Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma Opens Free Contemporary Art Gallery
The Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma (ABARoma) inaugurated a new free exhibition space, the Galleria Accademia Contemporanea, on April 10, 2024. Located in a neoclassical passage between Piazza del Ferro di Cavallo and the Passeggiata di Ripetta, the space underwent restoration starting in late 2023. Director Cecilia Casorati stated the goal is to reopen the academy to the city and reposition it in contemporary art discourse. The gallery will host temporary shows and installations, beginning with a 2016 work by Jannis Kounellis, a former student, featuring large easels. Casorati emphasized the space is free and open to all, aiming to collaborate with other Italian and international institutions.
Key facts
- New free exhibition space Galleria Accademia Contemporanea opened by Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma
- Inauguration on April 10, 2024
- Located in neoclassical passage between Piazza del Ferro di Cavallo and Passeggiata di Ripetta
- Restoration began in late 2023
- Director Cecilia Casorati aims to reopen academy to city and bring it into contemporaneity
- First exhibition features Jannis Kounellis's 2016 work Senza titolo with large easels
- Kounellis studied at the academy in the 1950s but did not graduate
- Space is free and open to public, with plans for collaboration with other institutions
Entities
Artists
- Jannis Kounellis
- Toti Scialoja
- Cecilia Casorati
- Giulia Giaume
Institutions
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma
- Galleria Accademia Contemporanea
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Piazza del Ferro di Cavallo
- Passeggiata di Ripetta