Neri Marcorè parodies Pistoletto's self-portrait at MAXXI in Art is Open video

Michelangelo Pistoletto's 2021 work 'Autoritratto di schiena' (Back Self-Portrait) is featured in a new episode of 'Art is Open', a video series by IGT designed to make contemporary art accessible. The silkscreen on mirror shows Pistoletto from behind, wearing his signature hat, as part of his 'Quadri Specchianti' series begun in 1961. Actor Neri Marcorè offers multiple ironic interpretations of the piece, playing characters such as a visitor mistaking the queue for a bar, a clumsy flirt, a frustrated tourist with a broken audioguide, a priest giving a religious reading, and a museum guard. The video aims to engage viewers as active participants, reflecting Pistoletto's original intent to challenge perspectives. The series is produced by IGT and hosted at the MAXXI museum in Rome.