Banks of the Tiber

November 26, 2018 5:41 AM

The embankment walls of Rome’s Tiber river get covered in grime, as city walls will do. In 2005, American artist Kristin Jones removed some of that grime to reveal some She Wolves. In 2016 she and William Kentridge were back with Tevereterno, featuring Triumphs and Laments, 500 meters of Roman history writ large. Youtube has four short videos on the project. Vimeo has a particularly fine rolling shot of the final work. (I particularly like the homage to La Dolce Vita at the 2:19 mark.)
posted by BWA (3 comments total)

Great links, thank you!
posted by ogorki at 5:52 AM on November 26, 2018

Fabulous post. But as a resident who walks over Ponte Sisto freqently, ugh, what a reminder of just how far into disrepair this city has fallen into the last few years.
posted by romakimmy at 9:39 AM on November 26, 2018

Nice that they photographed humans for scale. I wonder what else is out there....
posted by BlueHorse at 12:04 PM on November 26, 2018