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Events in Rome and surroundings: detail
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| From February 19 2008 to May 18 2008
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| The Myth of Speed. Art, Engines and Society
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Palazzo delle Esposizioni
Via Nazionale, 194
Opening hours:
Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday: from 10:00am to 8:00pm
Friday and Saturday: from 10:00am to 10:30pm
closed on Monday
The Myth of Speed. Art, Engines and Society in 20th Century in Italy
February 19th – May 18th 2008
Speed is the focal point of this fascinating and scenically spectacular exhibition. A theme developed in all its forms through a chronological overview of the 20th century that goes on to explore a range of entrancing future scenarios. Engines and their inseparable links with art will constitute the primary basis for exploration and interpretation of other key strands such as design, cinema and fashion in a trajectory encapsulating a century of Italian life. Automobiles of various periods, motorcycles, aeroplanes, historical photographs and videos will accompany the visitors on a journey both physical and mental, cultural and sensory, through the history of Italy as seen through the eyes of those who conceived, wrote and experienced it in a state of constant acceleration. The exhibition will focus on the most significant moments in the history of speed in Italy: the Futurism of Marinetti, the birth of the great automobile companies, the conquest of the third dimension and the skies, the history of the work of the great car designers, the Italian economic boom and the acceleration of communications due to the great new frontier of Internet all the way up to our day and the rich and still unexplored world of modern speed. Fascinating and crucial scientific contributions from the National Institute for Nuclear Physics will prompt the visitor to reflect on three particular aspects of the concept of speed: the speed of light, the speed of matter and the speed of information. The spectacular and unprecedented combination of engines, figurative arts, film, fashion and design will demonstrate how the concept of speed and the myth associated with it influenced and transformed life during the 20th century, radically changing society, language and the forms of expression.
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