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GABRIELE PICCO


Born in Brescia in 1974, he graduated in Modern Literature at Università Statale di Milano. Visual artist and writer, he had exhibitions in public and private spaces in Italy and abroad. Some of his works are in MoMa's collection, New York. In 2002 he published his first novel "Aureole in cerca di santi " (Halos searching for Saints). In 2010 he published with Mondadori (Milan) his second novel, "Cosa ti cade dagli occhi" (What is falling from your eyes) and winner of the young section of the Viadana prize 2011. The book has been translated in Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan.




PRIZES AND AWARDS


2011
VIADANA PRIZE (literature)
2010
ALINOVI PRIZE (art)

2008
PREMIO ARTEGIOVANE TORINO-MILANO
PREMIO PAGINE BIANCHE D'AUTORE

2004
NEW YORK PRIZE at Columbia University and Italian Academy, New York (winner)


2001
GUARENE PRIZE, Re Rebaudengo Foundation, with Laylah Ali, Muntean/Rosemblum and Thomas Scheibitz, curated by Francesco Bonami and Gianni Romano

2000
MICHETTI PRIZE, new painting in Europe, (winner) Italy
ONUFRI PRIZE (final) Tirana, Albany

1997
Selected for workshop at Ratti Foundation, with Allan Kaprow, Como (Italy)
Selected for workshop at Viafarini with Jimmie Durham, Milan

COLLECTIONS


MoMa, New York
Montblanc Collection
The Robert Lehman Foundation (U.S.A.)
Montblanc collection, Hamburg (Germany)
Michetti Museum, Francavilla al Mare (Italy)
Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Montevergini, Siracusa (Italy)
Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Monfalcone (Italy)


SOLO EXHIBITIONS


2013
Francesca Minini, Milano (upcoming)

2012
Abstract paintings with figures, Winston gallery, Washington

2009
DISEGNATORE DI PARRUCCHE MESSO AL MURO, Massimo Minini, Brescia

2008
FREUD AT STARBUCKS, Francesca Minini, Milan (cat.)

2006
NUOTATORI DI LACRIME IN APNEA SULLA FINE DEL MONDO, Francesca Minini, Milan

2005
Italian Academy at Columbia University, New York

2003
WAITING FOR THE PAINTING, Priska Juschka fine art, New York

2002
MAC Ravenna
IL MONDO IN BOCCA, Le case d'arte, Milano (cat.)

2001
GALLERIA LE CASE D'ARTE, Milano
SPAZIO BOCCONI ARTE, Milano

1999
DISEGNI DAL SOTTOSUOLO, Galleria Loft, Valdagno (VI) (cat.)

1998
DISEGNACCI E DISEGNINI, Viafarini, Milano (cat.)


GROUP EXHIBITIONS


2013
Welcome to the real, TEMP art Space, New York, a cura di Marco Antonini

2012
TESTE, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di San Marino
SEGNI E NON SOGNI Miart, Milano, a cura di Giorgio Verzotti

2011
IL BELPAESE DELL'ARTE, curated by Giacinto Di Pietrantonio, GAMeC, Bergamo
UN'ITALY, Industria gallery, New York, curated by Arianna Rosica
MY BEAUTIFUL MONGO, Thomas Brambilla gallery, Bergamo

2010
IL RAMO D'ORO, Museo d'arte contamporanea di Monfalcone, curated by Andrea Bruciati e Eva Comuzzi
EUTOPIA, Urban Planning Exhibition Center, Shanghai
IMPRESA PITTURA, Castello Colonna, Genazzano (Roma), curated by Raffaele Gavarro

2009
ALT, UNA COLLEZIONE TRASVERSALE, spazio ALT, Alzano Lombardo, curated by Fabio Cavallucci

2008
SOFT CELL, Galleria Comunale d'arte contemporanea di Monfalcone

2007
GIOVINE ITALIA. Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, curated by Renato Barilli

2006
VIDEO PASSAGES, via Torino, Milan

2005
EXPANDED PAINTING, Prague Biennale, Prague, curated by Helena Kontova and Giancarlo Politi
LE VIE DELL'ARTE, Ente parco Madonie (Palermo), curated by Salvatore Lacagnina
GENERATIONS OF ART - 10 anni alla FAR, Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Como, curated by Giorgio Verzotti
PADIGLIONE ITALIA OUT OF BIENNALE, Trevi Flash Art Museum, Trevi, selected by Andrea Bellini
L'IMMAGINE SOTTILE, Galleria comunale d'arte contemporanea, Monfalcone (GO), Curated By Andrea Bruciati

2004
WALL LIST, Broadway gallery, New York, curated by Marco Antonini
FROM NEW YORK WITH LOVE, Covivant gallery, Tampa, Florida
NEW ITALIAN GENERATION, Assab One, Ex Gea, Milano, curated by Roberto Pinto
ARTE IN TESTA, MACI, Isernia, curated by Luca Beatrice
SUPERMERCATI DELL'ARTE, Museo delle Papesse, Siena

2003
GAME, Ferragamo, New York, curated by Mariuccia Casadio
HOVERING, Peres Project, Los Angeles
20th ANNIVERSARY SHOW, Monica Spruth-Philomene Magers, Koeln

2002
NECESSARI KIDS, Museo Montevergini, Siracusa, curated by Salvatore Lacagnina
VERSO IL FUTURO, identità nell'arte italiana 1990-2002, Museo del Corso, Roma, curated by Ludovico Pratesi e Costantino D'Orazio, selected by Gianni Romano
NUOVO SPAZIO ITALIANO, galleria civica d'arte contemporanea, Trento, curated By Fabio Cavallucci, Giovanna Nicoletti, Giorgio Verzotti
NEXT, Fortino di S. Antonio, Bari, curated by Ludovico Pratesi

2001
JUNGE ITALIANISCHE MALEREI, galleria Binz & Kramer/Ernst Hilger gallery Koln (Germany), Paris, Wienn
PAY ATTENTION, museo MAN Nuoro, curated by Luca Beatrice
INVASIONE ITALIANA, Museo Montevergini Siracusa, curated by Salvatore Lacagnina
BIENNALE DI TIRANA, Tirana (Albany), Curated By Giancarlo Politi
PREMIO GUARENE, Fondazione Re Rebaudengo, Guarene D'Alba (Cn), curated by Francesco Bonami and Gianni Romano

2000
IRONIC, Trevi Flash art Museum Trevi (PG)
LA GENERAZIONE PIÙ ATTESA, Torre del castello Covo (BG), curated by Salvatore Lacagnina
PREMIO MICHETTI (winner), Fondazione Michetti Francavilla al mare , curated by Gianni Romano
FUTURAMA, Museo Pecci Prato, curated ny Raffaele Gavarro e Marco Meneguzzo
MALEREI, Monika Spruth gallery Kon, (Germany)
ONUFRI PRIZE, Tirana, (Albany)
L'OMBELICO DEL MONDO, Ex Mattatoio Roma

1999
FACTS AND FICTIONS, la nuova pittura internazionale tra immaginario e realtà, In Arco, Torino, curated by Luca Beatrice
POMPEIORAMA, Casina Pompeiana, Napoli

1997
INVITATION TO A POINTLESS INVESTIGATION, con Jimmie Durham, Viafarini, Milano, curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
MOSTRA FINE CORSO con Allan Kaprow, Fondazione Ratti, ex chiesa di S.Francesco, Como, curated by Angela Vettese and Giacinto Dipietrantonio
32 ARTISTI INTERNAZIONALI, tracce di un seminario, Viafarini Milano

1996
PRIMO PREMIO TREVI FLASH ART MUSEUM, Trevi (PG)
TIMECODE, Iperspazio, Milano

1995
CONOSCERE, Spazio Viafarini, Milan, curated by Alessandra Galletta