Roberto Visani
Artist Statement
Roberto Visani (b. Faenza, Italy) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. He received his B.F.A. from Mankato State University and M.F.A. from the University of Michigan in 1997. Visani has exhibited his work at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY, The Studio Musuem in Harlem, NY, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF, CA, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cleveland, OH, Barbican Galleries, London, UK, and the Ghana National Museum, Accra, Ghana. He has been an artist in residence at Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, NY, Atlantic Center for the Arts, FL, The Cooper Union, NY, and Henry Street Settlement, NY. He is a past Fulbright scholar and New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in sculpture.
| Works & History | |
| 2009 | War Toys / Toy Wars, 456 Gallery, NY Twin Infinities, Abrons Art Center, NY,NY Commune, BLACK AND WHITE GALLERY, NY, NY, CURATED BY DOMINIQUE NAHAS |
| 2008 | THE SOAP BOX AND THE SLIPPERY SLOPE, TENRI CULTURAL INSTITUTE, NEW YORK, NY, CURATED BY THALIA VRACHOPOLOUS (SOLO) Garden of Delights, YEOSU INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL, YEOSU, SOUTH KOREA, CURATED BY RAUL ZAMUDIO ETHNOGRAPHIES OF THE FUTURE, ROTUNDA GALLERY, BROOKLYN, NY, CURATED BY SARA REISMAN |
| 2007 | 10 A.M. PHOENIX, ROBERTO VISANI AND JOHN MOVIUS, SUGAR GALLERY, PORTLAND, OR (TWO PERSON) RED BADGE OF COURAGE, NEWARK ARTS COUNCIL, THE NATIONAL BUILDING, NEWARK, NJ, CURATED BY OMAR LOPEZ-CHAHOUD GUNS AND AMMO, GALLERY 40000, CHICAGO, IL, CURATED BY BRITTON BERTRAN THEATRE OF CRUELTY, WHITEBOX, NY, NY, CURATED BY RAUL ZAMUDIO DRAWINGS IN MULTIPLES AND SINGULAR SCULPTURE, FIVE MYLES, BROOKLYN, NY, CURATED BY HANNE TIERNEY INTERSECTIONS, ABRONS ARTS CENTER HENRY STREET SETTLEMENT, NY, NY, CURATED BY MARTIN DUST M*A*S*H*, THE HELENA, COTTELSTON ADVISORS, NY, NY, CURATED BY OMAR LOPEZ-CHAHOUD AND AMY STEWART-SMITH AMERIKKKA, THE:ARTIST:NETWORK,NY, NY, CURATED BY RAUL ZAMUDIO |
| 2006 | BLACK PANTHER RANK AND FILE, YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, SF, CA, THE SOUTHEASTERN CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, NC, MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART, MD, CURATED BY RENE DE GUZMAN AND CLAUDE SIMARD BEST OF THE LAB, YELLOWBIRD GALLERY, NEWBURGH, NY, CURATED BY MATT SELMER FREQUENCY, MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT’S OFFICE, NY, NY, CURATED BY MIKE CLOUD |
| 2005 | ANALOGS, CONE CENTER MAIN GALLERY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, CHARLOTTE, CHARLOTTE, NC (SOLO) PARALLEL PRACTICES: ROBERTO VISANI AND YASMIN SPIRO, LAB GALLERY, NY, NY, CURATED BY SARA REISMAN (2 PERSON), FREQUENCY, THE STUDIO MUSEUM IN HARLEM, NY, NY, CURATED BY THELMA GOLDEN AND CHRISTINE KIM THE WHOLE WORLD IS ROTTEN, FREE RADICALS AND THE GOLD COAST SLAVE CASTLES OF PAA JOE, JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY, NY, NY, CINCINATTICINCINNATI CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, OH, CURATED BY CLAUDE SIMARD |
| 2004 | TRANSLATION STUDIES, JOHN JAY COLLEGE GALLERY, NY, NY(SOLO) THE LANDSCAPES WITHIN, BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY (MAIN BRANCH), BROOKLYN, NY, CURATED BY DERRICK ADAMS (SOLO) COLOR THEORY, VITAMIN ARTE CONTEMPORANEA, TORINO, ITALY, CURATED BY FRANKLIN SIRMANS JAMAICA FLUX, JAMAICA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, QUEENS, NY, CURATED BY SARA REISMAN, OMAR LOPEZ-CHAHOUD, MELVIN MARSHALL, AND HENG-GIL HAN |
| 2003 | BLACK PRESIDENT: THE ART AND LEGACY OF FELA KUTI, NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, NY, NY, YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, SF, CA, BARBICAN GALLERIES, LONDON, UK, CINCINNATI CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER, CINCINNATI, OH , CURATED BY TREVOR SCHOONMAKER |