MAXXI Roma launches 5-part performance art series
The MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo in Rome has launched 'Le storie della performance', a series of five encounters exploring performance art from the 1960s to the present. Curated by different specialists, the program covers video art, dance, environmental art, and theater. Sessions include Alessandra Mammì on video art from Nam June Paik to Matthew Barney (February 29), Anna Lea Antolini on dance from Merce Cunningham to Lady Gaga and Francesco Vezzoli (March 14), Riccardo Venturi on natural elements from Robert Smithson to Olafur Eliasson (March 21), and Gianfranco Maraniello on 1970s theater from Living Theatre to Arte Povera (April 18). The series aims to trace the evolution of performance as a key artistic language of recent decades.
Key facts
- MAXXI in Rome organizes 'Le storie della performance' series
- Five encounters cover performance art from 1960s to today
- Alessandra Mammì leads session on video art February 29
- Anna Lea Antolini leads dance session March 14
- Riccardo Venturi leads environmental art session March 21
- Gianfranco Maraniello leads theater session April 18
- Topics include Nam June Paik, Matthew Barney, Merce Cunningham, Lady Gaga, Robert Smithson, Olafur Eliasson, Living Theatre, Arte Povera
- Series explores performance as a transformative artistic language
Entities
Artists
- Marina Abramović
- Francesco Vezzoli
- Lady Gaga
- Nam June Paik
- Matthew Barney
- Merce Cunningham
- Trisha Brown
- Anna Halprin
- Jérôme Bel
- Akram Khan
- Larbi Cherkaoui
- Alessandro Sciarroni
- Robert Smithson
- Olafur Eliasson
- Grotowski
Institutions
- MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo
- Mart di Rovereto
- Sony
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Venice
- Rovereto