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GIORGIO VIGNA Giorgio Vigna was born in Verona in 1955 and artistically formed among his hometown, Venice, Rome and Milan. He is an artist who, at the boundary between reality and imagination, creating natural forms capable of manifesting primary and primordial aspects. Adventures of earth and water, fire and wind where combines natural and artificial, poor and precious. Vigna moves on the border between the real and the imaginary, between what is and what appears. His works, from sculptures to jewelry, the works on paper or the site specific installations, reflect the breadth and depth of his constant research. Using various materials such as glass, metals and paper, treated always new and surprising mode. Vigna explores and seeks them to reveal hidden possibilities.The forms are the primary expression of the elements he works with. Strong and natural, universal and timeless, full of symbolic meanings. In 2013 the Museum of Castelvecchio in Verona hosted the exhibition Stati Naturali, for which Giorgio Vigna has created for the fountain of Carlo Scarpa the permanent installation in glass Acquaria. In 2017 he has created for the Galleria dell’Accademia in Venice the work Fuochi di Rugiada, placed in the hall as a sign of welcome to visitors, made by Vetreria VENINI. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in Argentina, Austria, China, Korea, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Netherlands, the Principality of Monaco, Russia, the US, Switzerland. His works are in public and private collection such as: 2018 Acque Astrali – Studio la Città - Verona Cosmologies – Rossi & Rossi in partnership with Giovanni Martino – Hong Kong Acque - Museo Fortuny - The Venice Glass Week - Venice 2017 Fuochi di Rugiada - Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia - The Venice Glass Week - Venice 2016 Segments of Light – Design Miami/ 2016 - Elisabetta Cipriani-Jewellery by Contemporary Artists – Miami 2015 Cosmographies – Galerie Naila de Monbrison – Paris Giorgio Vigna – Design Miami/Basel -Elisabetta Cipriani-Jewellery by Contemporary Artists 2015 – Basel 2014 Oltremare – YA! 2014 Yacht Club Monaco – Principality of Monaco Sospeso Elisabetta Cipriani-Jewellery by Contemporary Artists - London 2013 Géographies Galerie Naila de Monbrison – Paris Stati Naturali curated by Paola Marini, Museo di Castelvecchio - Verona 2012 DimoreDesign Palazzo Agliardi - Bergamo Naturalia Elisabetta Cipriani-Jewellery by Contemporary Artists - London 2011 Altrove Studio Stefania Miscetti - Rome 2010 Altre Nature curated by Daniela Ferretti, Fortuny Museum - Venice 2009 Giorgio Vigna Galerie Naila de Monbrison – Paris Sassi Segreti Galerie Italienne - Paris 2008 Giorgio Vigna du bijou à la sculpture, Art&Rapy Contemporary Art Gallery, Monaco, Principality of Monaco Giorgio Vigna Venice Design Gallery - Venice 2007 Giorgio Vigna Jewels Designmuseum - Helsinki 2005 Giorgio Vigna Le case d’Arte - Milan 2004 Giorgio Vigna Galerie Naila de Monbrison - Paris 2003 Fuochi d’acqua for VENINI Museo Villa Pignatelli - Naples 2002 Nature di vetro for VENINI Museo Correr - Venice Fuochi d’acqua for VENINI 1000eventi - Milan 2000 Giorgio Vigna Galerie Naila de Monbrison - Paris 1998 Giorgio Vigna Galerie Naila de Monbrison - Paris 1997 Hyperion Galleria Valeria Belvedere - Milan 1996 Giorgio Vigna Galerie Naila de Monbrison - Paris 1995 Dafne - New Glass in Venice Totem Gallery - Venice 1994 Giorgio Vigna Galerie Naila de Monbrison - Paris Noctiluca Studio Stefania Miscetti - Rome 1993 Canto Rodado Italian Cultural Institute - Madrid Lapidario Totem Gallery - Venice Sasseto Museo Pecci - Prato 1992 Sabbie mobili Sbaiz SpazioArte - Lignano Sabbiadoro 1991 Anime di sasso Magazzini Forma & Memoria - Rome 1990 Sassi a Spasso 3 Fatto ad arte - Bologna 1988 Sassi a spasso Cartabolo - Milan SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2019 Scultura Aurea. Gioielli d’Artista per un nuovo Rinascimento Palazzo Ducale – Urbino 2018 La Ruée vers l’Or Galerie Naila de Monbrison - Paris Fiori di vetro dalla collezione Bersellini Villa Carlotta – Tremezzina, Como De Calder à Koons, bijoux d’artistes. La collection idéale de Diane Venet Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD) – Paris 2017 Bagues Galerie Naila de Monbrison - Paris From Picasso to Koons. Artist’s jewellery Latvian National Museum of Art (LNMM) – RIGA, Latvia Gourmandises Galerie Naila de Monbrison - Paris Intuition Museo Fortuny – Venice Vetri contemporanei al Castello Sforzesco – La Collezione Bellini Pezzoli Castello Sforzesco - Milan 2016 Normali Meraviglie – La Mano Triennale Design Museum - Milan Murano oggi. Emozioni di vetro – Museo del Vetro - Murano Glass. Arte del vetro oggi Villa dei Vescovi – Luvigliano di Torreglia, Padoa The Cultivist. Jewellery by Artist - London (Precious) Identity La Nuova Pesa Centro per l’arte contemporanea - Rome Doppia Firma Biblioteca Ambrosiana – Milan Contemporary Jewellery Permanent Collection of the Raffaele Cominelli Foundation Oratorio di San Rocco - Padoa 2015 Glass Emotions Art’Collections, Crans-Montana Attra\vetro Museo Archeologico, Castello Visconteo – Pavia The Art of Living Triennale Design Museum - Milan 2014 Collection of Contemporary Applied Art: a Gift from the Hermitage Museum Foundation (USA) The State Hermitage Museum - St. Petersburg Le Rouge et le Noir GalerieNaila de Monbrison -Paris Mese della cultura e della lingua italiana IV edizione –Yacht Club Monaco – Principality of Monaco TRAME Triennale Design Museum - Milan Le verre. Danstoussesétats&dans tout son éclat FondationTissières - Musée des Sciences de la Terre, Fondation Bernard et Caroline de Watteville – Musée et Chiens du Saint-Bernard–Martigny 2013 Beyond Liaisons World Jewellery Museum - Seul Fragile Museo Maillol - Parigi 2012 Symboles et Talismans Galerie Naila de Monbrison - Parigi Pièces Uniques Prix Uniques Galerie Naila de Monbrison - Paris Design Impossible www.designimpossible.org - Milan Hanging Around - Neckpieces from MAD's Collection Museum of Arts & Design - New York 2011 90° Venini 1921-2011 Shangai Museum of Glass - Shangai - P.R. China 90° Venini 1921-2011 DDC Domus Design Collection -New York City - USA Loot! 2011 Museum of Arts & Design - New York TRA Edge of becoming Museo Fortuny - Venice 90° Venini 1921-2011 Museo del vetro di Murano - Venice, Palazzo Bagatti Valsecchi - Milan 40 gioielli per Milano e il sistema orafo lombardo, Triennale Design Museum - Milan 2010 Buon domani \ a better tomorrow Studio Stefania Miscetti - Rome La musique Galerie Naila de Monbrison - Paris Loot 2010 Museum of Arts & Design - New York Detour. The Moleskine notebook experience, curated by Raffaella Guidobono, Shangai - China Titani preziosi tra tecnologia e ornamento, curated by Alba Cappellieri, Triennale - Milan Miarti curated by Marco Migliari, Triennale Design Museum - Milan 2009 Gioielli di carta curated by Alba Cappellieri & Bianca Cappello, Triennale Design Museum - Milan Detour. The Moleskine City Notebook Experience, IstanbulBilgiUniversity - Istanbul Made AT Home, AT Casa, Spazio Rossana Orlandi - Milan Piece unique prix inique Galerie Naila de Monbrison - Paris European Design Since 1985, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis - Indiana - Usa 2008 GLAS, Designhuis, Eindhoven - the Netherlands Eternal Platinum the ultimate symbol of love, Triennale - Milan 2^Bienal Brasileira de Design, National Museum, Brasilia - Brazil DesignArt London exposed by Galerie Italienne - London Outsider Galleria Alessandro Bagnai – Florence Design Miami/Basel Galerie Italienne - Basel Detour. The Moleskine City Notebook ExperiencePrintemps Design, Centre Pompidou - Paris GlassWearSchmuckmuseum– Pforzheim, Glazen Huis - Lommel, Belgie, Art Museum of South Texas -Corpus Christi - Usa, Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester - New York - Usa Yalos Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea – Venezia, Nuova Pesa - Rome Geometrie preziose/gioiellid’artista Amodomio - Milan Gioiello Italiano Contemporaneo Fiera di Vicenza, Palazzo Valmarana Braga – Vicenza, Castello Sforzesco - Milan, Kunstgewerbermuseum – Berlin, Museo di arti decorative Pietro Accorsi - Turin 2007 Glass WearToledoMuseum of Art –Toledo - Usa Detour. The Moleskine City Notebook Experience The Art Directors Club - New York 2006 Glassdressing Ca’ Rezzonico - Venezia, Museo Rivoltella - Trieste Loot 2006 Museum of Arts & Design - New York 2004 Vetri. Nel mondo. Oggi Palazzo Franchetti - Venice Arte a Verona, 1950/2004 Ex Arsenale Austriaco - Verona Zeus. 20 anni di passione 1984/2004 Zeus - Milan 2003 Venini jewels collection Museo Guggenheim - Venice 2003 New Wave Ex Cartiere Binda - Milan 2002 Arte da indossare: gioielli d’artista Museo Nazionale di Arte Decorativa - Buenos Aires Centenario esposizione d’arte decorativa moderna - Masterpieces/Capolavori Palazzo Bricherasio - Turin The unexpected too Sotheby's - New York Glassway Museo Archeologico - Aosta 2001 Contemporary Decorative Arts Sotheby’s - London 2000 Anableps Studio Stefania Miscetti - Rome 1998 Il tempo della memoria Galleria Mares - Pavia Venezia Aperto Vetro 1998 Palazzo Fortuny - Venice 1996 Kunst Wien '96 MAK - Wien Gioielli poveri Totem Gallery - Venice 1995 Krizia. Una storia. 40 anni di moda Palazzo della Triennale - Milan Anni '90 arte a Milano IED - Milan Graphic biennal Lubjana - Lubjana Delirium Design Abitare il tempo - Verona 1993 Cleto Munari oggetti Basilica Palladiana - Vicenza Un anello in testa Argentovivo - Milan Scarperentola Idea Books - Milan Sassomiglianza Spazio Krizia - Milan Palle Studio Stefania Miscetti - Rome 1992 Ornamenta Castello di Belgioso - Pavia 1991 Configura 1 - Erfurt Textilia Basilica Palladiana - Vicenza 1991 Il bracciale Museo di Milano - Milan 1991 Le carte decorate della Raccolta Bertarelli Palazzo Dugnani - Milan 1988 5th European Graphic Biennial of Heidelberg Heidelberg - Madrid - Athens - Milan 1986 Materiali del laboratorio di sperimentazione Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica - Rome 1985 Le rane di Galvani Galleria Studio E - Rome OPERA Creation of marbled paper for scenography and marbled fabric and jewels for costumes 1986 Bianca e Falliero (Rossini) - Pizzi, Rossini Opera Festival - Pesaro Questa é l'Arena qui é nata Maria Callas - Pizzi, Arena - Verona 1985 Rinaldo (Haendel) - Pizzi, Teatro M. "R. Valli" - R. Emilia, Opera Comique - Paris Don Carlo (Verdi) - Pizzi, 48° Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Florence 1984 I Capuleti e I Montecchi (Bellini) - Pizzi, The Royal Opera House - London, Teatro alla Scala (1987/ 88) - Milan Joannes Passion (Bach) - Pizzi, Teatro La Fenice - Venezia, Theatre de Champelysees (1985) - Paris Salomé (Strauss) - Pizzi, Teatro M. "R. Valli" - R. Emilia, Teatro La Fenice (1988) - Venice 1983 Les Indes Galante (Rameau) - Pizzi, Theatre Musical de Paris - Chatelet, Paris , Teatro la Fenice - Venice Hippolyte et Aricie (Rameau) - Pizzi, Festival D'Aix en Provance - Aix en Provance, Opera de Lyon (1984) - Lyon, Opera Comique - Paris , Opera di Losanne (1986) - Losanne, Teatro M. "R. Valli" (1987) - R. Emilia Mose' in Egitto (Rossini) - Pizzi, Rossini Opera Festival - Pesaro 1980 Otello (Verdi) - Job, 43° Maggio Musicale Fiorentino - Florence THEATER CINEMA GIORGIO VIGNA BOOKS EXHIBITIONS CATALOGUES |