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Francesco Arena
artists
last update 09 June 2025
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Francesco Arena
year of birth
1978
city of birth
Mesagne (Brindisi)
state of birth
Italia
city where he/she lives/works
Cassano delle Murge (Bari)
instagram
arena1906
website
http://www.francescoarena.com
academic paths
academy/institution name
Accademia di Belle Arti
city
Lecce
country
Italia
academy/institution name
Corso Superiore di Arte Visiva Fondazione Ratti
city
Como
country
Italia
year of graduation
2005
exhibitions since 2019
exhibition name
Senza mai sfiorire. Densità e leggerezza nella scultura italiana contemporanea
museum name
Palazzo Collicola
city
Spoleto
country
Italia
year
2025
curators
Verini Saverio
exhibition name
Afterimage
museum name
MAXXI
city
L'Aquila
country
Italia
year
2023
curators
Pietromarchi Bartolomeo, Rabottini Alessandro
exhibition name
E la mia Patria è dove l’erba trema
museum name
Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
city
Roma
country
Italia
year
2023
curators
Appella Giuseppe
exhibition name
Viaggio in Italia XXI – Lo sguardo sull’altro
museum name
Italienisches Kulturinstitut
city
Berlino
country
Germania
year
2023
curators
H. Lersch Gregor, Pratesi Ludovico
exhibition name
Come pesci nell’acqua
museum name
Museo Tornielli, Ameno, and Villa Nigra
city
Miasino
country
Italia
year
2021
curators
Verzotti Giorgio
exhibition name
Camera Picta
museum name
Galleria Civica di Trento
city
Trento
country
Italia
year
2021
curators
De Pilati Margherita, Lorenzoni Gabriele, Mazzonelli Federico
exhibition name
VITA NOVA. Arte in Italia alla luce del nuovo millennio, 100 Artisti, 100 Opere
museum name
Villa d’Este
city
Tivoli
country
Italia
year
2021
curators
Bruciati Andrea
exhibition name
The Paradox of Stillness: Art, Object, and Performance
museum name
Walker Art Center
city
Minneapolis
country
USA
year
2021
curators
De Bellis Vincenzo
exhibition name
Utopia Distopia: il mito del progresso partendo dal sud
museum name
MADRE
city
Napoli
country
Italia
year
2021
curators
Weir Kathryn
exhibition name
La Via della Seta Arte e artisti contemporanei dall’Italia
museum name
Kyiv History Museum
city
Kiev
country
Ucraina
year
2021
curators
Tecce Angela
exhibition name
After Pasolini - Visions of Today
museum name
Center for Contemporary Art
city
Plovdiv
country
Bulgaria
year
2020
curators
Fellmann Benjamin, Steinbrügge Bettine
exhibition name
ARTE POVERA: An Italian Landscape
museum name
Metropolitan Museum of Manila
city
Manlia
country
Filippine
year
2020
curators
Eccher Danilo
exhibitions galleries since 2019
exhibition name
Lo Starec
gallery name
Galleria Raffaella Cortese
city
Albisola
country
Italia
year
2023
exhibition name
Zona Bianca Zero
gallery name
Woolbridge gallery
city
Biella
country
Italia
year
2021
exhibition name
Terza mostra: tre cose
gallery name
Galleria Raffaella Cortese
city
Milano
country
Italia
year
2021
exhibition name
Tre sequenze per voce sola
gallery name
Galleria Raffaella Cortese
city
Milano
country
Italia
year
2019
exhibition name
Cubic metre of sea water as diagonal
gallery name
Sprovieri
city
Londra
country
UK
year
2019
independent spaces exhibitions
exhibition name
Frattempo
location name
Palazzo Magnini
city
Taranto
country
Italia
year
2025
exhibition name
La Spiaggia
location name
Fonderia Artistica Battaglia
city
Milano
country
Italia
year
2025
exhibition name
Leggere il Tempo. Libri nell’Arte
location name
Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino
city
Genova
country
Italia
year
2024
curators
Garbarino Laura
exhibition name
Votiva/ Parabita per il Contemporaneo
city
Parabita
country
Italia
year
2024
curators
Bonino Flaminia, Perrone Laura
exhibition name
30 Altalene
city
Polignano a Mare
country
Italia
year
2024
exhibition name
Nasi per l’arte
location name
Palazzo Merulana
city
Roma
country
Italia
year
2023
curators
De Vos Joanna, Rossi Melania
exhibition name
War is over! Peace has not yet begun
location name
Fondazione Imago Mundi
city
Treviso
country
Italia
year
2023
exhibition name
Il fulmine governa ogni cosa
location name
Fondazione Nicola del Roscio
city
Roma
country
Italia
year
2023
curators
Pellicciari Davide, Spinelli Carlotta
exhibition name
Arte in Memoria 11
location name
Sinagoga di Ostia Antica
city
Ostia
country
Italia
year
2023
curators
Zevi Adachiara
exhibition name
Do Animals Go To Heaven?
location name
Chiesa del Purgatorio
city
Matera
country
Italia
year
2022
curators
Agovino Collezione, Blandino Francesca
exhibition name
SprigionArti
location name
Palazzo d’Avalos
city
Procida
country
Italia
year
2022
curators
De Bellis Vincenzo, Riitano Agostino
exhibition name
Segni Elementari
city
Alberobello
country
Italia
year
2022
curators
Carofiglio Francesco
exhibition name
Dieci minuti e un soffio
location name
Palazzo Borromeo
city
Milano
country
Italia
year
2022
exhibition name
Viaggio in Italia XXI – Lo sguardo sull’altro
location name
Casa di Goethe
city
Roma
country
Italia
year
2022
curators
H. Lersch Gregor, Pratesi Ludovico
exhibition name
Passages paysages
location name
Palazzo Barbò
city
Torre Pallavicina
country
Italia
year
2021
curators
Lacarbonara Roberto
exhibition name
Otto angoli
location name
Studio Trisorio
city
Napoli
country
Italia
year
2020
exhibition name
Una cartolina, un passo, una linea e una pietra
location name
Base Progetti per l’Arte
city
Firenze
country
Italia
year
2020
exhibition name
What’s new?
location name
Collezione Giancarlo e Danna Olgiati
city
Lugano
country
Svizzera
year
2020
exhibition name
Letto
location name
The Open Box
city
Milano
country
Italia
year
2019
curators
Fiore Alberto
representative galleries
gallery name
Sprovieri
city
Londra
country
UK
year start
2016
gallery name
Galleria Raffaella Cortese
city
Milano - Albisola
country
Italia
year start
2015
gallery name
Prats Nogueras Blanchard
city
Madrid, Barcellona
country
Spain
year start
2013
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biennials and other events since 2007
name
BAB Bangok Art Biennale
city
Bangkok
country
Tailiandia
year
2022
artwork title
Daily Stone
pavilion
PARQ
exhibition
Chaos : Calm
curators
Poshyanada Apinan
name
Manifesta 13
city
Marsiglia
country
Francia
year
2020
exhibition
Real Utopias
curators
Cerrina Ferroni Bianca, Rossi Melania
name
Biennale Arcipelago Mediterraneo
city
Palermo
country
Italia
year
2019
exhibition
ÜberMauer_BAM
name
55. Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte della Biennale di Venezia
city
Venezia
country
Italia
year
2013
artwork title
Masse Sepolte
pavilion
Italia
exhibition
Vice Versa
curators
Pietromarchi Bartolomeo
awards
award name
XXVI Pino Pascali Award
institution name
Fondazione Pino Pascali
country
Italia
year
2024
artwork title
30 Altalene
award name
Premio Ermanno Casoli
institution name
Fondazione Ermanno Casoli
country
Italia
year
2009
residencies
entity name
III Artist Residency, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Barcellona
city
Barcellona
country
Spagna
year
2018
public space installations
public space name
Khao Yai Art Forest
artwork title
G.O.D.
permanent installation
True
city
Khao Yai
country
Tailandia
year
2024
artwork title
30 altalene
temporary installation
Yes
city
Polignano a Mare
country
Italia
year
2024
public space name
Magazzino Italian Art
artwork title
Posatoi
client
Olnick Spanu Art Program
permanent installation
True
city
Garrison, New York
country
United States of America
year
2014
participation in tenders since 2017
tender name
Italian Council - V edizione
year
2019
city
Roma
country
Italia
client
Italian Council - V edizione
project/work title
Anello
destination institution
Parco archeologico dl Colosseo
tender type
italiano
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