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Born in 1973 in Milan, Italy
Studies Anthropology at University College London
and Fine Arts at the Academy of Brera in Milan
Solo Exhibitions
2008
Performat
, Lucie Fontaine, Milan
2007
Summertime
, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano
Mindfield
, Teatro Coccia, curated by M. Tagliaferro, Novara
2006
An impossible tour
, Italian Academy at Columbia University, New York
Limbo
, Studio Guenzani, Milan
2005
Ama
,
site-specific installation at Castello di Ama per l’arte contemporanea, Siena
2003
Magma
, curated by F. Pasini, Associazione Culturale Prometeo, Lucca
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010
L'arpa magica
, Lucie Fontaine, Milano
2009
La différence
, a cura di/curated by V.Verlé, CAB - Grenoble
PERFORMA 09
, New York City
2008
DoDai
,
a cura di/curated by Brida, C. Pietroiusti, A. gregoric, Galeria Skuc, Ljubijana
videoREPORT Italia 2006_07
curated by A. Bruciati, Galleria Comunale d’Arte
Contemporanea, Monfalcone
Bad Boys
,
curated by P. Gaglianò
, Parco e castello dell'Acciaiolo, Firenze
Resilience
, Galleria Continua, Le Moulin
Il rimedio perfetto
, curated by M. Tagliafierro, Galleria RIccardo Crespi, Milano
Gli artisti della collezione Acacia,
curated by A. Daneri and G. Testa, Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino, Genova
2007
Tina B Performance Festival
, curated by M.Giovannotti, Prague
What's sex got to do with it?
A night of gender
, by K. Lorello & OpenVideoProjects, RialtoSantambrogio, Roma
Evolution de l'art
, curated by C. Pietroiusti & Crazy Curators, SPACE,
Breitslau
2006
videoREPORT Italia 2004_05
,
curated by A. Bruciati, Galleria Comunale d’Arte
Contemporanea, Monfalcone
Frame
, curated by C. Agnello, R.Tenconi,
Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne
Collezionami
, curated by G. de Palma, Bari, Ex Macelli Generali/Cittadella della Cultura; Castle of Breitslau
Disertare/Dissertare
, Centro Internazionale per l’arte contemporanea, Castello Colonna, Gennazzano
Ecce Uomo
,
curated by S. Risaliti and G. Testa, Spazio Oberdan, Milan
2005
Aperto per lavori in corso
, curated by L. Matino and F. Pasini, Pavilion of Contemporary Art, Milan
Senza confine
, Galleria Continua,
S. Gimignano
Non ci sei solo tu
, curated by F. Naldi, Castel San Pietro Terme
Padiglione Italia
, curated by F. Pasini, Trevi Flash Art Musem
Italian videos
, curated by M. Farronato, Trafo, Budapest
2004
Assab One
, curated by R. Pinto, Ex GEA, Milan
On air: video in onda dall’Italia
, curated by A. Crippa and A. Bruciati, Galleria Comunale d’Arte
Contemporanea, Monfalcone
Opera Video
, Galleria Continua, S. Gimignano
2003
Sieben
, curated by L. Aiello, Galerie Rachel Haferkamp, Cologne, Germany
The Squared Circle
, curated by O. Ilesanmi, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Private Architectures
, curated by R. Pinto, Galleria Continua, S. Gimignano
Video Invitational
, curated by M. Farronato, FA Projects, London
2002
Exit,
Nuove Geografie della Creativita' Italiana
,
curated by F. Bonami, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin
Ouverture
, curated by G.Scardi, Care/Of, Milan
Academics & Conferences
2009
Una lezione al contrario
, Università Bocconi, Milano
2009
Performat: a Q&A session
, IUAV, Venezia
2008
Summertime revisited
, Festarch, Manifatture Tabacchi, Cagliari
2008
Vicissitudes: histories & destinies of psychoanalysis
,
Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, University College London
2007
Recent projects
, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milano
Video Festivals & screenings
2010
Italian Measure
, curated by M. Bazzini, Espacio Fundacion Telefonica, Buenos Aires
2010
Globale Film Festival
, Warsaw
2009
Italian Measure
, curated by M. Bazzini, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid
2009
Videa
, Siena
2009
Geo-Grafie
, Fondazione Remotti, Camogli
2009
Exterritories: in search of moments of community
, curated by K. Pawelek, Comuna Otwock, Warsaw
2008
30th Mediterranean Film Festival,
Montpellier
2008
Videoart Yearbook
, @Manifesta7, Galleria Arte Contemporanea, Trento
2008
Arrivals & Departures
, curated by M.Giovannotti, White Box, New York; LOOP, Barcelona
2008
Videa
, Siena/Ferrara
2006
Milano Film Festival
, Milan
2005
Pandemic Contaminazioni
, curated by A. Detheridge, Cantieri La Ginestra, Montevarchi
2004
Video.it
, curated by M. Gorni, F.Poli, E. Volpato, Spazio Pirelli, Milan
2004
IFDUIF
, Max Museo, Chiasso
2004
Video Marathon
, Art in General, New York
2003
Arcipelago Film Festival
,
Roma
2002
First experimental media festival
, Università di Zagreb, Dubrovnik
2002
Videoex
, International Experimental Film & Video Festival, Zürich
Grants & Awards
2006
Novara Arte Cultura
production grant, Novara, Italy
2005
New York Award,
art residency at Columbia University, New York
2004
ACACIA Emerging Artist Prize
, acquisition for the ACACIA (Friends of Contemporary Art) fund, Italy
1999
Movin’up
, grant for an internship at the Acconci Studio, New York