From today 17 November 2022 to 27 February 2023 Fondazione Prada presents Recycling Beauty, an unprecedented study dedicated entirely to the reuse of Greek and Roman antiquities in post-antique contexts, from the Middle Ages to the Baroque era. The exhibition houses over fifty highly representative artworks from international and Italian public collections and museums along with a full-scale reconstruction of the colossal statue of Constantine (4th century CE), one of the most important works of late ancient Roman sculpture. Through an innovative interpretive approach – curated by Salvatore Settis with Anna Anguissola and Denise La Monica – and experimental exhibition formats designed by Rem Koolhaas/OMA, “Recycling Beauty” underlines the need to think of the classical not simply as a legacy of the past, but also as a vital element with the power to affect our present and future.
Fondazione Prada