“L’arte differente: MOCAK al MAXXI”. Exhibition curated by Anna Maria Potocka, Roma, MAXXI - Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, 7 December 2016 – 22 January 2017

  • Agnieszka Smigiel University of Cagliari
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13125/medea-2611
Keywords: Contemporary art, Polish art, MOCAK, Critical museum, Exhibition, Total collection

Abstract

The paper presents a review of the exhibition entitled ”L’arte differente: MOCAK al MAXXI” hosted in the National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome between the 7th December 2016 and the 22nd January 2017. This art event is a part of the big MAXXI project, titled “Expanding the Horizon”. The aim is to present the collections from diverse institutions in order to give an opportunity to Italian and international visitors to come into direct contact with different cultural and artistic realities.

The art exhibition is dedicated to the MOCAK collection (Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow), which includes numerous works that show the history and actual status of contemporary art in Poland. As pointed out by the curator of the event and the Director of MOCAK, Anna Maria Potocka, it is not just a collection of works of art but rather of ideas. 

This review describes several exhibited works and their accurate selection that reflects the curatorial strategy of the Cracovian museum.

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Author Biography

Agnieszka Smigiel, University of Cagliari

PhD Candidate in History, Cultural heritage and International studies at the University of Cagliari. She concluded her MA in Art History at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun (Poland) and she finished the Postgraduate School of Specialization in Architectural and Landscape Heritage at the ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome. Currently, she collaborates with the Center for Museum Studies (Museology) at the University of Cagliari. Her areas of interests range from museum studies, exhibition design, technologies for cultural heritage, history of art collecting, cultural tourism, monument restoration, to contemporary art and urban design.

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Published
2017-09-28
How to Cite
Smigiel, A. (2017). “L’arte differente: MOCAK al MAXXI”. Exhibition curated by Anna Maria Potocka, Roma, MAXXI - Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, 7 December 2016 – 22 January 2017. Medea, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.13125/medea-2611
Issue
Vol 3 No 1 (2017): THE FUTURE: VISIONS AND PATHS
Section
In the net
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https://nbn.depositolegale.it/resolver.pl?nbn=urn%3Anbn%3Ait%3Aunica-21021

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