Monti8
Monti8 is a gallery founded in 2020 in Latina, which relocated in 2024 to the historic San Lorenzo district, at Via degli Ausoni 57. Its program focuses on the scouting and promotion of young international artists, with a particular emphasis on painting and the evolving nature of its many languages.
Through exhibitions that bring together artists of different styles and geographic backgrounds, the gallery aims to trace the developments of emerging painting and its practitioners.
Even though it is a private entity, a gallery always plays a deep and decisive role in the cultural fabric of the city in which it operates, helping to shape its identity. Rome gives particular attention to the genuinely cultural dimension even when it comes to galleries, which are seen not merely as places where art is bought, but also as spaces for exchange and dissemination.
Rome pays particular attention to the genuinely cultural dimension even when it comes to galleries, which are seen not merely as places to buy art, but also as opportunities for exchange and dissemination.
I believe the challenges concern two key realities: the growing presence of art fairs and the changes technology is bringing to the way exhibitions are experienced. For us gallerists, it will be essential to encourage people to come into galleries—to visit exhibitions not only as collectors and journalists, but also as ordinary visitors and enthusiasts. In short, the goal is to return to a physical presence that is not limited to art fair appointments or virtual visits on social media.
We chose a neighborhood like San Lorenzo because of the energy that, in recent years, has led not only artists’ studios and independent spaces, but also galleries, to put down roots there. We also felt it was the perfect area for a gallery like ours, committed to contemporary research, and that its character could better align with a young program that is constantly evolving.
The first collector to whom I sold my earliest works—now a dear friend—taught me that a work of art must always move you, indeed, it must “warm” you. Now, whenever I curate an exhibition, this is always the question I ask myself: does this work move me?
