BienNoLo 2021 Expands Beyond NoLo with 50+ Artists Across Milan

BienNoLo, the contemporary art festival conceived by Carlo Vanoni and curated with Associazione ArtCityLab (Gianni Romano, Rossella Ciocca, Matteo Bergamini), returns for its second edition from October 1 to 10, 2021, under the title "NUNC EST BIBENDUM, NUNC PEDE LIBERO PULSANDA TELLUS"—a line from Horace celebrating the death of Cleopatra. The festival embraces a vitalistic impulse, placing over fifty artists' works in unconventional urban spaces. For the first time, BienNoLo expands beyond the NoLo (North of Loreto) neighborhood into the Isola district, a Trenord train carriage (project by Igor Eskinja), and a twin event in Busto Arsizio featuring Andrea Nacciarriti's installation "Beat" inside a chimney at Campus Reti. Public art projects include Giulio Alvigini's "Wake me up when biennolo ends" on a newsstand in piazzetta Morbegno, Luca Pancrazzi's "Space Available" poster between via Ferrante Aporti and via Popoli Uniti, Bianco-Valente's "Ditelo con la vita" on a balcony in via Odraldo da Tresseno, and Maurizio Cannavacciuolo's large mural "Be Very Happy!" on a blind wall at via Marocco 10. Works are also displayed at hubs LORO (via Ugo Bassi 32, Isola), Accapiù (via Soperga 41), Nolo91 (viale Monza 91), and in participating bars, artist studios, and non-profit spaces. Vanoni stated he conceived BienNoLo as a free, open event fostering community dialogue while maintaining quality selection of contemporary artists.