A SMALL WINDOW ONTO
THE WORLD OF ART CENTERS
A SMALL WINDOW ONTO
THE WORLD OF ART CENTERS
CENTER OF THE MONTH
The99 is a book that presents the most influential modern and contemporary art centers around the world, as suggested by artists, curators, critics and insiders.
It features both popular and overlooked spaces, tracing a journey for anyone willing to engage with a cultural experience shaped by art, architecture and context.
Beyond the book, The99 operates as a cultural movement, with the mission of broadening access to the art world and closing the gap between artists and their public.
99 ART CENTERS
42 COUNTRIES
155 WHISPERERS
5 INTERVIEWS
2 EDITIONS (English & Spanish)
“Writing about 99 art centers for The99 was both a challenge and a privilege. Each one demanded a different way of seeing and writing, yet all shared a sense of purpose and beauty. What began as a demanding task became an unexpectedly rewarding experience – a creative journey in its own right.”
IANKO LOPEZ
Writer texts
The 99 Art Centers
Born in Panama, Marcella’s background is marked by a convergence of historical study, entrepreneurial initiative, and artistic sensitivity. After studying History and Italian at Georgetown University, in the United States, her life unfolded across Washington, D.C., New York, Milan, and Madrid, before she ultimately established her residence in Menorca. Her professional trajectory spans diplomatic work at the Italian Embassy in Madrid and entrepreneurial ventures in travel and gastronomy. Having visited nearly one hundred countries, Marcella now channels her accumulated experiences into artistic and cultural initiatives of international scope.
Marcella Ciacci by Daniel Schäfer
Experiencing art "is a kind of continuous evolutionary journey, where every new work of art or every work of architecture creates the foothold, the foundation, the bedrock for the next generation.”
BJARKE INGELS
Architect
Before museums existed,
Before systems and collections,
Something profoundly human already existed.
The need to create and give shape to what we feel.
To discover meaning and build sensibility.
This is precisely where art reveals itself.
Not as an object or a commodity.
Not as a reserved territory or a coded language.
But as a form of relationship.
Free, mutual, and deep.
A moment when something stops us and forces us to look differently.
Often it happens inside a space.
Because art does not live in isolation.
It breathes with the architecture that holds it.
Then a visit stops being just a route.
A place stops being just a space.
A work stops being just an object.
Art stops standing in front of us
and begins to live within us.
