Francesco Vezzoli

♂ *1971 / Italy

Solo exhibitions

Divas

Modern Art Museum Shanghai, Shanghai (CN)
30 Mar 2025 – 2 Jun 2025
TV 70: I GUARDA LA RAI

Fondazione Prada, Milano (IT)
9 May 2017 – 24 Sep 2017
Le Metamorfosi di Francesco Vezzoli

Galleria Franco Noero, Torino (IT)
9 Jun 2015 – 12 Sep 2015
Galleria Vezzoli

MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti, Roma (IT)
29 May 2013 – 24 Nov 2013
Greed, a new fragrance by Francesco Vezzoli

La Conservera, Ceutí (ES)
3 Feb 2011 – 27 Jun 2011
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Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow (RU)
19 Jun 2010 – 17 Sep 2010
À chacun sa vérité

Jeu de Paume, Paris (FR)
20 Oct 2009 – 17 Jan 2010
Marlene Redux

A True Hollywood Story!

Kunsthalle project space, Wien (AT)
7 Nov 2009 – 6 Dec 2009
GREED, A New Fragrance by Francesco Vezzoli

Gagosian Gallery, Roma (IT)
6 Feb 2009 – 21 Mar 2009
Primadonnas

Pinakothek der Moderne, München (DE)
16 Nov 2007 – 17 Feb 2008
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Venice Biennale - IT, Venezia (IT)
10 Jun 2007 – 21 Nov 2007
Marlene Redux: A True Hollywood Story!, 2006

The Power Plant, Toronto (CA)
8 Sep 2007 – 4 Nov 2007
The Gore Vidal Trilogy

Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles (US)
15 Apr 2006 – 20 May 2006
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Serralves Museum, Porto (PT)
30 Jan 2005 – 10 Apr 2005
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BravinLee programs, New York (US)
25 Jun 2004 – 31 Jul 2004
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Fondazione Prada, Milano (IT)
25 Mar 2004 – 16 May 2004
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Galerie NEU, Berlin (DE)
15 Feb 2004 – 31 Mar 2004

Group

Mimmo Rotella & Friends

NEO art & culture lab x VogelART, Nice (FR)
23 Jun 2026 – 12 Jul 2026

with John Baldessari, Daniele Buetti, Sissi Farassat, Lothar Hempel, Gregor Hildebrandt, JR, Barbara Kruger
FROM CINDY SHERMAN TO FRANCESCO VEZZOLI

80 contemporary artists. Artworks from Iannaccone collection

Palazzo Reale, Milano (IT)
7 Mar 2025 – 4 May 2025

with Lisetta Carmi, Nan Goldin, Marc Quinn, Cindy Sherman, Kiki Smith
La forza della fotografia

Opere dalla Collezione Museion

MUSEION, Bolzano (IT)
25 Nov 2016 – 17 Sep 2017

with Eleanor Antin, Vanessa Beecroft, Guenter Brus, Marcel Duchamp, Valie Export, Michael Fliri, Isa Genzken, Gilbert & George, Nan Goldin, Douglas Gordon, Roni Horn, Joan Jonas …
Photographic works in the Museion Collection

MUSEION, Bolzano (IT)
25 Nov 2016 – 17 Sep 2017

with Eleanor Antin, Vanessa Beecroft, Rossella Biscotti, Guenter Brus, Daniele Buetti, Marcel Duchamp, Valie Export, Michael Fliri, Isa Genzken, Gilbert & George, Nan Goldin, Douglas Gordon …
16a Quadriennale d'Arte

Altri tempi, altri miti [Other times, other myths]<br><font color=#666666>ten exhibition sections developed by eleven curators and ninety-nine artists</font>

Palazzo Esposizioni, Roma (IT)
13 Oct 2016 – 8 Jan 2017

with Yuri Ancarani, Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck, Rosa Barba, Massimo Bartolini, Rossella Biscotti, Olga Carol Rama, Christian Chironi, Roberto Cuoghi, Massimiliano & Gianluca De Serio, Nicolò Degiorgis, Rae di Martino, Matteo Fato …
Paris Photo Los Angeles 2014

Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles (US)
25 Apr 2014 – 27 Apr 2014

with Diane Arbus, Richard Avedon, Chris Burden, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston, Roe Ethridge, Piero Golia, Douglas Gordon, Carsten Hoeller, Dennis Hopper, Inez & Vinoodh, Sally Mann …
La decadence

Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris (FR)
27 Jan 2012 – 25 Feb 2012

with Gardar Eide Einarsson, Douglas Gordon, Loris Greaud, Cerith Wyn Evans
Verbotene Liebe

Kunst im Sog von Fernsehen

Kölnischer Kunstverein, Köln (DE)
25 Sep 2010 – 19 Dec 2010

with Judith Barry, Joseph Beuys, Paul Chan, Jaime Davidovich, Simon Denny, Kalup Linzy, Christoph Schlingensief, Ryan Trecartin, Andy Warhol
Bilder in Bewegung

Künstler & Video_Film

Museum Ludwig, Köln (DE)
29 May 2010 – 31 Oct 2010

with Janet Cardiff, Jonathan Horowitz, Mike Kelley, Aernout Mik, Nam June Paik
SOUNDS AND VISIONS

ARTISTS' FILMS AND VIDEOS FROM EUROPE, THE LAST DECADE

Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv (IL)
7 Feb 2009 – 2 May 2009

with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Vince Briffa, David Claerbout, Haris Epaminonda, Cyprien Gaillard, Christian Jankowski, Jesper Just, Clare Langan, Ulf Langheinrich, Steve McQueen, Deimantas Narkevicius, Jozef Robakowski …
Italics. Italian between Tradtion and revolution 1968-2008

PALAZZO GRASSI, Venezia (IT)
27 Sep 2008 – 22 Mar 2009

with Stefano Arienti, Giorgio Avigdor, Rosa Barba, Massimo Bartolini, Gabriele Basilico, Letizia Battaglia, Vanessa Beecroft, Monica Bonvicini, Alice Cattaneo, Cesare Colombo, Rae di Martino, Luigi Ghirri …
A Room of One's Own

Castello di Rivoli , Torino (IT)
2 Apr 2008 – 18 Jan 2009

with Olafur Eliasson, Paola Pivi, Pipilotti Rist, Marijke van Warmerdam
The Venice Biennale - 52nd International Art Exhibition

Think with the Senses – Feel with the Mind. Art in the Present Tense

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
10 Jun 2007 – 21 Nov 2007

with Ignasi Aballi, Adel Abdessemed, AES+F, Mounira El-Solh, Francis Alys, Alexander Hnilitsky & Lesia Zaiats, Alterazioni Video, Ghada Amer, Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin, Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin, Sonia Balassanian, Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé …
IDILIO

Domus Artium 2002, Salamanca (ES)
5 Sep 2007 – 9 Sep 2007

with Francis Alys, Olaf Breuning, David Claerbout, Beate Guetschow, Tom Hunter, Christian Jankowski, Angel Marcos, Jonathan Monk, Xavier Ribas, Wolfgang Tillmans
2006 Taipei Biennial - Dirty Joga

Taipei Biennial, Taipei (TW)
4 Nov 2006 – 27 Feb 2007

with Jonas Dahlberg, CAO Fei, Emily Jacir, Yeondoo JUNG, An-My Le, Nalini Malani, Mauro Restiffe, Werner Rhode, Carolee Schneemann, Valeska Soares, Vivan Sundaram, Kazuna Taguchi
2006 Taipei Biennial

Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei (TW)
4 Nov 2006 – 25 Feb 2007

with Jonas Dahlberg, CAO Fei, Emily Jacir, Yeondoo JUNG, An-My Le, Nalini Malani, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Werner Rhode, Shahzia Sikander, Vivan Sundaram
<a href="http://www.shanghaibiennale.com" target="_blank">Shanghai Biennale 2006</a>

Shanghai Biennale - Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai (CN)
5 Sep 2006 – 5 Nov 2006

with Matthew Barney, Loris Cecchini, Thomas Demand, Sylvie Fleury, Ceal Floyer, Shilpa Gupta, Ilkka Halso, SHI Jinsong, Annika Larsson, Caro Niederer, Hans Op de Beeck, Charles Sandison …
Höhepunkte der KunstFilmBiennale Köln in Berlin

KW Kunst-Werke Berlin, Berlin (DE)
24 Sep 2006 – 4 Oct 2006

with Sener Oezmen, Bruce Conner, Johan Grimonprez, Christian Jankowski, Isaac Julien, Julian Rosefeldt, Sam Taylor-Johnson (Wood), Marijke van Warmerdam, Artur Zmijewski
Le paradoxe du comédien

Les figures de l'acteur

Collection Lambert, Avignon (FR)
8 Jul 2006 – 1 Oct 2006

with Candice Breitz, Douglas Gordon, Roni Horn, Yasumasa Morimura, Vik Muniz, Catherine Sullivan, Sam Taylor-Johnson (Wood)
People

Volti, corpi e segni contemporanei dalla collezione di Ernesto Esposito

MADRE Museo d'Arte, Napoli (IT)
29 Jun 2006 – 28 Aug 2006

with Nobuyoshi Araki, Matthew Barney, Vanessa Beecroft, Slater Bradley, Larry Clark, Phil Collins, Jeremy Deller, YANG Fudong, Luis Gispert, Nan Goldin, Ryan McGinley, Jonathan Monk …
Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night

Whitney Museum Art, New York (US)
2 Mar 2006 – 28 May 2006

with Kenneth Anger, Bernadette Corporation, Mark Bradford, Anthony Burdin, Paul Chan, Ben Collier, Trisha Donnelly, Rodney Graham, Dan Graham, Pierre Huyghe, Cameron Jamie, Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla …
Ecce Uomo

(33+1) artisti contemporanei da collezioni private a Milano

Spazio Oberdan, Milano (IT)
23 Mar 2006 – 21 May 2006

with Marina Abramovic, Miguel Angel Rios, Vanessa Beecroft, Fischli & Weiss, Carlos Garaicoa, Mona Hatoum, Alfredo Jaar, Ingar Krauss, Shirin Neshat, Adrian Paci, Pipilotti Rist, Michal Rovner …
A Short History of Performance - Part IV

Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (GB)
1 Apr 2006 – 14 Apr 2006

with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Judith Barry, Gerard Byrne, James Coleman, Christian Jankowski, Isaac Julien, Barbara Kruger, Aernout Mik, Catherine Sullivan, Gillian Wearing, Artur Zmijewski
Satellite of Love

Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam (NL)
27 Jan 2006 – 26 Mar 2006

with Franz Ackermann, Francis Alys, Angela Bulloch, Edith Dekyndt, Michel Francois, Laurent Grasso, Mauricio Dias & Walter Riedweg, Yves Netzhammer, Melik Ohanian, Pierre Bismuth & Michel Gondry, Erik van Lieshout
Hollyood Boulevard

Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo (BR)
19 Jan 2006 – 11 Mar 2006

with John Baldessari, Douglas Gordon, Vik Muniz, Jack Pierson, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, Juliao Sarmento, Cindy Sherman, John Waters
35th International Film Festival Rotterdam

InternationalFilm Festival Rotterdam IFF, Rotterdam (NL)
25 Jan 2006 – 5 Feb 2006

with Franz Ackermann, Ant Farm, Angela Bulloch, Alex Cecchetti, Edith Dekyndt, Michel Francois, Laurent Grasso, Edgar Honetschlaeger, Alexander Kluge, Yuri Leidermann, Avi Mograbi, Sarah Morris …
The Venice Biennial - 51st International Art Exhibition

Directors: María de Corral and Rosa Martínez

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
12 Jun 2005 – 6 Nov 2005

with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Pilar Albarracin, Helena Almeida, Vasco Araujo, Ahmed Askalany, Miriam Baeckstroem, Rebecca Belmore, Guy Ben-Ner, Blue Noses, John Bock, Candice Breitz, Tania Bruguera …
Contrabandistas de Imágenes: Selección 26ª Bienal de Sao Paulo

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago (CL)
31 Mar 2005 – 29 May 2005

with Edward Burtynsky, Felten & Massinger, Frederic Moser & Philippe Schwinger, Simryn Gill, Patrick Hamilton, Naoya Hatakeyama, Lois Renner, Julian Rosefeldt, Fernando Sanchez Castillo, Martín Sastre, Santiago Sierra, Alec Soth
Lo Sguardo Italiano // Italian Eyes

Rotonda della Besana, Milano (IT)
25 Feb 2005 – 30 Mar 2005

with Maria Vittoria Corradi Backhaus, Vanessa Beecroft, Manfredi Bellati, Flavio Bonetti, Silvia Camporesi, Elisabetta Catalano, Loris Cecchini, Mario De Biasi, Martina della Valle, Aldo Fallai, Stefano Galuzzi, Armin Linke …
Experiments with Truth

The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia (US)
3 Dec 2004 – 12 Mar 2005

with Zarina Bhimji, Isaac Julien, Amar Kanwar, Glenn Ligon, Ulrike Ottinger, Liisa Roberts
26th Bienal Internacional de São Paulo

Curator: Alfons Hug

Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo (BR)
25 Sep 2004 – 19 Dec 2004

with Karim Ainouz, Jaime Ávila, Cornelius Augustt Azzaglo, Juan Britos, Edward Burtynsky, Miguel Calderon, Mama Casset, Jonas Dahlberg, Thomas Demand, Jean Depara, SONG Dong, Felten & Massinger …
Nocturnal Emissions

Groninger Museum, Groningen (NL)
25 Sep 2004 – 21 Nov 2004

with Anthony Goicolea, Lars Nilsson
<a href="http://www.yuartbiennial.vrsac.com/2004/eng/index.html" target="_blank">The Yugoslav Biennial of Young Artists</a>

Centre for Contemporary Arts, Belgrade
5 Jul 2004 – 5 Aug 2004

with Boaz Arad, Johanna Billing, Bashir Borlakov, Slater Bradley, Phil Collins, Jeroen Kooijmans, Miki Kratsman, Liisa Lounila, Asier Mendizabal, Rosalind Nashashibi, Arturas Raila, Laura Stasiulyté …
SHOW REEL

percorsi del video contemporaneo . a cura di Cristiana Perrella

MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti, Roma (IT)
5 May 2004 – 19 May 2004

with Isaac Julien, Pipilotti Rist
Melodrama

MARCO Vigo, Vigo (ES)
22 Mar 2003 – 22 Jun 2003

with Christian Jankowski, Stuart D. Klipper, Robert Longo, Tracey Moffatt, Hiroshi Sugimoto

Events

Art Monte-Carlo 2026

artmonte-carlo, Monaco (MC)
29 Apr 2026 – 1 May 2026

with Gregor Hildebrandt, Thandiwe Muriu, Juergen Teller, Lorenzo Vitturi
miart 2026

Fiera Milano International , Milano (IT)
17 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2026

with Marina Abramovic, Jacopo Benassi, Silvia Camporesi, Yoan Capote, Florence di Benedetto, Elger Esser, Simone Fattal, Candida Hoefer, Alfredo Jaar, Mimmo Jodice, William Klein, Agnieszka Kurant …
Art Paris 2026

ART PARIS, Paris (FR)
9 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2026

with Laurence Aegerter, Laia Abril, Michael Ackerman, Bryan Adams, Peter Aerschmann, Juliette Agnel, Aassmaa Akhannouch, Albarran Cabrera, Kristoffer Albrecht, Toni Amengual, Sarfo Emmanuel Annor, Nobuyoshi Araki …
ArteFiera 2026

curated section: photography and video (Photography and moving images)

Bologna Fiere, Bologna (IT)
6 Feb 2026 – 8 Feb 2026

with Darren Almond, Carlos Amorales, Stefano Arienti, David Armstrong, Hamza Badran, John Baldessari, Rosa Barba, Per Barclay, Yael Bartana, Matteo Basile, Elisabetta Benassi, Jacopo Benassi …
ArtVerona 2025

special sections Steps and Video? Avete detto video?

Veronafiere, Verona (IT)
10 Oct 2025 – 12 Oct 2025

with Andrés Barón, Meriem Bennani, Zach Blas, David Claerbout, Clement Cogitore, Jordi Colomer, Pauline Curnier Jardin, Renato D'Agostin, Manon de Boer, Anouk De Clercq, Peter Downsbrough, Cyprien Gaillard …
Art Basel 2024

Art Basel, Basel (CH)
13 Jun 2024 – 16 Jun 2024

with Marina Abramovic, Robert Adams, Francis Alys, Claudia Andujar, Diane Arbus, Eric Baudelaire, Valerie Belin, Ilse Bing, Margaret Bourke-White, Brassai, Cabello & Carceller, Harry Callahan …
Artissima 2023

ARTissima, Torino (IT)
3 Nov 2023 – 5 Nov 2023

with Oystein Aasan, Gabriel Abrantes, Helena Almeida, Adam Avikainen, Rosa Barba, Yael Bartana, Vanessa Beecroft, Jacopo Benassi, Renate Bertlmann, Walead Beshty, Diego Bianchi, Barbara Bloom …
Höhepunkte der KunstFilmBiennale Köln in Berlin

KW Kunst-Werke Berlin, Berlin (DE)
2 Oct 2006
The Venice Biennale - 51st International Art Exhibition

Directors: María de Corral and Rosa Martínez

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
12 Jun 2005 – 6 Nov 2005

with Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Pilar Albarracin, Helena Almeida, Vasco Araujo, Ahmed Askalany, Miriam Baeckstroem, Rebecca Belmore, Guy Ben-Ner, Blue Noses, John Bock, Candice Breitz, Tania Bruguera …
26th Bienal Internacional de São Paulo

Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo (BR)
25 Sep 2004 – 19 Dec 2004

with Edward Burtynsky, Jonas Dahlberg, Thomas Demand, Jean Depara, SONG Dong, Felten & Massinger, Samuel Fosso, Frederic Moser & Philippe Schwinger, Simryn Gill, Naoya Hatakeyama, Vera Lutter, Lars Mathisen …