Angelo Sarleti on Painting as a Living Language
Angelo Sarleti, born in 1979 in Reggio Calabria, currently resides in Milan. His individual exhibitions feature works such as Too big to fail o sull’immobilismo precario (Galleria SIX, Milan, 2016), IN/OUT (Musil Museo dell’idroelectricità, Cedegolo, 2015), Specific (MAG-Galleria Civica Segantini, Arco, 2014), along with Mammona (2012), Billionaires (2009), and Not here (2006) at Galleria ARTRA, Milan. He has participated in group exhibitions like Le declinazioni della pittura (Galleria FPAC, Palermo, 2014) and others. His accolades include APERTO 2015 and Premio Lissone 2014. He has also been a resident artist at the Centre International d’Accueil et d’Echanges des Récollets, Paris (2006). Sarleti's artistic evolution from video to painting reflects his interpretation of Big Data, addressing issues related to the global economy and crises.
Key facts
- Angelo Sarleti was born in Reggio Calabria in 1979 and lives in Milan.
- His solo exhibitions include shows at Galleria SIX, Musil, MAG-Galleria Civica Segantini, and Galleria ARTRA.
- Group exhibitions include venues in Palermo, Brussels, Bologna, Milan, Bari, Ancona, and Genoa.
- He won APERTO 2015 art on the border and Premio Lissone 2014 – Critics Award.
- He participated in residencies in Paris (2006) and Prato (2003).
- His first painting was a desert island made as a gift for his first day of school.
- His influences include Piero della Francesca, Rembrandt, Klee, Albers, Balthus, Rothko, Sol LeWitt, Calderara, Sean Scully, Dan Graham, Hans Haacke, Mark Lombardi, and Liam Gillick.
- He transitioned from video and installation to painting, which he sees as a figurative practice dealing with Big Data.
- His series Billionaires, Mammona, Antologia, and Too big to fail trace the global economy and its crisis.
- He uses institutional sources and cross-references databases for his research.
Entities
Artists
- Angelo Sarleti
- Piero della Francesca
- Rembrandt
- Paul Klee
- Josef Albers
- Balthus
- Mark Rothko
- Sol LeWitt
- Antonio Calderara
- Sean Scully
- Dan Graham
- Hans Haacke
- Mark Lombardi
- Liam Gillick
Institutions
- Galleria SIX
- Musil Museo dell’idroelettricità
- MAG-Galleria Civica Segantini
- Galleria ARTRA
- Galleria FPAC
- Galleria Fuoricampo
- Casabianca
- NABA Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
- Careof DOCVA
- Vessel
- Mole Vanvitelliana
- Museo d’arte contemporanea di Villa Croce
- Palazzo Bombrini
- Centre International d’Accueil et d’Echanges des Récollets
- Dena Foundation for Contemporary Art
Locations
- Reggio Calabria
- Italy
- Milan
- Cedegolo
- Arco
- Palermo
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Zola Predosa
- Bologna
- Bari
- Ancona
- Genoa
- Paris
- France
- Prato