The extraordinary architecture of the Baths of Caracalla is reflected in a mirror. Water returns to be a central element of the archaeological complex after 1800 years from its construction. The project, The Mirror,a large architectural line (42 x 32 meters) with infinity water on three sides, is radical and contemporary but at the same time harmonizes with the ancient complex of the Baths.
The simple and rectangular shape deliberately suggests the shape of the Natatio: the black cladding material of the pool (Liner) is modern but maintains as its main intent to frame, mirror and replicate the ancient monument to make it the absolute protagonist, highlighting its majestic vestiges. The shape and color of the Mirror are mainly determined by its functionality, an absolute novelty: visitors will be at the center of their experience, interacting with the Baths of Caracalla. The Mirror of Water, which rises only 10 centimeters from the ground, has a multipurpose function: a sort of theater of water and on the water, equipped with a real stage intended for a series of performative and cultural activities, in a symbiosis between art and functionality. The stage, black in color, like the rest of the pool and with a minimum difference in height (about 5 centimeters) compared to the Mirror of Water, thanks to its large size, allows the possibility of presenting theatrical, dance or classical music performances, but also conferences, meetings and lectio magistralis.
The Colosseum Archaeological Park will be embellished by a one-of-a-kind exhibition: it is entitled RARA AVIS Fashion in flight at the Farnese Aviaries and will be held from April 24 to July 21 in the Farnese Aviaries.
Dresses and accessories, unique examples of haute couture from the archives of the most famous fashion houses in the world, will be exhibited in the Farnese Aviaries, one of the most symbolic places of Renaissance and Baroque Rome, set in the Farnese Gardens of the Palatine, the first botanical garden in the world, commissioned in the sixteenth century by Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. The exhibition unfolds inside the two pavilions and is divided into three sections: The Myth, Kaleidoscopic Visions and The WINGS, irreALI, reALI. The winged fantasy of the ‘mythical’ Anna Piaggi. some of the wonders that will be possible to admire: the majestic white swan dress, a tulle foam complemented by white wings by Maria Grazia Chiuri for Christian Dior (Cruise, 2022); the black swan dress, which brings to mind the Odile of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, by Alexander McQueen for Givenchy (autumn-winter 1997 haute couture); the organza corset-dress, entirely embroidered with rooster and pheasant feathers, from the Florence 2020 Collection by Dolce&Gabbana Alta Moda; the long black dress, trimmed at the back with a cascade of kaleidoscopic feathers by Thierry Mugler (autumn-winter haute couture 1997); the golden micro-dress, in metal mesh and huge ostrich feather wings designed by Donatella Versace specifically for Katy Perry and her sported on the red carpet of the MET Gala in 2018; the exclusive look created by Alessandro Michele for Gucci with 3D crystal embroidery and worn by Florence Welch, at the 2019 MET Gala, as well as the outfit, with parrot bolero, of Jean-Paul Gaultier’s first haute couture show (autumn-winter 1997). A special place also deserves the “Victory of the Hummingbird” dress, designed specifically for “Rara Avis” by Tiziano Guardini, made of non-violent silk and dedicated to the theme of sustainability.
Housed in the garden of Villa Caffarelli in the Capitoline Museums, you can admire the striking reconstruction of the Colossus of Constantine, one of the most representative works of late antique Roman sculpture, created on a scale of 1:1, thanks to the in-depth study of literary and epigraphic sources and the nine surviving fragments of the grandiose original sculpture – head, right arm, wrist, right hand, right knee, right shin, right foot, left foot – preserved in the courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori.
Approximately 13 metres high, the colossal statue of Constantine (4th century A.D.) depicts the emperor in the guise of a seated Jupiter, his body partially uncovered, a cloak over his shoulder, the globe in his left hand, and the sceptre in his right.
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