Michelangelo Penso

Born in Venice in 1964, where he currently lives and works, Michelangelo Penso graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice in 1987. Trained as a sculptor, he exhibits his works in private galleries and public institutions in Italy and abroad.

His research focuses on the creation of large-scale three-dimensional installations, made with industrial materials – such as rubber, polyester straps, aluminium and steel – which give shape to expanded genetic structures capable of occupying and transforming the space they inhabit.

He has taken part in numerous international exhibitions and biennials, and his works are included in major public and private collections.

Amongst his main shows: the 45th Venice Biennale, “Punti Cardinali”, in 1993; the group show at Galleria Continua of San Gimignano and Galleria L’Attico in Rome, in 1997; the Nuit Blanche in Paris where he was invited to participate, in 2004, with an installation for the Université Pierre et Marie Curie and, the same year, a collective show by Hans-Ulrich Obrist at the Via Farini Gallery in Milan. In 2016 he exhibited “Choices” at Palais De Tokyo, Paris; “Onde pixel”, a group exhibition for Unicredit collections, Unicredit Pavillion, Milan. In 2018 the artist exhibited his work in “Organismi Estremofili”, curated by Leo Lecci, at Reggia di Caserta (Italy) and in “De Fils ou De Fibres”, group show at CAC de Meymac in France. In 2019 he presented “Dimensioni Infinite”, a solo show curated by Leo Lecci at CAMeC, La Spezia, Italy.