Dante's Divine Comedy Gets Immersive Exhibition at Rhinoceros Gallery Rome
Rhinoceros Gallery in Rome, founded by patron Alda Fendi and directed by Raffaele Curi, will host an immersive exhibition on Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy from April 15 to July 15, 2021. The show intertwines German artist Claudia Rogge's photographic series 'EverAfter' with Curi's installation 'DANTE. In a private dream of Raffaele Curi,' featuring a multimedia forest of monitors tuned to radioactive cities Chernobyl, Hiroshima, Sellafield, and Harrisburg, accompanied by loud electronic music. The journey culminates in a Paradise section with a work by 15th-century painter Giovanni di Paolo. The Accademia della Crusca collaborates with a daily Instagram project 'La parola di Dante fresca di giornata,' also featured in the gallery. The exhibition marks the 700th anniversary of Dante's death, celebrated on Dantedì (March 25), the date scholars believe Dante began his journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Rhinoceros Gallery, housed in a 17th-century palace renovated by Jean Nouvel, has previously collaborated with the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, exhibiting Michelangelo's 'L'Adolescente' and El Greco's 'San Pietro e San Paolo.'
Key facts
- Exhibition runs April 15 to July 15, 2021 at Rhinoceros Gallery, Rome.
- Features Claudia Rogge's 'EverAfter' and Raffaele Curi's 'DANTE. In a private dream of Raffaele Curi'.
- Curi's installation includes monitors showing Chernobyl, Hiroshima, Sellafield, and Harrisburg.
- Paradise section includes a work by Giovanni di Paolo (1398–1482).
- Accademia della Crusca contributes daily Instagram project 'La parola di Dante fresca di giornata'.
- Exhibition marks 700th anniversary of Dante's death; Dantedì is March 25.
- Rhinoceros Gallery was inaugurated in 2018, founded by Alda Fendi.
- Palazzo Rhinoceros was renovated by architect Jean Nouvel.
Entities
Artists
- Claudia Rogge
- Raffaele Curi
- Giovanni di Paolo
- Dante Alighieri
- Vittorio Sgarbi
- Alda Fendi
- Jean Nouvel
- Vittorio Storaro
- Francesca Storaro
- Michelangelo
- El Greco
Institutions
- Rhinoceros Gallery
- Fondazione Alda Fendi – Esperimenti
- Accademia della Crusca
- Ministero della Cultura (MiBACT)
- Hermitage Museum (San Pietroburgo)
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Palazzo Rhinoceros
- Campo Boario
- Palatino
- Bocca della Verità
- Basilica Ulpia
- Foro di Traiano
- Arco di Giano
- San Pietroburgo
- Russia
- Chernobyl
- Hiroshima
- Sellafield
- Harrisburg