Rome 1961-1969

The exhibition Rome 1961-1969 traces the relationship of the American painter Marcia Hafif with Rome and its artistic scene through the works created during her long stay in the city from 1961 to 1969. The exhibition project brings works on canvas and vinyl to the public characterized by a style that Hafif defined as “pop-minimal”, in which the geometric patterns progressively leave room for “hill shapes”, the hilly shapes among the most representative of the artist’s Roman period. To complete the exhibition, four series of black and white photographs – including Roman Shopkeeper (1968), Italian Party (1968) and Roman Windows (1969) exhibited for the first time – which offer an unprecedented look at Hafif’s photographic research, started in Rome thanks to the help of my friend Tony Vaccaro.