Fausto Giaccone
dal 29/6/2008 al 26/7/2008
Segnalato da
29/6/2008
Fausto Giaccone
American Academy, Roma
The Battle of Valle Giulia. This photographic exhibition chronicles the events leading up to and following the historic student protest at the Valle Giulia School of Architecture at the University of Rome in 1968.
Curated by John Cary
The Battle of Valle Giulia: Photographs by Fausto Giaccone" chronicles
the events leading up to and following the historic student protest at
the Valle Giulia School of Architecture at the University of Rome in
1968. The protest and resulting clash with police became a flashpoint
for the Italian student movement and has since become known as the
"Battle of Valle Giulia" - a poignant confluence of architecture and
social activism.
The exhibition features the work of Fausto Giaccone, an
architecture student at the School in '68, now a photographer based in
Milan. Born in Tuscany in 1943 and raised in Palermo, Giaccone's career
as a photographer was one of many shaped by the events of 1968. Made
possible by the generous support of Raymond Lifchez, Mary Margaret Jones
& Doug Argue, and the American Academy in Rome. Special thanks to Martin
Brody, Stephanie Hom Cary, Roy Fowler, Lucio Maniscalchi, Daniele
Turchi, Fotogramma 24, and Aldo Culluto Telai e Cornici.
Opening Monday, June 30, 5:30-8:30pm
American Academy
via Angelo Masina, 5 - Roma