Past Residents
Past Resident2014: A.F.I.S.
Gabriele Picco
In his paintings, Gabriele Picco uses every day items in order to explore the relationship between art and ordinary life. His works playfully interact with material, modern art masters, literature and society, but his work is always anchored in the present. His recent paintings are made with Brillo pads, dust, leftovers of We buy gold stores, and a moka coffee maker, stretching the boundaries between painting, sculpture and performance.
Gabriele Picco’s (born 1974, Brescia) works have been featured in various exhibitions all across Europe, Asia and United States, among them the Prague Biennale; the Urban Planning Exhibition Center, Shanghai; Fondazione Re Rebaudengo, Turin and Temp Art Space, New York. Picco has been awarded the Michetti Prize for European painting and the New York Prize. His work is also included in collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; The The Robert Lehman Foundation; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Monfalcone and The Montblanc Collection, Hamburg. He is also a writer, with two novels published in Italy, Spain, Portugal and South America. Picco currently lives between Italy and New York.
Gabriele Picco, The pretty things are going to hell, 2013, Dust on canvas, 37 1/2 x 30 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Gabriele Picco, Brillo painting (yellow), 2014, Soap pads on painted canvas, 31 1/2 x 23 2/3 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Gabriele Picco, Brillo painting (blue), 2013, Installation of soap pads on painted canvases. Courtesy of the artist and Francesca Minini Gallery, Milan.
Gabriele Picco, We Buy Gold, 2014, We buy gold leftovers, molding paste on canvas, 87 x 11 3/4 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Gabriele Picco, Zeno Cosini paintings, 2014, Acrylic on canvas, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Residents from Italy
Past Resident2014: Foundation for a Civil Society
Artan Hajrullahu
Artan Hajrullahu’s work is preoccupied with themes of everyday life and nostalgia. His drawings depict quotidian scenes and memories of the artist’s childhood, where the relationships between human beings and household objects tell poetic stories.
Artan Hajrullahu (born 1979 Gjilan, Kosovo), studied painting at the Academy of Arts, University of Prishtina. Hajrullahu teaches painting at the Visual Arts High School in Gjilan. He has exhibited in group shows at the National Museum of History, Tirana, 2007; The International Biennial of Drawing, Prishtina, 2010 and Varg e Vi Contemporary Art Center, Gjilan, 2010. His solo exhibitions have been held at the National Museum of History, Tirana, 2006; Kosovo Gallery of Arts, Prishtina, 2010 and the Bajraktari at Tetris, Prishtina, 2011. In 2013 he was awarded the Kosovo Artist of Tomorrow prize and the Artist of the Year, Gjilan.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Artan Hajrullahu and Alketa Ramaj
April 8, 2014
Artan Hajrullahu, Nostalgia, 2013, Drawing on paper package, 11 x 7 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Artan Hajrullahu, Nostalgia, 2013, Drawing on paper package, 11 x 7 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Artan Hajrullahu, Nostalgia, 2013, Drawing on paper package, 11 x 7 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Artan Hajrullahu, Nostalgia, 2013, Drawing on paper package, 11 x 7 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Artan Hajrullahu, Nostalgia, 2013, Drawing on paper package, 11 x 7 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Past Resident2014: Foundation for a Civil Society
Alketa Ramaj
Alketa Ramja’s work is typified by an incessant curiosity and permanent study of new forms of expression, which reveals a striking independence in terms of applying her own critical and personal working methods.
Alketa Ramaj (born 1983 in Permet, Albania) graduated in 2006 from the Academy of Arts, Tirana. She was the recipient of the 2012 Onufri Award and 2013 Ardhja Award. Her work has been exhibited in Albania and abroad in exhibitions and venues including: Basement, Basel, 2013; Artists in Residence, Artpoint Gallery, Vienna, 2013; La Fenice Gallery, Venice, 2012; The National Gallery of Tirana; What Happened to the General?, FAP Gallery, Tirana; MulliqiPrize, National Gallery, Prishtina; Feedback 1989, Dajti Hotel, Tirana, 2009; Constructing Space, Deutsche Welle, Berlin, 2008 and Tirana-Transfer, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, 2006. Ramaj lives and works between Tirana and Venice.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Artan Hajrullahu and Alketa Ramaj
April 8, 2014
Alketa Ramaj, Candy wrap collection, 2009, Books, candy wraps, bedside table. Courtesy of the artist.
Alketa Ramaj, Drawings, 2013, Acrylic on paper, 6 x 8 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Alketa Ramaj, Untitled, 2013, Video, 3:43 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Alketa Ramaj, Rritesja, 2013, Plaster sculpture, 56 1/3 x 15 3/4 x 4 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Alketa Ramaj, Untitled, 2012, Photograph, 29 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. Courtesy of the artist.
