THE POPES OF MEMORY

November 6th, 2012 by admin

The fascinating exhibit being hosted at Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo is dedicated to some of history’s greatest popes and the roles they played as spiritual guides for Christianity and as promoters of culture. This exhibit promises to be one of Rome’s most important events of the year. It offers visitors an opportunity to reflect upon the ways the Church’s universal message has been communicated from a variety of viewpoints. A message that was first revealed in Rome and then throughout the world in such areas as faith, art, politics and culture. A selection of works confiscated by the Authorities from the clandestine market are also among the pieces on display.

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GUTTUSO 1912 – 2012

October 30th, 2012 by admin
The centennial of the birth of the great Sicilian painter is being celebrated in the halls of the Vittoriano Complex. Guttuso lived in Rome for over 50 years and the capital city became the junction for his relationships with writers such as Moravia, sculptors like Moore and Manzù, poets like Pasolini and Neruda and directors like Visconti. One hundred works will be on display: paintings, drawings, sketches and drafts have been selected to represent the Sicilian master’s entire artistic career. These works document Guttuso’s various phases of expression and make ...

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JACOVITTI 1939-1997

October 23rd, 2012 by admin
Jacovitti, one of Italy’s most prominent illustrators, lived through sixty years of the country’s history with brilliant irony. He was one of the most significant and emblematic reference points for generations of comics aficionados. The exhibit traces the artist’s entire career until his death in 1997. More than 300 original panels and silhouettes of the artist’s characters will be displayed. Almost every drawing on exhibit are originals: from Jacovitti’s illustrations for Pinocchio, those he created for the Diari Vitt school diary series and his large panoramic panels for Italian newspaper ...

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VERMEER. The golden century of Dutch art.

October 16th, 2012 by admin
Rome had been waiting a long time for an artistic event of this importance: an exhibit dedicated to Johannes Vermeer, the great Dutch painter of the 17th century whose art is not represented in any Italian collections. Aside from famous and enchanting Vermeer masterpieces such as The Little Street (in Amsterdam at the moment), this exhibit will also feature works by Carel Fabritius, Pieter de Hooch and Emmanuel de Witte along with works by artists who were well-known in their day who perhaps are no longer remembered such as Gerard ...

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TRAVELLING THE SILK ROAD. Ancient Pathway between the Orient and the West

October 9th, 2012 by admin
This exhibition was organised in collaboration with New York’s American Museum of Natural History. It traces the long voyage from the Orient to the West between 600-1300 A.D., presenting the multitude of cultures that roused the Silk Road through the reconstruction of four representative cities: Chang’an (today known as Xi’an), the cosmopolitan capital of the Chinese Tang dynasty; Turfen, a city-oasis in the Gobi Desert; Samarkand, a large trading outpost and cultural centre; and Baghdad, the capital of the Islamic world and Caliphate. A special section created exclusively for the ...

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URBAN ARENA MACRO

October 2nd, 2012 by admin
This year the Macro Museum is opening its doors to several exponents of Street Art, one of the most dynamic movements in recent years. These artists will take turns at trying their hand at creating their art on the various walls and surfaces of a terrace measuring 2,500 square metres. The featured artists of the first appointment are Bros, Sten & Lex and Ozmo. Sten & Lex worked on one of the museum’s enormous outer walls using a technique they invented called “stencil poster”. Bros created a piece called “Andrea”, ...

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ROME FILM FESTIVAL

September 25th, 2012 by admin
The seventh edition of the Rome Film Festival will be taking place from 9-17 November 2012 at Rome’s Auditorium Parco della Musica, the architectural complex designed by Renzo Piano. Once again this year, the Rome Film Festival organized by the Fondazione Cinema per Roma institution will create a unique atmosphere that will extend throughout the capital. There will be many events all over Rome hosted in historical places, cultural institutions and various film-related associations. The 1300 square metres of the boulevard leading to the Auditorium’s spectacular Cavea will be converted into ...

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AKBAR THE GREAT. Emperor of India

September 18th, 2012 by admin
The Fondazione Roma is offering its public a marvellous exhibit that evokes the splendours of one of the greatest rulers in the history of humankind. This exhibit, in Italy for the first time, will be hosted in the magnificent halls of the Fondazione Roma Museum in Palazzo Sciarra. Over 150 works created during the reign the greatest emperor to have ruled India in the past 2000 year will be on display. These works tell of the life and actions of Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar. In conjunction with this exhibit, the Fondazione ...

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ROMA FICTION FEST

September 11th, 2012 by admin
RomaFictionFest, the festival dedicated to great mini-series produced in both Italy and abroad under the direction of Steve della Casa is back once again this year from 30 September to 5 October. The FictionFest will offer many events, previews and master classes. Special guests include protagonists of series that met with the approval of the public and critics alike. Loved by the general public as well as professionals, this festival has become an essential reference point in the Audio-Visual sector for Italian and major international productions, which are taking part ...

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TIME AND MATTER: The Plastic Art and Sculpture Lab at Cinecittà

September 4th, 2012 by admin
The story of Cinears, the plastic art and sculpture lab, presents a great number of statues, chunks of scenery, plaster and resin casts to illustrate a world that gradually came into being. These pieces were used in films by Pasolini, Scorsese, Zeffirelli, Fellini – films which made cinematic history - as well as more recent projects such as reality shows. The pieces on display all occupied a large portion of Cinecittà film studios for many years. Photographer Alessandro Cidda makes his way through the sheds of the de Angelis family with ...

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