QUORUM: New Contemporary Art Festival Launches at Rome's Baths of Diocletian
The QUORUM contemporary art festival has officially opened at the Baths of Diocletian in Rome, organized by the Quadriennale of Rome and the National Roman Museum, with Gian Maria Tosatti serving as the artistic director. This festival highlights Italian contemporary art and features free workshops, exhibitions, talks, and musical performances. Tosatti will moderate ten discussions with artists and curators, including Nicola Trezzi and Daphne Vitali. Non-profit venues such as Spazio In Situ will host workshops. Attendees can explore a touchscreen database showcasing 20th and 21st-century Italian art, participate in drawing sessions led by Luigi Presicce, and view the exhibition "Dopodomani." The event will also present a screening of "Quella canzone sei tu" and the launch of "Annuario d'arte italiana 2022," concluding with performances and DJ sets.
Key facts
- QUORUM festival launched at Baths of Diocletian in Rome
- Organized by Quadriennale of Rome and National Roman Museum
- Artistic direction by Gian Maria Tosatti
- Free program includes talks, workshops, exhibitions, music
- Ten talks moderated by Tosatti with international participants
- Non-profit spaces involved: Spazio In Situ, Gelateria Sogni di Ghiaccio, Senza Bagno, Toast Project Space
- Exhibition 'Dopodomani' features eight artists
- Short film 'Quella canzone sei tu' by Studio Merlini Storti
- Launch of 'Annuario d'arte italiana 2022' by Treccani
- Festival includes touchscreen database of Italian art
Entities
Artists
- Gian Maria Tosatti
- Nicola Trezzi
- Daphne Vitali
- Virginia Sommadossi
- Massimo Bray
- Francesca Guerisoli
- Lorenzo Balbi
- Alessandro Giuli
- Angela Tecce
- Federico Mollicone
- Luigi Presicce
- Francesco Lauretta
- Stefano Canto
- Lucia Cristiani
- Daniele Di Girolamo
- Giuseppe Di Liberto
- Irene Fenara
- Federica Francesconi
- Lucas Memmola
- Gabriella Siciliano
- Studio Merlini Storti
Institutions
- Quadriennale di Roma
- Museo Nazionale Romano
- Center for Contemporary Art Tel Aviv-Yafo
- National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens
- Centrale Fies
- Treccani
- Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Lissone
- MAMBO
- Fondazione MAXXI
- Fondazione Donnaregina per le arti contemporanee – Museo Madre
- Commissione Cultura della Camera
- Spazio In Situ
- Gelateria Sogni di Ghiaccio
- Senza Bagno
- Toast Project Space
- Archivio Biblioteca della Quadriennale
- Scuola di Santa Rosa
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Terme di Diocleziano
- viale Luigi Einaudi
- Tel Aviv-Yafo
- Athens
- Lissone
- Tel Aviv