MAXXI Roma Summer 2020 Program: Art, Music, and Theater
The MAXXI museum in Rome unveils its summer 2020 initiative, 'Estate al MAXXI,' which includes outdoor art installations, live performances, theater, film screenings, and book launches. Following the lockdown, the online series '#liberidiuscireconilpensiero' garnered approximately 14 million views. Visitors can enjoy two installations: 'After Love' by Vedovamazzei and 'Home Sweet Home' by Lucy Styles. Notable exhibitions such as 'REAL_ITALY,' 'Gio Ponti. Amare l’architettura,' and 'At Home 20.20' will be on display until July. Live music acts include Motta on July 8, RomAraBeat on July 28, and Tosca on July 30. Theater performances are scheduled for July 17 and 22, while cinema events take place on July 7 and 14, with book presentations from July 15 to 23. Admission is either free or ticketed (€10).
Key facts
- MAXXI summer program 'Estate al MAXXI' starts July 2020
- Online palinsesto '#liberidiuscireconilpensiero' had 14 million views
- Installation 'After Love' by Vedovamazzei inspired by Buster Keaton's 'One Week'
- 'Home Sweet Home' by Lucy Styles won YAP Rome at MAXXI with MoMA
- Exhibitions: 'REAL_ITALY', 'Gio Ponti. Amare l’architettura', 'At Home 20.20'
- Live music: Motta (July 8), RomAraBeat with Moni Ovadia (July 28), Tosca (July 30)
- Theater: Davide Enia's 'L’abisso' (July 17), Isabella Ragonese's 'Spiagge' (July 22)
- Cinema events: Video Essay Film Festival awards (July 7), Extra DOC Festival (July 14)
Entities
Artists
- Vedovamazzei
- Simeone Crispino
- Stella Scala
- Lucy Styles
- Motta
- Moni Ovadia
- Tosca
- Massimo De Lorenzi
- Giovanna Famulari
- Davide Enia
- Isabella Ragonese
- Laura Delli Colli
- Mario Sesti
- Paola Scola
- Silvia Scola
- Ettore Scola
- Andrea Minuz
- Daniele Luchetti
- Marco Risi
- Zerocalcare
- Paolo Benanti
- Claudio Strinati
- Giovanna Melandri
- Buster Keaton
- Gio Ponti
- Luca Valtorta
- Ernesto Assante
- Malcom Pagani
- Francesco Vezzoli
- Marcello Barbanera
- Marina Abramović
- Hou Hanru
- Slavoj Žižek
- Levante
- Vasco Brondi
- Paolo Di Paolo
- Francesco Bianconi
- Luca Barbarossa
- Rachele Bastreghi
- Silvia Calderoni
- Jhumpa Lahiri
- Fabio Barile
- Andrea Botto
- Marina Caneve
- Alessandro Imbriaco
- Francesco Neri
- Giuseppe Di Giacomo
- Massimo Cacciari
- Emanuele Coccia
Institutions
- MAXXI
- Fondazione Maxxi
- MoMA New York
- Teatro di Roma
- Teatro Nazionale
- Teatro Biondo Palermo
- Accademia Perduta/Romagna Teatri
- Fondazione Cinema per Roma
- MiBACT
- Miur
- Artribune
- Mondadori
- BAO Publishing
- Castelvecchi
- San Paolo
- Salani
- Rizzoli
- Il Saggiatore
- Sellerio
- Fondazione Brescia Musei
- MAXXI Arte
- Rizzoli Lizard
- Guanda
- Quodlibet
- Il Mulino
- Einaudi
- École des hautes études en sciences sociales
- Radio2 Social Club
- Alice nella città
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- New York
- Palermo
- Romagna
- MAXXI
- Piazza del MAXXI
- Brescia
- Athens
- Oslo
- Hanoi
- Sydney
- Brennero