Rome’s MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts and the Philadelphia Museum of Art collaborate on two exhibitions devoted to the artist Michelangelo Pistoletto. The exhibitions will run from March 4 to August 15 2011.
Michelangelo Pistoletto was born in 1933 in Biella, a city between Turin and the Swiss border, and is a well-known painter and art theorist and one of the main representatives of the Arte Povera movement, which was influential in Italy towards the end of the 1960′s. Pistoletto often painted on mirrors and was known to combine high art in the form of classic sculptures with rags in order to distort accepted hierarchies.
The first exhibition will be titled “Michelangelo Pistoletto: From one to many, 1956 – 1974” (Michelangelo Pistoletto: da uno a molti, 1956 – 1974) and shows the main stages in Pistoletti’s career as an artist. The theatre and performance artists of the group Zoo form a special part of the exhibition.
The second exhibition is called “Cittadellarte“, which could be translated as Cityofart (yes, written without spaces) and deals with the changing ethics in society. Some large installations are used, with titles such as “Mediterranean Sea – Love Difference” and “New Symbol Of Infinity”.
The photo “Venus in Rags” is by Paolo Pellion di Persano
Michelangelo Pistoletto Exhibition in the Maxxi Museum Until August 15, 2011. Practical Information
| Address | Via Guido Reni 4A – 00196 Rome |
| District | Flaminio |
| Hotels nearby | Availability and rates hotels near MAXXI |
| Telephone | +39 06 39967350 |
| Opening Hours | Tue-Wed-Fri-Sun 11.00-19.00; Thur-Sat 11.00-22.00 (The ticket office is open until 1 hour before closing time). |
| Closed | The MAXXI is closed on Mondays, May 1 and December 25. |
| Admission | Adults pay 11 Euros. Couples ages between 15 and 26 get two tickets for the price of 1. Entrance is free for children under 14 years old and (on Tuesdays only) people over 65. Disabled visitors and companions of disable visitors also have free entrance. For group rates, visit the official website of the MAXXI Museum of XXI Century Arts |
| Public transport | Bus n. 53, 217, 280, 910; Tram: 2. |
| Special Holidays/Events | Not applicable |
| Note | For people who missed this exhibition: Until March 2012 the Rome GNAM hosts an exhibition dedicated to the Arte Povera movement, which includes some of Pistoletto's works. |
Directions to the Michelangelo Pistoletto Exhibition in the Maxxi Museum Until August 15, 2011.
Take Metro A line to Flaminio followed by tram n. 2 (stop Apollodoro). From elsewhere in Rome: Bus n. 53, 217, 280, 910.