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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Alice Grassi’s focal interest is, and always has been, photography and video art, sometimes assembled in quite complex installations.
The artist is pervaded by an experimental taste, his work is at the same time always meticulously planned, both theoretically and practically: the outcomes, then, are some of the most telling mises-en-scéne (be they of objects, or people). Somewhat uniquely, indeed, Alice suggests a way of looking at, and “feeling” the, world that is at the same time attractive and repulsive: a ”cruel hirony” lingers on her portraits, especially the key women portraits, whereby an intimate, psychological and introspective, approach seems to prevail on the social-political declamations.
This seems to be confirmed by her videos, the most experimental, and the most accurate as well, pieces of work: through the technique, objects and animated beings come much to the same nature; unexpected shots portray deformed perspectives intended to inject doubts about the identities we are perceiving: Humans or non-Humans? Conscious, intentional beings, or mechanical, still, artificial shapes? The special interest for psychopathologies feeds such wavering in and out of (rational) self (and world)-consciousness, and drives the public at the very core of Alice’s research: the endless ambiguity of our perception, as much shaped by the external world as by an inner, psychological, dreamful, and perhaps illusory, dimension. |
STUDIES AND FORMATION
2006
Degree in Visual Communication from the Accademia Multimediale di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan. Result: First Class Honours (110/110 +Distinction).
2004
Diploma in Avid Editing and Camera Operator from C.F.P Vigorelli, Milan.
2000
Diploma in Photography from IED, Istituto Europeo di Design, Rome.
WORKSHOPS, STAGES AND RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE
2007
Stage at “Table Top Studio” . Milan.
2007
Stage at Service A.M.G. srl. Milan.
2005
Stage at Metamorfosi. Milan.
2001
Stage at Rai, Rome.
2000
Workshop: “La Dimora dello Sguardo” and “Il paesaggio interiore”,
with photographers M. Jodice and A. Biasiucci.
Cur. F. Maggia, W. Guadagnini, C. Nicosia (CT).
COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS
2009
"GE/09 Exhibition - Project funded by the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation - Guarene D'Alba (CN)"
2008
Selected between the twenty artists for the exhibition: Premio Cairo, Museo della Permanente,
cur. L. Spegnesi, Milano.
2006
Prize “GE/06”, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Guarene D’alba, (CN).
“I nove milardi di nomi di Dio” Cur. F. Maggia.
SHOWS AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008
“Babel” video 4’,
“Arnie” photographs installation.
Premio Cairo, Museo della Permanente,
cur. L. Spegnesi, Milano.
2008
“Nectar”
“I bought me a cat” cur N.Romeo and C. Ferraiuolo.
Fotografia festival internazionale di Roma.
50 artists from different part of the world. B Gallery, Rome.
2008
“Irma” #2
Installation, seven photographs and art book.
Cur. R.A. Musumeci.
Co cur. Roberta Baldaro, Valentina Barbagallo
ROTARY FOUNDATION,
Ulisse, (CT).
2007
“Irma” #2
Installation, seven photographs and art book.
Cur. R.A. Musumeci.
“Island under the Threat” Eco-technical Muzeum, TINA- B. (The Prague Contemporary Art Festival). Prague.
2006
“I nove milardi di nomi di Dio” (The Nine Billion Names of God)
Cur. F. Maggia.
“GE/06”, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Guarene D’alba, (CN).
2006
“Irma“ #1
Installation, seven photographs and art book.
Artecontemporanea R. A. Musumeci.
“Hand Luggage Art”. (CT)
2006
“Steak” Video 4’
Cur. R. A. Musumeci.
“Resistere x esistere” (Resist and Exist) ARTECONTEMPORANEA (CT)
2004
“Erpice”
Installation
Cur. F. Maggia.
”Tell me why”, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Guarene D’alba, (CN)
2004
“Re-flex”.
Cur. C. Nicosia. org. R. A. Musumeci, ARTECONTEMPORANEA,
Court of Mayoral building (CT).
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008
“Eat me slowly”
installation. And art book. Duet Gallery (VA).
2003
“In cerca di cibo”
installation. The Cultural Centre Achab, (CT).
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