bio
b. 1983, lives and works in Milano
Education
MFA at Accademia delle Belle Arti di Brera, Milano
Selected Exhibitions
Group shows
"Neighbours" curated by M. Grunewald, Rubenskasteel park, Zemst, B, 2023; "Premio Termoli LXIII" curated by C. Perrella, MACTE Museum, Termoli, 2023; "Horst: state of play", by Stand van Zanken (Dorzoon architets + Theo de Meyer) presented by Keteleer gallery, ASIAT, Bruxelles; "10/10" curated by S. Vanoverberghe, Keteleer gallery, Otegem - B, 2023;"Afterimage", group show curated by A. Rabottini and B. Pietromarchi, MAXXI Museum, L'Aquila, 2022; "De Deur Op Een Kier", group show at Platform6a, Otegem, B, 2021; "Grado Zero" Lia Rumma Gallery, Milano, 2019; "Prospettiva Arte Contemporanea", Gallerie d'Italia, Milano, 2019; "Black Hole", curated by S. Fumagalli and L. Giusti, GAMec, Bergamo, 2018; "Young Italians", curated by I. Bernardi, Italian Institute of Culture, New York, 2018; "Spime Open Studio" curated by M. Deiana, MAN Museum, Nuoro - ITA, 2018; "Ennesima", curated by V. De Bellis, La Triennale, Milano, 2015; "Codice Italia", curated by V. Trione, 56th Biennale Arte, Venezia, 2015; "Giorni Felici", curated by M. Cereda, Casa Testori, Novate Milanese, Milano, 2014; "In forma di ceramica", Fondazione Bevilaqua la Masa, Venezia, 2014; "Braccia #2", a project by A. Biggio, Museo Marino Marini, Firenze, 2013; "Senza titolo", Galleria Lia Rumma, Napoli, 2013; "Una luce rischiara l'oscuro scrutare", curated by M. Tagliafierro, Milano, 2010;"All Strange Away", curated by B. Foschini, neon>campobase, Bologna, 2010; "L'uomo ridotto", curated by L. Francesconi, Brown Project Space, Milano, 2010Residencies, awards, collections and projects
Emilia-Romanga region Acquisition Fund, Bologna, 2020; Céline Art Project, Céline SOHO Store New York, 2019; Spime, curated by M. Deiana, MAN Museum, Nuoro, 2018; Fondazione Fiera Milano Acquisition Fund, miart, Milano, 2018; THENnow, Two person show with Pietro Consagra, miart special section, 2016; HIAP - Helsinki, Kaapeli, Cable Factory, 2014; Guest artist at Museo Carlo Zauli, Faenza, 2013; Residénces Secondaires, Parc Saint Léger - Pougues-les-eaux - FR, 2012; Solid Void, curated by R. Cuoghi e G. A. Gilli, Diogene Bivacco Urbano, Torino, 2011; Residency Suddenly, curated by M. Bembekoff, Beauchery-Saint-Martin, 2011; Residency Triangle France, La Friche La Belle de Mai - Marseille, 2011Press and publication
"Strata - Italian Art since 2000", edited by Vincenzo de Bellis and Alessanro Rabottini, Lenz Press, Milan 2023 / "Afterimage", edited by Bartolomeo Pietromarchi, Alessandro Rabottini, Mousse publishing, Milano, 2023 / "Pardon Façade", curated by A. Rabottini, with a text by M. Germann and a conversation with M. Guidelli-Guidi, LENZ PRESS, Milano, 2023 / Vogue Living Australia, Sept-Oct 2022 issue / Elle decor, cover, April 2022 issue / "Weightless: la materia senza peso di Luca Monterastelli" review by I. D'Amato on Exibart / "Monologhi al telefono" podcast on Artribune curated by D. Giordano / "Con Monterastelli. tra eros e cemento" by A. Pacelli, Il Mattino (06/03/20) / "Il grado zero della scultura" by R. Caragliano and S. Gervasio, La Repubblica (02/03/20) / "Black Hole", published by GAMec books (2018) / "Young Italians", published by Magazzino Italian Art, curated by I. Bernardi (2018) / "To Build a Fire" by R. Barilli on renatobarilli.it / "To Build a Fire" review on Flash Art n337 / interview on "To Build a Fire" by Elena Bordignon, ATP / "Come uomini attornoa un fuoco" by S. Cusani on formeuniche.it / "To Build a Fire" review by G. Capodiferro on exibart / "To Build a Fire" review by L. Madaro on artribune / "Occupare lo spazio" curated by L. Madaro, Ed. Salentina, Lecce / "Sulla forma della scultura" by Lorenzo Madaro, Artribune / "Sculture e tessuto urbano Le figure di Monterastelli", by M. Bruna, Il Corriere della Sera (05/02/17) / "What is a generation?" Carnet de Miart, carnetdemiart.it, Jan 30th 2017 / "Passaggio di stato e storia del mondo" by Luca Monterastelli, La Lettura #238 p27, 2016 / "The raw enigma of matter and the potential meaning of form" by A. H. Merjian, Frieze, In Focus, Issue 176, Jan-Feb 2016 / "Ennesima: 2015. Present Tense, Indefinite Mood" Texts by L. Fassi, F. Garutti, A. Lissoni, L. Lo Pinto, Mousse publishing, 2015 / "Il Cantiere" la Lettura, Nov 22th, Il Corriere della Sera, 2015 / "La Biennale di Venezia. 56 Esposizione Internazionale d'arte - All the World's Future", Marsilio editore, 2015 / "Codice Italia" , texts by J. Berger, H. Hedekamp, F. Casetti, M. Cunningham, U. Eco, H. U. Obrist, J. Rykwert, Bompiani, 2015 / "Corpi schiacciati" interview by S. Menin, Flash Art n° 319, pp 54-56 / "Braccia" project by A. Biggio. Texts by: A. Bircken, M. Höpfner, L. Francesconi, J. P. Valentine, I. Pedigo, L. Trevisani, D. Perrone, E. Kläes, L. Monterastelli, Mousse publishing, 2014 / "UN REGARD SUR L’ARTCONTEMPORAIN ITALIEN DU XXIe SIÈCLE" n. XXIX/149-152, pp. 89-108" Ligea, Paris / In Forma di Ceramica" published by Bevilaqua la Masa, Venezia, 2014 / "senza titolo" with "Luca Monterastelli. The Force of Things" text by D. Sherer, Lia Rumma Gallery, Milano / Napoli, 2014 / "Della Liquidezza della terra" texts by D. Tesar and M. Tagliafierro, spazio Morris, Milano, 2013 / video review of white - endlessly rocking: "Life Cast" by M. Casadio for Vogue.it / review: White - Endlessly Rocking. Interview to M. Tagliafierro and S. Frangi by E. Bordignon for art*text*pics, 2013 / "Graceland" review by L. Hulrich, Revue Zeroquatre N° 11 pp 27, Lyon, 2012 / "Graceland": 19 juin 2012 / Les rendez-vous de la création contemporaine de Radio Pluriel: Emission n°114, 31’35 min, by F. Leonardoni and P. Creveaux / interview on "Graceland": 05 juin 2012 / Les rendez-vous de la création contemporaine de Radio Pluriel: Emission n°112, 30'00 min, by G. Durand / "Graceland" - texts by B. Foschini, published by Neon, Lyon / F / “Ceci n’est pas une résidence” ( Residency Suddenly’s edition), curated by M. Bembekoff - Galerie Florence Loewy, published by ensba Paris, ecole d’art de Cergy, Paris, 2011 / "All Strange Away", curated by B. Foschini - neon>campobase, Bologna, 2010