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on the spiritual matter of art
An exhibition dedicated to those artistic paths that seek another dimension, of absolute, between universal, material and immaterial, immanent and transcendent.
Gio Ponti. Loving architecture
40 years on from his death, MAXXI is dedicating a major retrospective to him that studies and presents his versatility, starting out with an account of his architecture.
At Home. Projects for contemporary housing
A review that ranges from the low-cost housing projects of the post-war years to new experimental and sustainable ways of inhabiting the planet
Altan. Pimpa, Cipputi e altri pensatori
Il mondo di Altan raccontato con disegni originali, poster, illustrazioni, quadri, schizzi, tavole, libri e filmati.
Books at MAXXI. Il senso della pittura by Ruggero Savinio
What is the meaning of painting? How has the concept of painting changed over the centuries? And what will painting become in the future?
Alessandro Valeri. An Iron Ring
An island of tolerance in the foster home of Tzippori, Nazareth: a story told through video, images and site-specific installation.
KKL Italia Onlus Mano nella Mano
«Mi ha colpito come tutti si tengano per mano – racconta Carlo Mogiani – sempre in ogni vicolo, in ogni piazza, si cammina mano nella mano».
Books at MAXXI. Ogni parola che sapevo by Andrea Vianello
Andrea Vianello talks about his stroke using lost and new words to describe the personal ordeal of those who discover their physical vulnerability.
Municipio Creativo Contest di Street Art
Sei residente o domiciliato a Roma? Hai tra i 14 e i 35 anni? Partecipa al contest di Street Art promosso dal Municipio II di Roma.
Municipio Creativo Contest di Cortometraggi
Sei residente o domiciliato a Roma? Hai tra i 14 e i 35 anni? Partecipa al contest di Cortometraggi promosso dal Municipio II di Roma.
Architecture, silence and light. Louis Kahn in the...
A focus show on the architecture of Louis Kahn through the photographs of Roberto Schezen.
Upcoming
Andrea Carandini in conversation with Bartolomeo Pietromarchi
The spiritual in relation to the history of the city of Rome, starting out from the myth of its foundation and the sacred rituals of the era.
FRIENDSHIP | SOLIDARITY | ALLIANCES
For The Independent's research project fifth anniversary, MAXXI calls a summit to explore the power of friendship, solidarity and alliances.
Becoming a Collective Body
7 artists translate outside the art world's emancipation into performative actions and film experiments.
Gio Ponti e le arti con Francesca Zanella
Quattro incontri per conoscere la poliedrica attività di Ponti, dall'architettura al design, all'insegnamento e l'editoria, dalla decorazione alla scenografia.
Giornata della Memoria 2020
Tramandare la memoria collettiva perché le nuove generazioni siano “testimoni dei testimoni”.
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Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine
Video gallery
On the occasion of the exhibition At Home. Projects for contemporary housing, the Museum’s video gallery, thanks to the support of In Between Art Film, host a screening program focus on the theme of inhabiting, towards the works of the masters of the 20th Century until the major sustainable housing projects of today.
The first focus, dedicated to the artistic duo formed by Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine, whose entire corpus of works has recently been acquired by MoMA New York, features the screening of the film Moriyama-San, together with a selection of works focused on the life in some of contemporary architecture’s most important buildings.
Programma proiezioni:
Koolhaas Houselife, France, 2008, 58’ (French, sub Italian)
25 Bis, France, 2014, 46’ (French, sub English)
Barbicania, France/UK, 2014, 90’ (English, sub Italian)
The Infinite Happiness, France/Denmark, 2015, 85’ (English, sub Italian)
Selling Dreams, France, 2016, 25’ 9’’ (English, sub English)
Koolhaas Houselife
Koolhaas Houselife portrays one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture: the house in Bordeaux, designed by Rem Koolhaas in 1998. The film lets the viewer enter into the daily intimacy of the stories and daily chores of Guadalupe Acedo, the housekeeper, and the other people who look after the building.
25 Bis
25 Bis is an intimate portrait of a masterpiece from the beginning of Auguste Perret’s career: the building located on 25 Bis, Rue Franklin in Paris. From the life stories that have left the trace of a passage, the film draws the fragile and undefined essence that could be called “the soul of the place”.
Barbicania
Barbicania is a month long immersion in the life of the Barbican Centre and Estate in London, one of the most representative achievements of brutalist architecture.
The Infinite Happiness
The film takes us to the heart of one of the contemporary residential developments considered to be a new model of success: the giant “8 House” of Copenhagen, built by Bjarke Ingels. In a month in this vertical village, the artists portray the building through the stories of those who live there and question the architecture’s ability to create collective happiness.
Selling Dreams
The Airbnb phenomenon told through the story of young Mark, who gives up his comfortable family life when he starts earning a living by renting dream apartments, while he himself lives in a different hotel room every day.
Photo © The Infinite Happiness – Ila Bêka, Louise Lemoine
