Piero Golia
Works
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Woven cotton blanket
53 x 72 in. unframed
134.5 x 183 cm unframed |
Wood, metal, Glossy paint
48 x 48 x 48 in.
121.9 x 121.9 x 121.9 cm |
Building facade from Amsterdam (cement, wood, glass, metal)
4.3 x 12.5
149.61 x 438.19 x 5.35 inches
380 x 1113 x 13.6 cm |
2009 Installation view |
Installation view |
Installation view |
Installation view |
DC motor, speed controller, steel and broom, dimensions vary, (broom sweeps floor every second) |
Motor, steel, graphite, springs, wood (graphite disc shoots every hour) |
Motor, steel, graphite, springs, wood. |
Dispensing pump, timer, water, dimensions vary (drop of water every minute); Untitled 1, 2007, DC motor, speed controller, steel and broom, dimensions vary, (broom sweeps floor every second); Untitled 3, 2007, Motor, steel, graphite, springs, wood (graphite disc shoots every hour) |
Biography
Born 1974 in Naples, Italy
Lives in Los Angeles, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2011
Welcome to the Land of Opportunities, Uplands Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2010
LUMINOUS SPHERE, presented by L.A. Public Domain and LAXART with support from ForYourArt, The Standard Hotel, Hollywood, CA
2009
Oh My God That’s So Awesome!, Bortolami, New York
2008
Knives, Galleria Fonti, Napoli
2007
Postcards from the Edge, Cosmic Galerie, Paris
Bortolami, New York
2005
Galleria Fonti, Napoli
Let the devils do their job, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York.
February 2005, Galleri Christina Wilson, Copenhagen.
2004
Killer Shrimps, 61.ma Mostra Internazionale D’Arte Cinematografica, Venezia.
The king is dead, Cosmic Galerie, Paris (with C. Jankovski and G. Motti)
2003 Statements, Art Basel Miami Beach Art Fair, Miami Beach
Maybe not even a nation of millions, Cosmic Galerie, Paris (with M. Simeone and M. Boggio Sella)
2002
Faccio sul serio, Studio Massimo De Carlo, Milan
Again, Maze Gallery, Turin
Ecart, Basel Art Fair, care of John Armleder and Sylvie Fleury (with Laurent Pache)
La Folie de la Villa Médicis, care of C. Parisi, Académie de France à Rome (with M. Boggio Sella)
2001
Tattoo, I-20 Gallery, New York
Voi non sapete chi mi credo di essere, Viafarini, Milan
2000
Le mucche per Morra, Studio Morra, Naples
…Forever…, Maze Gallery, Turin
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011
Temporary Stedelijk 2, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Progression Minus Progress, Romer Young Gallery, San Francisco, CA
PREMIO ITALIA ARTE CONTEMPORANEA 2010, MAXXI Museo Nazionale Delle Arti Del XXI Secolo, Rome
2010
The Artist’s Museum, MoCA Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The End of the World as We Know it, La Kunsthalle Mulhouse / La Fonderie Centre d’Art Contemporain, Mulhouse Cedex, France
RE-DRESSING, Bortolami, New York
secret (still) knows, LAB, Los Angeles
Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines, Bortolami Gallery at The Webster, Miami
Things that only an artist can do, MARCO, Museum of Contemporary Art, Vigo
A.D.D. Attention Deficit Disorder, Palazzo Lucarini Contemporary, Trevi, Perugia
2009
Piero Golia and Fabian Marti, Swiss Institute, Rome
1999, China Art Objects, Los Angeles
New World Records, Curated by Helen Johnson and Nick Mangan, Sutton Gallery, Australia
2008
California Biennial, Orange County Museum of Arts, curated by Lauri Firstenberg
Site Santa Fe, Lucky Number Seven, Santa Fe, curated by Lance M. Fung
Retrospective, Gagosian Gallery, New York
The Light of the Virgo, China Art Objects Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007
Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow. Care of J. Backstein, D. Birnbaum, I. Boubnova, N. Bourriaud, F. Erdemci, G. Kavar, R. Martinez, H.U. Obrist
Lara Favaretto, Francesco Gennari, Piero Golia, Massimo Grimaldi, Engholm Engelhorn Galerie, Vienna
Vesuvius, curated by G. Del Vecchio, Moderna Museet, Stockolm
Uncertain States of America, American Art in the 3rd Millenium, Le Musée de Sérignan; Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague, curated by curated by Gunnar B. Kvaran, Daniel Birnbaum, Hans-Ulrich Obrist
Dialogues méditerrannéens, la Citadelle, Saint-Tropez, curated by Susanne van Hagen.
Space Oddity, Cosmic Galerie, Paris
Où? Scènes du Sud : Espagne, Italie, Portugal. Le Carré d’art, Nîmes, curated by Françoise Cohen.
2007
Looking Up, Mario Sequeira Gallery, June 9 – September 9
Substance & Surface, Bortolami, New York
2006
Gold Standards, P.S.1, New York. Care of Bob Nickas and Walead Beshty
When fathers fail, Daniel Reich Gallery, New York, care of Guillame Rouchon
Grey Flags, Sculpture Center, New York, care of Anthony Huberman and Paul Pfeiffer.
Uncertain States of America- American Art in the 3rd Millennium, Serpentine Gallery, London and Bard College, New York. care of H. U. Obrist, D. Birnbaum, G. Kvaran.
Survivor, Bortolami Dayan, New York, curated by David Rimanelli.
2005
Uncertain States of America- American Art in the 3rd Millennium, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, care of H. U. Obrist, D. Birnbaum, G. Kvaran.
Performa Biennal 2, 24 hours accidental, Swiss Institute, New York
Arte all’arte X, Galleria Continua, San Giminiano.
Closing Down, Bortolami Dayan, New York.
ID Troubles- US Visit, NURTUREart INC. , New York, care of Z. Erić, H. Munder and B. Steinbruegge.
2004
I nuovi mostri, Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milano, care of M. Gioni
Narcissus: new visions of self-representation, Crac Alsace, Altkirch.
2003
Assenze Presenze, une nouvelle génération d’artistes italiens, care of E. Lambion Le Botanique, Centre
Culturel de la Communauté Française Wallonie-Bruxelles, Bruxelles
Cosi va il Mondo, Espace Paul Ricard, Paris. Care of C. Laubard
Prague Biennal, National Galerie, Prague. Care of H. Kontova
Sukun, Museum Folkwang, Essen. Care of N. Sonmez
Sub Real: Reality Survival Strategies, Smart Project Space, Amsterdam. Care of B. Pietromarchi
2002
Napoli Anno Zero, Qui e Ora, Castel Sant’Elmo, Naples. Curated by G. Maraniello
Radical and Critical, Fondazione Olivetti, Rome. Curated by B. Pietromarchi
There is a Light Which Never Goes Out, Villa Galvani, Pordenone. Curated by S. Rosso
2001
I Tirana Biennial, National Gallery, Tirana. Curated by G. Politi
Cosa Arcana e stupenda, Sermoneta. Curated by A. Bellini
Schizzi, macchie e pensieri, care of P. Clerico Studio Massimo De Carlo, Milan
Invasione Italiana, Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Siracusa. Curated by S. Lacagnina
Play, Open Space, Milan. Curated by Gigiotto Del Vecchio
2000
Castelli in aria, Museo di Castel Sant’ Elmo, Naples. Curated by A. Tecce
Lectures
2005 “The Vanishing”, The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen.
2004 “Something about Charlie”, MOCA, Los Angeles.
2003 “1987”, Accademia di Brera, Milano.
2002 “La differenza tra artefice e creatore nel pensiero aristotelico”, Universita’ Bocconi, Milano.
