Rome honors the centenary of Italian actor Vittorio Gassman, April 8th, 2022

Rome’s Auditorium/Parco della Musica inaugurated the Vittorio Gassman centenary exhibit with his widow and son, March 8^th, 2022.

 
Vittorio Gassman was born in the Italian city of Genoa.  He went on to become one of Italy’s most famous actors and starred in 130 movies and countless theatrical and television productions.  On hand at the press conference was his widow Diletta d’Andrea and his son Alessandro, he too a famous actor. 

The exhibit, which runs until June 29^th, 2022, covers and area of 1,000 square meters and also includes the original Lancia Aurelia B24S car which was in one of Gassman’s most famous movies, “Il Sorpasso”.

  

“La Commedia Umana” by Chinese dissent artist Ai Weiwei at the Baths of Diocletian, March 24th, 2022

China's artist-activist Ai Weiwei was at Rome's Baths of Diocletian (they were once the largest baths in the world and are located directly in front of Italy's largest train station, Termini) for the press conference and presentation of his massive work of art, "La Commedia Umana".

The enormous chandelier stands 9 meters tall and 6 meters wide and is made of more than 2,000 pieces of black glass,  The piece was created in the world-famous glass blowing factories of Murano (located in the Venice area) and is supposed to represent humanity at its most basic level: intestines and bones. 

The unique exhibit runs until April 3rd, 2022.