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Disaster 2008 magazine clipping, oil, pencil, pigment, acrylic medium on cotton canvas 49x59cm

Luigi De Simone is acutely aware of history's uncontrollable progression. His work explores the complex model of individual resistance as well as the interralationships with the body social. He suggests a series of micro-utopias borne out of the collective fears and complex social problems left largely unanswered and desperately in need of a solution. De Simone's exhibition highlights on the one hand what J.Howard Kunstler termed "the geography of nowhere" and on the other how art is the only visibile instrumente of social coexistence in a world thereatened by the clash of civilisations set, according to Samuel P. Huntingto, to hail a new world order.
Art, then,to better explore the area of existence in which society moves,not to simply document what exists, but rather to look beyond, as Paul Valéry suggested in Bad thoughts and others: " A painter should not paint what he sees but what should be seen".
the micro-utopias are the fruit of the strategy of the artist, communicating history's uncontrollable nature through the creative process, opting for a tactic of socialisation of his work.
This socialisation arises out of the issues which concern pubblic opinion in general, such as the protection of the environment and the art world in particular regarding the everyday use of art,j oining the precursors of this stance which include Beuys, Pistoletto, Acconci, and the Rome architects of the Stalker collective.
With De simone there appears to be an attempt at humanising technique, fruit of the vaporisation of art and its shift towards dematerialised aesthetics.

Luigi De Simone

1970 born in Neaples, Italy

Lives and works in Berlin, Germany

Education

1984 -1989
Art School Naples (Italy)
1991- 1995
Fine Arts Academy Naples (Italy)

Solo Exhibitions

2009 Nervous Hermes, Feurig59 Berlin Germany
2008 “Recidency program at Feurig59 l.d.s. studio Berlin, Germany Artists invited: Michael Dean, Eric Wesley.

2007 La naturale attrazione delle cose Supportico lopez, Naples Italy
2003 Untitled Gallery Mimmo Scognamiglio Naples, 2° Biennal of Valencia, “The ideal City” Solaris or the optimismus curated by Lòrand Hégyi catalogue ed. Charta Milan Italy
2001Garage Secongigliano Naples Italy, Drawings Bar Salerno Italy, “No title” Gallery Studio 34 Salerno Italy.

Group Exhibitions

2008Aides Art project Yvon Lambert Paris France 2008
2005Napoli Presente, Pan Palace of Art Naples Italy exibition curated by Lorand Hegyi. Catalogue Electa Naples
Naples2004 European triennial of small-scale sculpture, gallery Murska Sobota, Murska Sobota Slovenia, curated by Lòrand Hégyi. Settlements, Musée d’art Moderne S. Etienne France Exhibition and catalogue curated by Lorand Hégyi catalogue edition Fage. Cabinet des dessins, Musée d’art Moderne S. Etienne FranceExhibition curated by Lòrand Hégyi. Underpression, Arco Madrid Spain,“Displaced Persons” Artissima 11 Turin Italy, “Underpression”, Art Bruxelles Bruxelles Belgium. Fiac Paris France, Miart Milan Italy.
2002Invito alla corte del duca, “Ground Zero” San Martino Valle Caudina, Avellino, ItalyDuke Palace, Catalogue Ed. Elios. Umane presenze Gallery Mimmo Scognamiglio Naples Italy. New Genius Naples (Italy) - Casina Pompeiana, Text in the catalogue curated by Margherita Remoti, Catalogue Edition MeltingPot, Naples 2002 .Arte Fiera, Bologna Italy, Art Bruxelles, Bruxelles Belgium, Fiac, Paris France, Miart Milan Italy. Riparte, Hotel Ripa, Rome Italy.

Projects

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