Extraordinary Visions: Italy Through the Lens at MAXXI Rome

The MAXXI museum in Rome presents 'Extraordinary Visions. L’Italia ci guarda', a photography exhibition featuring 150 images by 40 Italian and international photographers. Curated to mark 70 years since the founding of the Italian Republic, the show explores Italy's diverse landscapes, from sublime vistas to degraded peripheries, and its evolving society. Works by Ugo Mulas capture Biennale di Venezia openings as art criticism, while Francesco Jodice documents minimal architecture shaped by client desires. Hiroshi Sugimoto evokes forgotten historical architecture, and Paola De Pietri photographs solitude at Colle dei Cappuccini. Giovanni Gastel's fashion models interact with mosaic swimmers at Stadio del Nuoto, and Ferdinando Scianna portrays Mediterranean women in Sicilian festivals. Gabriele Basilico captures Rome's urban transformations, Letizia Battaglia reports on mafia and environmental degradation, and Francesco Zizola documents humanitarian crises. The exhibition runs until October 23, 2016.