Lek & Sowat ‘Veni Vidi Vinci’ in Roma
For their participation to the Big City Life project, led by 999 Contemporary, Lek & Sowat came to Rome to paint the biggest spelling mistake of the eternal city’s Graffiti history. Inspiring themselves from the famous‘Veni Vidi Vici’ quote, used by Julius Caesar in 47 BC following his victorius Zela campaign, the two artist also...
Moneyless Roma 2015
We talked to Moneyless in the Fall of 2014 about his signature geometric style and what might be in store for 2015. He mentioned a new direction, something he was searching for as well as a move towards something new. Well we now know atleast what direction he is headed with his first mural for...
Clemens Behr in Rome for Urban Avant-garde Roma Street Art Festival 2014
999 Contemporary and Stefano S. Antonelli have kicked off their Urban Avant-garde Roma Street Art festival 2014 with a monumental mural by Clemens Behr. The wall measuring 42 by 18 meters was painted on ATAC building in Rome. The street art festival will host 30 local and international artists over the next 2 months...
Sten & Lex Mural Outdoor Festival Rome
Sten and Lex recently finished this monumental mural as part of the Outdoor Mural Festival in Rome. Known for their large scale portraits the duo has recently been working in a more abstract direction. Experimenting with form and composition this new mural extends an already impressive range of aesthetics from the artists. Being able...
Preview Moneyless Solo Exhibition “ALEA IACTA EST” at 999 Contemporary Rome
Moneyless will be exhibiting a new body of work in his first solo exhibition of 2013 in the city of Rome with 999 Contemporary. The titled of the exhibition “ALEA IACTA EST” is Latin for Let the Die be cast. The term was was originally used by Caesar as he crossed the point of no...
Wall Update Christopher Derek Bruno Rome
Derek has been making his way through Europe this summer. On one of these stops he painted this wall in Rome. The wall was curated by 999Contemporary as part of a public art project in the area Via Ostiense. This twentieth century industrial district has become a public art district in Rome. 999 Contemporary has...
New Mural 2501, Moneyless, Martina Merlini, Andreco, Tellas, Gaia & Ozmo in Rome
An amazing collaboration has been taking place the last few weeks in Rome, involving artists 2501, Moneyless, Martina Merlini, Andreco, Tellas, Gaia, and Ozmo. The artists choosing to work in collaboration have combined their aesthetic elements, as well as completely covering each others work. This is the truest sense of collaboration, one where you are...