Visual Arts

Roman and Chinese Empires come together in art exhibit in Italy

ROME — Exhibits from the two great empires, the Eagle and the Dragon, comprise more than 400 works on Roman and Chinese empires, spanning second century BC to fourth century AD, on display now in Rome at Palazzo Venezia. It marks Year of Chinese Culture in Italy For the first time, an exhibition that compares [...]

Mario Schifano’s laboratory

ROME — Starting Tuesday, the exhibition “Laboratory Schifano” will open at the MACRO museum, realized in collaboration with the International Film Festival in Rome. In “Laboratory Schifano” will be presented for the first time over two thousand pictures taken by Mario Schifano, displayed in a setting aimed at involving the public in the artist’s creative [...]

Palazzo Pitti hosts the exhibition of the way of the wine in the antiquity

Banchetto con uva, affresco, I secolo d.C., Museo Nazionale Archeologico di Napoli

ROME — From Mesopotamia to our table today, from the rite of communion to lewd drunkenness, from a distasteful habit to the gates of spirituality, wine and the vine are the protagonists of this exhibition "Vinum Nostrum" in Palazzo Pitti, in Florence. Original artefacts, sculptures, frescoes and mosaics, accompanied by multimedia and video installations, recount [...]

China in Rome

ROME — Chinese art has landed in Rome and risks never leaving the historical Roman palace of Palazzo Venezia. The Beijing government will, at least for the next five years, manage an area in a Roman museum with an ancient history. After offering Italy 1,000 square meters in the new Museum overlooking Tienanmen Square, the [...]