La Danse Macabre


Tuesday, March 30th at 5pm


In collaboration with John Cabot University's Art History department, our photography class has been given the opportunity to photograph a contemporary art exhibit organized curated by seven of the university's art history students.

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La Danse Macabre

Carola Bonfili, Roberto De Paolis, Gabriele de Santis, Stanislao Di Giugno, Emiliano Maggi, Caterina Nelli, Nicola Pecoraro

Curated by Alexander Anderson, Poppy Cotterell, Valeria D’Ambrosio, Lucrezia Gaetani Cembran, Angels Miralda-Tena, Olga Serhijchuk, Ellen Von Wiegand

March 11 – April 1 2010

Opening March 11, 7pm

Nomas Foundation is proud to announce the first collaboration with John Cabot University’s Department of Art History and Studio Art, presenting the exhibition project La Danse Macabre, which investigates the debate on the transcendent through the works of Carola Bonfili, Roberto De Paolis, Gabriele de Santis, Stanislao di Giugno, Emiliano Maggi, Caterina Nelli, Nicola Pecoraro.

The question of the spiritual has haunted the entirety of human philosophy and theology. In the Middle Ages the “Danse Macabre” and theme of the Triumph of Death became popular topics in folklore and art, serving to familiarize the viewer with the political and social precariousness, as exemplified in Hans Holbein’s masterpiece the “Dance of Death” series of woodblock prints. Today contemporary art is still elaborating on this theme as catastrophic events continue to act as catalysts to theories and explorations of the unknown. Within the last two years, the giant untouchable economy of the West has crashed, leaving people grasping for a new direction. In times of social uncertainties, questions of the infinite cyclically emerge and the relationship with the transcendent becomes an urge. The selection of artworks in La Danse Macabre strives to portray the sense of persistence in the discussion of the infinite, through different interpretations, dwelling upon the juxtaposition of the physical and ethereal realm.

La Danse Macabre is hosted in the frame of Nomas Lab, a platform which fosters the dialogue between universities, art schools and the Foundation.

The exhibition project La Danse Macabre was initiated within the course ‘Issues and Trends in Contemporary Art’ lead by Professor Ilaria Gianni at John Cabot University, Rome, which confronted the students with the art scene of the city.

Nomas Foundation in collaboration with John Cabot University Art History and Studio Arts Department.

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Opening times: Tuesday to Friday from 2pm until 7pm