Giuseppe Stampone – Europe vs Europe

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As part of the Brussels Gallery Weekend, from 8 to 11 September 2016, Gallery MLF | MARIE-LAURE FLEISCH is pleased to present the Italian artist Giuseppe Stampone’s first Belgian exhibition: Europe vs Europe. This is the Gallery's second exhibition since it opened in rue Saint-Georges in Brussels last April with the aim of extending the programme offered by the Rome gallery.

One of the main features of Giuseppe Stampone’s work is his ability to tackle international social and political issues in an ironic and provocative manner. Europe vs Europe is a metaphor for the current situation in Europe and its contradictions.
Starting off from the research of theorist Derrick de Kerckhove, which focuses on the goals of communication tools, and their effect on our existence, Giuseppe Stampone uses the possibilities offered by digital platforms. From there he takes images and meticulously draws them with a ballpoint pen, giving them a unique touch. He then associates words with images and alters therefore their meaning with a hint of irony and irreverence.
The artist also creates installations and performances through social networks and online tools. Moreover, he develops participatory artworks, bringing together as many people as possible with the ultimate goal of promoting social cohesion. reed more

Giuseppe Stampone (1974, Cluses, France), lives and works between Rome and and Brussels.
1997-2001 Master in Contemporary Techniques, Academy of Fine Arts, L’Aquila, Italy – History of Art, University of L’Aquila, Italy.
Lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Urbino, Italy.

Selective biography / Exhibitions
Coming up in 2016: MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Boston, USA (October) / 2015: Pavilion of the Republic of Cuba, 56th Venice Biennial, Italy; American Academy, Rome, Italy / 2014: MAXXI, Rome, Italy; Palazzo Reale, Milan, Italy; GAMeC, Bergamo, Italy / 2013: American Academy, Rome, Italy / 2012: Kochi-Muziris Bienniale, Cochin, India; 11th Biennial of Havana, Cuba; American Academy, Rome, Italy / 2011: Cabaret Voltaire, Zürich, Switzerland; MACRO, Rome, Italy; GAMeC, Bergamo, Italy / 2010: MACRO, Rome, Italy; Liverpool Biennial, UK; Kunsthalle Gwangju, Gwangju, South Korea; GAMeC, Bergamo, Italy / 2009: The Invisible Dog Art Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA; Triennale Bovisa, Milan, Italy / 2008: XIV Rome Quadriennale, Rome, Italy; Triennale Bovisa, Milan, Italy; American Academy, Rome, Italy /2004: Palazzo Reale, Naples, Italy; XV Rome Quadriennale, Rome, Italy.

Public collections Kochi Biennale Foundation, Cochin, India / Fondazione La Quadriennale di Roma, Rome, Italy / Biennial Foundation, Sydney, Australia / Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Wifredo Lam, Havana, Cuba / Poste Italiane Collezione, Rome, Italy / Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato, Italy / GAMeC, Bergamo, Italy / MUSPAC, L’Aquila, Italy.
Awards 2010: 3rd Maretti prize of the Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato, Italy.
Residencies: 2013 American Academy, Rome, Italy / 2010 : residency, YMCA, Gwangju, South Korea.