veteran photojournalists: Italian Gianni Berengo Gardin and American Elliott Erwitt. There are 120 photographs on show, ranging from the early 1950s up to the present day. Gardin recently documented the controversial presence of giant cruise ships in Venice while Erwitt covered the referendum on Scottish independence. Auditorium Parco della Musica, Viale P. de Coubertin, tel. 892982, www.auditorium.com.
Empire State Building by Elliott Erwitt at the Auditorium Parco della Musica.
The Möbius strip by Escher at the Chiostro del Bramante.
THE ART OF NORMAN ROCKWELL AMERICAN CHRONICLES 11 Nov-8 Feb The Museo Fondazione Roma presents what is likely to be one of the capital’s most visited shows this winter. The exhibition is dedicated to the 20thcentury American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) who is best known for his detailed cover illustrations of The Saturday Evening Post magazine for more than four decades. Rockwell documented key points in American society, from national pride to racism, but it was his acute observations of everyday life and his nostalgic touch that earned him such broad popular appeal. The year before he died he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honour, for his “vivid and affectionate portraits of our country.” Curated by Stephanie Plunkett of the Norman Rockwell Museum and Danilo Eccher of GAM in Turin, the exhibition features more than 100 paintings, documents and photographs, as well as the complete collection of 323 original covers of The Saturday Evening Post, from 1916 to 1963. Museo Fondazione Roma, Palazzo Sciarra, Via Marco Minghetti 22, tel. 06697645532, www.fondazioneromamuseo.it. STILL SHOWING DREAMINGS 4 July-2 Nov With the subheading L’Arte Aborigena Australiana incontra de Chirico, this exhibition presents more than 50 works by some of Australia’s contemporary Aborigine artists from the western and central deserts. The importance of “Dreamtime” in Aborigine art is displayed alongside 18 surrealist works by Giorgio de Chirico in the Bilotti collection. Museo Carlo Bilotti Aranciera, Viale Fiorello La Guardia 4, tel. 060608, www.museocarlobilotti.it. See article page 5.
Dennis Hopper portrait at the Gagosian Gallery.
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COME IL CIELO FRA LE ALI DEGLI UCCELLI 19 Sept-15 Dec Artist Elisabet Norseng and composer Sven Kahrs present an art and music project in two Rome venues: Sala 1 in
the S. Giovanni area of the city (19 Sept20 Oct), and at Capo di Bove along the Appia Antica (20 Sept-15 Dec). The project, whose title translates into “As the sky between the wings of birds”, sees the Norwegian artists pay tribute to the relationship between contemporary art and nature, in particular the environment of the Appian Way and Cafferella park. An installation of Norseng’s drawings takes place at Sala 1, with the support of the Norwegian embassy in Rome. Sala 1, Piazza di Porta S. Giovanni 10, tel. 067008691, www. salauno.com. Capo di Bove, Via Appia Antica 222, tel. 067806686. TOBIAS REHBERGER WRAP IT UP 19 Sept-11 Jan The MACRO presents an exhibition by Tobias Rehberger, one of Germany’s most prominent contemporary artists whose work veers between figurative art, pop culture and design. Curated by Friedhelm Hütte, the exhibition offers a general overview of the artist’s drawings, collages, prints and works on paper, all from the Deutsche Bank Collection. Much of the work on show was made between 1991 and 2003, as well as more recent pieces and installations. MACRO, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Roma, Via Nizza 138, tel. 06671070400, www. museomacro.org. ESCHER 20 Sept-22 Feb The exhibition includes more than 130 drawings and graphic artworks by Maurits Cornelius Escher (18981972), who is best known for his mathematically-inspired woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints. His work features stunning designs that explore the seemingly impossible limits of architecture and infinity, often confounding the viewer. The artist travelled extensively in Italy, living in Rome with his wife and son from the early 1920s until the fascist political climate prompted the family’s departure to Switzerland in 1935. Chiostro del Bramante, Via della Pace, tel. 06916508451, www. chiostrodelbramante.it. SCRATCHING THE SURFACE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY DENNIS HOPPER 23 Sept-8 Nov Almost 80 vintage prints and photographs by the American photographer, actor and film director Dennis Hopper (1936-2010). Hopper established his reputation as a cult film director with Easy Rider in 1969 and went on to play numerous important roles in films such as Apocalypse Now a decade later. However his interest in