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Massimo De Carlo
Italian art dealer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Massimo De Carlo is an Italian art dealer, with gallery spaces in Milan, London, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul and Paris.[1]
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Career
After graduating in Pharmacy at University of Padua, where he co-curated a number of jazz seasons at Centro d'Arte Padova,[2] De Carlo started working as a gallery assistant for Piero Cavellini, son of artist Guglielmo Achille Cavellini, in Brescia.[3] In 1987 he opened his first gallery space, located in via Bocconi, Milan.[4]
In 1999 Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan suspended Massimo De Carlo on the wall of his second gallery space using duct tape, for a piece titled A Perfect Day. After the gallery moved to his third space in via Ventura, the former gallery became the house of Margherita Palli and Italo Rota.[5]
In 2009 Massimo De Carlo opened a gallery at 55 South Audley Street, in Mayfair, London.[4] This was followed by a gallery space in Hong Kong in 2016.[6][7]
Massimo De Carlo added another Milan gallery to the ground floor of Casa Corbellini-Wassermann, a building designed by architect Piero Portaluppi in the Città Studi neighborhood.[8] In 2021, another space opened in Paris under the name Pièce Unique.[9][10]
In addition, De Carlo serves on the selection committee for Art Basel's Hong Kong edition.[11][7]
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Artists
The gallery represents numerous living artists, including:
- Sanford Biggers[12]
- Maurizio Cattelan[13]
- Dan Colen[14]
- Elmgreen & Dragset (since 2020)[15]
- Rashid Johnson[13]
- Elad Lassry[13]
- Tony Lewis[16]
- Nate Lowman[17]
- Ferrari Sheppard[18]
- Josh Smith[19]
- Rudolf Stingel[13]
In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including:
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