Sala 1

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Sala 1 is a non-profit center for contemporary art located in the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs in Rome, next to San Giovanni Laterano Cathedral.  An ex-basilica restored as an art center in 1976 by priest-sculptor Tito Amodei, Sala 1's specific goal is to show aspects of contemporary art, especially sculpture, not easilly programmed for commercial galleries and Rome's museums.  In a unique situation as part of the Vatican since its inception, Sala 1 has been in the vanguard for bringing hundreds of international exhibitions, performances, architecture, contemporary dance and music to Rome, often for the first time.  Under the direction of Mary Angela Schroth, an American curator, and together with a group of young art historians, this center enjoys unlimited independence in its activity. 

Highlights include "Moscow:Third Rome", Italy's first look at the Russian artists of the perestroika, in collaboration with Viktor Misiano and Giuliano Gori; "Halal" featuring major Israeli artists in collaboration with the Israel Museum and Arturo Schwartz; "Affinities", the first view of South African art (including the debut of William Kentridge) organized for the 1993 Venice Biennale.  In 1996, Mary Angela Schroth conceived and curated the first retrospective for the French artist ORLAN, and AFRICA COMICS at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 2006.  The musician James Taylor chose the space for a special private concert (Sony Records) to introduce his "Hour Glass" album in 2000. Schroth curated both Iraq and Bangladesh Pavilions at the 2011 Venice Biennale.  The gallery is co-founder of the annual festival FOTOGRAFIA in Rome.  The space is currently collaborating with the Vatican Museums for the conservation of the Scala Santa, adjacent to the space.

 

Exhibition: Insieme in un segno

Events at Rome Art Week

RAW2023
06 Oct-25 Nov 2023
RENATO FASCETTI
Reframing History
Free admission
Vernissage Friday 06 Oct 2023 | 18:00-20:30
Exposition
Sala 1
P.zza di Porta San Giovanni, 10 - Roma
RAW2022
22 Oct-15 Dec 2022
Stacy Lynn Waddell A Moon For A Sun
Transcultural research trajectories and artistic practice
Free admission
Vernissage Saturday 22 Oct 2022 | 18:00-20:30
Exposition
Sala 1
P.zza di Porta San Giovanni, 10 - Roma
RAW2020
04 Jun-31 Oct 2020
Insieme in un segno
Iconographic reinterpretation of the theme of the cross
Free admission
Exposition
Sala 1
P.zza di Porta San Giovanni, 10 - Roma
RAW2019
26 Oct 2019 | 16:30
La Bella Figura
Unlocking Sustainable Fashion in the Eternal City
Free admission
Event
Sala 1
P.zza di Porta San Giovanni, 10 - Roma
RAW2018
12 Oct-16 Nov 2018
Bandiere - Leonardo Crudi
Leonardo ripensa in senso pittorico, fotografico e grafico il Bauhaus
Free admission
Vernissage Friday 12 Oct 2018 | 18:00
Exposition
Sala 1
P.zza di Porta San Giovanni, 10 - Roma
RAW2017
20 Sep-14 Oct 2017
Juliet: 37 years
Juliet magazine celebrates its 37 years of activity at a special show for Sala 1
Free admission
Exposition
Sala 1
P.zza di Porta San Giovanni, 10 - Roma

Art Night

16 Dec 2022 | 19:00-22:30
Stacy Lynn Waddell. A Moon For A Sun
Transcultural research trajectories and artistic practice
Free admission
Art Night
Sala 1
P.zza di Porta San Giovanni, 10 - Roma

Art Night

21 Apr 2023 | 19:00-22:30
Costellazione
Una mostra di Antonio Capaccio
Free admission
Art Night
Sala 1
P.zza di Porta San Giovanni, 10 - Roma

Art Night

15 Dec 2023 | 19:00-22:30
GIOVANNI PIZZO
Reframing History. Sign Gestalt
Free admission
Art Night
Sala 1
P.zza di Porta San Giovanni, 10 - Roma