Pietro Ruffo's 'Costellazioni di Roma' Unveiled on Metro C Construction Silos in Piazza Venezia
Pietro Ruffo's installation, 'Costellazioni di Roma,' was inaugurated on December 16, 2024, at the Metro C archeostation site located in Piazza Venezia, Rome. This marks the inaugural work of the 'MURALES' initiative by Webuild, backed by Roma Capitale and various Superintendencies. Over a span of four months, six artists, including Elisabetta Benassi, Liliana Moro, Marinella Senatore, Toiletpaper, and Nico Vascellari, will produce site-specific artworks. Ruffo's creation showcases 13 mythological figures from the astronomical calendar and is based on Luigi Canina's 1850 Topographic Map of Ancient Rome, rendered at a 1:10 scale. Mayor Roberto Gualtieri described it as 'one of the largest contemporary art sites in the world,' with a focus on urban regeneration and sustainable development.
Key facts
- Pietro Ruffo's 'Costellazioni di Roma' unveiled December 16, 2024 on Metro C silos in Piazza Venezia, Rome.
- First of six site-specific works under the 'MURALES' project.
- Project promoted by Webuild-led consortium with Roma Capitale patronage.
- Artists selected by Scientific Committee from Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Galleria Borghese, MAXXI, Palazzo delle Esposizioni.
- Other artists: Elisabetta Benassi, Liliana Moro, Marinella Senatore, Toiletpaper, Nico Vascellari.
- Ruffo's work features 13 mythological figures and Luigi Canina's 1850 map of ancient Rome.
- Work executed as a 1:10 scale drawing with bic pen, treating silos as sculptural surface.
- Mayor Roberto Gualtieri called the site 'one of the largest contemporary art sites in the world.'
Entities
Artists
- Pietro Ruffo
- Elisabetta Benassi
- Liliana Moro
- Marinella Senatore
- Nico Vascellari
- Toiletpaper
Institutions
- Webuild
- Roma Capitale
- Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna
- Galleria Borghese
- MAXXI
- Palazzo delle Esposizioni
- Metro C
- Artribune
Locations
- Piazza Venezia
- Rome
- Italy
- Naples
- Milan