Fabrizio Musa

Fabrizio Musa

Como, CO, Italy

About Fabrizio Musa

Fabrizio Musa was born in Como, Italy, 1971. He lives and work in Como and New York. Since its artistic debut in the second half of the 1990s, it has contaminated the most traditional painting techniques with new technologies. The working method of Fabrizio Musa, contemplates a number of techniques and in several occasions has been linked to architecture.

Education:

1991 Graduating Classical High School. Como, Italy
1991/1996 State University of Milan. Milan, Italy

Events:

With regard to the works related to architecture writes about him the architect Mario Botta:

“Musa studies the language of architecture and translates it on canvas into the language of painting to surprising effect. Musa
works with light as I work with the configuration of architectural spaces. He will, for example, turn the shadows created by the
three dimensional work into black and white forms on canvas. For me it is a test of the “tightness” of my own work. Where
architecture has always been conceived of in terms of space and three-dimensional structures, it is extraordinary to see it spread
flat and re-interpreted in way that I would never have imagined. What is so surprising is that such a reading, which leaves the
third dimension to the imagination, like a relief map or an X-ray plate, yields the most poetic of results.”

Exhibitions:

Since 2008, he has been working with architect Mario Botta in a project of pictorial reproduction of his architectures already
realized in several exhibitions: "Chiesa del Santo Volto Txt" in Turin during the XXIII World Architecture Congress in 2008,
the exhibition "Mario Botta. Txt " at the Montrasio Arte Gallery in Monza, up to" Culture Nature - Botta.Txt " at the Venice
Biennale, 12th International Architecture Exhibition in 2010.
Among his latest exhibitions: the Videoinstallation (public work) "Terragni 80" on the “Casa del Fascio” in Como, the
exhibition "Antonio Sant' Elia the Future of the City" at the Triennale Museum in Milan, the exhibition "Antonio Sant' Elia, The
origin of the Project " at the Civic Art Museum in Como, the permanent solo exhibition " Terragni.txt " in the new Giuseppe
Terragni’s Archives inside the Novocomum Building in Como, " Milano New York " at the Urban Center in Galleria Vittorio
Emanuele in Milan, "Archi.txt" at the Federico Rui Contemporary Art Gallery in Milan, "Terragni.Txt" at the CIAC (Italian
Center for Contemporary Art) in Foligno, "Bruxelles.Txt” at the CIVA Museum (Centre pour la Ville, l’Architecture et le
Paysage) in Bruxelles, "Monotypes" at Firmafede Fortress in Sarzana, "China Txt", at Obraz Gallery in Milan, "Tribute to
Terragni" at the European Parliament's in Bruxelles, "Terragni.Txt" at the Palazzo del Broletto in Como, Wall paint (permanent
public work) "Novocomum XXL txt" realized in Como during the centenary of Giuseppe Terragni's birth, two public Wall paint
(permanent works) in Como in Via Carloni Asilo Sant'Elia XXL txt I II, "Fabrizio Musa" at the Artmakers Gallery in
Stockholm, "Bergamo.Txt" at Triangoloarte Gallery in Bergamo, and "Tribute to Kubrick" at the Pitturaitaliana Gallery in
Milan.
Among the group Exhibitions "Il tuono di Pam tra Arte e Natura" at the Italian Vittoriale in Gardone Riviera, "Miniartextil
2011" in Como, "Italian Artist in NYC", International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) in Brooklyn, NY, “Cairo
Communication Award "at the Palazzo della Permanente in Milan, auction “MasterPiece” Sotheby's Milan, " the 56th edition of
the “Michetti Prize” at the Michetti Museum in Francavilla al Mare (CH), “Lunchbox auction” with Christie's NYC at the
Wooster Projects Gallery in New York, the "Biennale di Monza" with an award-winning opera at the Biennale and purchased by
the city, the "La Fenice Prize" in Venice and the "Plastica d’Artista" exhibition at the Museum of Science and Technology
"Leonardo da Vinci" in Milan.
His works are permanently exhibited in the Vittoriale degli Italiani Museum in Gardone Riviera, in the Civic Museums in
Monza, in the Civic Art Gallery in Como, at "Per Lei" in New York City and in many private collections in Italy and all the
world.
Wrote about his work: Arte Mondadori, Corriere della Sera, Elle Decor, Elle Decor Thailand, NY Post, NY Magazine,
Panorama, Espoarte, Sur la terre Magazine, La Repubblica, Corriere della Sera Economia, Milano Finanza, il Giorno, Flash Art,
Segno, Sole 24 ore, La Stampa, Investire, Area, Arte In, Exibart, Il Giornale off, Corriere di Como, La Provincia di
Como/Lecco/Sondrio, Qui Touring, Bell’Italia, Gioia, City Milano, Soprattutto, Lombardia Oggi, Classic Living, Casa Amica,
La Stampa, Flair, Il Giornale, Diogene.
Tv specials on: Sky Tg24, Class CNBC, Rai International, Rai 3, Artube, Espansione TV.

 In March 2017 and March 2018 Corriere della Sera Economia include Fabrizio Musa in the guide "2017 The Guide to
Invest" pointing to it as one of the Italian artists to invest in.

 In October 2017 Milano Finanza with Class CNBC in an in-depth article on Italian art scene has included it in a list of
the 100 Italian artists of the new generation to follow and invest in.

 In March 2018 he participated in the prestigious New York "Armory Show" exhibition in the "Insight" section with an
artistic project created with the Montrasio Gallery of Milan