Nicola Samorì: Painting as a Form of Violence and Translation
Nicola Samorì, a native of Forlì born in 1977, graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna in 2004 and currently resides in Bagnacavallo, Ravenna. His significant retrospective, titled 'Sfregi,' was held at Palazzo Fava in Bologna and ran until July 25, 2021. Curated by Alberto Zanchetta and Chiara Stefani, the exhibition showcased eighty pieces created between 2004 and 2021, divided into thirteen chapters that interact with 16th-century Carracci frescoes. Samorì's iconoclastic vision seeks to "put anxiety into painting," drawing inspiration from José de Ribera and Mattia Moreni. He participated in the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015 and has exhibited solo in cities like Leipzig, Berlin, Taiwan, and Rovereto, naming several Italian painters as unattainable: Alessandro Pessoli, Oscar Giaconia, Guglielmo Castelli, and Thomas Braida.
Key facts
- Nicola Samorì was born in Forlì in 1977 and graduated from Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna in 2004.
- His first retrospective 'Sfregi' was held at Palazzo Fava in Bologna until July 25, 2021.
- The exhibition features 80 works from 2004 to 2021, including paintings and sculptures.
- Samorì participated in the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015 with 'Codice Italia' curated by Vincenzo Trione.
- He cites José de Ribera and Mattia Moreni as his main artistic obsessions.
- Samorì describes his iconoclastic approach as a passionate act of translation, not vandalism.
- He identifies Alessandro Pessoli, Oscar Giaconia, Guglielmo Castelli, and Thomas Braida as the only impossible Italian painters.
- His largest painting 'Malafonte' (515 x 380 cm) exactly matches the width of the Sala delle grottesche at Palazzo Fava.
Entities
Artists
- Nicola Samorì
- José de Ribera
- Mattia Moreni
- Philip Guston
- Alessandro Pessoli
- Oscar Giaconia
- Guglielmo Castelli
- Thomas Braida
- Vincenzo Trione
- Alberto Zanchetta
- Chiara Stefani
- Carracci
- Velázquez
- Vermeer
- Carmelo Bene
Institutions
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna
- Palazzo Fava
- Genus Bononiae. Musei nella Città
- LARMgalleri
- Studio Raffaelli
- Christian Ehrentraut Gallery
- Kunsthalle Tübingen
- Galleria Emilio Mazzoli
- Schauwerk Sindelfingen
- MAC Lissone
- Kunsthalle Kiel
- Palazzo Chiericati
- Biennale di Venezia
- Teatro Anatomico di Amsterdam
- Teatro Anatomico dell'Archiginnasio di Bologna
- TRAFO Centre for Contemporary Art
- Galleria Monitor
- Galerie EIGEN+ART
- Quadriennale Nazionale d'Arte di Roma
- Teatro Anatomico di Padova
- MOCAK Kraków
- Centro Arti Visive Pescheria
- Neue Galerie Gladbeck
- Fondazione Stelline
- Yu-Hsiu Museum of Art
- Fondazione Made in Cloister
- Museo Archeologico Napoli
- MART Rovereto
- Triennale Milano
Locations
- Forlì
- Italy
- Bagnacavallo
- Ravenna
- Bologna
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Trento
- Berlin
- Germany
- Tübingen
- Modena
- Sindelfingen
- Lissone
- Kiel
- Vicenza
- Venice
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Szczecin
- Poland
- Rome
- Leipzig
- Padua
- Kraków
- Pesaro
- Gladbeck
- Milan
- Naples
- Rovereto
- Cantou
- Taiwan