Community/francescapasquali/Profile
Everything about myself
- Username
- francescapasquali
- Name
- Francesca Pasquali
- City
- Castel San Pietro Terme
- Country
- Italy
- Biography
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Born in 1980, Francesca Pasquali studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in her native Bologna, where she graduated in 2006. Francesca Pasquali’s research spans in the direction of an engaging relationship between organic and inorganic, nature and culture, recycle of materials and their aesthetic redefinition.
Her research focuses on an observation of natural shapes whose structural texture the artist emulates, transforming plastic, industrial materials into complex and elaborate objects and installations. The relationship between nature and artifice lie at the heart of Pasquali’s work which, together with her unwillingness to categorize objects, produces works that challenge the viewer’s perceptions – from hard to soft, from alien to familiar. The materials invite the viewer to touch and interact with the works, thinking again about the beauty to be found in the every-day elements. Another crucial aspect concerns the relations of her works with the environments and architectural spaces that often define and change the making of the works.
In December 2015, the Francesca Pasquali Archive was founded under the Scientific Direction of Ilaria Bignotti, in order to archive, preserve and promote the artist’s works.
Education
2001-2006
Degree, Academy of Fine Arts, Bologna
Solo exhibitions
2019
“La materia del tempo”, solo show and workshop for MUTAZIONI Festival, Ruvo di Puglia (Bari), 9-31 July
“Francesca Pasquali. Contaminazioni”, curated by Alessia Belotti for ACMEArtLab, under the coordination of Ilaria Bignotti, Bunker, Brescia, March 16-April 14. The exhibition is the final stage of the Degree of Alessia Belotti at Academy of Fine Art "Santagiulia" in Brescia.
2018
“Francesca Pasquali. Plastic Islands”, curated by Antidote Festival, Sydney, Sydney Opera House, live performance on September 2; exhibition from 17 September to 10 October at the Lounge of the main box office foyer, Sydney Opera House
“Francesca Pasquali”, curated by Kilowatt and Federica Patti, Resilienze Festival, Bologna, Le Serre dei Giardini Margherita, 8-13 September
2017-2018
“Francesca Pasquali. Blow up”, curated by Chiara Massimello, Spazio Ersel, Turin, in collaboration with “Paideia” Foundation and “Adisco Fundation”, December 3- 2017-February 16 2018
2017
“Francesca Pasquali”, Tornabuoni Art, Paris, July 6-September 24
2016
“Francesca Pasquali”, curated by Ilaria Conti, Leila Heller Gallery, New York, 8 September-22 October (catalog)
“Kinesis. Francesca Pasquali, Laura Renna”, two solo exhibitions, curated by Ilaria Bignotti, ALT Museum, Alzano Lombardo (Bergamo), 16 September – 30 October
“Spiderwall”, curated by Michael Petry, in collaboration with Francesca Pasquali Archive and Tornabuoni Art, MOCA London, London, 3 July – 31 July
“FRANCESCA PASQUALI metamorphoses”, in collaboration with Francesca Pasquali Archive, with an exhibition catalogue with texts by Fatoş Üstek, Michael Petry, Matt Williams and Ilaria Bignotti, Tornabuoni Art, London, 28 June – 17 September (catalog)
2015
“Plastic shapes”, curated by Ilaria Bignotti and Gino Pisapia, Tornabuoni Arte Contemporary Art, Florence, 18 September – 28 November (catalog)
“Spiderball cloud” curated by Ilaria Bignotti, Biennale Giovani Monza 2015, Arengario and Museo Casa degli Umiliati, Monza, April 12 - June 28 (catalog)
2014
“Sixties spiderballs”, curated by M&C Saatchi, The House of Peroni, London, 2 – 31 May
“39000 light straws”, curated by Ilaria Bignotti and Federica Patti, Fondazione Cardinale Giacomo Lercaro for Art First Off, Bologna, 22 – 26 January
2013-2014
“Critica in Arte. Francesca Pasquali”, curated by Ilaria Bignotti, MAR Museo d’Arte della Città, Ravenna, 14 December 2013 – 14 January 2014 (catalog)
2012
“Francesca Pasquali. A me gli occhi”, curated by Ilaria Bignotti, Galleria Colossi Arte Contemporanea, Brescia, 3 March – 25 May (catalog)
2011
“Elastic”, curated by Eleonora Mayerle, Spazio Thetis, Venice
“SCOPAmi”, curated by Ilaria Bignotti and Denitza Nedkova, Galleria OltreDimore, Bologna, 18 March – 30 April (catalog)
“Camminando/Contaminando”, curated by Mazen, Spazio Capo di Lucca for Art First Off, Bologna, 28 – 31 January
2010
“Metamorfosi”, curated by Ilaria Bignotti, Museo Diocesano, Brescia, 2 – 12 October
“Intrecci”, curated by Paolo Insolera, Palazzo Gnudi, Bologna, June
“Mi sento S-gonfia”, Galleria La Pillola for Art First Off, Bologna, 29 – 31 January
Group exhibitions
2019
“TAKE CARE. Arte moderna e contemoranea dal Patrimonio del Gruppo Unipol”, curated by Ilaria Bignotti, exhibition catalog, Milan, Business Museum CUBO, 11 June-27 September
“Planet or Plastic”, curated by National Geographic Italia, Genius Bononiae, Complesso Monumentale Santa Maria della Vita, Bologna, 13 April-22 September
2018
“The Milky Way Photo”, curated by Damiana Leoni for Pianoterra onlus, Galleria Lia Rumma, Neaples, May 24-26
“Waves”, site specific installation for 60 anniversary of San Lorenzo Yacht, May, San Lorenzo Yacht, La Spezia
2017-2018
“Montezuma, Fontana, Mirko. La scultura in mosaico dalle origini ad oggi”, curated by Alfonso Panzetta and Daniele Torcellini, MAR-Museo d’Arte della città di Ravenna, October, 6 2017-January, 7 2018 (catalog)
2017
“RAID. La Ricreazione”, Istituto Comprensivo Pertini, Turin, curated by Fat Ass. Cultural Association – Alessandro Brighetti and Giulio Cassanelli, November 3
“Donne di colore”, curated by Giorgio De Finis, Torre dei Lambardi, Magione (Perugia)
“Nero su Nero. Da Fontana e Kounellis a Galliani”, curated by Vera Agosti, promoted by Fondazione Bardini Peyron and Tornabuoni Art, Villa Bardini, Firenze, April 14 - July 9
“RAID. Sfornare mondi”, abandoned paistry factory “Cova”, Milano, curated by Fat Ass. Cultural Association – Alessandro Brighetti and Giulio Cassanelli, 31 March, site-specific interventions of 12 artists, streaming and real life
“BILDUNG. Arte contemporanea tra esperienza e conoscenza” [BILDUNG. Contemporary Art, between Experience and Knowledge], curated by Ilaria Bignotti and Andrea Dall’Asta SJ, Raccolta Lercaro, Bologna, in collaboration with Cortesi Gallery, January 26-March 13
“RAID. Museo per piccioni”, abandoned factory, Bologna, curated by Fat Ass. Cultural Association – Alessandro Brighetti and Giulio Cassanelli, 28 January, site-specific interventions of 14 artists, for 6 hours-live streaming
2016
“Creative Energy. Arte per il rinnovabile”, curated by Elena Di Raddo, Palazzo Della Regione, Milano, 1-30 December (catalog)
“Per vie diverse”, curated by Claudio Spadoni, Magazzini del Sale, Cervia, 15 July – 28 August (catalog)
“Flux-us. Mary Bauermeister, Francesca Pasquali, *fuse”, curated by Angela Memola and Pascual Jordan, C.U.BO Centro Unipol, Bologna, 27 January – 16 April
2015
“Black. An idea of light”, curated by Ilaria Bignotti and Paola Formenti Tavazzani, Cortesi Gallery, Lugano, 7 October – 31 December (catalog)
“Macrocosmi – Ordnungen anderer Art, Pattern of another order”, curated by Martina Cavallarin, Petra Dregger and Pascual Jordan, Altes Postfuhramt West, Berlin, 16 – 20 September (catalog)
“Trame contemporanee”, curated by Ilaria Bignotti, Fondazione La Verde La Malfa, Catania, 14 June – 30 October
“SIHX arte e industria alla Corte Deloitte”, curated by Paolo Carli, Enrico Ciai and Philippe Daverio, Corte Deloitte, Milan, 31 May – 31 October (catalog)
“Arte Mashup. Il gusto di fare arte”, curated by Davide Sarchioni, Associazione Culturale Il Frantoio, Capalbio, 30 May – 30 June
“White not”, curated by Chiara Massimiello, Spazio Ersel, Turin, 4 – 24 May
“Art on loan”, curated by Enzo Fiammetta, Creative Lab Museo Arte Contemporanea, Alcamo, 28 February – 30 April
“Macrocosmi – Ordnungen anderer Art, Organismi fuori centro”, curated by Martina Cavallarin and Pascual Jordan, Teatri di Vita, Bologna, 21 – 25 January (catalog)
“Reti di resilienza”, curated by Ilaria Bignotti and Enzo Fiammetta, Fondazione Orestiadi, Gibellina, 15 January – 24 February
2014
“Reti di resilienza”, curated by Ilaria Bignotti and Enzo Fiammetta, Museo RISO, Palermo, 27 November – 8 December
“Street Scape ComOn”, curated by Chiara Canali and Ivan Quaroni, Museo Archeologico Paolo Giovio, Como, 9 October – 9 November
“Eccentrico Musivo. Young Artists and Mosaic”, curated by Linda Kniffitz and Daniele Torcellini, MAR Museo d’Arte della Città, Ravenna, 21 September – 9 November (catalog)
“Premio Fondazione Henraux”, curated by Enrico Mattei, La Versiliana, Marina di Pietrasanta, 1 – 31 August
“Espressioni contemporanee”, Tornabuoni Arte Contemporary Art, Florence, 20 June – 30 September
“Resilienza italiana. Il mare visto da monte”, curated by Ilaria Bignotti, PAV Parco Arte Vivente, Turin, 13 April – 7 May
“Resilienza italiana. Punti di partenza”, curated by Ilaria Bignotti, Spazio GIVA, Milan, 21 March – 11 June
2013-2014
“D.A.B. Design per Artshop and Bookshop”, MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Rome, 10 December 2013 – 6 January 2014 (catalog)
2013
“O(Ax) = dO(Am) Equazione Impossibile”, curated by marte Associazione Culturale and Daniele Torcellini, Galleria Ninapì, Ravenna, 26 October – 10 November
“Bianco Italia”, curated by Philippe Daverio, Tornabuoni Arte, Florence, 4 October – 9 November
“D.A.B. Design per Artshop e Bookshop”, curated by Ornella Corradini, Galleria Civica, Modena, 30 April – 19 June
“Bianco Italia”, curated by Dominique Stella, Tornabuoni Art, Paris, 25 April – 13 July (catalog)
2012
“NaturalMente”, curated by Associazione Aikal, Biennale Italia-Cina, Villa Reale, Monza, 19 October – 12 December
“roBOt Festival”, curated by Federica Patti, Palazzo Re Enzo, Bologna, 10 – 13 October
“Personal Effect on Sale”, curated by Francesco Calzolari, David Casini, Viola Emaldi, Irene Guzman, Valentina Rossi, Marco Scotti and Sissi, Esprit Nouveau Pavillon for Art First Off, Bologna, 26 – 29 January (catalog)
2011
“D.A.B. Design per Artshop e Bookshop”, curated by Ornella Corradini, Castel Sant’Elmo, Naples, September – October
“ARTE nell’ARTE”, curated by Fondazione Brescia Musei, Museo della Città Santa Giulia, Brescia, 24 September – 9 October
2010
“FabulART, il sentiero delle fiabe”, curated by Simona Gavioli, Palazzo D’Accursio, Bologna, 3 – 18 December
“Attraverso lo specchio”, curated by Elisabetta Modena, Castello dei Pico, Mirandola, 16 October – 27 November (catalog)
“Il segreto dello sguardo”, curated by Andrea Dall’Asta S.J. and Angela Madesani, Galleria San Fedele, Milan, 14 October – 14 November (catalog)
“Riciclarti. Cantiere Arte Ambientale”, curated by Natasha Bordiglia and Marisa Merlin, Ex Macello, Padua, 25 May – 26 June
“Premio Arte Laguna”, curated by Igor Zanti, Italienische Kulturinstitut Wien, Vienna, 20 May – 3 June
“Premio Arte Laguna”, curated by Igor Zanti, Italian Cultur Institute Prague, Prague 12 – 26 April
“Premio Arte Laguna”, curated by Igor Zanti, Arsenale, Venice, 6 – 27 March
“Organic / Inorganic”, curated by Andrea Lerda, Galleria Neon Campobase, Bologna, 8 – 28 January
Residencies
2019
Macro Asilo, Macro Museum, Rome
2017
Henraux, Henraux Foundation, Lucca
Prizes and Mentions
2019
Villa La Saracena, Winner
2018
VAF Foundation Prize. Selected
2017
BIENALSUR, International Contemporary Art Biennal of South America, Resilience Fields. Pre-selected
2016
Collezione Paolo VI Prize. Finalist
2015
Cairo Prize. Finalist
2014
Henraux Foundation Prize. Second Prize
D.A.B. Design per Artshop e Bookshop. Winner
2013
Curators on Sculpture Today Prize, Sculpture Network, project by Ilaria Bignotti, Strategy of resilience. Fundamentals, negatives and survival in the Italian sculpture of younger generation. Winner
Area SLAM, Art Verona. Selected
2012
Premio Nocivelli. Third Prize
DesignER. Giovani Designers in Emilia Romagna, Fashion Design section. Winner
2011
CO.CO.CO, Como Contemporary Contest. Finalist
Premio Arte Rugabella. Finalist
Premio Bice Bugatti - Giovanni Segantini. Finalist
2010
Riciclarti. Cantiere Arte Ambientale, Visual Arts section. Winner
A cura di..., project by Simona Gavioli, FabulART, sentieri nelle fiabe. Winner
Premio Arti Visive San Fedele. Finalist
Premio Arte Laguna. Finalist
A cura di..., project by Andrea Lerda, Organic/Inorganic. Winner
2009
Talent Prize, Visual Arts section. Mentioned
Collaborations
2019
Filiero Sarti
Saraghina Eyewear
2018
Sydney Opera House
2017
Nike
Melissa
2016
Salvatore Ferragamo
2014
Itlas
Public collections
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia
Boghossian Foundation, Villa Empain, Brussels, Belgium
Ghisla Art Collection Foundation, Locarno, Switzerland
MOCA, Museum of Contemporary Art, London
Patrimonio Gruppo Unipol, Bologna
Thetis Foundation, Venice
Henraux Foundation, Querceta, Lucca (Italy)
- Who are you?
- artist
- Gender
- female
- Birth year
- 1980
- Website
- https://www.francescapasquali.com
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