Francesco Lomonaco

Francesco Lomonaco, born in Bari in 1984 and raised in Montescaglioso (Matera), from 2020 works under the pseudonym LOMO. LOMO's work has been exhibited internationally, including at the World Urban Forum 7 in Medellín (Colombia) as a chosen artist within the M.A.C.A.O. collective, one of the most important global platforms dedicated to the future of cities, curated by STEALTH.unlimited and Cittadellarte; at the Museo del Presente in Milan alongside institutions such as the Van Abbemuseum and Stroom Den Haag; and within the a>Monte program supported by the Fondazione SoutHeritage, recipient of the Guggenheim Prize for Enterprise & Culture and recognized among the Luoghi del Contemporaneo by MiBAC. In 2016 he presented Abbassamenti di soffitto at Macao — New Centre for Arts and Culture in Milan, and in 2019 he took part in Matera European Capital of Culture with a solo presentation of Madonnaro 2.0 in Piazza del Sedile. Since 2020 his work has been permanently exhibited at the OpenSea Virtual Gallery as an NFT collection(NFT sales temporarily suspended). His practice unfolds especially on paper, across distinct series that share a common obsession: the relationship between image and memory — visual, devotional, popular, urb...

2011 – 2020 Co-founder junior and co-curator, Progetto a>Monte · Milano, Matera, Montescaglioso, Program of communal living and artistic residency supported by Fondazione SoutHeritage per l'arte contemporanea in Matera (Guggenheim Prize for Enterprise & Culture; Luoghi del Contemporaneo in Italy, MiBAC). Direct heir to the Oreste project, 48th Venice Biennale. Built the project website. Co-curated programs with artists, art historians, curators and philosophers. Published theoretical text Essere e divenire a>Monte. Co-author of Design Dialogues with A. Bianco, A. Castucci, D. Carmi, M. Fragnito, F. Mazzitelli.

2013 – 2016 Collaboration, Isola Art Center · Milan
Video editing, graphic design, photography, contemporary art exhibition installation.

2012–2014 Collaboration, Macao — New Centre for Arts and Culture · Milan
Visual documentation, production and communication during the Torre Galfa occupation.

2006 – 2012 Vice President, Ass.ne Culturale Treenet Studios · Montescaglioso (MT), Graphic design and video editing workshops. Documentary and television format production.

2009 Degree in Business Economics, Università degli Studi di Bari, facoltà di Economia.

2007 - present Freelance activity, Collabo...

2020 - present, OpenSea virtual Gallery NFT permanent Exibition (under the pseudonym Lomo_original).

2019 Matera Città Europea della Cultura, Piazza del Sedile Matera, "Madonnaro 2.0" Variazioni sulla Madonna della Bruna

2016 Videoart and installations Exibition "Abbassamenti di soffitto" · Macao — New Centre for Arts and Culture · Milan
Exhibition within the a>Monte program, supported by Fondazione SoutHeritage (Guggenheim Prize for Enterprise & Culture; Luoghi del Contemporaneo in Italy, MiBAC) per l'arte contemporanea in Matera. Video art and installation.

2014 Una Vida en Común — A Life in Common · World Urban Forum 7 · Medellín, Colombia (as a chosen artist within the Macao collective) Curated by Ana Džokić and Marc Neelen (STEALTH.unlimited) and Juan Esteban Sandoval (Cittadellarte). International exhibition on the role of art in urban transformation. One of the most important global platforms dedicated to the future of cities. (As a chosen artist within the Macao collective)

2012 A Life in Common · Museo del Presente · 5 October – 30 December 2012 Curated by Ana Džokić, Marc Neelen (STEALTH.unlimited) and Juan Esteban Sandoval (Cittadellarte). With: Van Abbemuseum (Eindhoven), Pravo na Grad (Zagreb), S...