“I wanted to portray the violent transformation of nature in the European periphery. I have experienced that the concept of wilderness, and virgin land untouched by humans, has disintegrated.” –Helene Schmitz
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Dario Maglionico
artist / painter
Dario Maglionico was born in Naples in 1986. After graduating in Biomedical Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Milan, from 2014 he lives and works in Milan, devoting himself exclusively to painting. He was recently a finalist of the Bugatti-Segantini Prize in the under-35 category, and of the Arte Laguna Prize in Venice. In 2015 he inaugurates the solo show Everything at Once at Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, curated by Ivan Quaroni. In 2016 he held a solo show titled Sincronie, in collaboration with the Department of Culture of the city of Legnano at the Pinacoteca del Castello, curated by Claudia Contu. In 2015 he inaugurates the solo show Claustrophilia at Galleria RivaArtecontemporanea in Lecce and the group exhibition Painting As A Mindfield at the gallery Area/B in Milan, curated by Ivan Quaroni. He also took part in numerous group exhibitions in various cities including Milan, Varese, Venice and Verona. In 2015 he was a finalist of the Como Contemporary Contest. In 2016 Einaudi includes a detail of “Reification #9” on the cover of “Scherzetto” by Domenico Starnone, whom he collaborates with for the realization of some illustrations for the book. In 2017 he is selected among emerging artists by the editors of Hi-Fructose and published in January’s n°42 volume.
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Art, Language, & PowerOct 26, 2019 – Jan 26, 2020
Proceeding from a belief in the power of language as the basis for our outlook and actions, the exhibition considers ways artists rearrange and reconfigure communication structures as starting points.
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The Post-War DreamJourney into the Anthropocene
In the late summer of 2016, I spent six weeks in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region where I documented the transformation of some of the most influential cities in the region: Ordos, Hohhot, and Baotou. While looking back on the images I had taken, I was unexpectedly reminded of post-war Italian cinema (more…)
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ARTPIL / Prescription .107Look back on 2019
We are at the year’s end, 2019. There is not a singularity of form which could define the past twelve months, or any epoch. This year, we have had our part of crisis and tension, distorted visions, along with struggles in identity, politics, and culture.
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The American Document / Part IIFractured States / Peter van Agtmael
After returning from years of war coverage, Peter van Agtmael tries to piece together the memory, identity, race, class, and family, in a landscape which has become as surreal as the war he left behind.
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Elimination of ViolenceArt, Women & Awareness
The United Nations General Assembly has designated today International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Today we would like to once again celebrate the women who have inspired and created in the art world.
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Nam June PaikOct 17, 2019 – Feb 9, 2020
Nam June Paik’s experimental, innovative, yet playful work has had a profound influence on today’s art and culture. He pioneered the use of TV and video in art and coined the phrase ‘electronic superhighway’ to predict the future of communication in the internet age.
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Interview with Saul LeiterBy David Gibson
“History of art is a history of great things neglected and ignored and mediocre things being admired. At different times things are different. The history of photography is a history of changes.” –Saul Leiter (more…)
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Thomas StruthOct 2, 2019 – Jan 19, 2020
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is presenting the exhibition entitled Thomas Struth, a complete journey through five decades of one of the most influential European post-war photographers (more…)
