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April 2020
In Memoriam: Nancy O’Boyle
Nancy Millar O’Boyle, a member of the American Academy in Rome’s Board of Trustees from 1985 to 2011, died on March 25, 2020. She was one week shy of her 89th birthday.
March 2020
AAR to Close Rome Campus Early, on April 3
The American Academy in Rome’s campus will close on April 3.
In Memoriam: Henry N. Cobb
The modernist architect Henry N. Cobb, an AAR Trustee Emeritus and 1992 Resident, has died.
February 2020
Art, Video, and Live Performance Converge in Rome
Hundreds of people last week filled the American Academy in Rome’s courtyard, cryptoporticus, library, and art spaces to view artists and performers showcase their work and explore this year’s theme, “Convergence,” in the yearly Cinque Mostre exhibition.
Avinoam Shalem Appointed 24th Director of the American Academy in Rome
The American Academy in Rome is pleased to announce the selection of historian and educator Avinoam Shalem (2016 Resident) to be its 24th Director.
January 2020
Talking to Strangers: Art and Democracy in These Times
By Claudia Trezza.
Political philosopher Danielle Allen and visual artist Theaster Gates picked up on this year’s Academy theme, “Encounters,” to delve into a conversation on democracy, art, and social activism.
In Memoriam: Michael I. Sovern
The American Academy in Rome mourn the passing of former Trustee Michael I. Sovern.
December 2019
Conversation with Peter Benson Miller about “Encounters I”
Claudia Trezza spoke with Peter Benson Miller, curator of Encounters I, about his ideas for the exhibition, which investigates the enduring impact of the city of Rome as a dynamic creative laboratory through a series of interdisciplinary exchanges.
After Charlottesville
Three leaders in art, architecture, and culture—Julie Mehretu, J. Meejin Yoon, and Adam Weinberg—sat down for an incisive conversation at the American Academy in Rome last month.
November 2019
125th Anniversary New York Gala
Photographs from the 125th Anniversary New York Gala, held at Cipriani in New York on November 6, 2019.
June 2019
2019 Open Studios, Musical Performances, and Readings
Hundreds of people filled the studios, gardens, and terraces at the American Academy in Rome to witness visual, musical, and literary works created by Rome Prize Fellows, Italian Fellows, and more.
A Starry Night Honoring Paola Antonelli and Luca Guadagnino
AAR celebrated its fifteenth annual McKim Medal Gala at Villa Aurelia in Rome. Over five hundred guests gathered on June 5 to honor Museum of Modern Art curator Paola Antonelli, along with the award-winning film director and screenwriter Luca Guadagnino, with the McKim Medal for their exceptional contributions to the arts.
“Things You Can’t Predict Happen Here”: A Conversation with Anthony Doerr
Claudia Trezza interviewed Anthony Doerr (2005 Fellow, 2019 Resident) a few days after his reading at Macro Asilo in Rome.
Scrutinizing “The Academic Body”
The human body has gone through a lot since the American Academy in Rome was founded more than a century ago.
May 2019
In Pursuit of the God Dionysos in Ancient Apulia
To catch a glimpse of the long-lost beliefs of the ancients and their visions of the afterlife, one needs to look at the images of the gods that they painted on their pottery. This was the argument Thomas Carpenter made during a talk at the American Academy in Rome, where the archeologist delved into his decades-long study of how the local Italic people of Apulia, in the South of Italy, viewed the afterlife as “an eternal banquet.”