Rolando Anselmi established his gallery in Berlin in 2013 and in 2020 he opened the new venue in Rome. He currently represents 14 international, both established and emerging artists. The gallery programme aims to promote mainly site-specific projects conceived and created for the exhibitions. The gallery also participates in major Italian and international art-fairs, supports publications, institutional exhibitions and outdoor projects.
| City | Exhibition | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Roma | Capricci e altri umori, Luca Vitone | Until 30.01.2026 |
“I like to think that this way I can give something back to a place that gave me so much, to tie my personal project to my roots, my future to my memories.”
I am an architect. After completing my degree, I spent a few years in Berlin as a researcher in Architectural History at the Technische Universität. I specialised in the Weimar Republic’s culture programme and from there you can imagine how it all began. I came to art from architecture. I was naturally drawn to the idea of working with artists, and then I became interested in representing them with a gallery. I hope in this way to contribute to the achievement of their aspirations.
I founded the gallery in Berlin in 2013. I didn’t know where to start, because I hadn’t worked my way up, and so I just threw myself in. I got in touch with Martin Creed (I was and still am a huge fan): my dream was to open my gallery with one of his concerts, and so it was!
I became a collector doing this work. I mostly collect the work of the artists I represent. Ideally, I would like it to become a tangible historic memory of the gallery’s development, something that can remain with me besides the photographic documentation and that can later become an archive.
After many years in Berlin, I decided to open a second space in Rome, where I was born and raised. I chose a residential quarter opposite the Villa Ada park. Today, this quarter sees the gallery’s activity as something new and intriguing. I like to think that this way I can give something back to a place that gave me so much, to tie my personal project to my roots, my future to my memories.
