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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]
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]
The gallery represents numerous living artists, including:
In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including: