Stefano Cagol
Encyclopedia
Stefano Cagol is an Italian
contemporary art
ist living in Italy
, Brussels
and New York City
. He works with video
, photography
and installation
. The images in his photographic and video works are often turned upside down.
. He studied at the Institute of Art in Trento, the Academy of Fine Arts in Brera, Milan
and at the Ryerson University
in Toronto
, where he was a post-doctoral fellow. He also attended the Internationale Sommerakademie für Bildende Kunst in Salzburg
and the ICP-International Center of Photography in New York. He was artist in residence at the Künstlerhaus in Salzburg, at the Leube Group Art's Program of Gartenau, Austria
, at the IOR in London
in 2003 and in 2005, at International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York, in 2010, and at BAR International by Pikene på Broen, in Kirkenes, Norway, between 2010 and 2011. In 1998 he took part in the Marshall McLuhan
Program in Culture and Technology in Toronto.
In 2006, he exhibited "Power Station" as part of an official satellite project of the Singapore Biennale
(the only Italian presence) and "Bird Flu / Vogelgrippe" for the 4th Berlin Biennale
, supported by the Civic Gallery of Contemporary Art in Trento, Museion, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Bolzano and the Kunstraum of Innsbruck, Austria.
In 2007 he participated in the exhibition "Combination game". In the same year he completed a solo public art installation as a one year long commission for the museum façade at BeursSchouwburg in Brussels
(then prolonged as long term loan), a project - together with Stealth.ultd, Rotterdam - at Kunst Merano Arte for 'From & to', a permanent public art installation (64 square meters b/w marble chess platform) in Bolzano for 'Time Code', a solo public art intervention in Venice called "Head Flu", a solo show at NADiff - New Art Diffusion, Tokyo.
In 2008 he realized a Parallel Event to Manifesta
7, a special project for the farewell event of Jan Hoet
at MARTa Herford in Germany, a public art installation on Petřín Tower at Tina B contemporary art festival in Prague. During the same year he took part in “Eurasia” at Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, in “Arrivals and Departures” at White Box, New York city, at “The Peekskill Project” at HVCCA – Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, New York.
In 2009 he presented his solo project “11 settembre” simultaneously at MART – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, at Kunstraum Innsbruck, and at ZKM Karlsruhe, where the artwork became part of the collection. With Error One, he realized a public art installation at MuHKA in Antwerp.
On September he was announced as winner of the Terna Prize 02 – for the Megawatt category.
In 2010 he exhibited at the Paul Robeson
Gallery of Rutgers University
in Newark in “Bittersweet”, at the Other Gallery in Shanghai in “Suspension of Disbilief”, at Palazzo della Triennale in Milan, at SUPEC – Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center.
In 2011 he held a solo show at Priska C. Juschka Fine Art in New York titled “Stockholm Syndrome”.
He took part in 54. International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia with solo project “CONCILIO” curated by Gregor Jansen at San Gallo Church.
Works of Stefano Cagol are held in the collections of Videoteca of GAM, Torino, MART, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, Fondazione Galleria Civica-Center of Research on Contemporaneity of Trento, Unicredit, Terna, Seat, Nomas Foundation.
Italy
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contemporary art
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
ist living in Italy
Italy
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, Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
and New York City
New York City
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. He works with video
Video art
Video art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. . Video art came into existence during the 1960s and 1970s, is still widely practiced and has given rise to the widespread use of video installations...
, photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
and installation
Installation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
. The images in his photographic and video works are often turned upside down.
Life
Cagol was born in TrentoTrento
Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...
. He studied at the Institute of Art in Trento, the Academy of Fine Arts in Brera, Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and at the Ryerson University
Ryerson University
Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, where he was a post-doctoral fellow. He also attended the Internationale Sommerakademie für Bildende Kunst in Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
and the ICP-International Center of Photography in New York. He was artist in residence at the Künstlerhaus in Salzburg, at the Leube Group Art's Program of Gartenau, Austria
Austria
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, at the IOR in London
London
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in 2003 and in 2005, at International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York, in 2010, and at BAR International by Pikene på Broen, in Kirkenes, Norway, between 2010 and 2011. In 1998 he took part in the Marshall McLuhan
Marshall McLuhan
Herbert Marshall McLuhan, CC was a Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar—a professor of English literature, a literary critic, a rhetorician, and a communication theorist...
Program in Culture and Technology in Toronto.
Exhibitions
Cagol had a solo show at MART - Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto in 2000. His public art intervention "Artists' bridges" took place in Bolzano 2002. In 2004 he exhibited at Superdeluxe in Tokyo and the Stefan Stux Gallery project room in New York. In June–September 2005 he had a solo exhibition, "Babylon Zoo" at the Oredaria Gallery in Rome (with a critical essay by Pier Luigi Tazzi). In June 2005 he made a site specific installation in the hall of the Faculty of Sociology in Trento. In January 2005 he held a solo exhibition in London at Platform titled "LIES" (catalogue with a critical essay by Mami Kataoka).In 2006, he exhibited "Power Station" as part of an official satellite project of the Singapore Biennale
Singapore Biennale
The Singapore Biennale is a contemporary art biennale in Singapore. The first Singapore Biennale operated as one of a lineup of Singapore 2006 events. Fumio Nanjo, Director of Tokyo's Mori Art Museum, has been reappointed Artistic Director of the Singapore Biennale 2008...
(the only Italian presence) and "Bird Flu / Vogelgrippe" for the 4th Berlin Biennale
Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art
The Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art is a contemporary art institution in Berlin’s Mitte District. It is located at - Auguststrasse 69 D-10117 Berlin....
, supported by the Civic Gallery of Contemporary Art in Trento, Museion, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Bolzano and the Kunstraum of Innsbruck, Austria.
In 2007 he participated in the exhibition "Combination game". In the same year he completed a solo public art installation as a one year long commission for the museum façade at BeursSchouwburg in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
(then prolonged as long term loan), a project - together with Stealth.ultd, Rotterdam - at Kunst Merano Arte for 'From & to', a permanent public art installation (64 square meters b/w marble chess platform) in Bolzano for 'Time Code', a solo public art intervention in Venice called "Head Flu", a solo show at NADiff - New Art Diffusion, Tokyo.
In 2008 he realized a Parallel Event to Manifesta
Manifesta
Manifesta, the , is a European pan-regional contemporary cultural biennale, described in 2010 by the as "stunning in its scope and uncompromisingly experimental in its approach".-Manifesta History:...
7, a special project for the farewell event of Jan Hoet
Jan Hoet
Jan, Knight Hoet is the founder of SMAK in Ghent, Belgium.-Biography:Jan curated Documenta IX in Kassel in 1992...
at MARTa Herford in Germany, a public art installation on Petřín Tower at Tina B contemporary art festival in Prague. During the same year he took part in “Eurasia” at Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, in “Arrivals and Departures” at White Box, New York city, at “The Peekskill Project” at HVCCA – Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, New York.
In 2009 he presented his solo project “11 settembre” simultaneously at MART – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, at Kunstraum Innsbruck, and at ZKM Karlsruhe, where the artwork became part of the collection. With Error One, he realized a public art installation at MuHKA in Antwerp.
On September he was announced as winner of the Terna Prize 02 – for the Megawatt category.
In 2010 he exhibited at the Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
Paul Leroy Robeson was an American concert singer , recording artist, actor, athlete, scholar who was an advocate for the Civil Rights Movement in the first half of the twentieth century...
Gallery of Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
in Newark in “Bittersweet”, at the Other Gallery in Shanghai in “Suspension of Disbilief”, at Palazzo della Triennale in Milan, at SUPEC – Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center.
In 2011 he held a solo show at Priska C. Juschka Fine Art in New York titled “Stockholm Syndrome”.
He took part in 54. International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia with solo project “CONCILIO” curated by Gregor Jansen at San Gallo Church.
Works of Stefano Cagol are held in the collections of Videoteca of GAM, Torino, MART, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, Fondazione Galleria Civica-Center of Research on Contemporaneity of Trento, Unicredit, Terna, Seat, Nomas Foundation.
Books
- Le icone fluttuanti. Storia del cinema d'artista e della videoarte, BRUNO MONDADORI Ed., by A. Madesani, Milan, 2002
- Dizionario della Giovane Arte 1, POLITI Ed., Milan, 2003
- Enciclopedia dell'arte Zanichelli, ZANICHELLI Ed., Milan, 2004
- L'Arte contemporanea italiana nel mondo, SKIRA Ed. / operaDarc, Milan, 2005
- Wig Wag, by A. Vaccari, MARSILIO Ed. / Pitti Immagine Discovery, Venice, 2005
- Belief, Singapore Biennale, National Arts Council, Singapore, 2006
- Stefano Cagol: Harajuku Influences, by Stefan Bidner, Angelique Campens, Stefano Cagol, David Elliott, Andrea Lissoni, Roberto Pinto, Charta, Milan, 2007
- Eurasia, by Achille Bonito Oliva, MART – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, Skira, Milan, 2008
- Just what is it..., 10 Jahre Museum für Neue Kunst im ZKM, by Goetz Adriani, Gregor Jansen, Peter Weibel, Hatje Cantz Verlag, Stuttgart, 2009
- Stefano Cagol. PUBLIC OPINION, by Iara Boubnova, Stefano Cagol, Gregor Jansen, Michele Robecchi, Andrea Viliani, Charta, Milan, 2011
- Illuminations. 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, Marsilio Editori, Venice, 2011
- Kunstraum Innsbruck 2004 – 2010, by Stefan Bidner, Verlag Walther König, Cologne, 2011
Reviews
- “Bird Flu se desplaza por Europa”, Lapiz # 223, Madrid, May 2006, p. 18
- Roberto Pinto, “Stefano Cagol”, Work. Art In progress # 16, Trento, Summer 2006, pp. 50–51, 70-73
- Luigi Meneghelli,”Stefano Cagol”, Flash Art Italia # 261, Milan, Dec. 2006 – Jan. 2007, p. 73
- June Yap, “Stefano Cagol; To the casual observer”, Contemporary # 91, London, May 2007, pp. 28–31
- Benjamin Genocchio, “In Peekskill, 2 Shows of Raw Works,” The New York Times, New York, Sept 28 2008
- Robert Ayers, “Wild Animals Invade the New York Art World,” Artinfo, New York, April 2008
- Felicitas Rhan, “Die Mutter aller Daten,” interview, Monopol, Berlin, Sept 11 2009
- Francesca Pini, “L’arte del mondo arriva a Venezia ed è Biennale,” Sette – Corriere della Sera # 21, Milan, May 26 2011, p. 76-77
- Laura Larcan, “Eventi collaterali e contromostre. L’altra Biennale della Serenissima,” La Repubblica, Rome, May 27 2011
- "54. Biennale di Venezia. An international plaza,” Lapiz # 267, Madrid, 2011, p. 33-41