The Myth of Superheroes
from Antiquity to Contemporary Art
The exhibition, that aims at making visible the common thread linking the past, the present (and the future) of the myths.
The Myth of Superheroes highlights the strict relation between ancient and modern mythology and presents a selection of all the forms of art involved in this mutual process. The different topics of the exhibition are developed through an exceptional selection of original objects: as the exhibition unfolds, archaeological artifacts dialogue with comics, drawings, animations, ancient dolls, and modern action figures, in a highly innovative exhibition pathway for adults and children.
The exhibition invites the audience to explore this incredibly imaginative world, where men and women are able to fly, read minds, control time and magnetic fields, climb walls and manipulate magic. Everything is possible and the only limitation is the unbridled imagination of the artists – writers and designers – who in some eighty years of history have created an artform. The Myth of Superheroes is curated by Fabrizio Modina and developed in collaboration with Contemporanea Progetti.
