Lorenza Longhi Wins Covivio Prize, Creates First Mural in Milan
Lorenza Longhi, born in 1991 in Lecco and now living in Zurich, has won the second Premio Covivio, which celebrates rising artists from miart galleries. The prize involves creating a permanent artwork for a Covivio building. Her first mural, called Days, was revealed on July 5, 2023, at the Wellio Duomo office complex that opened in 2022. The event included a talk with Francesco Barbieri, Andrea Staid, and Jacopo Veneziani. Longhi, represented by Fanta-MLN gallery in Milan, previously featured in the 2020/21 Quadriennale. She blends screen printing, painting, and installation, using a unique technique that gives her work a spontaneous touch. In June 2023, she launched a solo show, Sentimental Pop, at Weiss Falk in Basel, with a new project scheduled for January 2024.
Key facts
- Lorenza Longhi won the second edition of Premio Covivio.
- The prize is dedicated to emerging artists selected from galleries at miart.
- Longhi created her first mural, Days, on the terrace of Wellio Duomo in Milan.
- Wellio Duomo is an office building inaugurated in 2022.
- The mural was presented on July 5, 2023.
- The talk included Francesco Barbieri, Andrea Staid, and Jacopo Veneziani.
- Longhi is represented by Fanta-MLN gallery in Milan.
- She participated in the Quadriennale 2020/21.
- Her solo show Sentimental Pop opened in June 2023 at Weiss Falk in Basel.
- She has a forthcoming institutional project in late January 2024.
- Longhi uses a hacked screen printing technique with an empty frame or loose mesh.
- Days features the slogan 'Incredibly global – Incredibly private' from a 1990s advertisement.
Entities
Artists
- Lorenza Longhi
- Gae Aulenti
- Pati Hill
Institutions
- Fanta-MLN
- Covivio
- Wellio Duomo
- miart
- Quadriennale
- Weiss Falk
- NABA
- Artribune
- Villa Vassilieff
- Musée d'Orsay
Locations
- Lecco
- Zurich
- Milan
- Basel
- Italy
- Switzerland