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The reinvention of Brad Pitt: clean, sober, with an art exhibition, recording studio, genderless skincare range and a rumoured romance with Emily Ratajkowski … but what’s his take on Shiloh’s dancing?

Inside Brad Pitt’s reinvention – just how is he going from Hollywood acting legend to artist, entrepreneur and more? Photos: Getty Images, Miraval Studios
Inside Brad Pitt’s reinvention – just how is he going from Hollywood acting legend to artist, entrepreneur and more? Photos: Getty Images, Miraval Studios

  • As bitter divorce lawsuits against ex Angelina Jolie rage on, Pitt appears to be reinventing his public persona – clean, sober, a loyal dad bigging up Shiloh’s viral dance moves
  • Just days before his debut sculpture exhibition, Pitt launched skincare line Le Domaine – inspired by 90s beau Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop – and is busy revamping the Château Miraval music studio

Mega star Brad Pitt has been an influential personality for over three decades and his superstardom shows no sign of dimming any time soon.

While his romance with ex-wives Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston were heavily discussed in tabloids and gossip columns, the Fight Club star has undoubtedly had one of the most successful acting careers in Hollywood … but now, at age 58, he seems ready to reinvent himself.

Brad Pitt attending Blonde’s premiere at the 79th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on September 8. Photo: Reuters
Brad Pitt attending Blonde’s premiere at the 79th Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on September 8. Photo: Reuters
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Earlier this year, Pitt said that he might quit acting to focus more on being a producer, among other things. “I consider myself on my last leg, this last semester or trimester,” he told British GQ in June and added, “What is this section gonna be? And how do I want to design that?”

US producer Brad Pitt and Cuban-born Spanish actress Ana de Armas arrive for the premiere of Blonde during the 79th annual Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, on September 8. Photo: EPA-EFE
US producer Brad Pitt and Cuban-born Spanish actress Ana de Armas arrive for the premiere of Blonde during the 79th annual Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy, on September 8. Photo: EPA-EFE

He told the same publication that he had also quit drinking, smoking and taken up learning guitar during the pandemic. Pitt also announced that he may suffer from prosopagnosia, or face blindness, the inability to recognise people’s faces.

With so much going on in his life and career, we take a look at Pitt’s new ventures, possible new love and what he thinks about his family with his ex, Jolie.

His sculpture exhibition in Finland

British artist Thomas Houseago (centre) posing with US actor Brad Pitt (right) and Australian musician Nick Cave before the opening of the exhibition “Thomas Houseago – We with Nick Cave and Brad Pitt” at the Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere, Finland, on September 17. Photo: AFP Photo
British artist Thomas Houseago (centre) posing with US actor Brad Pitt (right) and Australian musician Nick Cave before the opening of the exhibition “Thomas Houseago – We with Nick Cave and Brad Pitt” at the Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere, Finland, on September 17. Photo: AFP Photo

The Bullet Train star recently made headlines when nine of his sculptures were displayed at the Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere, Finland. His artworks appear alongside those by Australian musician Nick Cave and artist Thomas Houseago for the exhibition titled “We”, which will be held until January 15, 2023.

A visitor looks at an artwork by US actor Brad Pitt during the exhibition “Thomas Houseago – We with Nick Cave and Brad Pitt” at The Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere, Finland, on September 21. Photo: AFP
A visitor looks at an artwork by US actor Brad Pitt during the exhibition “Thomas Houseago – We with Nick Cave and Brad Pitt” at The Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere, Finland, on September 21. Photo: AFP

So what did Pitt create for the exhibition? There’s a bronze coffin-sized box with myriad hands, faces and feet protruding from it, as well as a silicon house full of bullet holes.

A visitor photographs an artwork by US actor Brad Pitt during the exhibition “Thomas Houseago – We with Nick Cave and Brad Pitt” at The Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere, Finland. Photo: AFP
A visitor photographs an artwork by US actor Brad Pitt during the exhibition “Thomas Houseago – We with Nick Cave and Brad Pitt” at The Sara Hildén Art Museum in Tampere, Finland. Photo: AFP

His artworks got rave reviews, too. The Guardian’s Jonathan Jones wrote, “Brad Pitt is an extremely impressive artist. I certainly didn’t expect to be saying that when I got up this morning.”