Arcoscenico exhibition catalog

Published June 18, 2026

Arcoscenico is the final exhibition of the first phase of Messinscèna, a two-year mapping project of the Roman art scene, with the aim of analysing the art research in the capital. The event also acts as a sounding board of the Roman art scene in the national context, as well as a moment of theoretical confrontation among the artists.

Messinscèna is a one-shot exhibition format. Each appointment was dedicated to a different artist, who exhibited their own work and a written theoretical statement for five hours. The artists were invited to install their projects in a space that is always identical and to identify a particular form of relationship with the user.

During the staging, the public was asked to respect the rules of use decided by the artist and not to produce photographic material. During the project, only the video interviews with the artists and the public were disseminated, the works were seen/experienced only by those present. In two years, ten exhibitions, ten interviews with the artists and over 150 interviews with the public were produced.

The catalog was conceived and realised in two editions by Numero Cromatico. The idea was to narrate the contemporary art scene in the capital by mapping some of the most interesting and relevant research. The contributors to the catalog are Numero Cromatico, Dionigi Mattia Gagliardi, Salvatore Gaetano Chiarella, Manuel Focareta. The publication measures 18×28 cm and contains 48 pages, in Italian and English. It was Risograph printed on Favini recycled paper.

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