From 28 October 2015 to 14 February 2016 Spazio Eventi SET Via

NATHAN SAWAYA’S
From 28 October 2015 to 14 February 2016
Spazio Eventi SET Via Tirso,14 Roma
For the first time in Italy, Nathan Sawaya’s THE ART OF THE BRICK, the
internationally acclaimed art exhibit with millions of visitors, is hosted in Rome
in the Spazio Eventi SET
THE ART OF THE BRICK is a one-of-a-kind modern art exhibition where the
artist has created a new dimension by merging Pop Art and Surrealism. Staged
over an area of more than 1200m , it showcases 80 imposing and fascinating
works of art made with the famous LEGO bricks
Nathan Sawaya’s art works were built with more than a million LEGO bricks.
Revealed in breathtaking environments, these works surprise visitors, leaving
them speechless. Among the most stunning and unexpected 3D creations, THE
ART OF THE BRICK presents the, sometimes reinterpreted, reconstructions
of universally known works of art and of the human condition
The curator of the Italian exhibition, Fabio Di Gioia, highlights the importance
of the exhibit aimed to a wide audience:
“Nathan Sawaya’s artwork immediately strikes the adult more than the child. The
sculptures, at a first glimpse, seem easy to create: you just need a large number of
bricks and assemble them by following a design. But in THE ART OF THE BRICK
you can see the creative genius of the artist, behind the playfulness, which
expresses a new reinterpretation of art as well as the human condition. And this
strikes the adult. Sawaya’s arrival to Italy, homeland of creative genius and art, is
an extraordinary experience because it brings back home something that in
someway belongs to us”
Among the most stunning creations: The Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, the Sistine
Ceiling, Michelangelo’s David, Warhol’s portraits, Rembrandt self-portrait, Rodin’s
Thinker, Klimt’s The Scream, Monet’s San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk, Van Gogh’s
Starry Night, Modigliani, Klimt’s Kiss, The Parthenon, and the huge, 6 m long T-rex skeleton built with over 80.000 bricks
THE ART OF THE BRICK opens on October 28, in Rome, and is produced by Terminal 2
and Da Vinci Grandi Eventi. For CNN, it is one of the Top 10 must-see global exhibitions
Accessible to all, it appeals to both young and old who, at some point in their lives, have all
played with the famous LEGO bricks
THE ART OF THE BRICK will be hosted until 14 February201 6 in the Spazio Eventi SET
(Via Tirso,14 Roma)
NATHAN SAWAYA
Nathan Sawaya was born in Colville, Washington State. He then studied law at New York
University, a city where he settled down before starting work as a lawyer with Winston &
Strawn. He left the legal world in 2004 and decided to embrace his full-time career as an artist
by creating sculptures with LEGO bricks in his two studios in New York City and Los
Angeles, where he has more than 4 million bricks
His first solo exhibition debuted in 2007and was an enormous success. Shown in major
art institutions throughout the world, his artwork is held in both prominent, private and
public collections and is present in many museums in North America. Sawaya has
earned a top position in the world of contemporary art and is the recipient of numerous
awards and honours
“Create what you see. Create what you feel
Create what you have never seen. Just create”
THE ART OF THE BRICK
Spazio Eventi SET via Tirso,14 Roma
www.artofthebrick.it
Press conference: wednesday 28 October, 11.00 h
Vernissage: wednesday 28 October, 18.30 h
INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC
The exhibition offers audio guides, an interactive and building area and creative workshops
OPENING HOURS
28 October 2015 – 14 February 2016
OPEN DAILY:
monday-thursday: 10.00 - 20.00
friday –saturday: 10.00 - 23.00
sunday: 10.00 - 21.00
(last entry 1 hour before closing time)
The exhibit will be open during published hours but
reserves the right to possible changes, please visit
www.artofthebrick.it
TICKETS
Pre-sale ticket-holders have immediate access to the exhibit
Adults
Children (4 -13 years old)
Students and reductions *
BOX OFFICE
PRE-SALE
FAMILY
2 adults +2 children or 1 adult + 3 children
2 adults + 3 children
AUDIO GUIDE
GROUP BOOKINGS, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITY
(Pre-sale: 1.00 euro VAT included commission per ticket)
GROUPS (10 people or more – pre-sale booking necessary)
Adults
Schools, junior and senior
Students and reductions *
* Students 14-26 y.o., over 65, disabled,)
free entry to carers accompanying a disabled
visitor according to Legge 104/92
PRESS OFFICE
Laura Melidoni 337 78 35 87 [email protected]