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Agostino Iacurci (1986) is an Italian-born, Berlin-based artist. Agostino Iacurci studied Visual Arts and Etchings at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. His practice embraces a wide range of media, including painting, mural, sculpture, drawing, and installation. Iacurci combines his artworks with scenographic spaces to transform the perception of given environments. Starting from specific topics like the use of colors in the ancient and classical world, he questions issues of traditions and identity, investigating the process of idealization underlying historical myths and their impact on the collective imagination.
His practice embraces a wide range of media, including painting, mural, sculpture, drawing, and installation. He creates immersive spaces to transform the perception of given environments.
Recent solo exhibitions include: Tracing Vitruvio, Musei Civici, Pesaro (2019); Gypsoteca, M77 Gallery, Milano (2018); Trompe l’oeil, Celaya Brothers Gallery, Mexico City (2017).
Amongst the recent group shows: Talent Prize 2019, Mattatoio, Roma (2019); Graffiare il presente, Casa Testori, Novate Milanese (2018); Urban Art Biennale, Völkinger Hütte, European Centre for Art and Industrial Culture (2017); Cross the streets, Museo Macro Rome (2017); FADA, House of Madness, The Watermill Center, New York (2016); 16° Premio Cairo, Palazzo della Permanente, Milan (2015).
Since 2009 he has been creating monumental wall-paintings and installations for public and private institutions such as: BBDO Headquarter, South bank, London (2018); Yakutsk Biennale, Yakutsk (2017); Distrito Tec University, Monterrey (2016); Govind Puri Metro Station, New Delhi (2016); Istituto Mario Penna, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Puerto Rico’s Stadium, Bayamòn (2015); Fubon Art Foundation, Taipei (2012).
He has developed collaborations with international brands and publishers including Apple, Adidas, Einaudi, Laterza, La Repubblica, MailChimp, Mindspace, Penguin books, Starbucks, TBWA, The New Yorker, Urban Outfitters, Vespa, Warby Parker.
He was the recipient of Premio New York 2020 promoted by MiBACT, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Italian Cultural Institute of New York, Italian Academy – Columbia University and ISCP.
Agostino Iacurci (1986) is an Italian-born, Berlin-based artist. Agostino Iacurci studied Visual Arts and Etchings at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. His practice embraces a wide range of media, including painting, mural, sculpture, drawing, and installation. Iacurci combines his artworks with scenographic spaces to transform the perception of given environments. Starting from specific topics like the use of colors in the ancient and classical world, he questions issues of traditions and identity, investigating the process of idealization underlying historical myths and their impact on the collective imagination.
His practice embraces a wide range of media, including painting, mural, sculpture, drawing, and installation. He creates immersive spaces to transform the perception of given environments.
Recent solo exhibitions include: Tracing Vitruvio, Musei Civici, Pesaro (2019); Gypsoteca, M77 Gallery, Milano (2018); Trompe l’oeil, Celaya Brothers Gallery, Mexico City (2017).
Amongst the recent group shows: Talent Prize 2019, Mattatoio, Roma (2019); Graffiare il presente, Casa Testori, Novate Milanese (2018); Urban Art Biennale, Völkinger Hütte, European Centre for Art and Industrial Culture (2017); Cross the streets, Museo Macro Rome (2017); FADA, House of Madness, The Watermill Center, New York (2016); 16° Premio Cairo, Palazzo della Permanente, Milan (2015).
Since 2009 he has been creating monumental wall-paintings and installations for public and private institutions such as: BBDO Headquarter, South bank, London (2018); Yakutsk Biennale, Yakutsk (2017); Distrito Tec University, Monterrey (2016); Govind Puri Metro Station, New Delhi (2016); Istituto Mario Penna, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Puerto Rico’s Stadium, Bayamòn (2015); Fubon Art Foundation, Taipei (2012).
He has developed collaborations with international brands and publishers including Apple, Adidas, Einaudi, Laterza, La Repubblica, MailChimp, Mindspace, Penguin books, Starbucks, TBWA, The New Yorker, Urban Outfitters, Vespa, Warby Parker.
He was the recipient of Premio New York 2020 promoted by MiBACT, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Italian Cultural Institute of New York, Italian Academy – Columbia University and ISCP.
