Giampaolo di Cocco (born September 6, 1947 in

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) is an Italian artist, architect and writer.Giampaolo di Cocco
timet.collaboration He experiments on the interaction between the

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and

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, placing permanent installation in public places across Europe: Marsiglia, Gibellina, Duisburg, Colonia, Skagen (DK), Follonica, Berlino, Seggiano, Firenze, and others. In the 1976-1987 period, he starts the first installations with the series of works on the theme ''Grandi Naufragi'' (Large Shipwrecks). The ''Grandi Naufragi VII'' exposition was held at the Breda Works in Pistoia, Italy, and Omar Calabrese contributed to the writing of the catalogue. Calabrese also contributed to the writing of the catalogue for the 1994 exhibition of a series of ''Grandi Naufragi'' at the Institut Francais in Florence. In his 2001 book ''Il galateo dell' artista principiante'', he advises beginners artists how to overcome the traps of the art critics that are enslaved to the

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. Gillo Dorfles (2001)
Artisti esordienti: istruzioni per il successo
', Corriere della Sera, 16-9-2001, p.35 The book got a preface by Giuseppe Pontiggia, which was reviewed as "subtle and caustic". In 2007, he published ''Alle origini del Carnevale: Mysteria isiaci e miti cattolici'' (Florence: Pontecorboli), in which he explores the historical origins of the carnival and the mystification performed on it by the

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Daniele Luttazzi Daniele Luttazzi (; born Daniele Fabbri on 26 January 1961) is an Italian theater actor, writer, satirist, illustrator and singer. His stage name is an homage to musician and actor Lelio Luttazzi. His favourite topics are politics, religion, ...

(2009) ''La guerra civile fredda'', pp.86-96 The book includes a note from Giuseppe Pontiggia.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Di Cocco, Giampaolo di Italian male writers Italian artists Living people 1947 births

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