Michela Murgia on Maria Lai at MAXXI Rome

Writer Michela Murgia appeared at the MAXXI museum in Rome to discuss her latest book "Noi siamo tempesta. Storie senza eroe che hanno cambiato il mondo" and her connection to artist Maria Lai, a fellow Sardinian. The museum is currently hosting an exhibition dedicated to Lai. In her book, Murgia explores an unconventional idea of heroism—not as a solitary individual but as a collective effort. Among sixteen stories, some well-known and others obscure, Murgia focuses on Lai's approach to creativity, described as free and unprejudiced. The event coincides with the centenary of Lai's birth, celebrating a woman who helped revolutionize contemporary artistic language.