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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.
Altan. Pimpa, Cipputi e altri pensatori
Il mondo di Altan raccontato con disegni originali, poster, illustrazioni, quadri, schizzi, tavole, libri e filmati.
Architecture, silence and light. Louis Kahn in the...
A focus show on the architecture of Louis Kahn through the photographs of Roberto Schezen.
REAL_ITALY
In the year of its 10th anniversary, MAXXI chooses to give great space to Italian creativity, by hosting the winners of the competition held by the MiBACT Italian Council.
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Alberto Boatto. Lo sguardo dal di fuori
For the first time, MAXXI dedicates a focus to a critic's archive, one of the most important intellectuals and writer of the last half-century, who died at the age of 87 in 2017.
Aldo Rossi. The Architect and the Cities
A retrospective on the extraordinary theoretical and practical contribution of an “unusual architect”. On display materials from archives and collections from all over the world.
Omaggio a Claudia Gian Ferrari
In occasione del decennale dalla scomparsa della studiosa, gallerista e collezionista, il MAXXI le rende omaggio con un focus nella sala del museo a lei dedicata.
senzamargine. Passages in Italian Art at the Turn of the Millennium
In conjunction with the Museum’s 10th anniversary, celebrated on 30th May 2010, a great new re-installation has enhanced the museum with a new cluster of Italian artworks from the turn of the century.
Il teatro della vita. Dal Living Theatre all’Arte Povera con Gianfranco Maraniello
Cinque appuntamenti per raccontare l’evoluzione di un linguaggio che ha saputo attraversare gli ultimi decenni di storia.
Art collections
The collections of the MAXXI art present themselves as a strong nucleus that witnesses the national and international artistic production
Architecture collections
The MAXXI Architettura collections comprise all those artefacts and documents that, in various ways, represent the material and conceptual complexity of architecture.
Architecture Archives Centre
The Centro Archivi curates and manages the MAXXI's architecture collections and provides the possibility, inside the Sala Studio, to directly consult the documents and database of its twentieth and twenty-first century collections.
Biographies
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Membership
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Rirkrit Tiravanija
MAXXI Auditorium – free entrance until full capacity
10 individual seats reserved for myMAXXI card holders writing to mymaxxi@fondazionemaxxi.it by the day before the event.
The undercurrent complexity of Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Rirkrit Tiravanija.
In occasion of the Videoart Week for Videocittà, a presentation of several short movies by Apichatpong Weerasethakul and an abstract from Rikrit Tiravanija’s documentary on John Giorno is followed by a conversation between the curator Davide Quadrio and Rikrit Tiravanjia to disclose the undercurrent complexity of the two artits’ poetics.
The works presented in this occasion are short movies by Apichatpong Weerasethakul that span from 1997 to a seldom seen short movie that brought him to win the Palme d’Or prize, A Letter to Uncle Boonmee (Primitive project), 2009 and an abstract of 90’ by Rikrit Tiravanija of the documentary he made few years back on John Giorno, JG Reads, USA 2008, 16 mm transferred to video, 10 hours and 6 min.
Speakers
Rirkrit Tiravanija artist
Davide Quadrio curator and producer, Arthub, Shanghai/Hong Kong
From 11 a.m to 8 p.m screenings of a selection of short movies by Apichatpong Weerasethakul and abstract of 90’ of JG Reads, USA 2008 by Rirkrit Tiravanija – MAXXI videogallery.
In collaboration with Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York/Rome and neugerriemschneider, Berlin
Other events of the Videocittà al MAXXI cycle
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THURSDAY 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
FRIDAY 11:00 am – 7:00 pm
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The ticket office is open until 1 hour before Museum closing.
CLOSING DAYS
Every Monday, 1 May, 25 December
Based on the measures laid down by the Italian Prime Minister’s decree the MAXXI will remain closed and its activities suspended until next April 3rd.
During this period we will continue to meet and discuss on our online channels, in the hope of seeing you again soon in the Musem’s halls.
Other upcoming events
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21 April 2020 - 22 April 2020
FAUST o del travestimento Un progetto tra teatro e architettura contemporanea