Baruchello's 'Mondi possibili' in dialogue with Raphael at Villa Farnesina

Villa Farnesina in Rome hosts 'Mondi possibili', a posthumous exhibition for Gianfranco Baruchello (1924–2023) curated by Carla Subrizi, marking the centenary of his birth. The show, concurrent with an international conference at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, presents eight works spanning seven decades, creating dialogues with Raphael's frescoes and the villa's architecture. Highlights include the site-specific installation 'Giftpflanzer, gefahr!' (2009) in the garden, the 15-meter-long metaphorical self-portrait 'Il Fiume' (1982–83) in the Loggia di Galatea, and 'Monumento ai non eroi' (1962) placed in the Sala di Alessandro Magno e Rossane. Subrizi, president of the Fondazione Baruchello, emphasizes that the exhibition explores 'possible worlds' through connections between memory, nature, and history, challenging binary oppositions. Works like 'Murmur 2015' in the Loggia di Amore e Psiche and 'La storia ci guarda' (1972–2018) engage with themes of metamorphosis and forgotten histories. The exhibition runs until an unspecified date.