Rhinoceros Opens Xi Niu: In Search of New Routes in Rome's Velabro

Key facts

• Rhinoceros, founded in 2018 by Alda Fendi in a Jean Nouvel-redesigned building, presents Xi Niu: In Search of New Routes until January 6, 2027.
• The exhibition is the first project entirely conceived and produced within the Rhinoceros structure.
• Curated by Claire Shiying Li, with Pietro Pantalani as Executive Producer and Veronica Siciliani Fendi as Project Director.
• Seven artists participate: Cao Minghao and Chen Jianjun, Hao Liang, Han Mengyun, Xie Fan, Xie Nanxing, Zhao Gang, and Zhou Yilun.
• The show is located in the Velabro, beneath the Palatine Hill, a site linked to Romulus's Roma quadrata and the Foro Boario.
• The exhibition reinterprets the Silk Road as a fluid corridor of exchanges and identity rewritings.
• Artists explore themes including celestial motifs on terracotta, Chinese ink painting, woodblock printing traditions, aerial views of Rome, Chinese screens, photographic truth, and Qinghai-Tibetan glacier melt.
• The Chinese term Xi Niu, meaning 'rhinoceros,' guides the exhibition, symbolizing travel, resilience, and transcultural encounter.