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Article: Search for tomorrow. (promoting contemporary art in Rome, Italy)
- Article from:
- Artforum International
- Article date:
- June 22, 1997
- Author:
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At once sublimely evanescent and maddeningly dysfunctional, Rome remains suspended between a venerable past and a chaotic present, bewildering even to its oldest habitues. In this labyrinthine metropolis, contemporary art suffers the same fate as everything else, emerging from this ancient maze only to disappear into its tangled arteries. Initiatives for exhibitions, even at the highest level, are almost exclusively the product of iron-willed individuals who somehow manage to function in the absence of an adequate infrastructure for support of the arts. Navigating the logistical complexities of mounting exhibitions in Rome is a task that often seems daunting, even to those ...
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