CURRICULUM VITAE
Riccardo Arena
Born: 28/03/1979, Milan
Nationality: Italian
website: www.riccardoarena.org
Education:
Oct.2000-Feb.2004 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art
Brera Accademy of Arts, Milan
Sept.96-June2000 National Diploma in Art and Design
Desio Art School, Milan
Exhibitions
2009
INVIDEO 2009 - SCREENING
Spazio Oberdan, Milano, ITALY
Curated by AIACE
UN MONDO FANTASTICO - GROUP SHOW
BARCHESSA DI CA’AMATA, Castefranco, ITALY
THE MOBILE ARCHIVE - GROUP SHOW
Art in General,New York, U.S.A
Curated by Care Off
VIDEOHOLICA - International Videoart Festival
Archeology museum, Varna, Bulgaria
Curated by Visual Container
LAGO FILM FEST - SCREENING
Revine Lago, Treviso, ITALY
CROSS TALK - VIDEO ART FEST - SCREENING
Gödör Klub 1051, Erzsébet Tér, Budapest, HUNGARY
PETROLIO - GROUP SHOW
Pocko-Gallery, via Ariosto 6 Milano, ITALY
Curated by Anna Siccardi, Nicola Schwartz
IL QUATTRO VOLTE ALBERO /四木之质 - SOLO SHOW
Mayr3 - Allegra Ravizza Art Project, Milano, ITALY
Curated by Margherita Salmaso
2008
FIAV.08 - GROUP SHOW
Ecole des Beaux arts d'Alger, Algiers, TUNIS
Curated by Galerie ESCA
FOUR TIMES A TREE /四木之质 - SOLO SHOW
1918ArtSpace, Shanghai, CHINA
Curated by Riccardo Arena
VIDEOART YEARBOOK 2008 - SCREENING
c/o Complesso di Santa Cristina, Bologna, ITALY
Curated by Renato Barilli
EXPANDED UNREAL - SCREENING
Spazio Museo“ Luigi Mari “, Tolentino, ITALY
Curated by Camilla Boemio
CRONOSFERA FESTIVAL - GROUP SHOW
Cavatore, Alessandria, ITALY
Science Fiction Festival Organized by Alfavi'
BLANK SCREEN - SCREENING
Rising Mutiny, via Bellini 45 Napoli, ITALY
Curated by Marco Izzolino
SQUARING THE CIRCLE - GROUP SHOW
Allegra Ravizza Art Project, Milan, ITALY
Curate by Margherita Salmaso
THE DIGITAL VIEW 6.20 - GROUP SHOW
Arti et Amicitiae, Rokin 112, Amsterdam, NL
Curate by M. van Putten, A. Moors, A. Rozendaal, W. Vonk
2007
THE MILLS OF GOD GRIND SLOWLY - SOLO SHOW
Knap Gallery, Amsterdam,NL
Curated by Elio Scintu
BELLAVITA - GROUP SHOW
Barbershop Gallery, Los Angeles, U.S.A
Curated by Denis Isaia e Cristina Natalicchio
PROGETTOGGETTO - GROUP SHOW
Palazzo Bracciolini delle Api, Pistoia, ITALY
Curated by Stefano Coletto
RE-ENACTED PAINTING - GROUP SHOW
Viafarini, Milan, ITALY
Curated by Milovan Farronato
MEDIATERRAE VOL.1 - WORKSHOP
Alta Irpinia, audio-video workshop in collaboration with Marco Messina
Organized by Gal Verde Irpinia / Media Terre film commission
URBAN INVESTIGATION - GROUP SHOW
Island6 Arts Center, Shanghai, CHINA
Curated by Allard Von Hoorn
2006
MAKING SPACE – GROUP SHOW
Spital Square, Spitafield, London, U.K.
Curated by Stephen Mclaren
GROTTO- GROUP SHOW
Studio 1.1, London U.K
Curated by Studio 1.1
THE GAZE – PERFORMANCE LIVE
Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, U.K.
DISSERTARE/ DISERTARE - GROUP SHOW
Center of Contemporary Art, Colonna Castle of Genazzano, Rome, ITALY
Curated by Silvia Liardi
2005
PAN - GROUP SHOW
Museum of Contemporary Art, Naples, ITALY
Curated by Lorand Hegyi
ART OF ITALIAN DESIGN - GROUP SHOW
Cultural Foundation of Megaron Plus, Athens, GREECE
Curated by Alessandro Mendini
ONE LAB - GROUP SHOW
Not Gallery, Piazza Trieste e Trento 48, Neaples,ITALY
Curated by Marco Izzolino
IL GUARDIANO - SOLO SHOW
AKA Gallery, via del Pellegrino 128 Rome, ITALY
Curated by Raffaella Guidobono
ATRIUM PROJECT - SOLO SHOW
Not Gallery, via Piazza Trieste e Trento 48, Neaples, ITALY
Curated by Marco Izzolino
MADE IN ITALY - SOLO SHOW
Harrods, Knightsbridge, London, U.K.
Curated by Tad
2004
VARIAZIONI - SOLO SHOW
Hoepli Planetarium of Milan, ITALY
Curated by Dr. Fabio Peri
ENJOY CERAMICS - SOLO SHOW
Tad, via della Spiga, Milan, ITALY
Curated by Raffaella Guidobono
I.G.A.C.R. - SOLO SHOW
Arengario of Milan, piazza del Duomo, Milan, ITALY
2003
SONICITY - GROUP SHOW
Video installation for Corviale, Rome, ITALY
TIMELINE - SOLO SHOW
Video installation for Theatre Piccolo of Milan, ITALY
ATRIUM PROJECTS - SOLO SHOW
Laboratorio15, corso Colombo Milan, ITALY
Curated by Raffaella Guidobono
ICONS - PERMANENT SHOW
Tad, via del Babuino 155 Rome, ITALY
Curated by Raffaella Guidobono
INTERZONA - GROUP SHOW
Stazione frigorifera Via S. Teresa 18 Verona, ITALY
Curated By Alessandro Staffa
Art-Fair
SHANGHAI ART FAIR 12TH EDITION | Shanghai, CHINA, 1918 ArtSPACE, 2008
ROMA- THE ROAD TO CONTEMPORARY ART | Rome, ITALY, Manart, 2008
MI-ART | FieraMilanocity, Milan, ITALY, NotGallery 2007
MI-ART | Fiera di Milano, ITALY, NotGallery 2006
ARTEFIERA | Fiera di Bologna, ITALY, NotGallery, 2006
Grant & Prize
MANUALMENTE | 1ST. PRIZE Villa Panza, Varese, ITALY
Pubblications
ARTE - GIORGIO MONDADORI - February 2009
THAT’S SHANGHAI - July 2008, pg. 38-39
COMBO - Artshow edizioni- n.0, pg 68-69-70-71-72-73
FLASH ART - n.263 April-March, Top 100 Dizionario della giovane arte
EXIBART.ON PAPER - n.38 March 2007, cover project
MATERIA n.41 May-August 2003, pg.135
URBAN n.16 March 2003, pg.20