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The first complete retrospective dedicated to the career of American photographer and art critic Milton Gendel (b. 1918) will take place in two exhibitions in Rome: Milton Gendel: a Surreal Life at the Museo Carlo Bilotti (Aranciera di Villa Borghese) from 5 October 2011 to 8 January 2012, and Milton Gendel: Portraits at the American Academy in Rome from 19 October to 30 November 2011. The retrospective traces Gendel’s work from his affiliation with the Surrealist exiles in New York in the 1940s through his long-time connection to Italy, where he has lived and worked for over sixty years.The exhibition is organized by Zetema Progetto Cultura with the patronage of the United States Embassy in Italy, the Embassy of Italy to the United States, and the American Academy in Rome, and is promoted by Roma Capitale, Assessorato alle Politiche Culturali e Centro Storico-- Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali. Both exhibitions are curated by Peter Benson Miller, Barbara Drudi and Alberta Campitelli.
Milton Gendel: a Surreal Life
at Museo Carlo Bilotti
Opening: Tuesday, 4 October, 2011, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Exhibition hours: open Tuesday through Sunday, 9:00am - 7:00pm; ticket office closes at 6:30pm; closed Mondays; ticket price 8 euros
Closing: Sunday, 8 January, 2012
Milton Gendel: Portraits
at American Academy in Rome
Opening: Wednesday, 19 October, 2011, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
AAR Gallery hours: open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 5:00pm - 8:00pm, free admisson
Closing: Wednesday, 30 November, 2011
Photo: Milton Gendel, Leo Castelli, 1982; courtesy of Milton Gendel.
