Street Art welcomed in Rome
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Street Art welcomed in Rome

The Ostiense neighborhood is a paradise for muralists. They were all local at the beginning, but now street artists come from all over the world

Time Magazine has noticed with great interest that "Roman Art" is not only made of "classical statues, ornate churches and the masterworks of Michelangelo, Caravaggio and their contemporaries" only, but of graffiti and street art as well.

The former industrial area in the Ostiense neighborhood has been progressively transformed into a paradise for muralists and poster artist. They were all local at the beginning, but now, thanks to the support of NUfactory, the agency that every year organizes an Outdoor Urban Art Festival, it gathers artists from all over the world.

They continue being considered freaky, if not crazy, by many people, but some recently started thinking that they can offer a different interpretation of the Eternal City, arguing that it is worth giving them a chance to express they feeling, no matter how.

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Claudia Astarita

Amo l'Asia in (quasi) tutte le sue sfaccettature, ecco perché cerco di trascorrerci più tempo possibile. Dopo aver lavorato per anni come ricercatrice a New Delhi e Hong Kong, per qualche anno osserverò l'Oriente dalla quella che è considerata essere la città più vivibile del mondo: Melbourne. Insegno Culture and Business Practice in Asia ad RMIT University,  Asia and the World a The University of Melbourne e mi occupo di India per il Centro Militare di Studi Strategici di Roma. Su Twitter mi trovate a @castaritaHK, via email a astarita@graduate.hku.hk

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