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Jean Arp has often been seen almost exclusively as related to Dadaism. But it’s not so easy.

The relationship with the Dada movement is not only undeniable, but essential for the definition of his poetic. Arp was, in fact, a personality more complex than it might appear.

The current exhibition at the National Museum of Rome – Baths of Diocletian (until January 15, 2017) aims to shed light on the artist from Alsace, on his touching several artistic movements of the 1900s, and his coming to an entirely original work.

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In the ancient world, only few works carry a “signature“, a mark. It would allows to determine its origin or property. On the contrary, are the objects of common use those that most frequently carry symbols of ownership and allow to define its history.

The exhibition “Made in Rome. Marchi di produzione e di possesso nella società antica” (Made in Rome. Trademarks of production and possession in ancient society) at Trajan’s Market highlights these aspects that are often overlooked by the general public, but with great importance for the archaeologists.

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Is the exhibition “Barbie. The Icon” really worthy?

I don’t want to talk about the exhibition traditionally organised at the Vittoriano, or about the lack of good exhibition in Rome during the summer. But “Barbie. The Icon” is a bad one. Seriously.

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