Giovanni Albanese is an Italian artist and filmmaker who lives and works in Rome. He holds a degree in Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Turin and is currently the coordinator of the Biennium of Cinematography and Performance at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. His artistic production is distinguished by versatility and innovation, ranging between visual art, installations and cinema.
In 2011, he participated in the 54th Venice Biennale with the work “Constellation,” exhibited at Palazzo Bianchi Michiel under the Pino Pascali Foundation. In the same year, he made the installation “7 large baskets” in the red zone of the historic center of L’Aquila, contributing to the memory and reconstruction after the earthquake.
His artistic career has included participation in major international exhibitions, including an exhibition at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York in 2009. He was a finalist and winner of the Purchase Award at the Terna 01 Prize for Contemporary Art in 2008, further recognition of his impact in the art world.
In 2002, Giovanni Albanese received the prestigious “Premio Pino Pascali,” one of the most important Italian awards in the field of contemporary art. This award highlights his innovative contribution and experimental approach, characteristics that place him among the most influential artists of his generation.
Parallel to his artistic work, Albanese has developed a career as a director. In 2003 he wrote and directed “A.A.Achille,” a film that won the Giffoni Film Festival, made in collaboration with Vincenzo Cerami and with music by Nicola Piovani. His second feature film, “Senza arte né parte” (2011), was produced by Lumière & Co and Rai Cinema, and distributed by 01, receiving praise for its social satire.
His works are included in important public and private collections, including the MACRO in Rome, the Benaki Museum in Athens, and the Museo-Fondazione Pino Pascali in Polignano a Mare. He has also participated in high-impact installations, such as “Luci d’Artista” in the historic center of Spoleto and “Stargate” at Sala Santa Rita in Rome.
Giovanni Albanese continues to explore the boundary between art and society, using different media to express a critical and original vision of the contemporary world.
