Ante Operam: Rooftop Show at Rome's Future Art Hub Palazzo Marescalchi Belli
Ante Operam, the inaugural outdoor exhibition by pianobi, is currently taking place at Palazzo Marescalchi Belli in Rome's Campo Marzio area. Founded in 2021 by Isabella Vitale, this exhibition showcases site-specific works from six artists on the fifth and sixth floors, situated close to the Ara Pacis and Piazza di Spagna. Flaminia Bonifaci has acquired these raw spaces, which are set to transform into art residencies. The featured artists include Eleonora Cerri Pecorella, Luca Grechi, Cristiana Pacchiarotti, Pierre Gaignard, Lulù Nuti, and Julien Prévieux. Additionally, students from Accademia di Belle Arti and Sapienza University contributed to the project, which Vitale describes as an ideal symposium that mirrors her academic experience.
Key facts
- Ante Operam is the first outdoor exhibition by pianobi, a contemporary art center founded in 2021 by Isabella Vitale.
- The show is held on the fifth and sixth floors of Palazzo Marescalchi Belli in Rome's Campo Marzio district.
- The spaces were acquired by Flaminia Bonifaci, head of Fontana più Stella House.
- Six artists created site-specific works: Eleonora Cerri Pecorella, Luca Grechi, Cristiana Pacchiarotti, Pierre Gaignard, Lulù Nuti, and Julien Prévieux.
- Pierre Gaignard created an herbal elixir called Amaro Tenero Tevere from Tiber riverbank plants.
- Students from Accademia di Belle Arti and Sapienza University participated in the project.
- The exhibition anticipates the future renovation of the spaces into art residencies and cultural exchange venues.
- The building is located near the Ara Pacis and Piazza di Spagna.
Entities
Artists
- Isabella Vitale
- Eleonora Cerri Pecorella
- Luca Grechi
- Cristiana Pacchiarotti
- Pierre Gaignard
- Lulù Nuti
- Julien Prévieux
- Flaminia Bonifaci
- Francesca de Paolis
Institutions
- pianobi
- Fontana più Stella House
- Accademia di Belle Arti
- Università La Sapienza
- Artribune
- Istituto Europeo di Design (IED)
Locations
- Palazzo Marescalchi Belli
- Rome
- Italy
- Campo Marzio
- Ara Pacis
- Piazza di Spagna
- Piazza del Porto di Ripetta
- Tiber River
- Fontana del Navigante