Italian art critic and curator Pier Luigi Tazzi dies at 80
On November 11, 2021, Pier Luigi Tazzi, a distinguished Italian art critic and curator, passed away. He was born in 1941 in Colonnata (FI) and served as a professor at the University of Florence from 1976 to 1986. Tazzi also lectured at institutions such as Goldsmiths College London, the University of Stockholm, and the University of Kassel. His writings appeared in notable publications like Ottagono and Artforum. Since 1998, he held the position of president at the Fondazione Lanfranco Baldi onlus. Tazzi co-curated the 43rd Venice Biennale and the 9th documenta in Kassel (1992), along with international exhibitions such as "Happiness / A Survival Guide for Art and Life" at Mori Art Museum (2003/2004) and "Adel Abdessedem: l’age d’or" at Mathaf, Doha (2013/2014). Numerous artists honored his legacy.
Key facts
- Pier Luigi Tazzi died suddenly on November 11, 2021.
- He was born in Colonnata (FI) in 1941.
- He taught at the University of Florence Faculty of Architecture from 1976 to 1986.
- He lectured at Goldsmiths College London, University of Stockholm, and University of Kassel.
- He contributed to magazines including Ottagono, Casabella, Wolkenkratzer, Artforum, and Museumjournaal.
- He was president of Fondazione Lanfranco Baldi onlus from 1998.
- He co-curated the 43rd Venice Biennale and the 9th documenta in Kassel (1992).
- The 9th documenta was titled 'From body to body to bodies' and directed by Jan Hoet.
Entities
Artists
- Pier Luigi Tazzi
- Bart de Baere
- Denys Zacharopoulos
- Jan Hoet
- Jacques-Louis David
- James Ensor
- Paul Gauguin
- Alberto Giacometti
- Joseph Beuys
- Barnett Newman
- James Lee Byars
- Fabio Cavallucci
- Mario Airò
- Marco Bagnoli
- Massimo Bartolini
- Lorenzo Bruni
- Vittorio Cavallini
- Yuki Ichihashi
- Paolo Masi
- Massimo Nannucci
- Maurizio Nannucci
- Paolo Parisi
- Remo Salvadori
- Enrico Vezzi
- Marcella Cangioli
- Luca Cerizza
- Lea Codognato
- Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
- Gigiotto Del Vecchio
- Giacinto Di Pietrantonio
- Marina Fokidis
- Giulia Gueci
- Arabella Natalini
- Cristiana Perrella
- Sergio Risaliti
- Lapo Ruggeri
- Tommaso Sacchi
- Antonella Soldaini
- Angela Vettese
- Regan Wheat
- Adelina von Fürstenberg
- Adel Abdessedem
Institutions
- Università di Firenze
- Goldsmith College
- University of Stockholm
- University of Kassel
- Fondazione Lanfranco Baldi onlus
- Biennale di Venezia
- documenta
- Moderna Museet
- Mori Art Museum
- Schunck-Glaspaleis
- Aichi Triennale
- Mathaf
- Base progetti per l’arte
- Artribune
- Ottagono
- Casabella
- Wolkenkratzer
- Artforum
- Museumjournaal
Locations
- Colonnata
- Italy
- Florence
- London
- United Kingdom
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- Kassel
- Germany
- Venice
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Heerlen
- Netherlands
- Nagoya
- Doha
- Qatar
- Volterra
- Colle di Val d'Elsa
- Montalcino
- Casole d'Elsa
- San Gimignano
- Poggibonsi