Andrea Frosolini was born the 16th September 1993 in Rome, where he actually works and live. In 2016 he opened, with other 6 artists, the artist-run space SPAZIO IN SITU, where he works as artist and social media manager/graphic designer. From 2015 his work has been part of several exhibitions in Italy and Europe; at Spazio In Situ (Rome) for the solo show “ECO”[2016],“in da place” [2017], “OUT OF SPACE”[2019], at The Gallery Apart for the group show “chilometro 0”. In 2018 he takes part of the project “vacation spot in gent” by Federica Di Pietrantonio in Ghent, Belgium. In that occasion was born the collaboration with the artist, they together run ISIT.magazine and the project-duo AFFDP. Frosolini’s current research focuses mainly on the loss of personality of man in contemporary society. A blunt but ironic criticism about the standardization of human persona in the age of commodifi ed thought. By the stealing of images from our real/virtual panorama, the artist assembles fictional systems, stage sets full of clichè and glamour. The image, in its iconic form, replace our sensorial experiences, driving us in a state of pure ambiguity. In a very cynical-trashy mood, the artist poke fun of banality itslef, this aka-game create a flirt between elements, an exchange among product, packaging and consumer.
Andrea Frosolini nasce a Roma il 16 Settembre del 1993, dove attualmente vive e lavora. Nel 2016 inaugura, con altri 6 giovani artisti, l’artist-run space Spazio In Situ, dove lavora come artista, graphic designer e social media manager. Dal 2015 il lavoro di Frosolini prende parte a numeorse mostre in Italia ed in Europa come a Spazio In Situ (Rome) per la personale “ECO”[2016],“in da place” [2017], “OUT OF SPACE”[2019], presso The Gallery Apart per la collettiva “chilometro 0”. Nel 2018 prende parte al progetto “vacation spot in gent” curato da Federica Di Pietrantonio a Ghent, Belgio. In questa occasione nasce la collaborazione con l’artista romana, insieme gestiscono la rivista ISIT.magazine ed il duo AFFDP. La ricerca di Frosolini verte attualmente sulla perdita di personalità dell’uomo nell’età del pensiero mercifi cato. Una critica schietta ma ironica sulla standardizzazione del pensiero umano nell’età contemporanea. Tramite il furto di immagini dal panorama virtuale/reale, l’artista assembla sistemi finzionali, stage e set pieni di glamour e cliché. L’immagine, nella sua forma iconica, rimpiazza le nostre esperienze di tipo sensoriale, guidandoci in uno stato di pura ambiguità. L’artista, tramite cinismo e trash, si prende gioco della banalità stessa, tramite questo flirt tra elementi innesca uno scambio tra prodotto, packaging e consumatore.
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2021
> MADE IN ITALY // Tilt // Renens (CH) // curated by Porter Ducrist
> SUBTERRANEAN VIRTUALSCAPES // Virginia Bianchi Gallery // Online // curated by Virginia Bianchi
> SOTTOSOPRA. La lettura del reale tra le crete di questa realtà // Cretecon Festival // curated by Alessandra Ioalè2020
<=/SPAC3 // Spazio In Situ // Rome
2019
> REALITY CHECK //Las Palmas Project // Lisboa _curated by Las Palmas Project
> WHAT KIND OF PERVERSION I’M SHOWING OFF // Spazio In SItu // Rome
> chilometro 0 // The Gallery Apart // Rome _curated by Porter Ducrist
> GREENHOUSE – Una Vetrina // Rome // Spazio In Situ X Una Vetrina
> Vacation Spot in Gent / SORRY NOT SORRY // Gouvernement // Ghent _curated by Federica Di Pietrantonio2018
> OUT OF SPACE // Spazio In Situ // Rome _curated by Porter Ducrist
> Assurdità contemporanea // Temple University Gallery // Rome2017
> DEPORTED // Curva Pura // Rome _curated by Porter Ducrist
> IN DA PLACE // Spazio In Situ // Rome
> Anticamera // Rufa Space Pastificio Cerere // Rome _curated by Elena Castiglia2016/15
> Cosa Sarebbe Se? // Spazio In Situ // Rome
> Nuovi Orizzonti // Castello di Rivara // Rivara (TO) _curated by Franz Paludetto and Giovanni Damiani
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2017
> ECO // Spazio In Situ // Roma _curated by Porter Ducrist
2016/15
> PER ASPERA AD ASTRA // Italian Institute of Culture // Koln _curated by Giuseppe Ussani D’Escobar
> PER ASPERA AD ASTRA // Menexa // Rome _curated by Giovanni Damiani
> PER ASPERA AD ASTRA // Lo Studio // Frankfurt _curated by Giuseppe Ussani D’Escobar
PROJECTS:
Spazio In Situ _ co-founder _ artist-run space in Rome, Italy – 11 members (2015)
ISIT.magazine _ co-editor/founder _ contemporary art magazine
2019: INTERNET YAMI-ICHI at DAS BOLOGNA – curated by Sofia Braga e Metochè
2019: MADE IN MIND – interview by ERIKA CAMMERATA for FORME UNICHE
2019/2020: PAPER MARKET FAIR at MONK ROMA
2020: FRUIT EXHIBITION / VIRTUAL FRUIT – online talk/presentation
2020: Contemporary Cluster – presentation/event – Rome
2020: ARTSLIFE – interview by Ilaria Chiodi
2020: Contemporary Cluster – online talk with Giacomo Guidi
2020: ATTIVA TALKS – online talk curated by ATTIVA Cultura Projects
CURATORIAL:
2021: ISIT.exhi#001 at Spazio In Situ – 4 EVENTS exhibition _curated by ISIT.
2021: #Pages at ARTVERONA 2021 _curated by Ginevra Bria
AFFDP _ artistic duo with Federica Di Pietrantonio
2019: REALITY CHECK // Las Palmas Project // Lisboa _curated by Las Palmas Project
2019: Vacation Spot in Gent / SORRY NOT SORRY // Gouvernement // Ghent _curated by Federica Di Pietrantonio