Enrico Cattaneo: The Mathematician Who Became a Photographer of Art
Born in 1933, Enrico Cattaneo is an Italian photographer who launched his career in 1957 following his engineering studies. He began by capturing images of the northern suburbs of Milan and encountered artists like Giorgio Gaber and Sandro Luporini at a local trattoria. From 1965, he collaborated with Giorgio Marconi and worked with galleries such as Compagnia del Disegno and Galleria delle Ore. Cattaneo's portfolio includes prominent figures like Andy Warhol and Lucio Fontana, and he attended the Venice Biennale starting in 1966, documenting Arte Povera artists. His well-organized archive features works like chimifoto and the Ready-Made series. In 2010, he showcased chimifoto at Galleria Peccolo in Livorno and is planning a project on Nani e ballerine. He also dedicates time daily to studying mathematics.
Key facts
- Enrico Cattaneo was born in 1933 and studied engineering before turning to photography.
- He began photographing Milan's suburbs in 1957, especially the northern areas.
- He entered buildings by visiting artist friends' studios at corso Garibaldi 89.
- He started working for galleries in 1963, including Galleria delle Ore and Compagnia del Disegno.
- He worked with Giorgio Marconi from 1965, photographing works for catalogs and authentications.
- He photographed Louise Nevelson, Yayoi Kusama, Man Ray, Andy Warhol, and Marcel Duchamp.
- He photographed the Nouveau Réalisme funeral in 1970 at his future home.
- He attended the Venice Biennale from 1966 and photographed from 1968.
- His creative work includes chimifoto and the series Ready-Made.
- He presented chimifoto at Galleria Peccolo in Livorno in 2010.
Entities
Artists
- Enrico Cattaneo
- Paolo Mussat Sartor
- Toni Nicolini
- Franco Vaccari
- Sergio Tosi
- Sandro Luporini
- Giorgio Gaber
- Banchieri
- Ferroni
- Bodini
- Broggini
- Cassani
- Man Ray
- Ugo Mulas
- Giorgio Marconi
- Lucio Fontana
- Louise Nevelson
- Yayoi Kusama
- Arturo Schwarz
- Andy Warhol
- Marcel Duchamp
- Guido Le Noci
- Yves Klein
- Pierre Restany
- Jean Tinguely
- Massimo Valsecchi
- Kudo
- Poirier
- Baruchello
- Hamish Fulton
- David Tremlett
- Sekine
- Gastone Novelli
- Jannis Kounellis
- Cesare Somaini
- Alighiero Boetti
- Vincenzo Agnetti
- Alberto Burri
- Joseph Beuys
- Gino Di Maggio
- Jim Dine
- Michele Tavola
- Giulio Natta
- Euclid
- Kurt Gödel
- Alan Turing
Institutions
- Politecnico di Milano
- Galleria delle Ore
- Compagnia del Disegno
- Studio Marconi
- Galleria Apollinaire
- Biennale di Venezia
- Galleria Peccolo
- Scalpendi
- Artribune Magazine
- Le Ore
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- via Procaccini
- corso Garibaldi
- Sempione
- Venice
- Livorno
- Varese
- via Brera
- via Borgonuovo
- via del Carmine