Claudio Montecucco - Osservare
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Description from the seller
Numbered and signed print by the artist on the back, artist certification, with stamp, description and signature on the back of the passepartout.
Fine Art archival paper print on baritated Hahnemuhle 320 g/m². Mounted on a 3.5 cm museum passe-partout.
Paper size 21 x 29.7 cm
Image size 26 x 19 cm.
Artist biography
Collaborates with Galleria Artd2 Milano
Galleria Blanchaert Milano
Series "Reading" (photographs not posed)
Cities declinated as immense reading rooms open to the sky.
The depicted figures are captured casually, not posed.
initiated in 2003 and still ongoing), in which cities are presented as immense open-air reading rooms whose boundaries—embracing stairs, walls, alleys and monuments—become easily sheltered places in which to surrender to one’s preferred authors. Montecucco manages to bring out that gentle, malleable atmosphere ready to welcome and care for the reader, preserving the intimacy of the sweetest 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, which have been strengthened by the concept of reading, and thus of Culture.
The photography with its casual readers is the protagonist of the architectures and the magnificent works of art scattered through our cities of art, blending with them to create an intimate and silent dialogue between man, art and thought.
The depicted figures 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 recounts his project by using the words of Robert Doisneau:
"What I was trying to show was a world where I would have felt good, where people would have been kind, where I would have found 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 Milano) Bergamo January 10 – 12, 2025 "Reading"
2024 BAF Bergamo ArtFair (Galleria Artd2 Milano) "Sensuality"
2023 Cortona Biennale “Homage to Gino Severini” XV edition (Arezzo) Auditorium Sant’ Agostino
2023 ArtVerona (Galleria Artd2 Milano) Verona October 12–15
2023 Teatro Signorelli Cortona (Arezzo) October 14 – November 2 “Reading”
2023 BAF Bergamo ArtFair (Galleria Artd2 Milano)
2022 Chianciano Biennale Chianciano Art Museum of Art of Chianciano
2021 Palazzo Bourbon del Monte Monte Saint Mary Tiberina Museum (“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 (Galleria Blanchaert) Sensuality'
2019 Turin Book Fair (“Who is reading”) (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, Pesaro ("Intimacy")
2017 MIAFair Milan 2 9 – 13 March 2017 Galleria Blanchaert ("Infinity")
2017 Kasa dei Libri Milan ("In search of the lost reader")
2017 Cariarte Foundation Perugia ("White")
2016 Vogue Photo Festival Milan "In motion" (PaolaSosioGallery)
2016 "MIA Fair 2016". Milan (Galleria Romberg) ("Sensualita #1)
2016 Environmental Historical 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 Milan 2" 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 print by the artist on the back, artist certification, with stamp, description and signature on the back of the passepartout.
Fine Art archival paper print on baritated Hahnemuhle 320 g/m². Mounted on a 3.5 cm museum passe-partout.
Paper size 21 x 29.7 cm
Image size 26 x 19 cm.
Artist biography
Collaborates with Galleria Artd2 Milano
Galleria Blanchaert Milano
Series "Reading" (photographs not posed)
Cities declinated as immense reading rooms open to the sky.
The depicted figures are captured casually, not posed.
initiated in 2003 and still ongoing), in which cities are presented as immense open-air reading rooms whose boundaries—embracing stairs, walls, alleys and monuments—become easily sheltered places in which to surrender to one’s preferred authors. Montecucco manages to bring out that gentle, malleable atmosphere ready to welcome and care for the reader, preserving the intimacy of the sweetest 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, which have been strengthened by the concept of reading, and thus of Culture.
The photography with its casual readers is the protagonist of the architectures and the magnificent works of art scattered through our cities of art, blending with them to create an intimate and silent dialogue between man, art and thought.
The depicted figures 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 recounts his project by using the words of Robert Doisneau:
"What I was trying to show was a world where I would have felt good, where people would have been kind, where I would have found 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 Milano) Bergamo January 10 – 12, 2025 "Reading"
2024 BAF Bergamo ArtFair (Galleria Artd2 Milano) "Sensuality"
2023 Cortona Biennale “Homage to Gino Severini” XV edition (Arezzo) Auditorium Sant’ Agostino
2023 ArtVerona (Galleria Artd2 Milano) Verona October 12–15
2023 Teatro Signorelli Cortona (Arezzo) October 14 – November 2 “Reading”
2023 BAF Bergamo ArtFair (Galleria Artd2 Milano)
2022 Chianciano Biennale Chianciano Art Museum of Art of Chianciano
2021 Palazzo Bourbon del Monte Monte Saint Mary Tiberina Museum (“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 (Galleria Blanchaert) Sensuality'
2019 Turin Book Fair (“Who is reading”) (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, Pesaro ("Intimacy")
2017 MIAFair Milan 2 9 – 13 March 2017 Galleria Blanchaert ("Infinity")
2017 Kasa dei Libri Milan ("In search of the lost reader")
2017 Cariarte Foundation Perugia ("White")
2016 Vogue Photo Festival Milan "In motion" (PaolaSosioGallery)
2016 "MIA Fair 2016". Milan (Galleria Romberg) ("Sensualita #1)
2016 Environmental Historical 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 Milan 2" 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
2025
Artist
Claudio Montecucco
Sold by
Direct from the artist
Title of artwork
Osservare
Condition
Extremely fine
Technique
Digital print
Height
26 cm
Edition
25+1 copies, 1/25, size 26x19 cm. Year 2025
Width
19 cm
Signature
Hand signed
Genre
Fine art photography
