Things discussed: Ara Pacis; Impressionism; boxes; captions; collectors; red hair; wag artists.
written by eI happened to be in Rome during the last Christmas holidays, and I visited Gems of Impressionism at the Ara Pacis exhibition space (December 23, 2013 to February 2, 2014). The exhibition was organized in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, and presented a collection of 68 Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works.
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| courtesy: Museo dell'Ara Pacis © 2013 |
Right. Done with the institutional info. The reason why this is the subject of this post is not much the need or desire to speak about the content.
We are all pretty familiar with Impressionism. I will make some considerations about the box that contains the exhibition—and the way this box is lined and padded, as the venue can influence greatly the final perception of a visit, in a way or the opposite. And this goes from how far the ticket desk is from the entrance door (you will notice the importance in a rainy winter day) to the dimension of the font in which the details of the works are written under them.
