Franco Battiato, the exhibition opens at Maxxi in Rome. Photogallery

As already mentioned a few days ago, the exhibition “Franco Battiato – Another life”, hosted in the Extra space of the MAXXI – National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome, opens its doors today – and will be open until 26 April.

Co-produced by the Ministry of Culture and the MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts, the exhibition is curated by Giorgio Calcara with Grazia Cristina Battiato and is organized by COR Creare Organize Realize by Alessandro Nicosia, in collaboration with the Franco Battiato ETS Foundation.

The exhibition is divided into seven thematic sections that trace Battiato’s life and work:

The beginning (from Sicily to Milan) .

Experimenting (from acoustics to electronics)

Success (from avant-garde to pop)

Mysticism (between East and West)

The man (back to origins)

The Master (like a diamond)

From sound to image (Battiato’s cinema)

At the center of the exhibition is an octagonal space, a symbolic echo of the musical octave, where a Dolby Atmos listening system and the projection of five video clips offer the visitor a multi-sensory experience.

The itinerary is enriched by album covers, historical posters, rare photographs and memorabilia, and pictorial works signed by Battiato.

The exhibition is accompanied by moments of in-depth analysis and by a catalog published by Silvana Editoriale, which collects images, texts and a rich repertoire of testimonies.

The following images are taken from the catalogue.

1967 Photo Begotti Giornalfoto, Primo Guttadauro collection