EXHIBITIONS As of 1 April the covid Green Pass is no longer required to visit museums and archaeological sites in Italy. Many venues require advance booking and the wearing of masks remains obligatory. For visiting details check websites in advance.
IL VIDEO RENDE FELICI, VIDEOARTE IN ITALIA 12 APRIL-4 SEPT
Valentina Valentini curates an exhibition devoted to Italian video art taking place in two venues: Palazzo delle Esposizioni on Via Nazionale and Rome’s municipal Gallery of Modern Art (GAM) on Via Francesco Crispi. The show delves into the production of video art in Italy, a leading protagonist of the experimental genre, from the late 1960s to the present day. On display are 20 installations and about 300 multimedia works created by more than 100 artists. For details see Pala Expo website, www.palazzoesposizioni.it.
SUPER BAROQUE 26 MARCH-3 JULY
Art in Genoa from Rubens to Magnasco is the title of a new
“Super Baroque” exhibition at the
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Il video rende felice. Marinella Pirelli, Film ambiente, 1968-1969/2004, installation | Archivio Marinella Pirelli, Varese. Courtesy Richard Saltoun Gallery, photo Lorenzo Palmieri.
Scuderie del Quirinale, organised in collaboration with the National Gallery of Washington. The show is billed as “a journey among the aristocratic families, the splendour, the wealth, the power, the magnificence, the masterpieces and works of an entire era in the city that has become the centre of the world, Genoa, the Superb.” Comprising about 120 works from major Italian and American museums, as well as prestigious private collections, the exhibition traces the extraordinary period of artistic explosion and economic boom in 17th-century Genoa. The show features portrayals of pomp, luxury and landscapes by masters
Castiglione, Piola, De Ferrari and Magnasco. Scuderie del Quirinale, Via Ventiquattro Maggio 16, www. scuderiequirinale.it.
CURSUS HONORUM 24 MARCH-2 OCT
Under the title “The government of Rome before Caesar”, this exhibition at the Capitoline Museums aims to illustrate the political roles that formed the backbone of the power system that governed Rome in the Republican age. The artefacts on display, examining the life of patricians as well as plebeians, are explained by “talking statues” in each room. For visiting details see website, www.museicapitolini.org.
LONDON CALLING: BRITISH CONTEMPORARY ART NOW 17 MARCH-17 JULY
Superbarocco at Scuderie del Quirinale. Diana e Atteone con Pan e Siringa by Valerio Castello.
32 | April 2022 • Wanted in Rome
Palazzo Cipolla stages an exhibition of British contemporary art by 13 globally renowned artists with strong links to London. The 30 works on display were created by artists from various generations, all of whom have either lived or studied in London. The exhibited artists were born over five decades, between 1937 and 1978: David Hockney, Michael Craig-Martin, Sean Scully, Tony Cragg, Anish Kapoor, Julian Opie, Grayson Perry, Yinka Shonibare, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Damien Hirst, Mat Collishaw, Annie Morris and Idris Khan. The pieces
