Artist-Run Spaces in Italy: Post-Pandemic Futures
A recent survey of artist-run spaces in Italy highlights various strategies for recovery following the pandemic. In September, Spazio In Situ in Rome is set to reopen with fresh collaborations. Meanwhile, Spazio Y in Rome introduces 'PRIMA NECESSITÀ / BASIC NECESSITIES' in partnership with ABC Art Collective, Nation 2.0, and Editions Mincione. Tokyo's ULTRASTUDIO will launch a third location under the direction of Raphael Leray and Honami Higuchi. In Turin, Fusion Art Gallery is relocating, and Mucho Mas! is contemplating a move outside the city. Spazio Display in Parma focuses on disciplined imagination, while IDEM Studio remains active within the NESXT circuit. L'Ascensore in Palermo has postponed its 2020 schedule but will feature works by Giuseppe Buzzotta and Real Madrid. Other spaces like Spazio Rivoluzione, Megazzino di Spazienne, and T-Space are also adapting, with initiatives ranging from critiques of the art market to photography projects.
Key facts
- Spazio In Situ in Rome reopens in September with new collaborations.
- Spazio Y launches 'PRIMA NECESSITÀ / BASIC NECESSITIES' with ABC Art Collective, Nation 2.0, and Editions Mincione.
- ULTRASTUDIO opens a third space in Tokyo directed by Raphael Leray and Honami Higuchi.
- Fusion Art Gallery in Turin will relocate to another region.
- Flip Project in Naples plans a new structured space for residencies and exhibitions.
- Mucho Mas! in Turin participates in Art for Covid-19 fundraising for Protezione Civile di Codogno.
- L'Ascensore in Palermo confirms shows by Giuseppe Buzzotta and duo Real Madrid.
- MARS in Milan pauses at 'The Sand Threshold' exhibition with Swiss and Chinese partners.
- Yellow in Varese becomes nomadic, focusing on publications and itinerant shows.
- Metodo Milano documents lockdown via 'The Artist Stays Home Combating > coVID-19'.
- Spazio ORR launches 'Camera Project' for remote exhibitions.
- Spazio Serra plans a virtual show with Aurora Bertoli.
- Spazio Nour launches a digital gallery and art shop.
- Toast Project Space creates 'Aosta, l'anagramma sbagliato' with Giacomo Montanelli.
Entities
Artists
- Valentina Muzi
- Christophe Constantin
- Paolo Assenza
- Germano Serafini
- Ilaria Goglia
- Silvia Marsano
- Gioia Di Girolamo
- Ivan Divanto (Massimiliano Costantini)
- Matteo Liberi
- Maurizio Vicerè
- Pierluigi Fabrizio
- Giorgio Liddo
- Raphael Leray
- Honami Higuchi
- Barbara Fragogna
- Federico Del Vecchio
- Luca Vianello
- Silvia Mangosio
- Massimo Allevato
- Perfettipietro
- Ruggero Baragliu
- Samuele Pigliapochi
- Angelo Spatola
- Vito Bongiorno
- Alberto Laganà
- Danilo Signorino
- Leonardo Ruta
- Antonella Genuardi
- Adalberto Abbate
- Nicolò Colciago
- Stefano Comensoli
- Federica Clerici
- Alberto Bettinetti
- Giulia Fumagalli
- Fabio Carnaghi
- Lorenza Boisi
- Yari Miele
- Vera Portatadino
- Lorenzo Di Lucido
- Marco Salvetti
- Lucia Veronesi
- Maurizio Bongiovanni
- Marta Pierobon
- Chris Rocchegiani
- Federica Francesconi
- Vincenzo Argentieri
- Silvia Biondo
- Virginia Dal Magro
- Angelo Di Matteo
- Massimiliano Fantò
- Giacomo Lambrugo
- Nicolas North
- Andrea Occhetta
- Valentina Toccaceli
- Cristiano Rizzo
- Mahmoud Saleh Mohammadi
- Davide Allieri
- Rui Wu
- Giulia Spreafico
- Fiorella Fontana
- Mirko Canesi
- Mattia Pajè
- Filippo Marzocchi
- Giovanni Gaggia
- Stefano Giuri
- Giulia Lanza
- Aurora Bertoli
- Giacomo Montanelli
- Luca Grimaldi
- Andrea Papi
- Fanni Futterknecht
- DAMP
- Giuseppe Buzzotta
- Real Madrid
- Lucia Cristiani
- Silvia Mariotti
- Corinna Gosmaro
- Cleo Fariselli
- Rossella Farinotti
- Sanjeshka
- Rashid Uri
- Angelo Bellobono
- Gabriele Germano Gaburro
- Boeri
- Franco Arminio
- Maria Cecilia Cirillo
- Luigi Presicce
- Enne Boi
- David Casini
- Giovanni De Francesco
- Valentina Dotti
- Maria Giovanna Drago
- Anna Galtarossa
- Stefano Mandracchia
- Giusy Pirrotta
- Stephen King
- Roxman Gatt
- Renzo Marasca
- Caterina Morigi
- Francesco Pacelli
- Sylvain Croci Torti
- Filippo M. Nicoletti
- Elia Gobbia
- Florian Mehmeti Löffler
- Luca Pozzi
- Maurangelo Quagliarella
- Luca Ghedini
- Mario Consiglio
- Leonardo Morfini
Institutions
- Artribune
- Spazio In Situ
- Spazio Y
- ABC Art Collective
- Nation 2.0
- Editions Mincione
- ULTRASTUDIO
- Fusion Art Gallery
- Inaudita
- Edizioni Inaudite
- Flip Project
- Mucho Mas!
- Protezione Civile di Codogno
- Spazio Display
- IDEM Studio
- NESXT
- L'Ascensore
- Spazio Rivoluzione
- Megazzino di Spazienne
- Spazienne
- MARS
- rada
- Fuzao
- Yellow
- ArtVerona
- Hybrid
- ARCO
- Metodo Milano
- Spazio ORR
- Spazio Serra
- Spazio Nour
- DAS
- T-Space
- Edicola Radetzky
- Contemporary Attitude
- Gelateria Sogni di Ghiaccio
- Casa Sponge
- Radio2
- Caterpillar
- Toast Project Space
- Manifattura Tabacchi
- Repubblica
- Spazio Siena
- Spazio E_Emme
- Art for Covid-19
- miart
- Design Art Week
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Pescara
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Turin
- Naples
- Parma
- Palermo
- Milan
- Varese
- Brescia
- Bologna
- Pergola
- Florence
- Padua
- Berlin
- Germany
- Cagliari
- Switzerland
- China
- Madrid
- Spain
- Marche
- Codogno