Drago – Street art publisher

Urban Contest - Rome 2010 is the catalogue for the event of the same name that will take place in the ancient arena known as the Circus Maximus, the Roman chariot racing stadium and mass entertainment venue located in the center of the city.

The catalogue is composed of explainatory texts and some of the best images from the artists involved in the project. It is a gallery of photos that illustrates the history of the graffiti-writing phenomenon in the Eternal City.  108, Luca Barcellona, Emiliano Cataldo, Dem, Agostino Iacurci, JBRock, Joys, Lucamaleonte, Matteo Milaneschi, Sparky, Thoms, Useless Idea and Verbo are the artists involved. The Mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, the Head of the Cultural Ministry, and other influential members of Rome’s political environment have skillfully written the introductory texts, which address the evolving relationship between Rome and the arts.

From the birth of the graffiti movement on streets and subway cars to the arrival of these artists in galleries, Urban Contest is an interesting overview of an artistic movement that is attracting interest from various sectors of culture, including fine and contemporary art, the fashion industry, social and political circles, and popular trends and the marketplace.

Fashioned after the fanzines of the 80s, the catalogue is made up of more than sixty full-color pages dedicated to the creative hands and minds that contributed to forming a collective movement in Rome and this rare photo archive: now you just need to browse through the catalogue to see what it is all about.