Francesca Brugola on text as form and space in her artistic practice
Francesca Brugola, born in 1996 in Carate Brianza, produces minimalist creations such as drawings, light installations, printed materials, and fragile sculptures. Her artwork reimagines ordinary items into surreal forms, fueled by a fascination with 'text as both form and space.' Without formal training, she delves into the architecture of language, engaging with linguistics and semiotics. Influenced by artists like Chiara Fumai, Shilpa Gupta, and Sophie Calle, Brugola is currently working on an audio installation at Palazzo dei Capitani in Ascoli Piceno from May to September and an audiovisual piece for Premio San Fedele in Milan. She earned her BA from Brera Academy and her MFA from Manchester School of Art in 2022, and participated in a residency at Cité Internationale des Arts in 2023.
Key facts
- Francesca Brugola was born in 1996 in Carate Brianza.
- She works with minimal gestures including drawings, light installations, and precarious sculptures.
- Her practice is driven by a mania for text as form and space.
- She draws from linguistics, semiotics, and translation without formal training.
- Visual references include Chiara Fumai, Shilpa Gupta, Sophie Calle, and others.
- She is working on an audio installation at Palazzo dei Capitani in Ascoli Piceno about dog whistling in politics.
- She is developing an audiovisual installation for Premio San Fedele in Milan about echo and linguistic resignification.
- She holds an MFA from Manchester School of Art (2022) and a BA from Brera Academy of Fine Arts.
Entities
Artists
- Francesca Brugola
- Chiara Fumai
- Shilpa Gupta
- Myriam Laplante
- Liliana Moro
- Dora Garcia Lopez
- Cally Spooner
- Sophie Calle
- Monica Bonvicini
- Marisa Merz
- Sarah Haynes
- Iván Argote
- Nora Turato
- Micheal E. Smith
- Claire Fontaine
- Tomaso Binga
- Mika Rottenberg
- David Horvitz
- Zara Schuster
- Stefano Cavaliero
- Saverio Verini
Institutions
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera
- Manchester School of Art
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Colli Gallery
- Cité Internationale des Arts
- Confort Mental
- Associazione 21
- Condominio xyz
- Manchester Art Gallery
- Galerie Interface
- Direzione Generale Creatività Contemporanea
- Premio Sparti
- Premio San Fedele
- Balloon project
- Les Atelier Vortex
- LAMBX
- AcidoLattico magazine
- SpazioLaLepre
- Genealogie del futuro
- Artribune
- Palazzo dei Capitani
Locations
- Carate Brianza
- Italy
- Ascoli Piceno
- Milan
- Foligno
- Paris
- France
- Lodi
- Manchester
- United Kingdom
- Dijon
- Mestre
- Tortoreto Lido