Viva San Lorenzo! Festival Brings Art and Culture to Rome's San Lorenzo District
The Viva San Lorenzo festival, taking place from April 4 to 18, 2019, in Rome's San Lorenzo area, is designed to highlight cultural vibrancy. Organized by the Libera Repubblica di San Lorenzo alongside local residents like Emilia Giorgi, the event kicks off with Marcello Fonte, the Cannes Palme d'Or winner for Dogman. Notable participants include Wu Ming1 and ZeroCalcare, who is involved in Giancane's event on April 7. On April 6, Pastificio Cerere will host a guided tour showcasing works by Antonio Fiorentino and Francesco Ciavaglioli. Additional visits feature MyriamB's Atelier Aspecifico and ISFCI. The festival culminates on April 18 with Present Tense at Matèria gallery, spotlighting artists Tom Lovelace and Sarah Howe.
Key facts
- Viva San Lorenzo festival runs April 4–18, 2019 in Rome's San Lorenzo district.
- Opens with actor Marcello Fonte, Palme d'Or winner for Dogman.
- Participants include Wu Ming1 and ZeroCalcare.
- ZeroCalcare contributes drawings to Giancane's live event at ESC Atelier on April 7.
- Pastificio Cerere guided tour on April 6 features exhibitions by Antonio Fiorentino and Francesco Ciavaglioli.
- Paper Room opens ATLAS exhibition on April 11.
- Matèria gallery presents Present Tense by Tom Lovelace and Sarah Howe on April 18.
- Matèria was founded in 2015 by Niccolò Fano and focuses on photography.
Entities
Artists
- Marcello Fonte
- Wu Ming1
- ZeroCalcare
- Giancane
- Antonio Fiorentino
- Francesco Ciavaglioli
- Myriam Bottazzi
- Anush Hamzeian
- Vittorio Mortarotti
- Tom Lovelace
- Sarah Howe
- Fabio Barile
- Giulia Marchi
- Mario Cresci
- Xiaoyi Chen
- Giuseppe De Mattia
- Marta Mancini
- Stefano Canto
- Emilia Giorgi
- Matteo Garrone
- Marcello Smarrelli
- Saverio Verini
- Niccolò Fano
- Chiara Capodici
- Martina Zanin
Institutions
- Libera Repubblica di San Lorenzo
- Artribune
- FreeInk festival
- ESC Atelier
- Pastificio Cerere
- Fondazione Pastificio Cerere
- Spazio Molini
- Atelier Aspecifico di MyriamB
- ISFCI - Istituto Superiore di Fotografia
- spazio_duale
- Paper Room
- Leporello
- Libreria Marini
- Yogurt magazine
- Matèria gallery
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- San Lorenzo district
- Via degli Ausoni
- Via dei Volsci 159
- Via degli Aurunci 19
- Via Tiburtina 149