ROME EXHIBITIONS
- Reviews of all major exhibitions taking place at MACRO in Rome Italy -

Running Exhibition till September 12th 2004
"PABLO ECHAURREN"
MACRO, Roma

At Chiostro of Bramante opens an exhibition dedicated to Pablo Echaurren. The works of this event are 200 and show very well the eclectic activity of this artist who, son of Sebastian Matta, translates and proposes again, but in an original way, the spirit of Avant-gardes of XX century, creating works in which the different arts agree. The début is as painter; then, the love of artist for the different kinds of genres drives him to work for graphic and publishing projects, as the covers for Savelli ("Porci con le ali"); about '80s and '90s, Echaurren meets the metropolitan cultures and decides to used the imaginary of the strips (Frigidaire, Alter Alter, Linus, etc.), that recalls the Pop Art. In this exhibition there are: watercolours, minimalist enamels and works that are inspired by the society of the information of mass and by the cinema, TV, theatre and performances: from the covers of Lotta Continua and L''Espresso, to reviews of alternative culture, posters of music, covers of CD and records, post cards and watchs for Swatch. So, this is a good opportunity to know the whole work of Echaurren, original artist who joins the high culture with the lower culture.

Opening hours: Daily 4 p.m.-8 p.m.; on Tuesday and Thursday 4-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 4-12 p.m..
Tickets: 4 €; special price 2.50 €
Informations: Chiostro del Bramante -Via della Pace - 00186 Roma
Phone: 06-68809035

Running Exhibition till January 9th 2005
"CARLA ACCARDI, VALERY KOSHLYAKOV, SISSI "
MACRO, Roma

An exhibition devoted to the three artists Carla Accardi, Valery Koshlyakov and Sissi has recently been opened in MACRO's rooms. The first one, put on in Sale Macro has been organized by Danilo Eccher, the museum director who, on this occasion, has decided to exhibit more than forty works which perfectly show the Italian artist path. The basic stylistic stages in Accardi's career , are four and through them, we can understan his very complicated poetics present in his works like his seventies sicofoil, such as the labyrinth house made of perspex , a series of ceramics very high cones and even 15 very big drawings especially made for the roman exhibit. The first time of Valery Koshlyakov takes place in Sale Panorama. This very interesting and unique exhibit has been especially planned for MACRO. Cloud is the title of his environmental work which is highly explicative of the Russian artist story origins : a village that has been built with poor materials like cardboard, tape, polysterene,on which a cloud, acting as a screen, hovers. Valery Koshlyakov calls these images ''iconic memories in space'' which are a sort of path going backwards in the artist career through an unceasing existential search. The third exhibition is devoted to Sissi, a very joung artist from the town of Bologna who is internationally well known after having been rewarded with the Furla Prize , given to her in 2002. At Macro, she is present with her environmental work , the title of which is NIDI (NESTS), another way to further examine her own body, a very important theme for the performer. Sissi's artistic searches may seem even obsessive when accurately analyzing bodiness and its special relationships created with the surroundings. The works exhibited are entirely made of Indonesian bombé wicker which forms a series of nests which can be seen as contaminations interweaving between men and animals.

Opening hours: Daily from Tuesday to Sunday 9.00-19.00; festivities 9.00-14.00; closed on Monday.
Tickets: full price 5,20 €; reduced 4,20 €; free up to 18 years old and for elderly aged more than 65
Informations: Chiostro del Bramante -Via della Pace - 00186 Roma
Phone: 06/671070400