Grazia Varisco

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Grazia Varisco (born 1937 in Milan) is an Italian visual artist and designer. [1]

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Varisco attended the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan from 1956 to 1960, where she was a student of Achille Funi. [2] In 1960 she joined Giovanni Anceschi, Davide Boriani, Gianni Colombo and Gabriele De Vecchi's kinetic art and op art Gruppo T, [3] with whom she participated in exhibitions such as 'Arte Programmata' (Milan, 1962), 'Nouvelle tendance' (Zagreb, 1963) and the 'Miriorama' series (Milan, Genoa, Tokyo, Rome, Padua and Venice, 1960–63). [4] Between 1961 and 1967 she worked as a graphic designer for the multinational retailer La Rinascente, the architecture and design magazine Abitare, the design company Kartell, and the Milan City Council.

Varisco is considered one of the few female artists involved in the op art movement together with Edna Andrade, Bridget Riley and Vera Molnár. [5] Her work has been featured in many international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale (1964, 1986 and 2022), the Rome Quadriennale (1973), the Toyama Triennale (1990); 'Force Fields: Phases of the Kinetic’ (Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona and Hayward Gallery, London, 2000); 'Beyond Geometry' (Los Angeles County Museum of Art and at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, 2004) and 'Op Art' (Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, 2007).

From 1981 to 2007 she was Professor of Theory of Perception at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts. [6]

In 2007 the President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano awarded her the 'Presidente della Repubblica Prize for Sculpture' in Rome. [7]

Selected exhibitions

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References

  1. ↑ "Grazia Varisco". Archived from the original on 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Alla Triennale in mostra Grazia Varisco e l'opera si rivaluta". Il Sole 24 ORE. 18 October 2017.
  3. ↑ https://artfacts.net/movements/gruppo%20t [ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Grazia Varisco. Mit rastlosem Blick. Museum Ritter, 2013
  5. ↑ "L'oeil moteur. Art optique e cinétique / 1950–1975. Musée d'Art moderne et contemporain, 13 Mai / 25 Septembre 2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  6. ↑ "| Accademia di Brera | Sito ufficiale dell'Accademia delle Belle Arti di Brera Milano". www.accademiadibrera.milano.it. Retrieved Mar 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Grazia Varisco | Accademia di San Luca". www.accademiasanluca.eu. Retrieved Mar 19, 2019.
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