Andrea Fogli, “Diario delle ombre”

Andrea Fogli was born 25th December 1959 in Rome, where he lives. After high school, in 1983 he gratuated in Philosophy from “La Sapienza” University of Rome. In 1985, he had his first exhibitions in Italy and abroad. In 2006, 2007 and 2008 he directed a class at the Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, the historical Free Academy founded by Oskar Kokoschka in the postwar period where the most well-known international artists taught, among the others the Italians Manzù, Vedova, Paolini, Merz, Chia.

Solo-exhibitions in public space & museums: “Il primo giorno”, Rupertinum-Museum Moderner Kunst, Salzburg, curated by Peter Weiermair (2000); “Scala reale”, Villa delle Rose-Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Bologna, curated by Peter Weiermair (2002); “Il diario delle ombre”, MARTA Herford, Herford, curated by Jan Hoet (2006); “Wanderer”, Land Galerie im Traklhaus, Salzburg (2007); “59 grani”, Sala della Crociera, Ministero of Culture, Roma (2012); “Ogni cosa”, Casino dei Principi, Museums of Villa Torlonia, Roma, curated by Claudia Terenzi (2013); “Il fantasma della storia”, Museum of the Via Ostiense, Porta San Paolo, Rome (2016); “L’angelo della storia”, Church of the Carmine – Lanfranchi Museum, Matera, curated by M.Ragozzino (2018): “Diari d’opera (books and art editions from 1984 to present)”, Casa delle Letterature, Rome (2018); “Effemeridi del Giardino”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Lissone-Milano, curated by A.Zanchetta (2019)

His works have been exhibited in numerous Museums in italian and international group shows. From 2000 we remember : “L’altra metà del cielo”, Rupertinum-Museum Moderner Kunst, Salbzurg / Kunstsammlungen, Chemnitz / Muksarnok Kunstalle, Budapest / Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Bologna, curated by Peter Weiermair (2000-2002); “Aktuelle Positionen Italienisher Kunst”, Mathildenhohe, Darmstad / MART, Palazzo delle Albere, Trento (2003); “Diaries and dreams”, Ursula Blickle Stiftung, Kraicthal, curated by Peter Weiermair (2004); “My private Heroes” and “Sammlungen:eine Auswahl”, MARTA, Herford, curated by Jan Hoet(2005); “Un secolo d’arte italiana della Fondazione VAF”, MART, Rovereto (2005); “Idearte”, Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Bologna, curated by Dede Auregli (2005); “La contemporaneità dell’arte -XII Biennale Internazionale di Scultura, Museo della Scultura, Carrara, curated by Bruno Corà (2006);”Small is beautyfull”, Ursula Blickle Stiftung, Kraichtal, curated by Peter Weiermair (2007); “Mitografie”, Museo Bilotti, Roma, curated by Peter Weiermair and Andrea Fogli (2009), “Fragile”, Musée d’Art Moderne, Saint-Etienne / Accademia d’Ungheria, Rome / Daejeon Museum of Art, Korea, curated by Lòrand Heigy (2009-2010); “Unsichtbare Schatten”, MARTA Herford, Herford (2010); “Scherz, Satire, Ironie”, Kunstverein Augsburg, Augsburg, curated by Peter Weiermair (2010); “Hareng Saur- Ensor and contemporary art”, SMAK &MSK, Gent (2010-2011); “Altre narrazioni”, MLAC, Museo Laboratorio Università “La Sapienza”, Roma (2011); “Visions”, MARTA, Herford (2013); “Ritratto di una città. Arte a Roma 1960-2001”, MACRO, Roma (2013); “Middle Gate Geel ‘13”, Geel, curated by J.Hoet (2013); “The drawing room”, Ursula Blickle Stiftung. Kraichtal / Galerie im Taxispalace, Innsbruck, curated by P.Weiermair (2013/14); “Intrigantes Incertitudes”, Musée d’Art Moderne, Saint-Etienne, curated by L.Hegyi (2016); “Art and mission: homage to George Wong”, Parkview Museum, Beijing (2017); “Intriguing uncertainties” , Parkview Museum, Beijing, curated by Lorand Hegyi (2018); “Intriguing uncertainties” , Parkview Museum, Singapore, curated by Lorand Hegyi (2018/19); “Disturbing narrative”, Parkview Museum, Singapore, curated by Lorand Hegyi (2019/20).

His works are present in the collections of MART, Trento e Rovereto; MARTA, Herford ; MACRO, Roma ; Ursula Blickle Stiftung, Kraichtal; Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Bologna; Galleria Civica del Disegno, Modena; Parkview Museum, Beijing/Singapore.

Have written about Andrea Fogli and/or have curated his solo and/or group exhibitions: 
Peter Weiermair, Jan Hoet, Lorand Hegyi, Robert Hoozee (MSK, Gent), Philippe Van Cauteren (SMAK, Gent), Marku Valkonen (EMMA, Helsinki), Evelin Weiss (Ludwig Museum, Colonia), Michael Kroger (MARTA Herford, Herford), Manfred Fath, Giorgio Agamben, Stefano Chiodi, Ginevra Bompiani, Giovan Battista Salerno, Tommaso Trini, Graziella Lonardi, Monica Ferrando, Valerio Magrelli, Lucrezia De Domizio, Bruno Corà , Daniela Lancioni, Achille Bonito Oliva, Maurizio Calvesi, Renato Barilli, Pierluigi Castagnoli, Marisa Vescovo, Pierre Restany, Jonathan Turner, Peter Miller, Giacinto di Pietrantonio…