Massimo De Carlo is an Italian art dealer, with gallery spaces in

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and

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Career

After graduating in Pharmacy at

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, where he co-curated a number of jazz seasons at Centro d'Arte Padova, De Carlo started working as a gallery assistant for Piero Cavellini, son of artist

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, in Brescia. In 1987 he opened his first gallery space, located in via Bocconi,

. In 1999 Italian artist

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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

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. In 2009 Massimo De Carlo opened a gallery at 55

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, in Mayfair, London. This was followed by a gallery space in Hong Kong in 2016.Alex Greenberger (13 January 2016)
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''. Massimo De Carlo added another Milan gallery to the ground floor of Casa Corbellini-Wassermann, a building designed by architect Piero Portaluppi in the

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neighborhood. In 2021, another space opened in Paris under the name Pièce Unique. In addition, De Carlo serves on the selection committee for

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's Hong Kong edition.

Artists

The gallery represents numerous living artists, including: *

Sanford Biggers Sanford Biggers is an American interdisciplinary artist who works in film and video, installation, sculpture, music, and performance.

Alex Greenberger (23 January 2016)
Massimo De Carlo Will Open a Third Location, in Hong Kong
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Dan Colen Daniel Colen (born 1979) is an American artist based in New York. His work consists of painted sculptures appropriating low-cultural ephemera, graffiti-inspired paintings of text executed in paint, and installations. Early life and education Bor ...

Elmgreen & Dragset Michael Elmgreen (born 1961; Copenhagen, Denmark) and Ingar Dragset (born 1969; Trondheim, Norway) have worked together as an artist duo since 1995. Their work explores the relationship between art, architecture and design. Elmgreen & Dragset li ...

(since 2020) *

Rashid Johnson Rashid Johnson (born 1977) is an American artist who produces conceptual artist, conceptual post-black art. Johnson first received critical attention in 2001 at the age of 24, when his work was included in ''Freestyle Exhibition, Freestyle'' (20 ...

Elad Lassry Elad Lassry (; born December 26, 1977, in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. Education Lassry attended the California Institute of the Arts for film and visual art. He received his BFA from CalArts in 20 ...

* Tony Lewis *

Nate Lowman Nate Lowman (born 1979 in Las Vegas Valley) is an American artist working in the genre of pop art. He grew up in Idyllwild, California, where he graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from New York Uni ...

Ferrari Sheppard Ferrari Sheppard (born 1983) is an American artist. His artistic style is influenced by Willem de Kooning, Cy Twombly and Joan Mitchell, as well as Harlem Renaissance figures like Jacob Lawrence and Romare Bearden. Sheppard is also a membe ...

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Rudolf Stingel Rudolf Stingel (born 1956) is an artist based in New York City. Stingel was born in Merano, Italy. His work engages the audience in dialogue about their perception of art and uses conceptual painting and installations to explore the process of ...

In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including: *

Kaari Upson Kaari Upson (April 22, 1970 – August 18, 2021) was an American artist. The bulk of Upson’s career was devoted to a single series titled ''The Larry Project'' – paintings, installations, performances, and films inspired by a collection of on ...

Alex Greenberger (19 August 2021)
Kaari Upson, Rising Star Whose Work Evoked Strange Psychological States, Is Dead at 51
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References

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* Italian art dealers Contemporary art galleries in Italy Contemporary art galleries in London Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{italy-art-stub