URBAN NATION MUSEUM

BERLIN, GERMANY

September 2017

The vision of a global art community, a network without limits, became reality on September 16 2017 when Urban Nation Museum For Contemporary Art opened its doors. ROM LEVY curated a large section of the opening exhibition with its international roster of artists.

He curated a selection of artists including, Invader, RETNA, Hyuro, Stinkfish, Ludo, Fintan Magee…. He was also responsible for arranging the installation Invader’s giant mosaic. ROM LEVY and Space Invader installed the public art piece in secret several months prior to the museum’s official opening.

This project is unique new museum and archive for research, exhibitions and exchange, focusing on one of the most important art forms, and the most documented art movements in the 21st century opened
its doors to the public.

Urban Nation was built as the first independent and non-commercial space for urban contemporary art. With more than 100 artists, Urban Nation Berlin made the impossible possible, and with the support of Berlin’s secretary of cultural affairs, Tim Renner, this initiative was congratulated because of its vision and ambition.

The unique institution houses all nations under one roof and its located at Bülowstrasse 7 in Schöneberg, Berlin. For the inaugural day, Rom Levy from SAN Projects and a panel of other curators have selected approximately 100 urban artists, including Seth Globetrotter, Jaz, Invader, Shepard Fairey, Banksy, Faith47, Icy and Sot, Herakut, Nychos, RETNA, Saner, just to mention a few. Their pieces also were created specifically for the museum and exhibited for the very first time.