worlds that rarely met.