Artist Profile
Giampaolo di Cocco
Born 1947, Folrence, Italy.
Artist Profile
Giampaolo
di Cocco
Born 1947, Firenze, Italy
Giampaolo di Cocco is an Italian artist, architect and writer, who in his works explores the interaction between the arts and architecture; he has made permanent installations in public places in various European cities, including Marseille (FR), Gibellina (IT), Duisburg (DE), Cologne (DE), Skagen (DK), Follonica (IT), Berlin (DE), Seggiano (IT), Florence (IT).
Education
1980 – ’84
Painting and Drawing Course at the Cologne Academy (Fachhochschule)
1974
Degree in Architecture
1968
Classical High School Diploma
Honors and Awards
2011
First prize of Limen Arte contest for a work of sculpture awarded by the Camera di Commercio di Vibo Valentia, Italy.
2009
Acceptance of the video Wald at the Beyond Architecture international festival held in Florence, Italy.
2002
Received a recommendation at the contest for the Florence Underground, Italy.
1980
First prize awarded by the Lubiam Foundation for the painting, Sabbioneta, Italy.
1975
First prize awarded by the Pontello Foundation for the best thesis in architecture for the academic year 1974- ’75, Florence, Italy.
Brief Bibliograph
2019
Marianne Kapfer, in the catalogue of the exhibition Art Festival of Nature, Kuhlhaus Berlin, Germany
2019
Valerio Dehò, Caos calmo in the catalogue at the pressconference for the installation Acque Alte/ Acque Basse, central railstation of Florence.
2018
Valerio Dehò, Viaggi straordinari , in the catalogue for the di Cocco’s exhibition at the Gallery C2, Florence, Italy.
2017
Juergen Kisters, in the catalogue Ausstellen, Neues Kunstforum Verlag, Cologne, Germany.
2017
Claudio Rosati, in the new guide of Pistoia, Gli Ori Verlag, Pistoia, Italy.
2017
Ricarda Geib, in the catalogue Schweben, Fliegen, Fallen, Schussenried, Germany.
2015
Gillo Dorfles, in the book Gli Artisti che ho incontrato, Skira Verlag, Milan, Italy.
2015
Fatma Yalcin, in the catalogue of di Cocco’s exhibition Leviathan II, Neues Kunstforum, Cologne, Germany.
2013
Arturo Carlo Quintavalle, in Miti classici o meraviglie? in Corriere della Sera, 29th December 2013, Milan, Italy.
2013
Martina Mazzotta, in the catalogue Wunderkammer, exhibition at Gallerie d’Italia, Milan, Italy.
2013
Matilde Puleo, in the catalogue of the di Cocco’s exhibition Il Doppio di Eros, Il Ponte Gallery, Florence, Italy.
2012
Matilde Puleo, in the catalogue for the di Cocco’s exhibition Scripta Volant at the Gallery Immaginaria, Florence, Italy
2011
Giorgio di Genova, in the catalogue for the Prize Limen Arte International, Vibo Valentia, Italy.
2009
Alfonso Francia, “Metallic sculptures fly in New York” in America oggi n. 169, page 10, New York, U.S.A.
2009
Matilde Puleo, presentation of di Cocco’s exhibition Wunderkammer at the Palazzo Chianini Vincenzi Municipal Gallery, Arezzo, Italy.
2009
Daniela Marcheschi, in the book Le vie dorate con Giuseppe Pontiggia, containing di Cocco’s text La verità di Giuseppe Pontiggia, Università di Parma edition, Italy.
2008
Bruno Corà, in the catalogue for the exhibition Il giardino immaginato at the Faculty of Architecture of Florence University, Gli Ori edition , Florence, Italy.
2007
Gaz n.9, pages 21- 29, Milan, Italy.
2007
Francesca Consonni, Erotismo e transustanziazione, in the catalogue for di Cocco’ s exhibition La Gaia Morte, Fondazione Mudima, Milan, Italy.
2007
Gillo Dorfles in the catalogue for di Cocco’s exhibition La Gaia Morte, Mudima edition, Milan, Italy
2007
Giovanni Sammarco , Sembrano elicotteri ma sono animali in Capital n. 331, page 26, Milan, Italy.
2007
Giorgio Di Genova, Storia dell’Arte Italiana- Generazione anni quaranta, pages 173, 174, 175, 365, 464, 467, Bora edition, Bologna, Italy.
2007
Giuseppe Pontiggia, letter-editorial published in di Cocco’s book Alle Origini del Carnevale, Pontecorboli edition, Florence, Italy.
Main Exhibition
2019
Art Festival of Nature Kuhelhhaus, Berlin, Germany
2018
“Lapidarium”, C2 contemporary Gallery, Florence, Italy personal.
2017
“Schweben, fliegen, fallen”, installation at the cloister of Schussenried, Germany.
2017
“L’ora della Notte/ Nachtstunden”, ORAcle of Ugo Dossi, Munich, Germany, personal.
2016
Works on paper, artEmbassy Gallery, Berlin, Germany, personal.
2015
“Leviathan II”, Neues Kunstforum Cologne, Germany, personal.
2014
“V1/Scripta Volant”, Riva Lofts of Claudio Nardi, Firenze, Italia, personal.
2013
“In Vivo”, Fellini Gallery, Berlin, Germany, personal.
2013
“Wunderkammer”, Gallerie d’Italia, Milan, Italy.
2013
„Dodici ore di notte“, Eclettico Spazi d’arte, Florence, Italy, personal.
2012
Il Doppio di Eros, Gallery Il Ponte, Florence, Italy, personal
2009
La Danseuse Obsedante,Italian Cultural Institute, New York, U. S. A., personal.
2009
Relitti d’Occidente, Daniel Spoerri Foundation, Seggiano, Italy, personal.
2009
Wunderkammer, Palazzo Chianini Vincenti Municipal Gallery, Arezzo, Italy, personal.
2007
La Gaia Morte, Mudima Foundation, Milan, Italy, personal.
Main Collections
Richard Kettler Collection, Berlin, Germany.
Gibellina Museum, Sicily, Italy.
Rolf Eichler Collection, Cologne , Germany and Mallorca, Spain.
Mudima Foundation, Milan, Italy.
Daniel Spoerri Foundation, Seggiano, Italy.
Casa Masaccio Museum, S. Giovanni V., Italy.
Deutsche Bank, Duisburg-Homberg, Germany.
Carlo Dani Collection, Florence- Montespertoli, Italy.
Gianni Sassi Collection, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Professional Associations
Florence Order of Architects, Italy, honor member
Main Professional Experience
2022
Publishes his book “Ham”, Smith publisher, Florence, Italy.
2021
Presentation of his book “Souvenirs d’Egotisme” at the Murate Art District of Florence with Valentina Gensini, Valerio Dehò, Stefano Benedetti e Edoardo Malagigi.
2020
Takes part to the book “Tredici autori per tredici racconti”, with his text “Il vero Goldoni”, Smith publisher. Florence, Italy.
2020
Publishes his book “Souvenirs d’Egotisme”, Smith publisher, Florence, Italy.
2019
Publishes his book “Thesis + Felix Felis”, Smith publisher, Florence, Italy.
2018
Publishes his book “Titti tutta tette”, Smith publisher, Florence, Italy.
2017
Permanent installation Acque Alte/ Acque Basse in the Park house of the central railway station of Florence, Italy.
2017
Publishes his book “Le Sabbie di Giarrar”, Europa publisher, Rome, Italy.
2014
Takes part to the book “Remember James” with is text “Henry James and the Florentine architecture”, Palagio di parte guelfa, Florence, Italy.
2014
The Novecento Museum in Florence acquires the di Cocco’s films “Luca e il Jolly” and “Il viaggio orizzontale”.
2012
Opening of the Culture Center “Abaco Space” in Berlin- Kunow, Germany
2012
Introduction to the di Cocco’s works at the Pecci Museum, Prato, Italy
2011
Leviathan, work of sculpture for the contest Limen Arte in Vibo Valentia, Italy.
2010
Ars Moriendi, permanent installation at the Daniel Spoerri Foundation, Seggiano, Italy.
2010
Blue Marlin, permanent installation at Cala Radjada, Mallorca, Spain.
2009
Proposal to renovate run-down city areas, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2009
Presentation of is book Spazi colorati in Occidente at the Faculty of Architecture, Florence University, Florence, Italy.
2009
Opening of the permanent installation Trivial/Catalina III, at the Daniel Spoerri Foundation, Seggiano, Italy.
2009
Presentation of the article La verità di Giuseppe Pontiggia at the Feltrinelli bookshop, Milan, Italy.
2008
Vie traverse, artistic paving of a square in Florence- Signa, Italy.
2008
Participates in a contest to redesign the piazza S.Ciro in Naples – Portici.
2007
Publishes the book Alle Origini del Carnevale, Pontecorboli edition, Florence.
2007
Participates in a contest for the placement of a piece of artwork at the Massa Carrara Port Authorities, Massa Carrara, Italy.
2007
Develops a project for the contest to redesign the Carlsberg area in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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