MUSEUMS

World Press Photo -  2008
In collaboration with Fotografia – International Photography Festival Roma, World Press Photo’s Annual jury selection of award-winning photojournalism. A color image by the UK photographer Tim Hetherington has been  selected World Press Photo of the Year 2007. The picture shows a US soldier resting at "Restrepo", a bunker in Afghanistan named after a soldier from his platoon who was recently killed by insurgents.
The show also includes 59 works selected from 10 categories and 23 nations.
Museo di Roma Trastevere, Piazza S. Egidio 1/b 
Tuesday – Sunday 10 am – 8 pm; May 10 through June 2

Invention of the Stars: An Homage to Galileo
This exhibit commemorates the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first observation through the telescope, an event that took place in the city of Padova, in 1609. Curated by Daniela Brignone, the show presents contemporary art extracted from the scientific and astronomical theories elaborated by Galileo and interpreted in the artworks of Lino Minneci, Silvia Pisani, Pupino Samona. These artists have founded their creative work in the principles of physics, mathematics
and philosophy. Forty works in sculpture and painting, inspired by scientific research and the evolution of scientific theories.
Castel Sant’Angelo, Lungotevere Castello 50
Tuesday – Sunday 9 am – 7 pm; May 15 through June 8 tel 06 681 9111

 

La Collection Lambert en Avignon. Voyage à Rome
This exhibition of selected works from the Collection Lambert, Avignon, features drawing, painting, sculpture, installation and video from an impressive rooster of internationally acclaimed artists;
Nan Goldin, Anselm Kiefer, Bertrand Lavier, Claude Lévêque, Gordon Matta-Clark, Giulio Paolini, Cy Twombly, Jannis Kounellis, Brice Marden. The Collection Lambert opened in June 2000 in celebration of Avignon’s recognition as a European “Cultural Capital.” For the occasion, Parisian collector Yvon Lambert exhibited 350 works from his immense collection of 1200 pieces in the newly-renovated museum space of the Hotel de Caumont, a landmark 18th-century mansion, transformed explicitly to house the collection.
Accademia della Francia, Villa Medici, Viale Della Trinità Dei Monti 1
(top of the Spanish Steps)
Tuesday – Sunday 11 am –7 pm; through July.

Casa Andersen: personaggi e figure
Upon his death in 1940 , the artist Hendrik Andersen bequeathed fifty drawings and paintings to the Italian State.  Now on exhibit, the collection is divided into portrait paintings by his brother, Andreas Anderson, and drawings for sculptures by Hendrik Anderson himself. During his short-lived career, Andreas Andersen painted well-known literary and society figures of the early 20th century such as Howard Cushing, his sister Olivia Cushing,  Andreas’ wife, the wealthy Bostonian socialite and philanthropist, Isabella Gardner Stewart, Ethel Cochrane, the philosopher George Santayana and others.  This exhibition captures a refined society that frequented the closed aristocratic salons  of Paris, London, Roma and Boston during the Belle Epoque.
Museo Hendrik Christian Andersen, Via Pasquale Stanislao Mancini 20  (Flaminio)
through May 24 tel 06 322 98 328

Sean Scully
A retrospective exhibition featuring works by abstract artist Sean Scully
A retrospective exhibition of works by the Irish artist (Dublin, 1945 - ), including 30 large-scale paintings on canvas dating from the 1970s to present and recent works in pastel on paper dating from the 1990s to the present. This body of work is focused on the course of Scully’s artistic development and his continued exploration into the effect of light on abstract forms.
Macro Future – Ex Mattatoio, Piazza Orazio Giustiniani  (Testaccio)
Tuesday – Sunday, 4 pm – 12 am; May 9 through Augusto 31

Enzo Brunori – Una poetica del colore nel secondo Novecento
Brunori (1924-1993) was considered a leader of the concrete-abstract movement in painting. His  work reflected his interest in the poetic quality of color. This retrospective selection of 60 works is divided between the Brunori’s abstract works of the 1950s and figurative works of the 1940s.
Complesso Del Vittoriano,  Via Di San Pietro In Carcere (Piazza Venezia)
Tuesday – Sunday, 9:30 am – 7:30 pm; through May 16

Il Quattrocento a Roma: La rinascita delle arti da Donatello a Perugino
(The 1400s in Rome: The rebirth of the arts from Donatello to Perugino)
Great works of master painters can been seen in many of the city’s museums, churches, cultural institutions and private collections. But this is the first comprehensive exhibition dedicated entirely to the Quattrocento a Roma, undoubtedly the most artistically productive period in modern times and usually thought to belong to  Florence while  Rome is considered the home of the “Baroque”.
This survey of works by Mantegna, Perugino, Piero della Francesca, Pinturicchio, Donatello, Michelangelo, Lippi, Gentile da Fabriano and other artists offers new insights into the Italian Renaissance in Rome, placing the evolution of Rome’s Renaissance on a par with that of Florence.
Divided into five sections, selected works focus on the city, its civil and religious life, Rome as the scrigno (coffer) of antiquity, the role the Papacy  played in shaping fifteenth-century Renaissance in Rome, and finally the artists themselves, their diverse styles and artistic contributions.
One-hundred and twenty works are on loan from national and international museums such as the;Musei Vaticani, the British Museum, the Stiftung Museum Kunst Plast in Dusseldorf and the Skulpturensammlung und Mueseum fur Byzantinische Kunst in Berlin.
Museo del Corso, Via del Corso 320 
Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 10 am – 8 pm, Thursday – Friday 10 am – 11:30 pm; through September 7 
tel 06 678 6209

Vita in Comune: 1930  - 2007
A selection of photographs recount historic events that have taken place at Rome’s city hall from the 1930s through 2007. The images address three theme: social life, urban transformation, and the long list of luminaries who have visited the mayor’s headquarters.
Museo Di Roma – Palazzo Braschi  Via Di San Pantaleo  (Piazza Navona)
Tuesday – Sunday, 9am – 7 pm; through May 21

 

Nahum Tevet
Israeli artist Nahum Tevet’s focuses on redefining living spaces. His first solo exhibition in Rome is presented in two large installations: Untitled 1995 –96 and Take Two, a serial work distinguished by the utilization of wood in varying measures and shapes. Tevet explores the terrain where contemporary art and architecture intersect. At first glance, his complex yet minimalist designs seem to be unstructured compositions of wood remnants, but closer examination reveals their geometric principles.
MACRO  Via Reggio Emilia, 54 (Nomentana)
Tuesday – Sunday 9 am – 7 pm; through May 18 tel 06 67 10 70 400

 

Joan Mirò  - Galeria de antirretratos
The Spanish academy celebrates its 135th year in Rome with an exhibition of works by Joan Mirò comprised of a selection of 26 aquatints and etchings executed between 1969 and 1979, as well as four sculptures in bronze.
Real Academia De Espana di Spagna; Via Di San Pietro In Montorio  (Gianicolo, Trastevere)
Tuesday –Sunday, 10 am – 1 pm and  4 – 8 pm; through May 25  tel 06 581 2806

 

 

Sol Le Witt: Monumental Drawings
Two projected wall drawings in large format designed by American artist Sol Le Witt and realized by other artists for various art institutions. For this exhibition, artists, Sachi Haeng-Ja Cho and Takeshi Arita assisted by students from Temple University Rome oversaw the execution of Wall Drawings #875 and #1153 respectively. The exhibition also includes  six graphic works by Alberto Burri, works in graphite by Gino de Dominicis and drawings by Maurizio Mochetti, Cy Twombly, Daniel Buren, Pino Pascali, Luciano Fabro, Alghiero Boetti and Michelangelo Pistoletto.
GNAM – Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna,  Via delle Belle Arti, 131 (Parioli)
through May18

 

 

 

Faience: Cento anni del Museo Internazionale delle Ceramiche di Faenza
Celebrating 100 years since its opening, the Museo Internazionale della Ceramica di Faenza hosts an exhibition dedicated to the art and craftsmanship of ceramic art. Comprised of one-hundred and forty ceramic objects ranging in genre from functional to decorative, the exhibit traces ceramic production from the Renaissance to present. 
Biblioteca della Camera Dei Deputati,  Via Del Seminario 76 (near the Pantheon)
Monday – Friday, 10 am – 6 pm; Saturday, 10 am –12:30 pm; through May 30 tel 06 67603478

 

La Regina Arsinoe
For a brief period this spring, the Capitoline museum offers a rare chance to view the bronze head of Arsinoe III, daughter of Ptolemy III and reigning queen of Egypt  from 220 –204 B.C. Arsinoe ruled the Ptolemaic kingdom with her ruthless and unpopular brother-spouse Ptolemy IV Philopator.  Both were murdered in a palace coup. The bronze portrait head of the queen is on loan from the Museo Civico Te di Mantova (northern Italy).
Piazza del Campidoglio 1  
Tuesday – Sunday, 9 am – 8 pm; through July 6 tel 06 399 67800

 

Cina - Contemporanea: Arte fra identità e trasformazioni
China’s ecomomic explosion has had a major influence on Chinese culture. In a society where communism and capitalism began to co-exist, a new sensibility in contemporary art began to take form. This exhibit is a collection of works by a new generation of contemporary Chinese artists who have achieved international acclaim. Using a new artistic vocabulary, addressing a new set of global trends and artistic currents, their works capture China’s urgent need to modernize and to embrace its new economic power. These works cover themes depicting images of mass consumerism, social chaos, nihilism and hyper realism.
Participating artists: Chen Chieh-jen, Wang Du, Zeng Fanzhi, Weng Fen, Yang Fudong, Zheng Guogu, Yan Lei, Wang Qingsong, Liu Xiaodong, Zhang Xiaogang, Yang Yong, Peng Yu, Sun Yuan, Yin Zhaoyang, Yang Zhenzhong
Palazzo Delle Esposizioni  Via Nazionale 194 (Esquilino)
Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10am –8 pm; Friday – Saturday 10 am –10:30; through May 18

La mia casa è la tua casa
Wode jia shi nide jia. Botto e Bruno incontrano Liu Xiaodong
In collaboration with the exhibition Cina XXI century, the Laboratory di Arte hosts an installation created by the artist team, Botto and Bruno, which aims at creating a space where visual dialogue takes place between artists from diverse cultural backgrounds, who are  confronting new urban realties. 
Chinese artist Liu Xiaodong whose work hangs in the museum’s ongoing exhibition “Cina XXI century,” has been invited to contribute to the installation. His personal objects and items underscore cultural and geographic differences between the East and West.
Palazzo delle Esposizioni,  Via Nazionale  194  (Esquilino) Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10 am–8 pm; Friday – Saturday 10 am – 10:30 pm; through May 18  tel 06 489 411

Velocity
This exhibition explores the advent of the motor and places “Velocity” as a central theme connected to 20th century art. The show argues that the advent of the motor is the key to interpreting fundamental directions and developments in design, cinema, fashion and set design. Its focus is particularly aimed at a century of Italian culture and industry,  reporting on the age of the vehicle— automobiles, motor bikes, airplanes. Historic photography and video accompany the show.
Palazzo delle Esposizioni  Via Nazionale 194  (Esquilino)
Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10 am –8 pm;
Friday – Saturday 10 am –10:30 pm; through May 18

Lucio Fontana – Sculpture
The Galleria Nazionale honors sculptor and painter Lucio Fontana (1899 –1968) in a retrospective exhibition focusing mainly on his sculpture but with ample representation of earlier works that struck a balance between painting and relief, along with drawings and ceramics from the 1930s.
One of Italy’s most illustrious art figures of the 20th century, Fontana founded the movimento spaziale – when space ceases to be the object of representation according to the conventional rules of perspective. He is known for the distinctive works produced during this period: monochrome, torn or slashed canvases. Fontana was awarded the painting prize at the 33rd Biennale Venezia in 1966 for his Sala Bianca, an exhibition space of white canvas distinguished by one vertical slash. His work appears in museums and private collections worldwide.
GNAM – Galleria Nazionale D’Arte Moderna,  Viale Delle Belle Arti 131 
Tuesday – Sunday 8:30 am – 7:30 pm; through May 11 tel 06 322 981

 

 

Paolo Delle Monache – Ex-Voto
This exhibition juxtaposes pieces from the Museo Barraco’s permanent collection of ancient Mediterranean sculptures with works by contemporary artist Paolo Delle Monache.
Museo Barraco, Corso Vittoria Emanuele II 166a (Piazza Navona-Campo de' Fiori)
Tuesday – Sunday, 9 am –7 pm; through June 8  tel 06 820 59127

 

 

Sebastiano Del Piombo 1485 – 1547
This extraordinary retrospective event presents the entire stylistic evolution of Sebastiano Del Piombo, an artist who was celebrated as major protagonist of the High Renaissance, a contemporary of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, Giorgione and Titian. The exhibition is the first and only monographic review ever hosted in Rome of the artist's work.
Sebastiano lived during an era of complex historic, social and religious transformation, from the Counter Reformation to the Sacking of Rome (1527) and survived the election of seven Popes. Before leaving Venice for Rome, he studied with Giambellino and Girogione. In Rome, he formed a close friendship with Michelangelo. It is said that they gained from one another's skills, training a knowledge of color for skill with form. Comprised of 80 works varying in dimension and media, the show is a thematic survey of Sebastiano’s artistic development and changing artistic vocabulary.
Works are on loan from The Metropolitan Museum, New York; the National Gallery, Washington; Museo Thyssen-Gornemisza di Madrid; Museum of Fine Arts Houston, as well as museums in Germany and Italy.
Palazzo Venezia, Via Del Plebiscito 118 (Piazza Venezia)
Monday-Thursday, 10 – 8 p.m., Friday –Saturday 10 am – 10 pm; through May 18
tel 06 699 94319



Margherita Serra – Corpi segreti
Using ceramic, glass, marble and metal Serra’s work explores the theme of the corset. The sculptural pieces are dedicated to the Cleopatra of  the 17th century artist, Carlo Maratta (1625 – 1713)
Palazzo Venezia,  Sala  Altoviti   (Piazza Venezia)
Tuesday – Sunday,  10 am – 7 pm; through June 1  tel 06 699  94319

Napoleone: Fasto imperiale (Imperial Magnificence)
I teori della Fondation Napoléon
In nine exhibition spaces, the Museo Napoleonico hosts an exhibition of 200 works from the Foundation Napolèon di Parigi, including paintings, drawings, miniatures, porcelain, furniture, clothing and jewellery.
Museo Napoleonico, Piazza Di Ponte Umberto 1 (near Piazza Navona)
through May 31  tel 06 688 06286 

 

Foto Grafia: Rome's International Festival of Photography

Vedere la normalità. La fotografia racconta il quotiano (Looking at normality, photography tells the story of daily life)
The eighth edition festival encompasses more than 100 exhibitions, during a two-month long city-wide celebration that involves galleries, museum spaces and cultural institutions. In addition to exhibitions, Fotografia presents symposiums on contemporary photography.  This year’s theme, ‘Vedere la Normalità. La Fotografia racconta il quotiano’ maintains that  photography is the best means by which to record and describe our daily lives.
http://www.fotografiafestival.it

 

At the Palazzo delle Esposizioni
Roma
Works by Raffaela Mariniello, David Farrell, Guy Tillim, Paolo Ventura, Pieter Hugo, Tim Davis (pictured above), Claudia Jaguaribe, Milton Gendel, Shi Gourui and Miguel Rio Branco curated by Marco Delogu.
Unofficial
Works by Lucia Nimcova present a unique vision of Eastern Europe. Winner of last year's Primo Premio Internazionale FotoGrafia Baume & Mercier, at the Rome International Festival, the Slovakian photographer has also won numerous other awards, including the Fujifilm Euro Press Photo in Bratislava.

Il Far West Cinese
By Paolo Wood. The Canadian-Dutch photographer, who started in the world of fashion, has rededicated himself to photo journalism and to the international thirst for petroleum. Wood received the World Press Photo award for his work in Iraq. In this exhibition, he documents Chinese economic development in Africa.

Gabriele Basilico: Roma
The Milanese photo journalist has exhibited worldwide. She received this year's festival commission to photograph the city of Rome, through her unique vision. Basillico looks for a northern light, creating photographs with a unique romanticism and color palette.



In the Shadow of Things
Leonie Purchas concentrates her work for this exhibit around the life of her mother, Bron, who began a new life twelve years ago after the breakup of her first marriage, moving to an isolated house surrounded by forest. The award-winning English photographer has exhibited at the Pompidou Centre, Paris and at galleries worldwide.
Via Nazionale, 194 (Esquilino) tel 06 489 411
Tuesday-Thursday, 10 am - 8 pm; Friday and Saturday, 10 am - 10:30 pm; thru May 25

 

At the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
David Perlov – Cronache del quotiano – Fotografia e Film
An exposition of photographic and cinematographic works by Israeli artist, David Perlov. Perlov’s images document contrasting living situations in the two cities where he resides: Tel Aviv and Paris.


Rosella Bellusci  - Passanti
A selection of recent works by the Italian-born photographer, whose work engages light as a material source. Her images are void of any trace of physical identity, attempting to alter perceived realities, and suggesting new ones.
GNAM – Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna  Via delle Belle Arti, 131  (Parioli)
through May 18

India – Immagini per Samdhya
A selection of more than  100 photographs by Maria Luisa Gaetani d’Aragona  dedicated to India’s contemporary spiritual and social reality.
Chiostro Del Bramante, Piazza della Pace  (near Piazza Navona)
Tuesday – Sunday 11 am – 7 pm; through May 11

Raffaela Mariniello: “Souvenir d’Italie”
A recent portfolio photographer Mariniello previews the project initiated in 2006 of works focused on changing urban landscapes. The photographs are presented as portraits, exploring places emblematic of historic Italian cities now overcome by the influx of tourism en mass.
Studio Trisorio Roma,  Vicolo delle Vacche 12 
(Piazza del Fico near Piazza Navona)
Tuesday – Saturday, 4 –8 pm 

Siri Hermansen – Sacrifice
The Norwegian artist is among the current generation of photographers who have developed independent approaches to documentary work. Hermansen’s interest in the ethics of social interaction has led him to produce a body of work in video, photography and objects, exploring the impact of consumerism in Chinese society.
Fondazione Pastificio Cerere,  Via Degli Ausoni 7 (San Lorenzo) 
Monday – Friday, 3 – 7 pm; through May, tel 06 454 22960

Elina Brotherus
The first solo exhibition in Rome dedicated to Finnish photographer Elina Brotherus,  featuring selections from her recent cycle of works, “Model Studies,” “Landscape,” and a video work entitled “Montagne.” These photographs reflect the newly formal approach of Brotherus’ work a departure from the autobiographical documentary style  that dominated her earlier works. Her work continues to blend anthropological and cultural themes.
VM21ArteContemporanea, Via della Vetrina 21 (near Piazza Navona)
Monday – Friday, 11 am – 7:30 pm; Saturday, 4:30 – 7:30 pm
tel 06 688 91365

 

Pino Modica – Impact Effect
Experimenting with color, stratification of glass and the force of firearms, Pino Modica presents a selection of nine pieces from his most recent body of work.
Galleria Altri Lavori in Corso,  Vicolo Del Governo Vecchio 7 (near Piazza Navona)
Monday – Saturday  7 – 8 pm  tel 06 616 8719



Antonio Girbès – Forbidden City
Spanish photographer Antonio Girbés presents a body of work based on a series of geometric compositions. Using photography and mixed media, Girbès blurs the boundaries between painting and photography, while respecting the tradition of painting.
Lipanjepuntin Arte Contemporanea,   Via Di Montoro 10  (near Campo de' Fiori)
Tuesday – Saturday,  noon – 8 pm; May 15 through July 12  tel 06 683 07780

Emilio Vedova – Opere 1960 - 1980
A retrospective of Vedova’s paintings from 1960 – 1980. Vedova was an influential figure in Italian art after WWII. He belongs to the cycle of painters who helped carve the direction of Italian art in the latter half of the 20th century, known as the  “Corente”, “Fronte Nuovo delle Arti”, and the  “Gruppo degli Otto”. A highly controversial figure, he voiced strong opposition to artistic divergences inside the movement he helped develop. In the late 1950s, Vedova emigrated to Germany. In 1960, he was awarded the Grand Premio for painting at the XXX Biennale Venezia.
Studio D’Arte Campaiola, Via Margutta 29 
Monday 4 – 7:30 pm, Tuesday – Saturday 10 am – 1:30 pm and 4- 7:30 pm; May 15 June 21 tel 06 853 4622

 

Carla Mattii – Rumore Bianco
Photographer, painter and sculptor Carla Mattii presents her most recent works, two installations  demonstrating her interest in the manifestation of geometrical forms found in nature. Matching those elements with new technologies. Mattii’s  work attempts to define the fine line between reality and fiction, the natural and the artificial.
1/9 – Unosunove Arte Contemporanea,   Via Degli Specchi 20  (near Campo de' Fiori)
Tuesday – Friday,  10 am – 8 pm;  Saturday, 12 – 8 pm

Sandro Fogli – Mitografie
A group of photographs that reduce mythical subjects to photographic text, including images of the towering marble sculptures installed at Foro Italico during the Fascist period, and “street scape” scenes..
La Nuova Pesa Centro Per L’Arte Contemporanea,  Via Del Corso 530
Monday – Friday, 10:30 am – 1:15 pm and 3:30 – 7 pm; through May 30 tel 06 361 0892

 

Limited Editions: Edizioni numerate 1970 - 2007
A collective exhibition of artworks produced in limited edition by the following artists:
Joseph Beuys, Alighiero Boetti, Victor Burgin, Jim Dine, Hamish Fulton, Eberhard Havekost, Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, Brice Marden, Giulio Paolini, Marc Quinn, Fred Sandback (pictured here), Mario Schifano, David Tremlett, Richard Tuttle, Rachel Whiteread
The exhibition makes the point that when a work of art is replicated it can be appreciated by a wider audience, while the work’s intrinsic value remains.
Galleria Alessandra Bonamo Arte Contemporanea,   Via del Gesù 62 (near the Pantheon)
Monday – Saturday 3 – 7 pm; through May 25  tel 06 699 25858

Robert Rauschenberg
Twenty works in mixed-media created between 1974 and 1986 comprise  this exhibition honoring American artist, Robert Rauschenberg. Rauschenberg’s international fame is linked to his pivotal role in the Pop Art Movement in the United States. From the 1960s onward, his work has offered a narrative of the America’s social mores. He is known for his innovative use of non-traditional materials, application of objects, and combining the media of photography, painting, printmaking, sculpture and paper elements to his canvases. In 1964, he won the Grand Prize at the Biennale Venezia, making him the first American awarded the honor. Rauschenberg’s work appears in major museums and private collections worldwide.
Mucciaccia Arte Moderna E Contemporanea.   Piazza D’Aracoeli, 16 (near the Campidoglio, Piazza Venezia)
Monday – Saturday 10 am – 1:30 pm, and 3:30 – 7:30 pm

Georg Baselitz, Damien Hirst
A selection of works by German artist, Georg Baselitz and English artist Damien Hirst. Baselitz altered the way in which Western figurative art is viewed, when he introduced paintings turned upside-down. He produced his  first upside –down work in 1969 but it wasn’t until a decade later that the works attracted international attention.
Damien Hirst is one of the most celebrated artists of this generation, known for the innovative manner in which he challenges the boundaries between art, science and popular culture. In many of his works Death is a central theme.Larry Gagosian Gallery, Via Francesco Crespi, 16  (near Piazza Barberini)
Tuesday – Saturday,  10:30 am – 7 pm. Tel  06 4201 4765

 

Duilio Cambellotti – Dalla tragedia Greca al Mito Roma (1876 – 1960)
Cambellotti was one of Italy’s most prolific artists. In 1898 he traveled to Greece and Turkey, where he participated in the design and execution of decorating the pavilion where the German Emperor was received by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. That same year, he exhibited his work at Torino’s Esposizione Nazionale.
Covering a broad spectrum of artistic disciplines, Cambellotti produced works in painting, sculpture, set design, furnishings and objets d’arte from the end of the 19th century’s Art Nouveau era well into the 20th century. He died in 1960. A two-tiered exhibition at the
Calo Virgilio Arte Moderna Contemporary,   Via della Lupa 10   Monday – Saturday, 4 – 7:30 pm; through June 7  tel 06 681 30028

And at Biblioteca Angelica – Galleria Angelica,  Piazza Di Sant’Agostino 8 (near Piazza Navona)
Monday – Thursday, 10 am – 6:30 pm; Friday – Saturday, 1 am – 1:30 pm; through May 16  tel 06 6840 801

Thomas Ashby – Itinerari Abruzzesi
The third edition of Images and Memory at the British School features a collection of photographs by educator, archaeologist and photographer Thomas Ashby. Ashby’s works reflect his personal and professional interest in archaeology and folklore. Ashby shot these scenes of the Abruzzese countryside and surrounding areas from 1901 to 1923.
The British School At Rome,  Via Antonio Gramsci 61  (Parioli) Monday – Friday, 10 am - 1 pm; 2 –5 pm;
Sunday 11 am – 6 pm; through May 22 tel 06 326 4939

 

 

Abelardo Morell – When in Rome
Cuban photographer Abelardo Morell returns to Rome with an exhibition of photographs comprised of two portfolios — works in balck and white, and works in color. Morell traces the origin of photography, focusing on the tradition of Camera Obscura. With “Book of Books” Morell creates images honouing form, volume and contents purportedly bound in books.
Galleria Valentina Moncada,  Via Margutta 54  (near Piazza del Popolo)
Monday – Friday, 12 – 6 pm tel 06  320 7956

Simon Popper
Simon Popper was short listed in 2006 for the Beck’s Futures Prize, an award only second in importance to Britain’s prestigious Turner Prize. Popper was lauded for his ingenious idea of an alphabetized reprint of the first edition of James Joyce’s Ulysses. His systematic approach to the work reveals how seemingly obvious are often easily overlooked.
Lorcan O’Neill Gallery,  Via degli Orti D’Alibert 1e (Trastevere)
Monday – Friday noon – 8 pm; Saturday,  2 – 8 pm; through May 17

 

 

Lino Tardia – Spazio, Luce, Tempo (Space, Light, Time)
Early in his career, Tardia studied formally with fellow Sicilian artist Renato Guttoso. After meeting Francis Bacon in London during the 1960s, the artist began to incorporate the “new figurative style”, abandoning the realist and informal styles that characterized his early works. The recent pieces in this exhibition embody three elements of Tardia’s work: the interplay between light and medium, the essentiality of creating pictorial landscapes and metaphysical space, interpreting and incorporating archaic symbols into contemporary formats. Tardia (born Trapani, Sicily – 1938 - ) has exhibited in the United States, Canada, England and Libya. He lives in Rome and teaches at L’Accademia di Roma.
Galleria D’Arte Contemporanea Edarcom Europa, Piazza Dell’Alberone, 6  (near Via Appia Nuova at Furio Camillo metro stop)
10:30 am –1 pm and 4 – 8 pm; through June 9  tel 06 785 6890

 

Stephan Balkenhol
Free-standing sculptures and reliefs of single male or female figures are attached to pedestals in a posture that recalls classical Egyptian, Greek and Roman sculptures. Each figure is carved from a  tree trunk, then painted over, adding life through color. Balkenhol, born in Fritzlar (Hessen) Germany in 1957, has shown at the following galleries and museums since 1984: Kunsthalle, Basil; Kunsthalle Hamburg: The Irish Museum of Modern Art Dublin, Witte de With Centre for the Arts of Rotterdam, Musee d’Art Contemporain de Rochechouart, France; National Gallery of Berlin; Hirshorn Museum, Washington D.C.; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; the Museum der Moderne, Salsburg. The exhibition travels to Rome after its retrospective at Pac di Milano.
Valentina Bonomo ArteContemporanea , Via Del Portico D’Ottavia 13 (Ghetto)
Tuesday – Saturday, 11 am – 1 pm; 3 – 7 pm; through May 28 tel 06 683 2766