The monumental, enigmatic
travelling public sculpture installation 'Lapidarium. Waiting
for the Barbarians' by the Mexican artist Gustavo Aceves will be
in Rome from September 15.
It will be on public display in some of the most important
archaeological sites of the city.
After an advance exhibition in 2014 in Pietrasanta, where
Aceves lives, and the first presentation in Berlin in 2015, the
40 enormous sculptures measuring from 3 to 8 meters high and as
long as 12 meters will be set up at the Colosseum, Trajan's
Markets, the Imperial Forum and the Arch of Constantine.
The artist intended for his 'army' of bronze, marble, wood,
iron and granite to represent man's eternal migration throughout
history, making it possible to reinterpret Western history from
a critical standpoint.
The work is a way of reflecting on the oppression and
violence of populations against one another, and of giving a
voice to those who are forced constantly from one place to
another, those "losers" who, emigrating, are often considered
"barbarians" and invaders.
The exhibition was curated by Francesco Buranelli and will
be in Rome until January 7. Afterwards it will visit Istanbul,
Paris and Venice in 2017 and will end the tour in Mexico City in
2018.
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