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Roberto Cuoghi's Decade of Work in Major Puglia Exhibition

exhibition · 2026-04-26

Roberto Cuoghi, born in Modena in 1973, has been awarded the Pino Pascali Prize for 2025, resulting in a comprehensive exhibition at the Fondazione Pino Pascali in Polignano a Mare that reflects his artistic journey over the past decade. This showcase includes various series that highlight his creative freedom and innovative approaches. Notable works comprise a large ceramic crab on a wool sweater, the installation 'Ether en Flocons,' and paintings featuring a teddy bear from the Trump campaign alongside 'Family Guy' characters in 'Antigone.' Additional pieces include a tapestry-map of the globe and a modified phrase from Lennon-Ono. Recently, Cuoghi displayed his work at Hauser & Wirth in New York and Chantal Crousel in Paris, while also exploring artificial intelligence.

Key facts

  • Roberto Cuoghi awarded 2025 Pino Pascali Prize
  • Exhibition at Fondazione Pino Pascali, Polignano a Mare
  • Covers last ten years of Cuoghi's production
  • Cuoghi's Milan studio contains furnaces and labs
  • Invented process using agar agar for ceramics
  • Includes giant ceramic crab on wool sweater
  • Installation 'Ether en Flocons' with chemically transformed birds
  • Watercolor transfigures 1960s film frame, changes race of characters
  • Tapestry-map based on nighttime satellite views, shaped like spider wasp
  • Alters Lennon/Ono phrase to 'If you surrender'
  • Recent solo shows at Hauser & Wirth New York and Chantal Crousel Paris
  • Currently studying AI and creating electronic circuits

Entities

Artists

  • Roberto Cuoghi
  • Andrea Bellini
  • Cecilia Alemani
  • John Lennon
  • Yoko Ono

Institutions

  • Fondazione Pino Pascali
  • Hauser & Wirth
  • Chantal Crousel
  • Padiglione Italia
  • Biennale di Venezia
  • Artribune
  • Amazon

Locations

  • Modena
  • Polignano a Mare
  • Milan
  • New York
  • Paris
  • Italy
  • United States

Sources