Esther Stocker transforms Rome metro station with site-specific installation

Key facts

• Metro A Vittorio Emanuele station in Rome reopened on July 1, 2024, after closing on April 8, 2024 for special maintenance.
• Esther Stocker created a site-specific installation titled 'Prospettiva comune' using 8,000 meters of black adhesive tape on white background.
• The installation covers walls, ceilings, pillars, and access devices with orthogonal lines and geometric elements.
• The work is a collaboration between MAXXI Museum and ATAC, part of the exhibition 'Ambienti 1956-2010. Environments by women artists II'.
• The exhibition is curated by Andrea Lissoni, Marina Pugliese, and Francesco Stocchi, on view at MAXXI until October 20, 2024.
• The exhibition expands on 'Inside Other Space. Environments by Women Artist 1956-1976' from Haus der Kunst, Munich, extending to 2010.
• 19 immersive works by women artists including Tania Mouraud, Nanda Vigo, Tsuruko Yamazaki, Micol Assaël, Monica Bonvicini, Kimsooja, Christina Kubisch, Nalini Malani, Pipilotti Rist, Martha Rosler, and Esther Stocker.
• The exhibition recorded over 50,000 visitors in its first two months, becoming MAXXI's most visited exhibition ever.
• MAXXI Foundation President Alessandro Giuli praised the collaboration with ATAC for bringing art to the city center.
• The installation at Vittorio Emanuele station is on view until December 2024.