Romanitas: Theatre of History - Ways of Living

Russell Roberts

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Abstract

A reading of John Kippin's 'Romanitas' series of photographs (2014-16), made in the district of Rome known as EUR (Esposizione Universale Roma), exploring the architectural legacy to Benito Mussolini's fascist project. The essay reflects on pictorial traditions from 19th century tourism of classical Rome, through to the neorealist and new wave cinema of the post-war period.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationJohn Kippin
Subtitle of host publicationA Retrospective
PublisherNational Gallery of Art
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Fascism, photography, architecture, contemporary art

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