Olivo Barbieri

(Italian, born 1954)

iguazu, argentina/brazil (ig09) by olivo barbieri

Olivo Barbieri

Iguazu, Argentina/Brazil (IG09), 2007

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dolomites project 2010 (#3) by olivo barbieri

Olivo Barbieri

Dolomites Project 2010 (#3), 2010

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alps -­- geographies and people #2 by olivo barbieri

Olivo Barbieri

Alps -­- Geographies and People #2, 2013

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alps -­- geographies and people #9 by olivo barbieri

Olivo Barbieri

Alps -­- Geographies and People #9, 2013

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alps, geographies and people #12 by olivo barbieri

Olivo Barbieri

Alps, Geographies and People #12, 2013

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capri #8 by olivo barbieri

Olivo Barbieri

Capri #8, 2013

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colesseo, site specific roma by olivo barbieri

Olivo Barbieri

Colesseo, Site Specific ROMA, 2004

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adriatic sea (staged) dancing people 6 by olivo barbieri

Olivo Barbieri

Adriatic Sea (Staged) Dancing People 6, 2015

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adriatic sea (staged) dancing people 7 by olivo barbieri

Olivo Barbieri

Adriatic Sea (Staged) Dancing People 7, 2015

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adriatic sea (staged) dancing people 17 by olivo barbieri

Olivo Barbieri

Adriatic Sea (Staged) Dancing People 17, 2015

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adriatic sea (staged) dancing people 8 by olivo barbieri

Olivo Barbieri

Adriatic Sea (Staged) Dancing People 8, 2015

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adriatic sea (staged) dancing people 9 by olivo barbieri

Olivo Barbieri

Adriatic Sea (Staged) Dancing People 9, 2015

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Biography

Timeline

1954
Born in Italy

Exhibitions

2017
Olivo Barbieri Selected Exhibitions in 2017:
UTOPIA/DISTOPIA parte II, MAAT Museum, Lisbon
2016
Olivo Barbieri Selected Exhibitions in 2016:
Alps – Geographies and People 2015, Matthew Liu Fine Art Shanghai, China(solo exhibition)
Images 1978-2014, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Argentina (solo exhibition)
site_specific_MEXICO 11, Biennial of Photography Knokke-Heist, Belgium (solo exhibition)
Ersatz Lights Case Study #1 East West, Villa Manin, Passariano (UD), Italy (solo exhibition)
Adriatic Sea (Staged) Dancing People, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
(Infra) Structure / Complex, below and further on, Lannan, Santa Fe, NM
Biennial of Photography Knokke-Heist, Knokke-Heist, Belgium
LA SCELTA ITALIANA, opera fotografiche dalla collezione BDC, Villa Impero Bologna
UN.IT UNESCO ITALIA, Museo Sivori, Buenos Aires
The Frontiers of Photography, Hokkaido Kushiro Museum of Arts, Hokkaido
Esplorazioni sula via Emilia, Fotografia Europea, Reggio Emilia
Walker Evants, Italia, Palazzo Magnani, Reggio Emilia
Esplorazioni dell’archivio, Fotografie della Via Emilia, Museo CSAC, Parma
Arte Architettura. Punti di vista, Casa del Mantegna, Mantova
Ceramica, Latte, Macchine e Logistica – Fotografie Dell’Emilia Romagna Al Lavoro, MAST Bologna
ROME COMMISSION, Italian Cultural Institute, London
EXTRA ORDINARY VISIONS. L’ITALIA CI GUARDA, Museo MAXXI Roma Ragusa Photo Festival Ragusa
Flashback – Fotografia italiana di sperimentazione, Palazzo Ducale Genova Onde Pixel, UniCredit, Pavillion Milano
LUX: The Radiant Sea, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, NY
GIBELLINA PHOTOROAD, Festival Internazionale di Fotografia Openair Gibellina (TR)
SHARED SPACE: A NEW ERA, McColl Center for Art+Innovation Charlotte, NC
SiFestival, Savignano sul Rubicone (FC)
Sulla Via Emilia. Esplorazioni di una storia, Artcurial, Palazzo Crespi, Milano
VERSUS La sfida dell’artista as suo modello in un secolo di fotografia e disegno, Galleria civica di Modena, Modena
Xmq of pit, ready for the mosh!, ArtVerona, Verona
2015
Olivo Barbieri Selected Exhibitions in 2015:
Ersatz Light CaseStudy #1 East West, Villa Manin, Passariano (UD), Italy (solo exhibition)
Olivo Barbieri Images 1978-2014, Museum MAXXI, Rome (solo exhibition)
Italia Inside Out, Palazzo della Ragione, Milano, Italy (solo exhibition)
Global City, Surreal City, IVAM, Valencia, Spain
CARPI Trend, Salt Galata, Istanbul, Turkey
Acqua e Luce, Fondazione AeM, Milano
InsideOut, Palazzo della Ragione, Milano
Mountain Passion, Noire Gallery, Torino
Natura e paesaggio nelle collezioni della Fototeca della Biblioteca Panizzi, Fotografia Europea, Reggio Emilia
Tirana Open Biennial, Tirana
Industria, Oggi / Industry, Now, MAST Foundation, Bologna
REAL/UNREAL, The First Changjiang International Photography & Video Biennale, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chongqing
Milano a fior d’acqua, Darsena dei Navigli, Milano
CSAC L’archivio da svelare, Abbazia di Valserena, Parma
Ieri Oggi Milano, Spazio Oberdan, Milano
Piazza dell’Immaginario, sedi varie/different venues, Prato
Atlanti, Galleria Bianconi, Milano Aperture photographs, Avenues of the Americas Art Gallery, New York, NY
2014
Olivo Barbieri Selected Exhibitions in 2014:
Il paesaggio italiano in fotografia 1950-2010, Museo di Roma in Trastevere, Roma, Italy
Open Museum Open City, MAXXI, Rome, Italy
Calcio d'inizio Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino, Italy
CAPRI Trend, Masterworks, Hamilton, Bermuda
Modena e i suoi fotografi, Dal dopoguerra agli anni novanta: Foro Boario, Modena, Italy
The Spring Break Show, Guidi & Schoen Arte Contemporanea, Genova, Italy
un.it UnescoItalia - I Siti Patrimonio Mondiale nell’opera di 14 fotografi, Kazan Kremlin Museum, Moscow, Russia
CAPRI Trend, Museum of Modern Art, Baku, Azerbaijian
ICONICA. Arte Urbana al Foto Italico, Lungotevere Maresciallo Cardona, Roma, Italy
Il paesaggio italiano in fotografia 1950-2010 Galleria Klovicevi Dvori, Zagreb, Croatia
Eyes on the Street, Cincinnati Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OH
2004-2014: The Museum of Cotemporary Photography’s Ten Years: Works and Projects, The Triennale Di Milano, Milan, Italy
CAPRI Trend, Nirox Foundation, Johannesbourg, Sud Africa
Mont Blanc, Les Maisons de Judith, Pra Sec-Val Ferret, Courmayeur, Italy
CAPRI Trend, Centro Cultural Pedregal, Mexico City, Mexico
Italian Pop Art, Opere dalla collezione dello CSAC dell’Università di Parma, Museo Civico di Brunico, Brunico (Bolzano)
Tredici Fotografi per un itinerario Pasoliniano, SI Fest #23, Savignano sul Rubicone (Forlì- Cesena)
Da Warhol a Internet, Fondazione Pier Luigi Natalina Remotti, Camogli (Genova)
Open Museum Open City, MAXXI, Roma
La construccion social del paisaje, Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo, Sevilla
SHOOT!, Guidi & Schoen, Genova
Art in Embassies, Ambasciata Americana, Villa Taverna, Roma
2013
Olivo Barbieri Selected Exhibitions in 2013:
Alps Geographies and People 2012, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
Viaggio in Italia by Luigi Ghirri, Venice Bienalle (Italian Pavilion), Venice, Italy
Hors Pistes 2013, Center Pompidou, Paris, France
Landmark: The Fields of Photography, Somerset House, London
MODEL La maquette d'architecture dans les pratiques artistique contemporaines, Espace D'Art Contemporain, Royan, France
UN.it UnescoItalia, - I Siti Patrimonio Mondiale nell’opera di 14 fotografi: Auditorium Main Library, Miami, FL
vice versa, 55°, Biennale di Venezia, Padiglione Italia, Venezia, Italy
Suggestioni capresi, 100 anni dopo Diefenbach, Certosa di San Giacomo, Capri, Italy
Passaggi, Galleria del Cembalo, Roma, Italy
Bird's-Eye View, Westport Art Center WAC, Westport, CT
Macchine per abitare, Galleria Civica di Modena, Italy
QUARANTANNI D'ARTECONTEMPORANEA: Massimo Minini 1973-2013, Triennale di Milano, Milano, Italy
Non Basta Risordare_Remembering is not enough, MAXXI, Roma, Italy
2008
For the Spirit - From the UBS Art Collection, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
Photographs of Rome, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham (England)
2007
Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris
Storie Immaginate in Luoghi Reali, Museo Fotografia Contemporanea, Cinisello Balsamo, MI
Bella Italia, 33 Bond Gallery, New York City, NY

Public Collections

MoMA- Museum of Modern Art
Goldman Sachs Collection
Sir Elton John collection, Atlanta (GA)
JGS - Joy of Giving Something Inc. New York (NY)
MoCP - Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago (IL)
The Museum of Fine Art, Houston (TX)
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno (NV)
ICP - International Center of Photography, New York (NY)
SFMOMA - San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco (CA)
CCA - Canadian Center for Architecture, Montreal