StenLex. Rinascita - Intervento artistico site specific e stendardo urbano

Rebirth (rinascita), intended in the sense of renewal and regeneration, is one of the recurring themes in the work of the StenLex duo, who are increasingly famous for their urban interventions also on an international scale. The two artists have been working with stencils since 2001; therefore, they are considered pioneers of this technique in Italy.

Constant experimentation, which is the hallmark of their art, soon led the two artists to the invention of the “Stencil Poster”, a technique based on stencils and inspired by classical engravings and modern-day prints. The artists glue a poster they have made onto a wall as if it were wallpaper. They then cut out parts of the figure as in a stencil, paint over the stencil and finally tear off the paper to reveal the final figure. In the case of outdoor interventions, the weather naturally removes the paper matrix: it is therefore a unique work, no longer replicable.

The exciting series of Stencil Posters presented at the Galleria d’Arte Moderna di Roma Capitale, on the walls of the museum's cloister-garden, is part of a site-specific intervention realized in collaboration with Wunderkammern Gallery. The works compare stylistically with the external banner, placed on the façade of the Piacentini Pavilion, adjacent to the GAM entrance. A sign of the contemporary in the historical city, again by StenLex, under the sign of “Rebirth”.