Michele Ciacciofera
Biography
Born in 1969 in Sardinia (Italy). Lives and works in Paris (France).
Michele Ciacciofera works from several medium, from painting to sculpture, including ceramics, assemblies, drawings and sound. In an anthropological approach, he explores various themes related to his native land, Sardinia and Sicily, through the prism of the Mediterranean. Collective memory, revisited myths and contemporary political reality are intertwined in works marked by a sensitivity to the material and an acute awareness of current issues related to the reconfiguration of socio-economic balances.
In 2016, for his installation Janas Code at the 57th Venice Biennale, he combined a collection of ceramic works, fossils, drawings and honeycombs with old tables, as well as tapestries and various found materials. This work constitutes a personal mental reconstruction of an archaeological site linked to the Neolithic funerary structures that he has studied extensively in Sardinia. Ciacciofera links them to the popular legend that makes them houses for fairies, evoking magical shamanic practices, today only transmitted through art and literature.Driven by constant reflection and research from many sources, Ciacciofera is first and foremost concerned with the subject and the narrative, as well as the feeling he wishes to bring out through the materials. He constantly relies on his training in political science, his interest in anthropology, archaeology, environmental issues and his obsession with individual and collective memory to materialize poetic experiences.
Michele Ciacciofera's works have been exhibited at the 57th International Art Biennale ; Viva Arte Viva (Venice) ; Documenta 14 (Athens/Kassel) ; Museo MAGA (Gallarate, Italy) ; Museo MAN (Nuoro) ; CAFA Museum (Beijing) ; Musée d'art contemporain de la Haute Vienne ; château de Rochechouart ; NMNM (Monaco) ; Summerhall (Edinburgh) ; Palazzo Montalto (Siracusa) ; Fondazione Sambuca (Palermo) ; White Box (New York) ; Light of Creativity Miami Beach (Miami) ; IMMA Museum (Dublin). He was awarded by the Civitella Ranieri NYC Foundation Visual Arts Fellowship for 2015-16.
Selected works
Michele Ciacciofera
Pathosformel - Hommage à Jan van Eyck , 2023
gouache, tempera, pencil on cardboard, wooden frame, anti-UV and anti-reflect glass
40 x 30 cm (15.75 x 11.81 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC23446
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Pathosformel - Hommage à Filippino LIppi , 2023
gouache, tempera, pencil on cardboard, wooden frame, anti-UV and anti-reflect glass
40 x 30 cm (15.75 x 11.81 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC23445
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Pathosformel - Hommage à Roger van der Weyden , 2023
gouache, tempera, pencil and gilded pigments on cardboard, wooden frame, anti-UV and anti-reflect glass
40 x 30 cm (15.75 x 11.81 in)
unique artwork
Private collection, Milan, Italy
N° Inv. CIAC23443
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Michele Ciacciofera
Illusory Body n.3 , 2022
blown powdered sanded glass, produced at CIRVA, Marseilles
43 x 46 cm (16.93 x 18.11 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC22430
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Illusory Body n.7 , 2022
blown powdered sanded glass; produced at CIRVA, Marseilles
138,5 x 24 x 24 cm (54.33 x 9.45 x 9.45 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC22427
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Illusory Body n.9 , 2022
blown powdered sanded glass, produced at CIRVA, Marseilles
130 x 32 cm (51.18 x 12.6 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC22424
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Janas Code , 2021
iron grid, wool threads, cotton threads, acrylic threads, felt, found brass objects
140 x 100 cm (55.12 x 39.37 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC21389
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The Green Kingdom , 2020
acrylic on canvas
50 x 73 cm (19.69 x 28.74 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC20288
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G. Time Scale , 2020
iron, cotton threads, acrylic threads, wool threads, collage, stone, concrete, acrylic, resin
204 x 15 x 15 cm (80.31 x 5.91 x 5.91 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC20287
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The Gilded Age , 2020
found stool, plaster, gold leaf, shellac, wax, metal wire, brass
66 x 50 x 39 cm (25.98 x 19.69 x 15.35 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC20284
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Sans titre , 2019
glaze on antique bricks
24 x 24 x 6 cm (9.45 x 9.45 x 2.36 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC24482
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The Eternal Being , 2019
pencil, acrylic on canvas
65 x 54 cm (25.2 x 21.26 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC21300
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Persistent Vestiges , 2019
found wooden log, globe, Posca, bicycle inner tube, wire, resin putty, acrylic, limestone, brass, wood, fibreboard, plastic vaporiser, seed
192 x 44 x 47 cm (75.59 x 17.32 x 18.5 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC20282
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Tales of the floating world #2 , 2019
installation: iron table with 3 crystal and glass elements
65 x 125 x 50 cm (25.59 x 49.21 x 19.69 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC19236
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Earth Island #7 (Hot crew) , 2019
glazed ceramic, third fire
30 x 30 x 34 cm (11.81 x 11.81 x 13.39 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC19215
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Sans titre , 2019
glaze on antique bricks
21 x 21 x 2,5 cm (8.27 x 8.27 x 0.79 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC19180
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Sans titre , 2019
glaze on antique bricks
22,5 x 21 x 3 cm (8.66 x 8.27 x 1.18 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC19127
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Janas Code , 2019
iron, wool, cotton, resin, glitter
80 x 60 cm (31.5 x 23.62 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC19102
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Janas Code , 2019
iron, wool, cotton, glazed ceramic, acrylic, bronze shield (Bronze Age)
80 x 60 cm (31.5 x 23.62 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC19100
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Janas Code , 2019
iron, wool, cotton, terracotta, glazed ceramic, terracota with pigments, gold leaf, copper wire, bronze age disk
140 x 100 cm (55.12 x 39.37 in)
unique artwork
Private collection: Paris, France
N° Inv. CIAC19097
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Janas Code , 2019
iron, wool, cotton, terracotta, gold leaf, glazed ceramic, copper, copper wire, shell, Roman pottery fragment (II cent BCE)
140 x 100 cm (55.12 x 39.37 in)
unique artwork
Private Collection: Paris, France
N° Inv. CIAC19096
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Sans titre , 2019
glaze on antique bricks
16 x 19,2 x 2 cm (6.3 x 7.48 x 0.79 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC19082
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Michele Ciacciofera
Human aquatic and terrestrial sounds , 2018-2021
acrylic, charcoal, stretched canvas, watercolor, pencil, oil stick on canvas
114 x 135 cm (44.88 x 53.15 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC21381
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Particle Kinematics , 2018
watercolor on recycled cardboard, wooden frame, Tibetan paper, gouache
61,5 x 48 x 8 cm (24.02 x 18.9 x 3.15 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC21352
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A Flower for President , 2018
watercolor on recycled cardboard, wooden frame, Tibetan paper, gouache
61,5 x 48 x 8 cm (24.02 x 18.9 x 3.15 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC21350
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The Inner State , 2018
wood, concrete, acrylic, collage, stone, posca, glitter gold, elastic, resin, mdf, wax
160 x 35 x 35 cm (62.99 x 13.78 x 13.78 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC21322
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Holding the rod parallel to the water , 2015-2016
acrylic, dust, gold pigment on canvas
145 x 175 cm (57.09 x 68.9 in)
unique artwork
Colection: CNAP, Paris-La Défense, France
N° Inv. CIAC18033
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Le spectateur émancipé , 2015
acrylic on canvas
41 x 33 cm (16.14 x 12.99 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC20269
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Intolérable hécatombe , 2014-2017
acrylic, charcoal on canvas
65 x 92 cm (25.59 x 36.22 in)
unique artwork
N° Inv. CIAC21309
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Gallery exhibitions
Museum exhibitions
Musée National d'art contemporain MAGA, Gallarate, Italy
Musée de Rochechouart, France
Musée National d'art contemporain MAGA, Gallarate, Italy
Musée National d'art contemporain MAGA, Gallarate, Italy
Consorzio Villa Reale e Parco de Monza, Italy
Consorzio Villa Reale e Parco de Monza, Italy
Cosenza, Italy
Galleria regionale di Palazzo Bellomo di Siracusa, Italy
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Condensare l'infinito, Musée National d'art contemporain MAGA, (cur. Alessandro Castiglioni), Gallarate, Italy, 2023
Fais que ton rêve soit plus long que la nuit , Musée d'Art Contemporain de la Haute-Vienne Château Rochechouart, Rochechouart, France, 2023
Condensare l'infinito, Musée National d'art contemporain MAGA, (cur. Alessandro Castiglioni), Gallarate, Italy, 2023
Condensare l'infinito, Musée National d'art contemporain MAGA, (cur. Alessandro Castiglioni), Gallarate, Italy, 2023
Reggia Contemporanea project, Consorzio Villa Reale e Parco de Monza, Monza, Italy, 2023
Reggia Contemporanea project, Consorzio Villa Reale e Parco de Monza, Monza, Italy, 2023
Celebrazioni 800 anni Duomo di Cosenza (cur. Giacinto Di Pietrantonio), Cosenza, Italy, 2022
Edipo, lo sguardo in se (cur. Antonio Calbi)), Galleria regionale di Palazzo Bellomo di Siracusa, Fondazione INDA et Civita, Siracusa, Italy, 2022
Ground Odyssey. Amphoreus (cur. Victoire de Pourtales), Le Marais 91530, France, 2022
Sans commencement et sans fin (cur. Sebastien Faucon), Musée d'art contemporain de la Haute Vienne, Château de Rochechouart, Rochechouart, France, 2021, ph. Aurélien Mole
Sans commencement et sans fin (cur. Sebastien Faucon), Musée d'art contemporain de la Haute Vienne, Château de Rochechouart, Rochechouart, France, 2021, ph. Aurélien Mole
Sans commencement et sans fin (cur. Sebastien Faucon), Musée d'art contemporain de la Haute Vienne, Château de Rochechouart, Rochechouart, France, 2021, ph. Aurélien Mole
Sans commencement et sans fin (cur. Sebastien Faucon), Musée d'art contemporain de la Haute Vienne, Château de Rochechouart, Rochechouart, France, 2021, ph. Aurélien Mole
Sans commencement et sans fin (cur. Sebastien Faucon), Musée d'art contemporain de la Haute Vienne, Château de Rochechouart, Rochechouart, France, 2021, ph. Aurélien Mole
Sans commencement et sans fin (cur. Sebastien Faucon), Musée d'art contemporain de la Haute Vienne, Château de Rochechouart, Rochechouart, France, 2021, ph. Aurélien Mole
Sans commencement et sans fin (cur. Sebastien Faucon), Musée d'art contemporain de la Haute Vienne, Château de Rochechouart, Rochechouart, France, 2021, ph. Aurélien Mole
Real Utopias (cur. Bianca Cerrina Feroni and Melania Rossi) during Manifesta13 biennial, Maison R&C, Marseilles, France, 2020, ph. Guido Mencari
The Library of Encoded Time (cur. Angelo Crespi), Museum Marino Marini, Florence, Italy, 2020
The Library of Encoded Time cur. Angelo Crespi), Museum Marino Marini, Florence, Italy, 2020
The Library of Encoded Time (cur. Angelo Crespi), Museum Marino Marini, Florence, Italy, 2020
Tales of the floating world 1-3, installation, FIAC Projects 2019, Petit Palais, Paris, France, photo : Marc Domage
Tales of the floating world 1-3, installation, FIAC Projects 2019, Petit Palais, Paris, France, photo : Marc Domage
Janas Code, private collection, Paris/Beijing, 2018
A chimerical Museum of shifting shapes, Voice Gallery, Marrakech, 2018
The translucent skin of the present, Mirrored Gardens, Vitamin Creative Space, Guangzhou, China, 2018
The translucent skin of the present, Mirrored Gardens, Vitamin Creative Space, Guangzhou, China, 2018
THROUGH ? Aghmat, Marrakech, 2018
THROUGH ? Aghmat, Marrakech, 2018
THROUGH ? Aghmat, Marrakech, 2018
Viva Arte Viva, 57th Venice Biennal, cur. Christine Macel, Venice, Italy, 2017
Viva Arte Viva, 57th Venice Biennal, cur. Christine Macel, Venice, Italy, 2017
Viva Arte Viva, 57th Venice Biennal, cur. Christine Macel, Venice, Italy, 2017
Soul Mountain, Dynamo Art Factory, 2017
Emisferi Sud, MAN - Museo d'Arte Provincia di Nuoro, Nuoro, 2017
Videos
CONVERSATION
Conversation between Michele Ciacciofera and Bianca Cerrina Feroni, curator and journalist
EXHIBITION
Visit of Michele Ciacciofera's show, Sans commencement et sans fin, Musée d'art contemporain de la Haute-Vienne, France
Press
Art Viewer
Michele Ciacciofera at Passerelle Centre d'art contemporain
2024
The Art Newspaper
Mardin Biennial finds a common ground
2024
The Artist
Michele Ciacciofera
2021
JunkPages
Rhyzome
2021
Art & Decoration
Histoires Mythiques
2021
La République de l'Art
Michele Ciacciofera, la connaissance en boucle
2021
Quid Magazine
Michele Ciacciofera "Sans commencement et sans fin"
2021
Musée des Beaux Arts de Rennes
Michele Ciacciofera
2021
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Publications
Sans commencement et sans fin
Publisher: Zamân Books
2021
Enchanted Nature, Revisited
Publisher: CAFA Art Museum, Beijing
2018
Emisferi Sud
Publisher: Museo MAN Nuoro
2017
Fragments of nature and other stories
Publisher: Senesi Contemporanea, London
2017
Enchanted Nature, Revisited
Publisher: Palazzo Chiesa, Milan
2016
What we call love - from surrealism to now
Publisher: Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
2015
Nel Mezzo del Mezzo - Arte Contemporanea Nel Mediterraneo
Publisher: Museo Riso, Palermo
2015
I hate the Indifferent
Publisher: Summerhall & Demarco European Art Foundation, Edinburgh
2014
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