Palazzo Bonaparte, just a few weeks after the conclusion of the Van Gogh exhibition, presents the upcoming exhibition created with Artemisia, “Sembra Vivo!”, starting from May 26.
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Sembra Vivo, the exhibition and the artists
Arriving in Rome, Sembra Vivo!
This is an exhibition dedicated to hyperrealist sculpture, showcased with 43 mega-installations by 29 contemporary artists, all internationally recognized.
The artists of Sembra Vivo! are numerous. From Maurizio Cattelan, with iconic works such as the pigeons from “Ghosts” or the famous banana titled “Comedian”, to Ron Mueck – Australian artist born in 1958 – with his gigantic head of a man “Dark Place”.
Alongside these great interpreters, we also find George Segal, Carole Feuerman, Duane Hanson and many others.
The hyperrealist sculptures
The hyperrealist sculptures are so close to reality that it becomes difficult to distinguish a real body from a work of art.
The exhibition aims to provoke, question, and unite the artists who have sparked discussions, bringing visitors into a mental short circuit, astonished by such unsettling verisimilitude.
Even though aware that the sculptures are not real, the skin, hair (real human hair), beards, and hands seem to tell us otherwise.
Similarly, the naked bodies scandalize, the eyes hypnotize, and the dimensions, sometimes perfectly scaled and sometimes not, confuse.
Sembra Vivo, conceived by the Institut für Kulturaustausch, curated by Maximilian Letze with Nicolas Ballario and produced and organized by Arthemisia, can be visited until October 8, 2023.
If you are also interested in all the other must-see exhibitions 2023 in Venice, Naples, Turin and Milan, we recommend our insights:
Venice: exhibitions to see in 2023
Exhibitions in Naples: what to see in 2023
Exhibitions in Milan 2023: the five not to miss
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