lecture by Stan AllenFuture or Eclipse of CriticismSituated Objects: Buildings and Books
curated by Lina Malfona
Graziella Lonardi Buontempo hall
event in English
€ 5
until 29 May, valid for all exhibitions currently on view, due to the rearrangement of selected galleries and the implementation of energy efficiency improvements to the buildings
valid for one year from the date of purchase
– minors under 18 years of age;
– myMAXXI cardholders;
– on your birthday presenting an identity document;
– upon presentation of EU Disability Card holders and or accompanying letter from hosting association/institution for: people with disabilities and accompanying person, people on the autistic spectrum and accompanying person, deaf people, people with cognitive disabilities and complex communication needs and their caregivers, people with serious illnesses and their caregivers, guests of first aid and anti-violence centres and accompanying operators, residents of therapeutic communities and accompanying operators;
– MiC employees;
– journalists who can prove their business activity;
– European Union tour guides and tour guides, licensed (ref. Circular n.20/2016 DG-Museums);
– 1 teacher for every 10 students;
– AMACI members;
– CIMAM International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art members;
– ICOM members;
– from Tuesday to Friday (excluding holidays) European Union students and university researchers in art history and architecture, public fine arts academies (AFAM registered) students and Temple University Rome Campus students;
– IED Istituto Europeo di Design professors, NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti professors, RUFA Rome University of Fine Arts professors;
– upon presentation of ID card or badge: Collezione Peggy Guggenheim a Venezia, Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Sotheby’s Preferred, MEP – Maison Européenne de la Photographie;
MAXXI’s Collection of Art and Architecture represents the founding element of the museum and defines its identity. Since October 2015, it has been on display with different arrangements of works.
curated by Lina Malfona
Graziella Lonardi Buontempo hall
event in English
€ 5
14 May 2025 06.00 pm
books at MAXXIPaleoestetica. Alle origini della cultura visualeby Michele Cometa
14 May 2025 06.30 pm
talkSpiritualitàby Michelangelo Pistoletto and Antonio Spadaro
16 May 2025 06.00 pm
stories of artLecture on greenwith Giorgio Zanchetti
17 May 2025 05.00 pm
MAXXI with the familyDi Spazio in SpazioDivento Spazio
18 May 2025 05.00 pm
MAXXI with the familyDi Spazio in SpazioDivento Spazio
20 May 2025 06.00 pm
books at MAXXIC’era una volta Hollywoodby David Niven
A lecture from Stan Allen on how architecture can and is responding to the complexity of the modern city.
What is needed today is a new mentality that can see infrastructure design not simply as an engineering execution but as something capable of triggering complex and unpredictable urban effects.
A theorist and exponent of post-criticism, Stan Allen has developed an extensive catalogue of innovative design strategies in recent years, looking to the ex-urban landscape and ecology as models for revitalising design practice. These themes are the focus of his recent book Situated Objects. He explains how a building does not end in its walls but constitutes the node of a complex field of social relations, ecological systems, cultural norms and local histories.
introduction
Lina Malfona architect and Professor of Design, University of Pisa
speakers
Stan Allen architect and Professor of Planning, Princeton University
Hilary Sample architect, IDC Professor of Housing Design, Columbia University GSAPP / MOS
Academic committee for the lectures: Marco Biraghi, Politecnico di Milano; Jean-Louis Cohen, New York University; Alberto Ferlenga, Venezia IUAV; Mark Lee, Harvard University; Pierluigi Nicolin, Lotus; Franco Purini, Roma Sapienza.