THE WORK OF BERTINA LOPES
Bertina Lopes curated by Claudio Crescentini and Paola Ugolini
On 6 June 2023, the Museo delle Civiltà also presents the first exhibition that reconstructs the living and working space, both private and public , of the artist and activist Bertina Lopes (Lourenço Marques, current Maputo, 1924-Rome, 2012). On the occasion of the exhibition, Lopes' Roman home and studio, in Via XX Settembre 98, will for the first time be the subject of a partial reconstruction , made possible by extensive photographic documentation created by the photographer Giorgio Benni and commissioned by the Museo delle Civiltà. Along with a selection of paintings and drawings, books and photographic images are also on display and work tools.