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| Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo |
On
looking at Zaha Hadid’s building from the outside…
.
Zena: What’s nice
about concrete is that it looks unfinished. She said that.
.
Eva: She said
that?
.
Zena: In Italy,
that fits. Tiles that develop a patina. Rome, the eternal city. Construction going
on among the ruins. Perhaps that was one of Zaha’s messages here.
.
Eva: But the
tree?
.
Zena: Make of it
what you will.
.
Eva: Who invented
concrete?
.
Zena: Like
everything else, we Romans.
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Voice-over
The Romans
invented concrete but what Zaha Hadid could do with concrete surprises even
Italians.
And the museum
has curated three great architectural exhibitions. Tel Aviv: The White City,
Home Beirut: Sounding the Neighbors, and Bruno Zevi’s commentaries on Italian
architects 1944 to 2000. A seamless passage from building to exhibitions.
