Over 8000 meters of black adhesive tape, on a white background, cover the walls, ceiling, pillars and access devices according to a dense system of orthogonal lines and a series of geometric elements anchored to the ceiling and arranged on the ground along the side naves of this Metropolitan Cathedral they catch the gaze of passers-by.
The initiative is the result of collaboration between the MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts e ATTACK on the occasion of the reopening of the station, at the end of the special advance overhaul of the transfer systems, as part of the great exhibition Ambienti 1956 – 2010. Environments by women artists II – curated by Andrea Lissoni, Marina Pugliese, Francesco Stocchi – scheduled at MAXXI until 20 October 2024.
A group exhibition that highlights the fundamental contribution of women to the history of one of the forms of artistic expression perhaps least investigated today: environments. On the border between art, architecture and design, they are three-dimensional and immersive works, which are activated thanks to the interaction of the public and are completed by the human presence.
It is precisely from these assumptions that the synergy between MAXXI and ATAC was born, to bring an environment outside the Museum, arousing surprise, emotion and curiosity in a place crossed every day by thousands of people.
Alessandro GiuliPresident of the MAXXI Foundation: «We are very happy with this collaboration with ATAC, which allows us to bring 21st century art to the heart of the city, in contact with thousands of Romans and tourists. Environments it is an exhibition that we care about a lot, because it represents a manifesto of how we imagine the MAXXI of the future, for the undisputed quality of the artistic research from which it moves and because the public has rewarded us with enthusiasm, making it the most visited MAXXI exhibition ever with over 50 thousand visitors in the first two months of opening. We are also very pleased that more and more often institutions and companies, like ATAC in this case, choose MAXXI as a partner for innovative projects in the name of art».
Alberto ZorzanATAC General Manager: «I thank the MAXXI Foundation for the important support that has allowed us to use these days of closure of the station, necessary to carry out indispensable and unpostponable interventions, to prepare an art show that makes the Metro station more attractive. This collaboration continues the path we have undertaken to make public transport locations collectors of positive stimuli, using the language of high culture. Bringing art into the world of public transport is an intelligent way, in fact, to enrich, by expanding it, the travel experience».
