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Antonio Riello
Born
Marostica (Italy)
Notable workItaliani Brava Gente
Websitehttp://www.antonioriello.com/

Antonio Riello is an Italian visual artist. His works, exhibited in numerous museums including the Art Biennale of Venice, employ a wide range of techniques and materials including blown glass and the ashes of burnt books.[1][2] His practice often relies on finding humorous juxtapositions, such as a bicycle made with two handlebars, each facing opposite directions (Né Capo Né Coda, 2016).[3]

Italiani Brava Gente (1996)

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His controversial 1996 artwork about the rise of xenophobia in Italy, consisted of a playable video-game called Italiani Brava Gente.[4][5] This early example of video game as art is now in the collection of digital artworks of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France in 2022.[6][7]

Be Square!

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His artwork Be Square!, which explores the human factor of museum life, has been hosted at Kunsthalle Wien in Vienna, Galleria Arte Moderna in Torino, and the Baltic in Gateshed/NewCastle. For each of these museums, Riello created custom-designed outfits, transforming the museum workers into living sculptures.[8][9] The Guardian newspaper described the work as a "mobile exhibition... eliciting responses of amused tolerance, so-what indifference, or a somewhat nerdish intrigue, this is contemporary art as a deadpan form of conceptual conceit.”[10]

Painted military models and ladies weapons

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In the early 2000s the artist created a body of work which consisted of plastic scale models of fighter jets, submarines and other military equipment painted in brightly coloured versions of Tiepolo's 18th century frescoes.[11][12] These painted models, along with works in his Ladies Weapons series,[13] have raised questions on the role of representation in masking the purpose of these objects.[14]

References

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  1. ^ MacFadden, David Revere; D'Alton, Martina; Museum of Arts and Design, eds. (2012). Swept away: dust, ashes, and dirt in contemporary art and design; [... in conjunction with the exhibition 'Swept Away: Dust, Ashes, and Dirt in Contemporary Art and Design', organized by the Museum of Arts and Design, February 7, 2012 - August 14, 2012]. New York: Museum of Arts and Design. ISBN 978-1-890385-25-5.
  2. ^ Barovier Mentasti, Rosa; Cunéaz, Giuliana, eds. (2003). Glass throughout time: history and technique of glassmaking from the ancient world to the present. Milan, Italy : New York, NY: Skira ; Distributed in North America by Rizzoli International Publications through St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-88-8491-345-6.
  3. ^ Petry, Michael (2018). The word is art. New York, New York: Thames & Hudson. pp. 78–79. ISBN 978-0-500-23966-7. OCLC 1084729153.
  4. ^ Meneguzzo, M (2006). "Antonio Riello". Artforum International. 44 (2): 220. ProQuest 214351148 – via Proquest.
  5. ^ Hauffen, M (2007). "Next level: Die lust am spiel in der netzwerkgesellschaft". Kunstforum International. 184: 315–317. ProQuest 1320264384 – via Proquest.
  6. ^ Antonio Riello (1997), Italiani brava gente, retrieved 2024-08-19
  7. ^ Jansson, Mathias (2009-11-16). "Interview: Antonio Riello & "Italiani Brava Gente" (1996)".
  8. ^ Bria, Ginevra (2007-11-05). "Il fascino della divisa | Wien, Kunsthalle exibart.com". exibart.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  9. ^ "Antonio Riello Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Gateshead". 1995-2015.undo.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  10. ^ Clark, Robert (2009-01-17). "The guide: Exhibitions: Antonio riello: Gateshead". The Guardian. ProQuest 244344764 – via ProQuest.
  11. ^ Sooke, Alastair (2005-10-29). "Viewfinder Vatican Air Force n. 33KT (2005) by Antonio Riello". The Daily Telegraph. ProQuest 321247064. Retrieved 2024-08-25 – via ProQuest.
  12. ^ Lamy, F (2001). "Antonio riello: Masculin-féminin [antonio riello: Maculine-feminine]". Beaux Arts Magazine (France). 31 (200). ProQuest 1320170822 – via ProQuest.
  13. ^ Antonio Riello - Ladies weapons. The Fine Arts Unternehmen books. Milano: Marinotti. 2001. ISBN 978-88-8273-027-7.
  14. ^ Mackinlay, J (2003). "Questioning the images of war: Royal united services institute for defense studies". RUSI Journal. 5 (148): 30–34. doi:10.1080/03071840308446926. ProQuest 212122574 – via Proquest.