Giulia Magno
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Biography
Giulia Magno is an Italian filmmaker, art historian, and curator based in Rome. Her moving image works have been exhibited internationally, including at ICA Miami, the Serpentine Galleries, the National Galleries of Scotland, and the New Museum in New York. As a curator, she has collaborated with institutions such as the MAXXI Museum in Rome, ICA London, and the National Museum of Cinema in Turin, curating exhibitions that explore the intersection of film and art.
Known For
A pioneering force in feminist art for more than four decades, Judy Chicago paved the way for generations of women artists. She decided to join forces with Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova to inspire people to imagine a different, more humane world.
What if Women Ruled the World?
Inspired by a famous exchange of letters between Michelangelo Antonioni and Mark Rothko, Esterno giorno is an experimental love letter to Italian cinema. Embarking on an intimate journey in the footsteps of Monica Vitti’s characters, the filmmaker poetically intertwines contemporary footage shot across Italy and the Jordanian desert with excerpts from Antonioni’s films, creating an illusion of continuity between past and present.
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In Bubble Bath, a simple bathtub becomes the stage for an unusual journey through the history of cinema. From noir and western to horror and slapstick comedy, a century of moving images unfolds in a visual meditation on the hidden poetry of everyday life.