Rai Tre airs documentary on Sicilian patron Antonio Presti

On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 3:30 PM, RAI 3 will broadcast the documentary "Asteroide 20049 Antonio Presti," produced by Rai Documentari and dedicated to Sicilian patron Antonio Presti (Messina, 1957). The film, written by Fedora Sasso and Francesco Castellani, curated by Giulietta Venneri, and directed by Fedora Sasso, explores Presti's four-decade career using art to intervene in Sicily's marginal territories. The title references the asteroid 20049 Antonio Presti, symbolizing a vision linking cosmic and urban space. The documentary opens at the Astronomical Observatory of Isnello, contrasting celestial imagery with Presti's work in vulnerable areas, particularly the Librino district of Catania. There, Presti transformed Librino into a permanent public art laboratory, creating MAGMA, an open-air museum involving students, artists, and residents. Presti, an entrepreneur and cultural promoter, founded the Fiumara d'Arte Association, which established Fiumara d'Arte, Europe's largest open-air museum in the Halaesa valley on the Nebrodi mountains, featuring works by Pietro Consagra, Tano Festa, Piero Dorazio, Hidetoshi Nagasawa, and Mauro Staccioli. Other initiatives include the Museo Domestico di Pettineo, the Atelier sul Mare hotel-museum, and the "Devozione alla Bellezza" project in Librino. After the broadcast, the documentary will be available on RaiPlay.