Daniele Formica: The Artist Who Embraces Eclecticism and Dissociation
Daniele Formica, an artist originally from Perugia, Italy, born in 1995, has yet to showcase his work in his home country. At the age of 20, he relocated to the Netherlands, where he currently resides in The Hague. His artistic endeavors encompass a variety of mediums, including drawing, video, painting, performance, sculpture, and writing. Since 2021, he has been represented by EDB Projects in Amsterdam and has held solo exhibitions such as 'Boys by the pool' (2021) and 'Lonely Legionnaires' (2024). A KABK graduate from 2019, he was a fellow at CASTRO in Rome in 2022. In 2024, he participated in an artist residency in Austria and exhibited in Antwerp. A solo show is scheduled at Museum Schloss Moyland in Germany for 2026. His work, influenced by Steve Paxton, Zen Buddhism, and Jacques Derrida, challenges notions of familiarity.
Key facts
- Daniele Formica was born in Perugia, Italy in 1995.
- He moved to the Netherlands in 2015 to study at the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague, graduating in 2019 with the Department Prize.
- He is represented by EDB Projects (Ellen De Bruijne) in Amsterdam since 2021.
- His first solo show 'Boys by the pool' was in 2021; second solo 'Lonely Legionnaires' in 2024.
- In 2022 he was a fellow at CASTRO in Rome; in 2024 resident at St.A.i.R. in Austria.
- He exhibited at Fred&Ferry gallery in Antwerp in 2024 and at June art fair in Basel in 2025.
- A solo exhibition in dialogue with Joseph Beuys will open at Museum Schloss Moyland in Kleve, Germany in 2026.
- His work 'La massa di disegni' (2025) compresses 15 years of drawings into a grey block.
Entities
Artists
- Daniele Formica
- Joseph Beuys
- Steve Paxton
- Jacques Derrida
Institutions
- EDB Projects
- Ellen De Bruijne
- Royal Academy of Art (KABK)
- CASTRO
- St.A.i.R. (Styria Artist in Residence)
- Fred&Ferry
- June art fair
- Museum Schloss Moyland
- Hgtomi Rosa
- Artribune
Locations
- Perugia
- Italy
- Netherlands
- The Hague
- Amsterdam
- Rome
- Austria
- Antwerp
- Belgium
- Basel
- Switzerland
- Kleve
- Germany