Comedians narrate Italian 20th-century masterpieces at Rome's Galleria Nazionale
Four comedians have been paired with four 20th-century masterpieces at the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome as part of 'Art is Open', a video series created by Epik and produced by Indiana Production, promoted by IGT. The project aims to enhance and promote Italian artistic heritage through short video pills featuring entertainment personalities. The videos showcase: 'Grande Composizione A' by Piet Mondrian (1919-1920) with Raul Cremona, 'Le tre età della donna' by Gustav Klimt (first exhibited in 1905 in Berlin) with Ippolita Baldini, 'Nudo sdraiato' by Amedeo Modigliani (portraying his wife Jeanne Hébuterne) with Alessandro Betti, and 'Antigrazioso' by Umberto Boccioni (a sculptural portrait of his mother Cecilia Forlani) with Marta Zoboli. The initiative supports projects for collective interest, focusing on youth education, digital skills, social inclusion, technological innovation, and protection of Italian historical-artistic heritage. The format is part of the Open platform hosting all IGT's cultural dissemination projects.
Key facts
- Four comedians narrate four 20th-century masterpieces at Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome
- Project is called 'Art is Open', promoted by IGT, created by Epik, produced by Indiana Production
- Videos feature Raul Cremona with Mondrian's 'Grande Composizione A', Ippolita Baldini with Klimt's 'Le tre età della donna', Alessandro Betti with Modigliani's 'Nudo sdraiato', Marta Zoboli with Boccioni's 'Antigrazioso'
- Mondrian's work dates 1919-1920 and marks his transition to abstraction; it is the only Mondrian in the Galleria's collection
- Klimt's painting was first exhibited in 1905 in Berlin and shown at the 1910 Venice Biennale with a personal room
- Modigliani's 'Nudo sdraiato' portrays his wife Jeanne Hébuterne and is the third in a series
- Boccioni's 'Antigrazioso' is a sculptural portrait of his mother Cecilia Forlani, with face decomposed and fused with spatial elements
- The initiative supports youth education, digital skills, social inclusion, technological innovation, and heritage protection
Entities
Artists
- Piet Mondrian
- Gustav Klimt
- Amedeo Modigliani
- Umberto Boccioni
- Raul Cremona
- Ippolita Baldini
- Alessandro Betti
- Marta Zoboli
- Jeanne Hébuterne
- Cecilia Forlani
Institutions
- Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
- IGT
- Epik
- Indiana Production
- Deutscher Künstlerbund
- Biennale di Venezia
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Berlin
- Germany
- Venice