Colosseo, piazza del Colosseo (ingresso sul lato di Colle Oppio, fornice XXX). Info 0639967700
From 3 Oct to 17 Feb 2008: In scaena. Il teatro di Roma antica (In scaena. (The theatre of ancient Rome)
This fascinating archaeological exhibition tells the story of an essential component of Roman culture: the theatre. The exhibition opens with about 70 works that explore the complex origins of theatre: its Greek and Italic roots, the Etruscan contribution to its evolution, the performances that evolved out of Magna Grecia. Another section is centred on the structure of theatres and on set design, both aspects that, with time, evolved their own style. The last part of the exhibition is extremely effective and composed of an overview of the protagonists of the theatrical experience: the actors –their miming techniques and dramatic abilities – and the public, passionate about this form of art made up of music, dance, singing and acting... Until 27 Oct h8,30-18,30; from 28 Oct to 15 Feb 2008 h8,30-16,30; 16 and 17 Feb 2008 h8,30-17. €11, reduced €6,50
Complesso del Vittoriano, via San Pietro in Carcere. Info 066780664
From 5 Oct to 3 Feb 2008: Paul Gauguin. Artista di mito e sogno (Paul Gauguin. Artist of myths and dreams)
Paul Gauguin was a symbolist deeply struck by the work of Cézanne and Pissarro and was obsessed by the idea of pure and untamed painting and by a quest to merge both art and life. Paul Gauguin was rejected by France and considered subversive, he spoke using colour, clear contours and rarefied atmospheres. He allowed his primitive and mythical characters to inhabit a literary Eden, possibly in a quest to locate the Peru of his infancy... Paul Gauguin will sate our hunger for beauty. Venue: the Vittoriano museum.
Palazzo delle Esposizioni, via Nazionale, 194. Info 06489411
From 6 Oct to 6 Jan 2008: Mark Rothko
The exhibition includes about 70 works of art, divided according to the phases of the artist's poetic development: it includes small plaster paintings, the so-called "Multiforms" canvases (filled with stains of colour), the large canvases (among which "Mural" stands out), the square shapes of the "Blackform" paintings and the late "black and gray" works. Rothko was Russian by birth but American by adoption and maintained himself through teaching until the critics and art world took notice of him. This retrospective celebrates Rothko's ability to draw out emotional strength through the universal language of colour. The curator of the show is Oliver Wick. A cura di Oliver Wick. Sun, tue, wed h10-20; thu, fri, sat h10-22. €12, reduced €10
Palazzo delle Esposizioni, via Nazionale, 194. Info 06489411
From 6 Oct to 6 Jan 2008: Stanley Kubrick
An exhibition dedicated to cinematic great Stanley Kubrick, director of such movie classics as "2001. A space odyssey", "The Shining", "Clockwork Orange", "Killer's Kiss", "Lolita", and his last film, "Eyes Wide Shut"... Visitors are offered the chance to see behind the scenes and behind Kubrick's camera, to explore the way he worked, his passion for design and the arts in general, and all the things that influenced his work and generated ideas. "Kubrick in black and white", films with war themes, historical films and psychological thrillers: these are the four sections of an exhibition that incorporates models, costumes and soundtracks. Curated by Hans-Peter Reichmann.
Fondazione Memmo - Palazzo Ruspoli, via del Corso, 418. Info 066874704
From 4 Oct to 27 Jan 2008: Da Cranach a Monet (From Cranach to Monet)
The paintings in this show have been made available by the Pérez Simòn Collection in Mexico City. The collection is known for its internationalism and features works that date from the 14th to the 20th centuries and includes Italian artists (such as Canaletto and Tiepolo), German artists, Flemish artists (such as Rubens) and French artists. The exhibition contains over 50 paintings that cover Victorian painting, Impressionism and Realism and show off the brilliant talent of the likes of Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh...
Galleria Borghese, piazzale del Museo Borghese, 5. Info 06328101
From 12 Oct to 3 Feb 2008: 10 grandi mostre: Canova e la Venere Vincitrice (10 major exhibitions: Canova and the winning Venus)
The second act in the "10 Great Exhibitions" series celebrates Antonio Canova 250 years after the date of his birth. Nicknamed the new Phidias, Canova represents the apotheosis of Italian neoclassicism, an artistic period in which mythological subjects, political personalities and metaphysical themes were explored. The Galleria Borghese will serve as the venue in which to admire over 50 paintings, drawings and clay models. 16 major marble sculptures are also on display and include some spectacular pieces, such as the "Three Graces", the "Sleeping Nymph", "Amor and Psyche", the “Naiad” and the complete series of “Amorini”. Curators: Anna Coliva and Fernando Mazzocca.
Scuderie del Quirinale, via XXIV Maggio, 16. Info 0639967500
From 26 Oct al 27 Jan 2008: Pop Art! 1956 - 1968
Walter Guadagnini is the curator of the biggest exhibition to date dedicated to Pop Art, a cultural and artistic movement that represented the West through unforgettable images such as the Marilyn silk-screens by Andy Warhol and the Coca Cola logo. The show is divided into four sections: the first is dedicated to the object as merchandise, its essence rendered and summarised in the logo; the second section focuses on the stars and personalities of the time, such as astronauts Joe Tilson and Derek Boshier; the third section is dedicated to communication channels and forms of expression of popular culture such as the cartoon; the fourth is about sex and the body as an erotic entity. Pop art is art that collides – inevitably – with mass media; it offers a document of society and of the spirit that pervaded the era.
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MACRO - Sale Macro. Via Reggio Emilia, 54. Info 06671070400
Until 6 Oct: Ghada Amer
Egyptian artist Ghada Amer uses a needle and thread in many of her creations. About 40 of her works are on show here: drawings on paper, paintings on canvas and colourful embroidered installations, all of which express eroticism and femininity and the written theories of the artist. Tue-sun h9-19. €1
Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Venezia, Refettorio Quattrocentesco. Via del Plebiscito, 118. Info 066780131
Until 7 Oct: Ubique Vacuum: racconti dalla città. Mario Ferrante - Dipinti 2005-2006 (Ubique Vacuum: tales of the city. Mario Ferrante - Paintings 2005-2006)
After having been displayed at the Maschio Angioino monument, the 36 creations by Ferrante arrive in Rome. Their next stop will be the Poldi Pezzoli museum in Milan. The works on show were inspired by the different nocturnal meeting points of the city and the people who inhabit this world, who though different from one another are united by a similar existential unease. Ferrante is interested in the "bit generation", a generation brought up on internet that is trying to live in a dimension that he considers to be vacuous and empty. From Trastevere to Testaccio, not forgetting the centre of the city, we are let into the mysteries of the capital's nocturnal hours through a series of etchings, colour and suffused lighting, that allude, delicately... tue-sun h10-19. Admission free
GNAM Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, viale delle Belle Arti, 131. Info 0632298221
Until 7 Oct: Matthew Barney - Presiding Judge
These four stills are part of the "Collectors’ images" series and are taken from Cremaster 3, a famous film set in 30s New York that centres on the Masonic movement. The images reproduce the famous scene of the "race of the dead horses", symbolic of the eternal struggle between life and death. Barney’s dream-like, sexual language is impregnated with refined symbols and speaks to us of the anthropological developments in the real (but at the same time unreal or hyper-real) world. Admission free
Musei di Villa Torlonia, Casina delle Civette, via Nomentana, 70. Info 0682059127
Until 7 Oct: 7+2 Specchi
The first one-man show in Rome by Paolo Hermanin who invented and developed a unique technique: engraving on mirror. Rocks and clouds are the subjects of his thoughts and works: his mirrors do not limit themselves to reflecting, but also have a soul… Lights, shade and transparency inhabit Hermanin’s 7+2 mirrors: perfect creations that speak of the spirit and of nature and are a quest for equilibrium. h9-17,30. €3, reduced €1,50
Galleria Borghese - Uccelliera, piazzale S. Borghese, 5. Info 0632810
Until 10 Oct: Vedovamazzei. Raphael The Western
This show is part of the Dieci Grandi Mostre (Ten major exhibitions) project inaugurated in 2006. The joint talents of Maristella Scala and Simeone Crispino bring together drawings, neon and ceramics. This exhibition – dedicated to the great artist Raphael and conceptually aligned with the previous one – finds its meaning and direction in the idea of patronage as the Cardinal Scipione Borghese understood it, that is to say, the profound desire to possess the art of one’s own time. The works on display represent the storyboard of a hypothetical film in which a group of white men travel to the West. Tue-sun h9-19. €10,50
Sala Santa Rita, via Montanara (piazza Campitelli). Info 0667105568
Until 12 Oct: Divina Proporzione (Divine Proportion)
Luigi Marchione is a visual artist, art director and set designer with an exceptional CV. He has worked with cinema greats such as Franco Zeffirelli, Ermanno Olmi, Alessandro D'Alatri and Carlo Verdone. A site-specific event by him awaits us in the Sala Santa Rita. The show starts by asking us to read the plans of the venue itself, which is a circular venue. The installation has a musical component in the music of “Made in Heaven” and re-evokes the perimeters and lines of baroque architecture, the “divine proportion”. The curator is Claudio Crescentini. Mon-fri h10-18. Admission free
Museo dell'Ara Pacis, Lungotevere in Augusta
Until 28 Oct: Valentino a Roma: 45 Years of Style (Valentino in Rome: 45 years of Style)
About 300 of the famed Roman stylist's most refined garments can now be admired by the public at large in this special show honouring Valentino's 45 years in the fashion business. The setting for this special exhibition is the new Ara Pacis museum designed by Richard Meier; an exclusive setting if there ever was one. The garments are displayed in chronological order.
Confraternita dei Bergamaschi, via di Pietra, 70. Info 0669920723
Until 31 Oct: Leonardo e l'infinito. Storia di un genio ancora da capire (Leonardo and the infinite: The story of a boundless genius)
Michele Lombardi and Lorenzo Ferraro are the curators of this exhibition dedicated to the genius from Florence, his ideas and the creativity of his mind. Working models of Leonardo's cars (like armoured tanks) are on display, as is a theatre for the representation of Politian's Orpheus, and a revolving bridge. Thorough background work and research - using Leonardo's original drawings - have created an exhibition with a multi-media section in five languages that allows visitors to discover the personal world of Leonardo's universe. Mon-wed and fri-sat h10,30-19,30; thu and sun h10,30-20,30
Museo di Roma in Trastevere, piazza Sant'Egidio, 1b. Info 065816563
Until 4 Nov: RADIO FM 1976 - 2006. TRENT'ANNI DI LIBERTA' D'ANTENNA (RADIO FM 1976 - 2006. 30 YEARS OF FREE RADIO)
There are 37 million people in Italy today who listen to the radio; this medium is now widespread throughout society, it's a constant and discreet presence in our everyday lives that was historically fundamental in the process of linguistic standardisation. This tasteful and interesting exhibition is dedicated to Italian radio and its history made up of people, social mores and music. Jingles, sounds, historic material, instrumental segments, photographs, panels with information on slang, music and many other objects make up this largely visual exhibition, that does of course have many audio components... Tue-sun h10-20. €5,50, reduced €4
Museo di Roma in Trastevere, piazza S. Egidio, 1b. Info 0682059127
Until 4 Nov: Abu Ghraib. Abuso di potere. Opere su carta di Susan Crile
Susan Crile's canvases say a lot more than the myriad words and explanations expounded about the torture inflicted by US soldiers on Iraqi prisoners. The artist is faithful to the reportage style of the photos that made their way around the world. But then she subverts it. Crile begins with simple representation but then reaches incredible heights by managing to confer humanity on episodes that are devoid of humanity; episodes that are beastly and mind-boggling. Delicately drawn white chalk marks bring to life the intimate and personal pain of the hell that was Abu Ghraib. Tue-sun h10-20. Museum + exhibition: €5,50, reduced €4 www
MAXXI - Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo, via G. Reni, 2f. Info 063210181
Until 18 Nov: Maxxi installazioni - Mochetti, Pistoletto, Sandison (Installations at the Maxxi - Mochetti, Pistoletto, Sandison)
Three artists with very different backgrounds and sensibilities, Mochetti, Pistoletto and Sandison are nevertheless united by their choice to create works using electrical or technological equipment. Maurizio Mochetti presents “Sfera Avional”, an installation in continuous movement conceived to depict a fluid idea of space. Michelangelo Pistoletto, one of the most emblematic artists of the Arte Povera movement, shows “Quadro di fili elettrici”: a triumph of minimalism composed of electric wires and lightbulbs. The third piece, "Collapse-Construct", is by Scotsman Charles Sandison and consists of anthropomorphised numbers organised in complex systems that generate ever-differing orders. Tue-sun h11-19
Casa dei Teatri (Villino Corsini - Villa Pamphilj), Largo 3 giugno 1849 ang. via di San Pancrazio (ingr. Arco dei Quattro Venti). Info 0645440707
Until 2 Dec: Sipario sonoro. La musica di Carpi, Annecchino, Di Pofi, Gregoretti, Mazzocchetti, Piovani, Scialò, Sepe, Sinagra. Musica, partiture, fotografie (Sipario sonoro. The music of Carpi, Annecchino, Di Pofi, Gregoretti, Mazzocchetti, Piovani, Scialò, Sepe, Sinagra. Music, musical scores and photographs)
Photos, music scores and information panels tell the story of the people who, from the 1950s to today, determined the style and musical choices of Italian theatre, inhabited by musicians such as Nicola Piovani and Daniele Sepe. The exhibition is an entirely audio event: the exhibition is made up of nine different musical programmes (the soundtrack is a selection of tracks by the artists represented). Another gem of the "Sipario Sonoro" event are the i-pods placed at the disposal of the public, who can use them for up to 360 minutes as they walk around in the beautiful setting of Doria Pamphilj park. h10-17. Admission free
MACRO - Macro Hall. Via Reggio Emilia, 54. Info 06671070400
Until 31 Dec: Atelier Van Lieshout
This atelier has a different way of doing art. The team collaborates in synergy, merging various media such as architecture, design, sculpture and painting. Founded in the 1990s by Joep Van Lieshout, the group presents a striking and exclusive installation called "Technocrat", a massive machine that recycles organic materials. Tue-sun h9-19. €1
Orologio del Pincio, Villa Borghese. Info 060606
Until 31 Dec: Orologio del Pincio (The Pincio Clock)
The Pincio hydrochronometer was made in 1873 out of wood and cast iron. The clock was created by the brilliant Father Giovan Battista Embriaco, and after achieving great success at the National Exhibition in Paris it was brought to Rome and placed in a splendid fountain in the Villa Borghese park. The clock has been restored and is now on view.
MACRO Future, piazza O. Giustiniani, 4. Info 06671070400
From 15 Oct to Jan 2008: La città che sale. We try to build the future
The title of this show is inspired by an early 20th century work by Umberto Boccioni, one of the most important exponents of Futurism. Contemplation and thought were turned into something concrete: futurism is where art finds expression. Established artists are included in the exhibition - Pedro Cabrita Reis, Patrick Tuttofuoco, Anish Kapoor, Tobias Rehberger with Olafur Eliasson – but also up-and-coming artists. These artists’ installations and photos show us what they have already seen: the future. Tue-sun h16-24. Admission free
Casino dei Principi di Villa Torlonia, via Nomentana, 70. Info 0682059127
Until 6 Jan 2008: Scipione 1904 - 1933
His 29 years were intensely lived and filled with art: Gino Bonichi was born in Macerata but chose to live and work in Rome, a choice that was sealed by his decision to be known as Scipione. Refined painter, fascinated by Goya, he left a profound mark in modern figurative art. His works speak of Rome, the church, decadence and of allegorical figures such as Cain or the blond mermaid. Paintings, drawings and films tell the life story of a dynamic and fantastical artist. From 1 to 27 Oct h9-17,30; from 28 Oct to 6 Jan h9-16,30. €9, reduced €5,50
Mercati di Traiano, via IV Novembre, 94. Info 0669780532
Until 13 Jan 2008: Kan Yasuda. Toccare il tempo (Kan Yasuda. Touching time)
The talent of Kan Yasuda has created installations and sculptures using marble, granite and bronze that demand to be touched, to be felt with one’s hands, to be leant on… The Japanese artist has chosen one of the capital’s historic sites as the venue for his one-man minimalist show that takes us by the hand and leads us softly to a land of contemplation... h9-19,30. €6,50, reduced €4,50
Cortile del Tempio di Apollo in Circo, zona Circo Flaminio. Info 060606
Apertura del Cortile del Tempio (The temple courtyard opens to the public)
This very important archaeological site, which encompasses the area between the Temple of Apollo and the Temple of Bellona, has been restored and fitted with new information points. The courtyard and portico of the building now houses ancient stones that used to be located, just like the Theatre of Marcellus, in the southern section of the so-called Circus Flaminius. The view from the terrace is particularly memorable given that it offers a glimpse of what ancient Rome used to look like.
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