On December 16, “Bob Dylan: Retrospectrum” opens at the MAXXI in Rome - the National Museum of the 21st Century Arts - an exhibition that collects the visual art works of one of the most important icons of contemporary culture in the world. After being at the MAM in Shanghai and at the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum in Miami, the exhibition curated by Shai Baitel arrives in Rome, the first European stage, in a completely rethought version to interact with the dynamic and futuristic spaces of Zaha Hadid's MAXXI. More than 100 works including paintings, watercolors, ink and graphite drawings, metal sculptures, video material, exploring more than 60 years of creative activity by Bob Dylan, are on display. “It is very gratifying to know that my visual works will be exhibited at MAXXI, in Rome: a very special museum in one of the most beautiful and stimulating cities in the world - said Dylan - This exhibition aims to offer different points of view, which examine the human condition and explore those mysteries of life that continue to leave us perplexed. It's very different from my music, of course, but it has the same intent."
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