Perugia, Italy / 1988
Lives and works in Milano, Italy
francescopacellistudio@gmail.com
The research is an attempt to connect different worlds and references inspired by science, spirituality, the relationship between nature and artifice, cosmic stories, often merging into fantastic and alternative situations compared to the reality of everyday life, in a sort of constant search for escapism.
/SOLO AND DUO EXHIBITIONS
2021
HOLOBIONT RAPSODY
at Eastcontemporary, Milano (Italy)
Duo show with Stach Szumski curated by Eastcontemporary, text by Claudia Contu
2020
NOTTURNO
at UnaVetrina, Rome (Italy)
Site-specific project curated by Giulia Pollicita
2019
FISHY FISHY FISHY X
Rehearsal, Milano (Italy)
Solo show curated by Rehearsal
ABISSO ELASTICO
Current Project, Milano (Italy)
Solo show curated by Current Project, text by Francesco Pieraccini
2018
BALLATA VOGELKOP
Display, Parma (Italy)
Solo show curated by Rossella Moratto
/SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
ON HEARING OF AN ABSENCE
at Haus N, Athens (Greece)
curated by Dinos Chatzirafailidis
FORMES VIVENTES
at Manufacture et Musée National, Sèvres, (France)
curated by Judith Cernogora
POGGIO TEMPESTA
at Contemporary fire, Cerreto Guidi (Italy)
curated by Caterina Fondelli
THIS MUST BE THE PLACE
at Composit Flagship store, Milano (Italy)
curated by Edoardo De Cobelli and Sara Van Bussel
2021
MACINA
ViaFarini.Work, Milano (Italy)
curated by Tretre
CORPOACORPOACORPO#2
curated by Surplace Varese and Anonima Kunsthalle, with a text by Massimiliano Guareschi
LES DANSES NOCTURNES
Spread Museum, Entrevaux (France)
curated by EastContemporary
ADDRESS UNKNOWN II
Edicola Radetzky, Milano (Italy)
curated by Fiorella Fontana and Giulio Verago
STARRY SPECULATIVE NIGHTS
Spazio Volta, Bergamo (Italy)
curated by Edoardo De Cobelli
ENTR-ACTE
Renata Fabbri, Milano (Italy)
curated by Chiara Guidi and Alessia Romano
IN-FESTA
Coatto project space, Milano (Italy)
curated by Marta Orsola Sironi
2020
LUNA CALANTE
Residenza La Fornace, (Italy)
curated by Edoardo Manzoni and Giada Olivotto
LIBERTÀ
Castello di Lajone, Quattordio (Italy)
curated by Luca Beatrice
VIRTUAL ARCHIPELAGO
online project https://reactcontemporary.com/virtual-archipelago
curated by Re_act Contemporary art Lab
BAITBALL (01)
Palazzo San Giuseppe, Polignano a Mare (Italy)
curated by Like a Little Disaster
2018
TETSUO’S BODY
9hours Hotel Otemachi, Fuchu, Tokyo (Japan)
curated by Marcello Barison and Andrea Samory
FORMES VIVANTES
Musèe National Adrien Dubouchè, Limoges (France)
curated by Jean-Charles Hameau
INNESTI
Walk-in studio festival, Milano (Italy)
Screen Tearing, Dimora Artica, Milano (Italy)
2016
FUTURE ARTISTS
Nerve Visual Gallery, Londonderry (Northern Ireland)
/EDUCATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
2022
Postnature and contemporary creation, Seminar / Institute for Postnatural studies, Madrid
2021-2022
Part of the art collective group Tretre at ViaFarini.Work, Milano
2018-2020
Collaborator for the art direction of Dimora Artica project space, Milano
2016
Assistant to Roberto Cuoghi for the making of the exhibition Putiferio
2013
MS in Industrial Design, Politecnico di Milano
/PUBLICATIONS
2022
https://www.contemporaryartlibrary.org/project/on-hearing-of-an-absence-at-haus-n-athen-athens-26528
https://www.daily-lazy.com/2022/12/on-hearing-of-absence-at-haus-n-athen.html
https://quadriennalediroma.org/francesco-pacelli/
https://www.ofluxo.net/poggio-tempesta-group-exhibition-at-poggio-tempesti-florence-italy/
http://formeuniche.org/intervista-studio-tre-tre/
https://artslife.com/2022/03/27/di-universi-creativi-e-narrazioni
2021
http://scandaleproject.com/macina/
https://kubaparis.com/macina/
https://kubaparis.com/les-danses-nocturnes/
http://tique.art/six-questions/francesco-pacelli/
http://formeuniche.org/holobiont-rhapsody-eastcontemporary
https://www.juliet-artmagazine.com/holobiont-rhapsody-dove-linvisibile-diventa-visibile
https://www.ofluxo.net/holobiont-rhapsody-stach-szumski-francesco-pacelli
https://www.exibart.com/arte-contemporanea/holobiont-rhapsody
http://artmirror.org/exhibitions/650-stach-szumski-and-francesco-pacelli-at-eastcontemporary
2020
http://www.daily-lazy.com/2020/12/holobiont-rhapsody-at-eastcontemporary.html
https://residenzalafornace.com/lunacalante
https://tzvetnik.online/article/luna-calante
Interview on https://ossevatoriofutura.it/fragilita-della-specie
Interview on https://artslife.com/2020/04/19/arte-balsamo-della-psiche
https://reactcontemporary.com/virtual-archipelago
https://tzvetnik.online/article/baitball-01-a-group-show-at-palazzo-san-giuseppe
https://scandaleproject.com/baitball-01-ill-slip-an-extra-shrimp-on-the-barbie-for-you
http://www.daily-lazy.com/2020/02/baitball-01-ill-slip-extra-shrimp-on.html
http://artmirror.org/exhibitions/469-tetsuo-s-body
2019
https://www.ofluxo.net/tetsuos-body-off-site-collective-exhibition
https://anti-materia.org/eyecandy-1/2020/1/23/semana-2052-tetsuos-body
http://www.daily-lazy.com/2020/01/tetsuos-body-at-nine-hours-hotel.html
Interview on HESTETIKA Magazine, Vol. 36
Formes vivantes_Musée National Adrien Dubouché_Catalogue_Silvana Editoriale
https://www.artribune.com/ L-ecosistema-delle-incognite
http://www.balloonproject.it/francesco-pacelli/
https://anti-materia.org/eyecandy-1/2019/11/4/semana-1941fishy-fishy-fishy-x
http://www.daily-lazy.com/2019/10/francesco-pacelli-at-rehearsal-project.html
http://tzvetnik.online/portfolio_page/francesco-pacelli-at-rehearsal-project/
http://artmirror.org/exhibitions/403-francesco-pacelli-at-rehearsal-project-space
Small Zine n. 32_Una realtà mutante_Intervista a cura di Gregorio Raspa
http://scandaleproject.com/fishy-fishy-fishy-x-francesco-pacelli/
http://formeuniche.org/dialogo-con-francesco-pacelli/
http://www.balloonproject.it/innesti/
https://anti-materia.org/eyecandy/tag/ABISSO+ELASTICO
http://tzvetnik.online/portfolio_page/francesco-pacelli-at-current/
http://www.balloonproject.it/screentearing/
2018
http://www.daily-lazy.com/2018/12/francesco-pacelli-at-display-parma.html
https://www.neo2.com/francesco-pacelli/
http://atpdiary.com/francesco-pacelli-ballata-vogelkop-spazio-display-parma/
https://www.juliet-artmagazine.com/naturalia-et-artificialia-2/