Claudio Guarino (January 1966 – February 2004)[2] was an Italian multimedia visual artist and musician based in London. He worked with video, performance, film and photography. His works were operatic performances in gallery spaces emphasising on visual rather than musical aspects.

Claudio Guarino
BornJanuary 1966
Cesa, Italy
DiedFebruary 2004
Fitzrovia, London, England
Education
PartnerSteve Childs[1]

Guarino studied at Goldsmiths College and the Royal College of Art in London. At Goldsmiths, he was awarded the Hamad Butt Award[3] in 1997. In 1998 he was selected for the 'New Contemporaries' exhibition curated by Sacha Craddock.[4][5]

Solo shows

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  • Lost: The Unmovable Desire, Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, 2002.
  • The Kiss of Tosca, performance opera at Galleria Artra, Milan, 2000.[6]
  • Aria, performance opera at Galleria Artra, Milan, 1998.[7]
  • Viene, performance opera at Chiesa di Sant'Angelo, Pisa, 1998.
  • House of Injection, performance opera at Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 1997. Music composed by Hayden Parsey.
  • Mater Dolorosa, performance opera at Victoria Miro Gallery, London, 1997. Music composed by Hayden Parsey.
  • Suspicion, performance opera at Victoria Miro Gallery, London, 1996. Music composed by Hayden Parsey.

Group shows

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  • Limit: Video Invitational, fa projects, London, 2003[8]
  • Meant Me, Royal College of Art, London, 2002
  • Sledge, The Jam Factory, London, 2002
  • I giochi e le fiabe, Museo Laboratorio d'Arte Contemporanea, Citta Sant'Angelo, Italy, 2000[9]
  • Eurostar, Westland Palace, London, 2000
  • Soggettivita e narrazione, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Caste of Rivoli, Turin, 1999
  • New Contemporaries, Tea Factory, Liverpool, 1998
  • Corto Circuito, Palazzo Reale, Naples, 1998

Bibliography

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  • Steve Child, Giorgio Verzotti and Francesco Bernadelli (2008) Claudio Guarino, Charta Art Books, Milan ISBN 978-88-8158-671-4[10]
  • Maria Rosa Sossai (2002), Artevideo: Storie e culture del video d'artista in Italia, Silvana Editoriale, Milan ISBN 978-88-8215-387-8
  • Giorgio Verzotti, "Claudio Guarino: The Kiss of Tosca", Artforum, November 2000
  • Sacha Craddock, Phyllida Barlow, Eddie Berg, Adrian Searle and Christine Hohenbuchler (1998), New Contemporaries, New Contemporaries, London ISBN 978-88-8215-387-8

References

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  1. ^ Knox, Tony (6 March 2004). "Claudio Guarino - Italy". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Claudio Guarino - Passionate Italian artist with an unfashionable sense of melodrama". theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media Limited. 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Awards & Prizes, Hamad Butt Award". goldsmiths.ac.uk. Goldsmiths University of London. 18 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ "The History of newcontemporaries". www.newcontemporaries.org.uk. New Contemporaries (1988) Limited. 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ^ "newcontemporaries, A Database". newcontemporaries.adatabase.org. New Contemporaries (1988) Limited. 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Claudio Guarino "Giornata del Contemporaneo"". sat8.tv (in Italian). 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Aria Artra Gallery Milan March". newcontemporaries.adatabase.org. New Contemporaries (1988) Limited. 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. ^ "VIDEO INVITATIONAL". www.1995-2015.undo.net/. UnDo .Net. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Giochi e Fiabe". www.1995-2015.undo.net/. UnDo .Net. 22 July 2000. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Claudio Guarino". www.chartaartbooks.it/. Charta Art Books. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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