Francesco Vezzoli (Brescia, 1971) lives and works in Milan.

From the famous embroideries of abstract masterpieces and portraits of divas, to interventions carried out on ancient statues, Francesco Vezzoli has always woven a powerful and irreverent dialogue with art history, film, the media, and the issue of power. In this way, his work talks about the strength of contemporary popular culture, and closely imitates the formats of different media such as TV, advertising and film; he shares with us his present-day concerns which are the deep-seated ambiguity of truth, the seductiveness of the power of language, and the instability of the human being.

His work has been shown in solo exhibition in international public and private Institutions, including: Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy (2023); Parco archeologico di Brescia, Italy (2021); Palazzo Vecchio e Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy (2020); Fondazione Giuliani, Rome, Italy (2019); Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France (2019); Collection Lambert, Avignon, France (2019); Centre Pompidou, Paris, France (2018; 2017); Fondazione Prada, Milan, Italy (2017; 2004); Museion, Bolzano, Italy (2016); NMNM-Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, Monaco (2016); MoMA PS1, New York, USA (2014); MOCA - Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA (2014; 2009); MAXXI - Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo, Rome, Italy (2013); Fondazione Prada, Palais d’Jéna, Paris, France (2012); La Conservera – Centro de Arte Contemporàneo, Ceutì (Murcia), Spain (2011); The Garage CCC, Moscow, Russia (2010); Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden (2009); Florida International University Museum, Miami, USA (2008); Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany (2007); The Power Plant, Toronto, Canada (2007); Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany (2007); Tate Modern, London, UK (2006); Fondazione Cini, Venice, Italy (2005); Museu Serralves - Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Porto, Portugal (2005); New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, USA (2002); Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli, Italy (2002).

His work has been shown in biennials and international group exhibitions such as: 52nd Biennale di Venezia, Italian Pavilion, Venice, Italy (2006); 6th Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai, China (2006); 2006 Taipei Biennial, Taipei, Taiwan (2006); 2006 Whitney Biennial, New York, USA (2006); 51st Biennale di Venezia, Italian Pavilion, Venice, Italy (2005); XIV Quadriennale di Roma, Rome, Italy (2005); Prague Biennale 2, Praga, Czech Republic (2005); 26a Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (2004); 49th Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy (2001); 6th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey (1999).

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