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In Bolognesi’s practice, every material is treated exploring its meaning potential, in relation to existing models belonging to a collective knowledge. Playing with various narrative, conceptual and spatial devices Bolognesi constructs a system of concurrent self-contained phoenomena, whose possible combinations allow a multi-level context, ranging from observing the absurdity of sociocultural structures and clichè to the scientifc experiment.

 

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Born in Ferrara (Italy), 1978

Lives and works in London and Milan

 

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

2010

'An Island' curated by Guy Robertson, Anna Mahler Project Space, Spoleto, IT

 

2009

'Oki', CAR Projects, Bologna, IT

 

 

Group Exhibitions and Events

 

2010

'New films for Miniplex at Deptford X', curated by Sarah Jury, The Pigeon Wing, London, UK

'Degree Show', Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, London, UK

'Fotografia?', curated by Chiara Agnello and Matteo Balduzzi, C/O Careof, Milan, IT

'Disegni Europei', curated by Laura Cherubini and Giorgio Verzotti, Oredaria Arti Contemporanee, Roma, IT

 

2009

'Duration: London', curated by The loose play Atari Candid Arts Trust, London, UK

'A camel is a horse designed by a committee', curated by Cesare Pietroiusti and Anna Daneri,

Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa and Fondazione Claudio Buziol, Venice, IT

'Interim Show', Woburn Square, London, UK

'Mobile Archive Opening Reception', curated by R. Basha, A. Popescu, C. Tamir, Art in General, New York, U.S.A.

'FEED' curated by Gabriela Galati, Fragmental Museum, Essex Street Market, New York, U.S.A.

'Corso Aperto', curated by Cesare Pietroiusti and Anna Daneri, Villa del Grumello, Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Como, Italy

'Supermegadrop #5', curated by Mario Gorni, CRAC, Cremona, Italy

'New Italian Epic', BROWN project space, Milano, Italy

'Video.it', curated by Francesco Bernardelli, Mario Gorni, Paola Nicita, Cristiana Perrella, Francesco Poli,

Fondazione Merz,Torino, Italy

 

2008

'I sette arcobaleni', curated by Matteo Rubbi, C/O Careof, DOCVA, Milano, Italy

'Soft Cell', curated by Andrea Bruciati, Galleria comunale d’Arte contemporanea, Monfalcone (GO), Italy

1° Festival Internazionale dell’ Arte Contemporanea, directed by Carlos Basualdo, Pierluigi Sacco, Angela Vettese, Faenza IT

37th International Film Festival Rotterdam, directed by Rutger Wolfson, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.[Catalogue]

 

2007

14 Onufri Prize, curated by Rubens Shima, National Gallery of Arts, Tirana, Albania

Mulliqi Prize, curated by Suzana Kuka, Kosova Gal0lery of Arts, Prishtina, Kosovo

10th International Istanbul Biennal, curated by Hou Hanru, Istanbul, Turkey

'Bellavita', curated by Denis Isaia and Cristina Natalicchio, New Chinatown Barbershop, Los Angeles, USA

'MUV', curated by Matteo Chini and Daniela Lotta, Villa Strozzi, Florence, Italy

'Hallucination', curated by Joonsung Yoon and T-Yong Chung, MASS, Seoul, Korea

'Any Thing', Unorossodue Art Gallery, Milan, Italy

 

2006

'Wireless', curated by Alessandro Mancassola and Bruno Muzzolini, Unorossodue Art Gallery, Milan, Italy

 

2005

'Out of control / Fabbrica Europa', curated by Matteo Chini and Bruno Muzzolini, Stazione Leopolda, Florence, Italy

 

 

Awards

 

2010

Lo schermo dell'arte, Toscana in contemporanea 2010, Firenze, IT

 

 

Bibliography

 

'A horse is a camel designed by a committee',catalogue curated by Maria Acciaro and Anna Daneri; edited by Mousse Publishing, Milano, 2009.

 

'Video.it 2009', catalogue curated by Francesco Bernardelli, edited by Ferrero Editore, Torino, Italy 2009. p.119.

 

'Soft Cell: dinamiche nello spazio in Italia', Exhibition catalogue edited by Andrea Bruciati, GC.AC, Monfalcone,

Damiani. p. 270-271.

 

Rutger Wolfson, Anet ter Horst 37th Film Festival Rotterdam; As Long as it takes. Catalogue edited by Anet ter Horst, Rotterdam, The Netherlands January/ February7th 2008, Publish, Amsterdam, p.383.

 

Rubens Shima, Hervin Hatibi, Betrayal in Art, 14th Onufri Prize, Catalogue edited by Rubens Shima, Tirana, Albania. National Gallery of Arts 2008.

 

Hou Hanrou, Ovul Dormusoglu, Marcus Graf, Borga Kanturk, Pelin Uran, Adnan Yildiz, 10th International Istanbul Biennial; Nightcomers: 25 Spots across the city , catalogue edited by Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts and Yapi Kredi Pubblications.

 

Suzana Varvarica Kuka, Conformism Space 4th Mulliqi Prize, Exhibition Catalogue edited by The Kosova Art Gallery, Prishtina, Albania

 

 

Education

 

2008-10

Slade School of Fine Arts, UCL, London, UK. (MFA)

 

2009

XV Advanced Course in Visual Arts, CSAV, Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Como, Italy. [Visiting Professor Walid Raad.]

 

2004-08

Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, Italy. (BA)