Complesso del Vittoriano, via San Pietro in Carcere.
Info 066780664
Until 8 Jan 2006: Giovanni Paolo II e Roma (John Paul II and
Rome)
"Giovanni Paolo II e Roma (John Paul II and Rome)"One of last
century's leading figures depicted through his strong connection with
the city of Rome. The historic and documentary-style itinerary is divided
in two main sections - on the one hand the history of the city from
World War II to today, on the other the significant phases of Karol
Wojtyla's life - and also includes several sub-sections. Documentary
material, photos that have never been seen before, film footage, documents
(messages, pamphlets, parish newspapers, posters) and video-installations
can all be seen. Mon-thu h9,30-19,30; fri-sat h9,30-23,30; sun h9,30-20,30
Complesso
del Vittoriano, via San Pietro in Carcere. Info 066780664
Until 5 Feb 2006: Manet
An exhibition of 150 works by an artist who was a great traveller and
who managed to maintain a strong individuality within the Impressionist
movement. Manet was inspired by Italian, Spanish and Japanese art, Goya,
Titian and the past, he allowed himself to be seduced by women and nature,
transforming these elements into the main protagonists of his creations.
His work marked a clear break with the previous pictorial tradition.
Mon-thu h9,30-18,30; fri-sat h9,30-22,30; sun h9,30-19,30. €9,
reduced €7
Chiostro
del Bramante, via della Pace. Info 0668809036
From 5 Nov to 5 Mar 2006: Zandomeneghi. Un veneziano tra gli impressionisti
(Zandomeneghi. A Venetian among the Impressionists)
An anthology dedicated to one of the "trois Italiens de Paris (three
Italians in Paris)", namely Zandomenghi, who was more rooted in
the Impressionist scene in Paris than fellow Italians De Nittis and
Boldini. This is a rich exhibition with paintings, pastels, drawings
and sketches bearing witness to the entire compositional process and
reproducing the worldly atmospheres of the City of Lights, daily and
family life, women surrounded by their accessories (hats, gloves, fans),
as well as still-lifes and nudes. Tue-fri h10-20, sat h10-24, sun h10-21,30.
€9, reduced €7
Scuderie
del Quirinale, Via XXIV Maggio, 16. Info 0639967500
From 16 Nov to 16 Feb 2006: Alberto Burri
A great innovator, Alberto Burri is part of that group of artists that
use material to talk, moulding it like a language, turning it into the
nerve centre of their own poetic vision. Works made out of such varied
materials as bags, wood, metal, plastic, combustions and cellotex are
on show, as well as the creations of Italian and international artists
who, like Burri, have used non-pictorial materials to change the art
of our times.
Accademia
d'Ungheria in Roma, palazzo Falconieri. Via Giulia, 8. Info 066889671
Until 12 Nov: La colonia artistica di Szentendre. I 75 anni della Montmartre
sul Danubio (The Szentendre artistic colony. The 75 years of
Montmartre on the Danube)
The creations of the Szentendre school, a fervent artistic centre active
since 1926 on the shores of the Danube, are exclusively shown in Italy.
25 works carried out by many artists, among which the following names
stand out: Miklos Banovszky, Henric Heintz, Erno Jeges, Bela Onodi and
Jeno Painzs Goebel. A touring exhibition that displays the Hungarian
centre's output in the most important European cities. After having
been to Budapest, Vienna, Stuttgart and Berlin, it arrives in Rome.
Mon-fri h10-13 and h16-19,30; sat h16,30-19,30. Free entrance
Auditorium
Parco della Musica, Foyer Sinopoli. Viale P. de Coubertin. Info 0680241281
Until 18 Nov: Toti Scialoja. Opere inedite 1986-1997 (Toti Scialoja.
Works 1986-1997)
Painter, writer, critic and set designer, Eclettico Scialoja feeds on
the most diverse cultural sources, from cubism to surrealism, to arrive
at his own personal creative language. Original creative choices are
reflected in Scialoja's canvases, in which the repetition of the images
becomes a unit in which space and time is measured, and where passion
and rationality overlap, merge, and attain a balance. h11-20. Free entrance
Mercati
di Traiano, via Quattro Novembre. Info 0669780532
Until 20 Nov: Immaginare Roma antica (Building Virtual Rome)
The first international exhibition that attempts to represent Roman
archaeology in a three-dimensional virtual journey divided in four different
thematic sections: The Ancient City of Rome, will display applications
related to the republican and imperial periods; the Roman Empire, will
focus on applications outside Rome; Rome online, is dedicated to specific
websites and portals on ancient Rome; Research and Experimentation,
will host everything innovative in terms of architecture.
GNAM,
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, viale delle Belle Arti, 131. Info
06322981
Until 27 Nov: Lisa Ponti. Carta e matita (Lisa Ponti. Paper
and pen)
Daughter of the great Gio' Ponti, founder of the magazines 'Stile' e
"Domus", Lisa is a refined artist and illustrator. She draws
on very thick paper, tracing her images with quick and minimal lines.
The subjects represented range from seasons to sentiments to word games.
The fifty works on display show the 'lightness of being' expressed in
drawing form. Tue-sun h9,30-19. €9, reduced €6,50
Until 27 Nov: Pascali. Il mare ecc. Opere dalla collezione della Galleria
Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (Pascali. The sea etcetera. Works from the
National Gallery of Modern Art)
As emerges clearly in the exhibition of twenty pieces by Pino Pascali,
he is a constantly evolving artist who can switch with ease from set
design to painting and from sculpture to advertising. The works have
toured Paris, Vienna, Turin, Osaka, and now finally Rome. And though
the creations are stripped down to their bare essentials, they are nevertheless
extremely powerful and evocative. Tue-sun h9,30-19. €9, reduced
€6,50
Museo
Nazionale Preistorico ed Etnografico Luigi Pigorini, piazzale G. Marconi,
14. Info 06549521
Until 30 Nov: Noi e il cibo: nutrirsi e cibarsi (Food and us:
nourishing and feeding)
An exhibition that looks at the multiple aspects of food - nutritional,
cultural, sociological, symbolic – and divides them into different
chronological sections. Starting in prehistory, the visitor will discover
the development of tastes and flavours in various phases: the harvest,
hunting and fishing, breeding and agriculture, the conservation of food,
banquets, different eating styles. Mon-wed and sat-sun h9-20; thu-fri
h9-14. €4, reduced €2
Museo
Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, piazzale di Villa Giulia, 9. Info
063202010
Until 30 Nov: Usi e rituali del banchetto funebre in Etruria attraverso
un contesto da Montalto di Castro (Etruscan funeral banquet
customs and rituals from Montalto di Castro)
An exhibition dedicated to one of the most recurrent themes in the world
of Etruscan iconography: the banquet. Banquets were not just a simple
way of feeding oneself, but a ritual linked to religion and the cult
of the dead; a way of showing off one’s social condition and situation.
Various kinds of finds are on show: utensils, braziers, amphorae and
goblets. Tue-sun h9-19; holidays h9-14
Auditorium
Parco della Musica, viale P. de Coubertin. Info mostra 0680241436/281
Until 30 Nov: Pier Paolo Pasolini. Salò: mistero, crudeltà
e follia (Pier Paolo Pasolini, Salò: mystery, cruelty
and madness)
Salò or the 120 days of Sodom: one of Pasolini's last films,
inspired by Marquis De Sade's novel that crudely recounts tales of sex,
torture and rape that take place in various Dante-style circles; the
Antinferno, the Circle of Manias, the Circle Shit and the Circle of
Blood. This photographical exhibition attempts to provide an ending
to this scandalous and unfinished film. Mon-fri h17-21; sat, sun and
holidays h11-21. €1
MAXXI,
Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, via G. Reni. Info 063202300
Until Dec: Net Web Art
A range of meetings, demonstrations and workshops on all the art forms
that use the internet as a form of creative expression. The first appointment
is supposed to bring the audience closer to internet art and offer points
of departure for reflection and different interpretations for works
created for the web. The artists being presented are: Francis Alÿs,
Natalie Bookchin, Heath Bunting, Vuc Cosic, Antoni Muntadas, Alexei
Shulgin. Tue-sun h11-19
Museo
Nazionale Castel Sant'Angelo, lungotevere Castello, 50. Info 066819111
Until 4 Dec: Axis Mundi
An exhibition made up of 50 oil canvases whose inspiration and starting
point is the trip Goethe made around Italy in 1786. The subjects represented
are abstract and symbolic; they speak of the contrast between the Germanic
and Latin worlds arriving at a synthesis between North and South, or
the axis mundi (centre of the world) that the exhibition's title refers
to. h9-19
Colosseo,
piazza del Colosseo. Info 0639967700
Until 8 Jan 2006: Il rito segreto. Misteri in Grecia e a Roma (Secret
Rite. Mysteries in Greece and Rome)
Large statues, busts, altars, frescoes, Greek vases, bas-reliefs and
idols: mysterious spirits will inhabit the Coliseum's second floor,
presenting a subject never before seen in an exhibition - mystery cults
in antiquity. The exhibition uses lights, sounds and video installations
to create an emotionally charged and attractive setting, heightening
the public's interest in the fascinating subjects on show: initiation
rites, Eleusinian mysteries, Cerere's cult, Dionysian rites and even
Oriental cults. h8,30-16,30. Closed: 25 Dec; 1 Jan. €10, reduced
€6; guided visits: families €3, individuals €4, groups
€100
Museo
di Roma Palazzo Braschi, via San Pantaleo, 10 (piazza Navona). Info
0682077304
Until 8 Jan 2006: Walker Evans. Argento e carbone (Walker Evans.
Silver and coal)
More than a hundred images, magazines, books and documents bear witness
to photo-journalist Walker Evans' reportage on the effects of the Great
American depression.A journey lasting three years, during which Evans
explored farmers' living conditions from very close up, impressing in
some raw photographic work the harsh reality of people's lives through
their houses and belongings, the schools they went to, their facial
expressions. The pictures on show have been treated with various printing
processes that include emulsions made with silver salts, photo etching,
lithographic printing, letterpress and processing on black smoke paper.
Tue-sun h9-19
MAXXI,
Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, via G. Reni. Info 063202438
Until 8 Jan 2006: Moshekwa Langa
This show is dedicated to the art of young South African artist Moshekwa
Langa, currently working in Holland. Paintings, collages, drawings,
installations, photography and video: these are the communicative media
through which the artist chooses to speak to us about the cultural co-existence
that currently exists in our continent. This is irrational art, representing
snapshots of reminiscences and memories, the whole interpreted in a
light style that that knows how to be ironic even about themes such
as human frailty.Tue-sun h11-19
Istituto
Nazionale per la Grafica - Palazzo Fontana di Trevi. Via Poli, 54. Info
0669980257 MAXXI, Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, via G.
Reni. Info 063202438
Until 8 Jan 2006: Paolo Soleri. Etica e invenzione urbana (Paolo
Soleri. Urban ethics and invention)
Casa dell'Architettura, piazza Manfredo Fanti, 47. Info 0697604598
Until 15 Nov: Paolo Soleri. Etica e invenzione urbana (Paolo
Soleri. Urban ethics and invention)
A major exhibition on internationally renowned architect, city planner
and philosopher Paolo Soleri is put on for the first time in Italy and
hosted in three high-profile cultural spaces. A man who developed very
modern urban theories and to whom we owe the concept of 'Arcologia':
architectural solutions that are respectful of the environment, in which
aesthetics cannot be separated from the concepts of energy saving, re-use
of materials and recycling. A vast range of creations, graphic works,
plastic sculptures, photos and videos are displayed. Mon-fri h10-18;
sat h10-13
Sale
del Bramante, piazza del Popolo. Info ente organizzatore 066793572
Until 24 Nov to 8 Jan 2006: Cento Presepi (100 Nativity scenes)
One of the most traditional Italian objects is the hand-made nativity
scene. This exhibition displays nativities from all over the world made
out of the most diverse materials imaginable - from shells to screws,
from wood to chocolate - and in every sort of style, from classical
to naif. At the end of the exhibition the most original and creative
nativity scenes will be awarded prizes.
MACRO, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma, via Reggio Emilia, 54. Info
06671070400
Until 9 Jan 2006: Wolfgang Laib
Pyramids of pollen sequentially laid out on the pavement, houses made
of rice, stairs and boats fashioned out of wax, stones made out of milk:
these are just some of Wolfgang Laib's creations. Using natural materials
that are manipulated according to oriental philosophies, Buddhism and
Esotericism, these eco-installations in simple and minimalist shapes
aim to appreciate and experiment with the energy dimension of natural
elements. Tue-sat h9-19; sun h9-14. €1
Sala
Santa Rita, via Montanara, 8 (zona piazza Campitelli). Info 0667105568
Until 13 Jan 2006: Magico Teatro. I fantocci di Maria Signorelli (Magic
Theatre. Maria Signorelli's marionettes)
Fifty paintings and marionettes are on show. The puppets are one of
the most original insights into the figurative culture of the 20th century
exhibited in the 1920s in Rome, Paris and Berlin. These are soft sculptures
that are inspired by literature but that also have their own stories
to tell. They are made out of fabric, threads, ribbons and various objects
such as fragments of mirror, toothpicks and buttons. The marionettes
are like real personalities who must be seen, actually touched, with
one's own eyes. Mon-fri h10-18. Free entrance
Museo
delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari, piazza G. Marconi, 8. Info 065926148
Until 15 Jan 2006: Siviglia Ago e Oro. Splendori e Arte del Ricamo (Seville
Needle and Gold. The splendours and art of embroidery)
An exhibition that brings together the human and divine and displays
refined works that have been created especially for the Week of Seville.
More than a hundred pieces made between the 16th century and the present
day show visitors the medieval tradition of "needle painting"
that is still alive and well in Seville today. The different sections
of the exhibition tell the story of the needle-workers from Seville
and show the techniques and materials used. The layout of the exhibition
and various audiovisual projections show us the creative phases of this
art and skill. Tue-sun h10-18. €8
GNAM,
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, viale delle Belle Arti, 131. Info
06322981
Until 22 Jan 2006: Degas. La famiglia Bellelli (Degas. The Bellelli
family)
The most famous work from Degas' youth is exhibited for the first time
at the Modern Art Gallery. The truly revolutionary aspect of the painting
is the dysfunctional non-unity of the family, the psychological elements
of the picture take centre-stage and the tension in the family is palpable.
The virtuosity of the mirror is also remarkable. This painting contains
all the power of the Impressionist movement, showing how it shook up
the aesthetic canons from within, allowing a flood of emotion, until
then censored, to enter the realm of art. Tue-sun h9-19,30
Museo
di Roma in Trastevere, piazza Sant'Egidio, 1b. Info 065816563
Until 22 Jan 2006: Pasolini 30 anni dopo. Uno tra noi (Pasolini
30 years later. One among us)
Rome and Pasolini: a visceral relationship. The Eternal City pays tribute
to the man, artist and great communicator with three exhibitions timed
to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of his death.
Pasolini and Rome. A rich series of heretofore unseen documents - such
as photos, films, documentaries, original typed manuscripts - that tell
the story of the writer's arrival to Rome and his relationships with
members of the cultural scene at that time.
Miracolo a Roma. Angelo Pennoni sul set di Accattone (Miracle in Rome.
Angelo Pennoni on the set of Accattone).
Sixty photos taken on the set of the film Accattone are presented. They
paint a picture of this mythical figure and render a portrait of the
working-class suburbs depicted by Pasolini.
La lunga strada di sabbia. Fotografie di Philippe Séclier (The
long and sandy road. Photos by Philippe Séclier).
"La lunga strada di sabbia" is a written reportage by Pasolini
on the fashion of holidaying that describes a trip he once made from
Versilia to Trieste. The photographer Séclier made the same journey
in 2001 and took photos along the way. His black and white photos are
displayed alongside Pasolini's typed manuscripts. Tue-sun h10-20 (entrance
allowed up until h19). €6, reduced €5
Braccio
di Carlo Magno, piazza San Pietro
Until 29 Jan 2006: Ansichten Christi/ Cristo: il volto della bellezza
(Christ: the face of beauty)
On the 20th World Youth Day, which will be held in Cologne, a major
exhibition on the image of Christ will be organised which features works
by the most important artists from ancient times until today (Beato
Angelico, Andrea Mantegna, Leonardo da Vinci, Zurbaran, Matisse, Rouault,
Chagall, etcetera). The exhibition is curated by Professor Giovanni
Morello and promoted by the Chiesa Gioventù e Speranza del Pontificio
Consiglio per i Laici Foundation. After Cologne, the exhibition comes
to Rome and will be housed in the Carlo Magno Wing in St Peter’s
Square.
Thanks
to Romaturismo
Rome
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