In its second edition, the Rome Gallery Weekend is an initiative conceived and organized by contemporary art galleries active in the area, born with the intention of recording, mapping, and enhancing the artistic ferment that characterizes the city.

Contemporanea, in the recent history of culture in Rome, is not just any word; it evokes the famous exhibition curated in 1973 by Achille Bonito Oliva, in the underground parking of Villa Borghese, representing one of the most extraordinary moments, perhaps the peak, of a season of great international scope. Besides being a tribute to that splendid season and its protagonists, making this word resonate today is above all reaffirming that there is a contemporary city to experience, a dense fabric to traverse; it is, once again, having the desire and the necessity to tell a new story.

This means drawing attention to a broad context and unveiling its points of interest, through the voice of the city’s galleries.