Ambienti: Environments by Women Artists at MAXXI

The MAXXI museum in Rome presents 'Ambienti 1956-2010. Environments by Women Artists', curated by Andrea Lissoni, Marina Paglieri, and Francesco Stocchi. The exhibition features 18 installations by international women artists from 1956 to 2010, including works by Aleksandra Kasuba, Lea Lublin, Pipilotti Rist, Judy Chicago, Lygia Clark, Lucio Fontana, and Nanda Vigo. The show transforms Zaha Hadid's architecture into an immersive, participatory experience, inviting visitors to engage physically with the works. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalog published by Quodlibet. Critic Ludovico Pratesi suggests the museum could commission 18 young Italian artists to create site-specific environments for the MAXXI, following the model of 'Rifrazioni' at the Accademia di San Luca. The article reflects on the shift toward experiential exhibitions in Italian museums, citing the Vatican's participatory pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale as another example.