Claudio Montecucco - Rifugiarsi
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Description from the seller
Numbered and signed by the artist on the back of the print, artist certification, with stamp, description and signature on the back of the passepartout.
Fine Art print on soft white Hahnemühle 320g paper. Mounted on a museum passepartout 3.5 cm.
Paper size 21 x 29.7 cm
Image size 26 x 19 cm.
Artist biography
Collaborates with Galleria Artd2 Milan
Galleria Blanchaert Milan
Series "Reading" (photographs not posed)
Cities declined as immense reading rooms under the open sky.
The depicted figures are caught casually, not posed.
started in 2003 and still ongoing), in which cities are presented as immense reading rooms under the open sky, whose boundaries, which include stairs, low walls, alleys and monuments, easily become shelters in which to surrender to one’s favorite authors. Montecucco manages to bring out that mild and malleable atmosphere ready to welcome and care for the reader, preserving the intimacy of the kindest moment from the chaos of the cities.
In the case of the images presented by Montecucco, the artist has managed to give an additional meaning to his works that have gained value from the concept of reading, and therefore of Culture.
The photograph, with its casual readers, is the protagonist of the architectures and the magnificent works of art scattered through our art cities, merging with them to create an intimate, silent dialogue between man, art and thought.
The depicted characters are casually caught, while they are absorbed in reading, often with their backs turned and constantly unaware of being part of a work of art.
Claudio Montecucco tells his project by resorting to the words of Robert Doisneau:
"What I was trying to show was a world where I would feel good, where people would be kind, where I would find the tenderness I hoped to receive. My photos were like proof that this world can exist."
Recent exhibitions:
2025 Civic Museum of Villa Colloredo Mels in Recanati, March 2 – June 8, "Infinite Readings"
2025 BAF Bergamo ArtFair (Galleria Artd2 Milan) Bergamo January 10–12, 2025 "Reading"
2024 BAF Bergamo ArtFair (Galleria Artd2 Milan) "Sensuality"
2023 Cortona Biennial “Homage to Gino Severini” XV edition (Arezzo) Sant’ Agostino Auditorium
2023 ArtVerona (Galleria Artd2 Milan) Verona October 12–15
2023 Signorelli Theatre Cortona (Arezzo) October 14 – November 2 “Reading”
2023 BAF Bergamo ArtFair (Galleria Artd2 Milan)
2022 Chianciano Biennial Chianciano Art Museum of Chianciano
2021 Bourbon del Monte Monte Santa Maria Tiberina Museum Palace (“Reading”)
2020 LDX Artodrome Gallery Berlin (Reading)
2019 “Fotofever, Carrousel du Louvre”. Paris (Artd2Gallery)
2019 Civic Pinacoteca Museum “F. Podesti” Ancona "Reading"
2019 Civic Pinacoteca Crociani Museum Montepulciano Siena ("Reading")
2019 Affordable ArtFair Hong Kong (GalleriaArtd2)
2019 MIA ArtFair - Milan (GalleriaBlanchaert) Sensuality
2019 Turin Book Fair ("Who Reads") (ArtPhoto)
2019 “Welcome to Japan” (Hysteriart Gallery Milan) (Tokyo)
2017 “Wopart" PhotographyArtFair Lugano (GalleriaBlanchaert)
2017 Brera Academy of Fine Arts Milan (Galleria Jean Blanchaert)
2017 “Sensualita'#2 Bormio 27 December 2016 – 30 March (Paola Sosio Contemporary Art Gallery)
2017 MuSA Museum of Environmental Historical Art, Pesaro ("Intimacy")
2017 MIAFair Milan2 9–13 March 2017 Galleria Blanchaert ("Infinity")
2017 Kasa dei Libri Milan ("In search of the lost reader")
2017 Foundation Cariarte Perugia ("White")
2016 Vogue Photo Festival Milan “On the road” (PaolaSosioGallery)
2016 "MIA Fair 2016". Milan (Galleria Romberg) ("Sensualita #1")
2016 Environmental Historical Art Museum, Pesaro ("Reading")
2016 Civic Museum of Contemporary Art Palazzo della Penna, Perugia ("Reading Perugia")
2015“Fotofever, Carrousel du Louvre". Paris (Galleria Romberg)
2015 "MIA Art Fair Milan2 10–13 April 2015 Galleria Blanchaert (Infinity)
2014 MIA&DFair - MarinaBaySands – Singapore (GalleriaBlanchaert)
2013 Civic Museum of Contemporary Art Palazzo della Penna, Perugia ("Umbrialibri 2013")
www.claudiomontecucco.it
Numbered and signed by the artist on the back of the print, artist certification, with stamp, description and signature on the back of the passepartout.
Fine Art print on soft white Hahnemühle 320g paper. Mounted on a museum passepartout 3.5 cm.
Paper size 21 x 29.7 cm
Image size 26 x 19 cm.
Artist biography
Collaborates with Galleria Artd2 Milan
Galleria Blanchaert Milan
Series "Reading" (photographs not posed)
Cities declined as immense reading rooms under the open sky.
The depicted figures are caught casually, not posed.
started in 2003 and still ongoing), in which cities are presented as immense reading rooms under the open sky, whose boundaries, which include stairs, low walls, alleys and monuments, easily become shelters in which to surrender to one’s favorite authors. Montecucco manages to bring out that mild and malleable atmosphere ready to welcome and care for the reader, preserving the intimacy of the kindest moment from the chaos of the cities.
In the case of the images presented by Montecucco, the artist has managed to give an additional meaning to his works that have gained value from the concept of reading, and therefore of Culture.
The photograph, with its casual readers, is the protagonist of the architectures and the magnificent works of art scattered through our art cities, merging with them to create an intimate, silent dialogue between man, art and thought.
The depicted characters are casually caught, while they are absorbed in reading, often with their backs turned and constantly unaware of being part of a work of art.
Claudio Montecucco tells his project by resorting to the words of Robert Doisneau:
"What I was trying to show was a world where I would feel good, where people would be kind, where I would find the tenderness I hoped to receive. My photos were like proof that this world can exist."
Recent exhibitions:
2025 Civic Museum of Villa Colloredo Mels in Recanati, March 2 – June 8, "Infinite Readings"
2025 BAF Bergamo ArtFair (Galleria Artd2 Milan) Bergamo January 10–12, 2025 "Reading"
2024 BAF Bergamo ArtFair (Galleria Artd2 Milan) "Sensuality"
2023 Cortona Biennial “Homage to Gino Severini” XV edition (Arezzo) Sant’ Agostino Auditorium
2023 ArtVerona (Galleria Artd2 Milan) Verona October 12–15
2023 Signorelli Theatre Cortona (Arezzo) October 14 – November 2 “Reading”
2023 BAF Bergamo ArtFair (Galleria Artd2 Milan)
2022 Chianciano Biennial Chianciano Art Museum of Chianciano
2021 Bourbon del Monte Monte Santa Maria Tiberina Museum Palace (“Reading”)
2020 LDX Artodrome Gallery Berlin (Reading)
2019 “Fotofever, Carrousel du Louvre”. Paris (Artd2Gallery)
2019 Civic Pinacoteca Museum “F. Podesti” Ancona "Reading"
2019 Civic Pinacoteca Crociani Museum Montepulciano Siena ("Reading")
2019 Affordable ArtFair Hong Kong (GalleriaArtd2)
2019 MIA ArtFair - Milan (GalleriaBlanchaert) Sensuality
2019 Turin Book Fair ("Who Reads") (ArtPhoto)
2019 “Welcome to Japan” (Hysteriart Gallery Milan) (Tokyo)
2017 “Wopart" PhotographyArtFair Lugano (GalleriaBlanchaert)
2017 Brera Academy of Fine Arts Milan (Galleria Jean Blanchaert)
2017 “Sensualita'#2 Bormio 27 December 2016 – 30 March (Paola Sosio Contemporary Art Gallery)
2017 MuSA Museum of Environmental Historical Art, Pesaro ("Intimacy")
2017 MIAFair Milan2 9–13 March 2017 Galleria Blanchaert ("Infinity")
2017 Kasa dei Libri Milan ("In search of the lost reader")
2017 Foundation Cariarte Perugia ("White")
2016 Vogue Photo Festival Milan “On the road” (PaolaSosioGallery)
2016 "MIA Fair 2016". Milan (Galleria Romberg) ("Sensualita #1")
2016 Environmental Historical Art Museum, Pesaro ("Reading")
2016 Civic Museum of Contemporary Art Palazzo della Penna, Perugia ("Reading Perugia")
2015“Fotofever, Carrousel du Louvre". Paris (Galleria Romberg)
2015 "MIA Art Fair Milan2 10–13 April 2015 Galleria Blanchaert (Infinity)
2014 MIA&DFair - MarinaBaySands – Singapore (GalleriaBlanchaert)
2013 Civic Museum of Contemporary Art Palazzo della Penna, Perugia ("Umbrialibri 2013")
www.claudiomontecucco.it
Details
Date of print
2010
Artist
Claudio Montecucco
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Title of artwork
Rifugiarsi
Condition
Extremely fine
Technique
Digital print
Height
26 cm
Edition
25+1 copies, 9/25, size 26x19 cm. Year 2010
Width
19 cm
Signature
Hand signed
Genre
Fine art photography
