Aldo Giannotti
*1977 in
Genova/Italy.
Founding member of the association Kforumvienna
Member of dance & performance company Liquid Loft (visual concept).
Studies
1995-2002 Accademia di Belle Arti /Carrara, Italy Master class of painting with
Professor Omar Galliani
1998 Academy of fine arts Wimbledon, England Specialisation on video
1999 Akademie der bildenden Künste, Munich Specialisation on photography
2002 Diploma: “Lebt und Arbeitet in Wien” Culture politics in Austria related
to contemporary art
Lives and works in Vienna/Austria since 2000.
Shows (selection)
2021
SAFE AND SOUND, MAMbo - Museo d´Arte Moderna di Bologna, Bologna
WELCOME&GOODBYE, Presentation of the
catalogue-book, projektraum viktor bucher, Wien
THE
GRANDSTAND, Kunstpavillon München, München
PERFORMING THE MUSEUM, Radvila
Palace Museum of Art, Vilnius (LT)
PERFORMING THE MUSEUM,
ALBERTINA Museum, Wien
2020
“Spatial
Disposition”: Presentation of a special artist edition (100 copies) containing
the 3 books, projektraum viktor bucher, Wien
36. Österreichischen Grafikwettbewerb, Haus
der Kultur-Walterhaus, Bozen
2019
ACCROCHAGE, projektraum viktor bucher, Wien"Olympia", Bildraum 07, Wien
"The line as guideline", Sinnesrausch, ok-Zentrum, Linz
BEST OF 20 YEARS_projektraum viktor bucher, Wien"Hall of the muses", ALBERTINA, Wien"This is where we draw the line", With Karin Pauer, Donaufestival, Krems/Stein a d Donau
2018
DRAWING NOW PARIS
2018, Carreau du Temple, projektraum viktor bucher, Paris
DRAWING
NOW Paris / Vienna, projektraum viktor bucher, Wien
Archipelago
- Insel des unvorhersehbaren Denkens, Hauptbücherei, Wien
"Olympia", Sofia
Arsenal-Museum of Contemporary Art, Sofia, BG
Donaufestival mit
Liquid Loft, Krems
Love me Sensor,
Technisches Museum, WienThe sketch wall, ARTSTRIPE #1, Accenture, Wien
2017
don´t call it off-space!, Kunstverein das weisse haus,
Wien
DEMOLITION, projektraum
viktor bucher, Vienna / Single Show
Play! Translocal: MUSEUM AS A
TOOLBOX, Kunsthaus Graz
PARÉIDOLIE – with Sevda Chkoutova
and Michail Michailov. projektraum viktor bucher/Salon International Du Dessin Contemporain, Marseille
Domenica, Ital. Botschaft, Palais Metternich, Marcello Farabegoli Projects, WienGodspeed You! Architecture, STRABAG Artforum, WienRealisierung von 3 Wandarbeiten in Wien für KÖR-Kunst i. öfftl. Raum, Wien
2016
TRANSLOCAL: MUSEUM AS A TOOL BOX, Museum
Sztuki, Lodz
APPLICATIONS, projektraum viktor bucher, Vienna
/ Single Show
STRABAG Artaward, Vienna
Albertina, Vienna. Launch of a book
THE MUSEUM AS A GYM, kunsthaus Graz, Graz
/ Single Show
HR13 – 2016, Kunstraum Niederösterreich,
Vienna
2015
RABENMÜTTER, LENTOS Kunstmuseum, Linz
/ Collective
viennacontemporary ART FAIR, Vienna /
Single show with projektraum viktor bucher
DESTINATION WIEN, kunsthalle
karlsplatz, Vienna / Collective
EXPO MILANO, Austrian Pavillion, Milano
/ Collective
SPATIAL DISPOSITIONS, ar/ge kunst galerie,
Bolzano/Bozen / Single show
URBANAUTS, projektraum viktor bucher,
Vienna / Collective
SPATIAL DISPOSITIONS – performative book
presentation, projektraum viktor bucher, Vienna
2014
ÜBER GÄNGE, Exkursionen in eine
vorgestellte Stadt , ESC medien Kunst Labor, Graz / Collective
GUARDA DOVE VAI, Galleria Enrico Astuni, Bologna / Collective
DANCE WITH US,projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna /
Collective
THERE IS NO EXHIBITION.Gallery
andata.ritorno, Geneve / Collective
IS IT REALLY YOU , Kunstsammlung des Landes OÖ / Collective
INNEN.AUSENINNEN, Kunstraum Niederösterreich /Collective
2013
LAND IN SICHT, Museum der Moderne Salzburg / Collective
DROP OUT OF SIGHT, Lust Gallery / Solo show (with Pablo Chiereghin)
2012
MULTIMART, Vienna art week / Collective
distURBANces , MUSA, Vienna / Collective
OBJECTED TABLES, Hofmobiliendepot – Möbel Museum Wien / Collective
BETWEEN FORM AND MOVEMENTS, Galleria Astuni, Bologna / Collective
POLI D´ATTRAZIONE, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Vienna, Collective
SLEEPWALKING, Freies Museum Berlin / Collective
UNTERGANGART, Various locations, Vienna / Collective
THE FAMILY, Lust Gallery, Vienna / Collective
2011
VISUAL ART PLATFORM AUSTRIAN CULTURE FORUM, London / Double show
DECLINING DEMOCRACY, CCC Strozzina, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence / Collective
ON.Luci di pubblica piazza. Bologna / Intervention
LINES AND SQUARES, Galeria Rosa Santos, Valencia / Single show
FEW STEPS TOWARDS REDEMPTION, In der Kubatur des Kabinetts. Der Kunstsalon im
Fluc” Vienna / Intervention
REHEARSING COLLECTIVITY, Tanz Fabrik, Berlin / Collective
SYNAPTIC DRIVER, Wiener art Foundation, Donau festival Krems / intervention
THE SHIFT, Bytheway, Amterdam, Single show
IN BETWEEN. AUSTRIA CONTEMPORARY, St. Polten / Collective
2010
BEIJING BIENNALE, Beijing / Collective
CROSSING LIMITS, ART IN URBAN TRANSITION, Vienna Art Week / Collective
FLEX, In der Kubatur des Kabinetts. Der Kunstsalon im Fluc” Vienna /
Intervention
BIENNIAL OF YOUNG ARTISTS, Bucharest / Collective ?LOOK AT ME, Galerie
Stedefreund, Berlin / Collective
TRIENNALE 01, Lentos Museum , Linz / Collective
WALE UND AALE, Ve.sch, Vienna / Collective ?CONSTANT SUN, Galerie Robert
Kastowsky, Vienna / Single show
THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT, Galleria Galica, Milano / Collective
COLLECTIVE BODY, Vienna / Collective
2009
A BOOK WITH 50 POTENTIAL IDEAS FOR THE EXHIBITION SPACE IS PUBLISHED, Forum
Stadtpark, Graz / double show
IN BETWEEN. AUSTRIA CONTEMPORARY, (bm:ukk collection) Art gallery Split /
Collective
VIDEO IN PROGRESS 3, Ljubljana / Collective
IMAGINEERING, Graz, public intervention / Collective
STADT IM FLUSS, public intervention, Esslingen / Collective
FLAVORS OF AUSTRIA, The Art Foundation, Athens / Collective
UNFESTE VERBINDUNGEN, Galerie Robert Kastowsky, Vienna / Collective
STAND BY YOUR MAN, Filmmuseum, Vienna/ Collective
2008
VIS-À-VIS, …to be continued, Vienna / Single show
AN ANGLE OF 180 DEGREES IS A STRAIGHT LINE OR HALF A CIRCLE, Galeria Rosa
Santos, Valencia / Single show
KOSTRUIERTE WIRKLICHKEITEN, Fotogalerie Wien im WUK, Vienna / Collective
ITALIAN SQUARE, das weisse haus, Vienna / Single show
SLOT MACHINE, KÖR - Public Art Vienna, Vienna / Single show
VIDEOART YEARBOOK, Parallel Events to Manifesta 7, Galleria Civica di Arte
Contemporanea, Trento / Collective
un.SICHTBAR, OÖ-Landesausstellung, Villa Deutsch, Strobl / Collective
VIDEOART YEARBOOK 2008, Bologna / Collective
MEDIA FORUM 2008, Oktyabr Kino, Moscow / Filmfestival
FULLFRAME FESTIVAL, Gartenbaukino, Vienna / Filmfestival
POLITICS, Künstlerhaus, Dortmund / Collective
CARABINIERI-STAZIONE MOBILE, Artothek, Munich / Collective
2007
FEW STEPS TOWARD REDEMPTION, nt art gallery, Bologna / Single show ?SHUFFLE,
Spiegel, Munich / Single show
SCHWER-MITTEL-LEICHT, Seeblick Hotel Grundlsee / Collective
B.LINE, Ter Caemer-Meert Contemporary,
Krtrijk / Collective
VIDEOART YEARBOOK 2007, Chiostro di Santa Cristina, Bologna / Collective
SUFFEST 2007, Krizevci / Collective
LIMINAL TRANSIT, Ego Gallery, Barcelona / Collective
DIE SCHWERKRAFT UND ICH, Galerie 5020, Salzburg / Collective
ARTmART, Künstlerhaus, Vienna / Collective
APPROPRIAZIONE INDEBITA, nt art gallery, Bologna & artMbassy, Berlin /
Collective
2006
VIDEOTHEKA, Kunsthalle Wien, Ursula Blickle Lounge / Collective ?
NCVIL ?8 , nt art gallery , Bologna/
Single show
?INBETWEEN, Galerie der Kunst, Munich
/ Collective ?
TIME, Nikolay Art center, Copenhagen /
Collective ?
THE FAILED SHOW, forehouse, Vienna/
Collective ?
VIENNA BIENNALE, Vienna/ Biannua
?VIDEO ISLAND, Rome/ Festival
?M.I.R GEHT ?S BESSER, Fruchthalle
Kaiserslautern/ Single show
2005
UPDATE, Künstlerhaus, Vienna / Collective?
LEERE, Berlin/ Collective ?
SMILE!, Senko Studio, Viborg-Denmark/
Single show
?HOT SPOTS, Sammlung Essl, Vienna/
Collective ?
SENKOFRAME, gallery Senko,
Viborg-Denmark/ Single show
?REMOTE CONTROL, Beton Salon, Vienna/
Collective
2004
TECHNICAL WORKS, Galerie Hilger, Siemens artLab, Vienna/ Collective ?
MOBILE MUSEEN, Museumsquartier Vienna/
Collective ?
GRAND PRIX, VIDEOTHEKA, WUK Vienna/
Collective
?FOLGE 02, association To be
continued, Vienna/ Collective
Publications and catalogues
Triennale linz 01 catalougue, Verlag Für moderne Kunst Nürnberg
ISBN-978-3-86984-123-6
ARCO, fair catalog ISBN- 978-848215-446-6
Video in progress 3 , Fields of the contemporary / Galerija Photon ISBN
978-961-92744
A book with 50 potential ideas for the exhibition is published. Edition Forum
Stadtpark ISBN 978-3-901109-26-3
Imagineering, 2009 , forum stadpark edition ISBN 978-3-901109-25-6
Foro Sur, Feria iberoamericana de arte contemporaneo, 2009 Monat der Fotografie
2008, edition fotohof ISBN 978-3-902675-11-8
unSichtbar, widerständiges im salzkammergut ISBN 978-3-7076-0264-7
Carabinieri - stazione mobile Calendar, 2006, Landeshauptstadt München
Kulturreferat
Gefährliche Kreuzungen. Die Grammatik der Toleranz, 2006, Landeshauptstadt
München Kulturreferat ISBN 3-88960-087-5
Aldo Giannotti, MIR geht ?s besser, 2006, Referat Kultur der Stadt
Kaiserslautern ISBN 3-936039-19-5
Hotspots, 2005, Edition Sammlung Essl ISBN 3-902001-26-7
DIVA Digital & video art fair, 2006 Paris, FRéRE Publishing
DIVA Digital & video art fair, 2005 Köln, FRéRE Publishing
Open space, 2006, Centro Culturale Candiani, Venice
TIME, 2006, Kunsthallen Nicolaj Copenhagen, TRYK Viborg ISBN 87-88860-67-1
Schulschluss - ein Prozess am Standort Kastanienallee 82/ 2002-2005, 2006
Berlin, Vice Versa Verlag ISBN 3-932809-56-4
Scholarships and supports
1998
Erasmus in Wimbledon (London)
1999
Scholarship of the Reissmüller
Fond, Munich
2003
Project support of the “Wiener
Integrationsfonds”, Vienna
2007
Artist in residence at the Villa
Arson, Nice, France
2010
Artists in residence in RONDO,
Graz, Austria
Awards
2002
Award of the Bank Austria, Vienna
2007
Golden Lion at the Biennale di Venezia for Chris Haring’s & Liquid
Loft’s Posing Project B – The art of seduction
Award of the Süssmann-Stiftung, Vienna
2008 Jury Special Mention of the Media
Forum Moscow for A rewinding Journey
2011
Österreichtisches Staatsstipendium für bildende Kunst – Grant for visual
arts of the Austrian government
Exhibitions:
Spatial Dispositions
Spatial Dispositions
Applications
Demolition
ON AND ON