At MAXXI, Luca Vitone narrates Villa Adriana through his painting

Between the MAXXI in Rome and Hadrian ’s imperial residence in Tivoli (i.e. Villa Adriana), Luca Vitone (Genoa, 1964), one of the most appreciated contemporary Italian painters and sculptors, expands the physical and geographical imaginary of the two places, making them dialogue: this is the aim of his solo exhibition Io, Villa Adriana, scheduled from June 17 to September 12.

The exhibition stems from the reflection carried out by Luca Vitone over the years on the relationship between self and landscape. The project was conceived specifically by the artist for the focus dedicated to him: on display at Villa Adriana some works related to the theme of landscape while at MAXXI a series of large-format canvases painted with powders from Emperor Hadrian’s residence in Tivoli.

With an explorer’s gait, Vitone traverses places and, thanks to his works, narrates them by expanding their imagery both in a physical and geographical meaning and in a symbolic and socio-historical one, thus unifying the exploratory practice to the more analytical and ironic one.

For all information you can visit MAXXI’s official website.

At MAXXI, Luca Vitone narrates Villa Adriana through his painting

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