Talk 2025

This year’s in-depth focus addressed specific and highly relevant issues on the contemporary art agenda.

Presentation of the volume “Fabrizio Clerici. Scritti. Simili sognanti fantasticherie” – Edited by Luca Scarlini
The volume brings together, for the first time in an organic way, the texts, notes, and writings of the artist Fabrizio Clerici (Milan 1913 – Rome 1993), revealing the complexity and theoretical depth of his thought. Within its pages emerge the literary and symbolic vision that fuels Clerici’s entire oeuvre — a body of work in which painting, architecture, and scenography intertwine in a universe suspended between dream and memory.
As Clerici himself wrote in Gaetano Zumbo e la morte (1946): “The catastrophe has occurred. It matters little whether he was a king, an emperor, or a cardinal of an archbishopric — this inverted man lying naked, with his stomach exposed to the hungry, angry mouth of a disgusting insect… It is enough that he lies there, among the unrecognizable remains of a dog and a stillborn child, and that his eyes, still clouded by maternal melancholy, have opened to the light only to weep the dull tears of poisonous potions.”

The Electa edition curated by Luca Scarlini sheds light on the thought of an artist who succeeded in translating into words the same poetic and visionary tension that permeates his works, casting new light on one of the most distinctive figures of twentieth-century Italian art.

Guest of the event will be Nancy Brilli, who will give voice to Fabrizio Clerici’s text dedicated to Leonor Fini, a central figure and “twin” within his imaginative world, as described by Scarlini.

Participants:
Fabio Benzi, art historian
Edoardo Sassi, journalist
Luca Scarlini, editor of the volume

In the presence of Giulia Tulino, art historian and Director of the Scientific Committee of the Fabrizio Clerici Archive, and Eros Renzetti, artist and President of the Fabrizio Clerici Archive.

Talk: The New 5% VAT on Works of Art
Presentation of the fiscal reform that reduced VAT to 5% on art transactions, and an overview of the new scenarios opening up for galleries, artists, and collectors, making Italy one of the most competitive markets in Europe. This reform brings the country in line with major European standards and represents a historic turning point, placing taxation and art at the center of the international market. Institutional representatives and industry professionals will take part to provide a cross-sector perspective on the cultural, fiscal, and economic implications of the new regulation. Particular attention will be given to the effects on the entire art supply chain—artists, gallerists, collectors, architects, and designers—and to the opportunities this measure offers for revitalizing Italy’s creative system within the European context. After the international event held at the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris, the discussion arrives in Rome to explore the tax and strategic opportunities offered by the reform: from the repatriation of capital and transactions currently directed abroad to the growth of collecting and the entire creative ecosystem.

Opening remarks by Federico Mollicone, President of the Culture Committee of the Chamber of Deputies and first signatory of the amendment.
Contribution by Marco Cerbo, Director of the network of Italian Cultural Institutes worldwide, who promoted the Paris event.

Introduced and moderated by Arch. Alessia Bennani.
Speakers include:

• Avv. Gabriele Tancioni, tax lawyer, with an analysis of the fiscal and practical aspects of the reform;
• Dr. Angelo Trementozzi, Financial Analyst, offering insights into the financial aspects of art transactions and cryptocurrencies;
• Arch. Francesco Sutton, Studio la Città, Verona Art Gallery.

The talk will conclude with an open Q&A session for gallerists and collectors on the implications of the reform.

Today is not Today: immersive artist experiences for VR headsets
In the conversation between Marco Senaldi and Valerio Borgonuovo, the project “Today is not Today” is presented — a digital platform for art and art education, featuring immersive and interactive artist experiences designed for VR headsets.
The first two experiences entering the platform inaugurate a section dedicated to unfinished or never-realized projects of the Italian artistic avant-garde of the 20th century.
Developed by the creative agency Scena Urbana, which holds ownership of the project, they are respectively “Il Tempio. La nascita dell’Eidos” (1971–2025) by Vincenzo Agnetti and Paolo Scheggi, and “Il labirinto” (1960 – ca. 2025) by Piero Manzoni.
The conversation hosted by Roma Arte in Nuvola offers the opportunity to learn about the project’s philosophy, genesis, discoveries, and future perspectives from Marco Senaldi, philosopher and media theorist as well as creator and artistic director of the project, and Valerio Borgonuovo, project manager and research coordinator.

Participants:
Valerio Borgonuovo
Marco Senaldi

Creative Arena @ ARTEINNUVOLA
Creativity and technology meet to redefine the future of art

Participants:
Daniela Cotimbo, President of Re:humanism; Luca Martinelli, Founder of Rome New Media Week

Administering Emotions to Awaken
When Creativity Meets Healing: A Dialogue Between Art and Science

Participants:
Luca Padua, Augusto Fusco, Gabriele Sani, Alessandra Lauria, Davide Giannuzzi
Moderator: Gina Ingrassia

Young Collectors: Who are they and how do they act?
A recent study conducted by the marketplace Avant Arte reveals that 88% of a sample of 3,100 young international collectors wish to donate more to museums — which they consider irreplaceable institutions for the preservation, education, and promotion of art.
The same study shows that the vast majority of the sample has the means to do so and that they donate not to flaunt a supposed status, but because they believe in the value of museums.
While fully supporting the museum’s mission, they nevertheless expect museums to play a more active role in engaging younger audiences and promoting more live events and experiences — an interesting finding in an age dominated by virtual interactions, where social media engagement also plays an active role in collecting practices.
The Italian reality only partially reflects this scenario. Museums are relatively few, and new collectors are not very numerous either. In fact, among various cahiers de doléances, the art market often laments the slow generational turnover in collecting.
This talk, presented at the fifth edition of Roma Arte in Nuvola, focuses precisely on young Italian collectors — exploring who they are, how (and if) they differ from foreign collectors, their relationship with institutions (especially museums), what collecting means to them, what value it holds, and what methods they adopt that may distance them from museums. And finally, what distinguishes them — if anything — from the previous generation.

Participants:
Mirko Bizzaglia
Andrea Vittoria Giovannini
Luca Lo Muzio
Zeno Massignan

Urban Art in Italy. From Graffiti and Street Art to Neomuralism
A discussion exploring the evolution of Italian urban art — from the early days of graffiti and Street Art to the expressive maturity of neomuralism, and its expansion “from the street to the studio” through painting, sculpture, installation, photography, performance, and video art. The event highlights how this movement has contributed to shaping a new and distinctive international trend in contemporary art.
On this occasion, La Repubblica will present in preview its new Guide titled STREET ART ITALIA. URBAN ART FROM GRAFFITI TO NEOMURALISM.

Speakers: Giuseppe Cerasa, Director of Le Guide di Repubblica; Alice Pasquini, artist; Gonzalo Borondo, artist; Elia Novecento, artist; Simone Pallotta, curator.
Moderator: Cesare Biasini Selvaggi, curator, Ifis Art | Banca Ifis.

LISTEN WHO’S TALKING!
Watch who performs — and then listen. To understand why they made that particular choice which, at first glance, may seem strange or incomprehensible.
Hearing artists speak firsthand about their work is a privilege — and a gift — that only contemporary art can offer. Because only contemporary art allows a direct relationship with the living artist. Being in front of and within their work is, therefore, the best way to approach art, to lift that veil of mistrust or even fear often felt toward the most innovative artistic languages, such as performance art.
This is the wonderful opportunity that Roma Arte in Nuvola offers its audience.
On Sunday afternoon, closing this year’s rich performance program, visitors will have the chance to hear directly from the participating artists about the meaning behind their choices, the significance of certain gestures, and the essence of their actions.

Participants:
Sonia Andresano
Alix Boillot
Marilisa Cosello