Iwan Baan, Rome – Las Vegas, Bread and Circuses

Join Head Hi as we host the book launch for Rome – Las Vegas Bread and Circuses by world renowned photographer Iwan Baan and Lars Müller Publishers! The shiny new book explores the historical and contemporary intersection of power and play between the two cities.

To celebrate, we'll have a lively chat with writer and contributor Ryan Scavnicky, senior Curator at Maxxi Architettura and Rome native Pippo Ciorra, and architect Lane Rick with drinks and a book signing.

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About the book:

The cities of Rome and Las Vegas commonly sit at opposite ends of what architecture represents: whereas the former capital of the Roman Empire is perceived as ancient, proper and eternal, Sin City is described as flashy, vulgar and fake. Yet, both find themselves historically and contemporarily at the intersection of power and play.

Released fifty years after Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi’s now canonical “Learning From…