Biography
Born in Asola in 1961, Stefano Arienti lives and works in Milan.
The Artist graduated in Agricultural Sciences in 1985 with a thesis in virology, while simultaneously developing his artistic and cultural education by attending Corrado Levi’s courses at the Politecnico di Milano.
He was part of the Italian art scene, alongside other young artists, during the period of renewal that followed the seasons dominated by Arte Povera and Transavanguardia.
He has held solo exhibitions at some of the most important Italian art institutions, including: MAXXI – National Museum of 21st Century Arts (Rome), Castello di Rivoli (Turin), GAM – Gallery of Modern Art (Turin), Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo (Turin), MAMbo (Bologna), Fondazione Querini Stampalia (Venice), Fondazione Antonio Ratti (Como), Villa Croce (Genoa), Palazzo Ducale (Mantua), Galleria Civica (Modena), Galleria Nazionale (San Marino), Villa Carlotta (Como), Villa Celle (Pistoia), and Palazzo Marchi (Parma).
He has participated in numerous international exhibitions, including the 44th and 45th Venice Biennale (Italy), the 12th Rome Quadrennial (Italy), the 3rd Istanbul Biennial (Turkey), the 2nd Xinjiang International Art Biennale (China), the 7th Gwangju Biennale (South Korea), and the 9th New Delhi Triennale (India).
He has also taken part in group exhibitions at major international institutions, including: Triennale Milano, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna (Rome), Ca’ Rezzonico (Venice), GAMeC (Bergamo), Museion (Bolzano), MAGA (Gallarate), Hangar Bicocca (Milan), MART (Rovereto), Palazzo Grassi (Venice), Palazzo Reale (Milan), Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci (Prato), PAC – Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea (Milan), MoMA PS1 (New York, USA), Centre d’Art Contemporain (Geneva, Switzerland), and ICA – Institute of Contemporary Arts (London, UK).