LUIGI COPPOLA
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Lecce, ITALY – 1972
Studies
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2006
MA “Applied technologies for visual and performative arts”, Virtual, Reality & Multi Media Park, Torino - Italy
2000 - 1997
Phd Safety and Risk Analysis, Politecnico Torino,– Italy.
1997 -1991
BA Environmental Engeneering - Italy
1998 – 1993
Permanent laboratory of Performance Art, Music, Scenografy, Literature and Dramaturgy at Corte Ospitale with Gruppo ‘63” (E. Sanguineti, N. Balestrini, A. Giuliani), Riccardo Capirossi, W. and J. Janicki , J. Svoboda – Bologna, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Torino - Italy
Professional activities
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2009
Members of knowledge circle Arts in society, Fontys School of Art, Tilburg NL
since 2008
Collaborator at the Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella ITA
since 2004
Founder and director of the art network LOSS – Laboratorio Operativo Sistemi Sensibili, ITA
2008-2006
Professor in the course Art and Community, Faculty of Science of Education, University of Torino, ITA
2005-2004
Teaching staff of Torino University, Faculty of DAMS (Disciplines of Arts, Music and Shows), ITA
2005
Teaching staff of Master “Theatre and Community” – University of Turin – ITA
2003 - 1999
Founder, director and performer of the visual and performative arts collective Blusuolo - ITA
1994 – 1998
Performer in Corte Ospitale Company Bologna, Reggio Emilia, Modena - ITA
Residencies
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2008
- New Langton Gallery, San Francisco, USA.
- Here Arts Center (within the project Alchemy of Light), New York
- Dock 11, Berlin GER
- Affratellamento Open Space, Firenze, ITA
2007
- Taipei Artists Village, Taiwan
- HweiLan International Artists Residence, Taiwan.
- PAF Summer University, S.te Herme, FRA
2006
- CESTA Cultural Exchange Station, Tábor - Czech Republic
- Torino Contemporanea International Residency, Torino, ITA
Grants / Selections
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2009
Selected for production Biennal Democracy Torino (grants for project)
2008
Grants for mobility Movin'up programme (GAI, DARC, POGAS)
Selected for Moving_ Movimento – residency and production (Fabbrica Europa, Santarcangelo International Festival, Officina Giovani Prato, Teatro Leggeri San Gimignano
2008-2004
Grants for projects Municipality Torino.
2004
Selected for Biennal of Young Artists (Athen)
Solo Exhibitions
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2008
Untiled Portrait project, Museo MADRE, Napoli, ITA
Untitled Portrait project, Centro Culturale Affratellamento, Firenze, ITA
Group Exhibitions
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2009
Selfportrait of the artist, Barcelona SP, CCCB Innmotion.
Breath in, Breath out / Ghost & I, Festival Fabbrica Europa Firenze – ITA.
Breath in, Breath out / Ghost & I, 1st Biennale Democrazia Torino – ITA.
2008
To (untitled portrait and ocean), performance, Dock 11, Berlin GER
As close as you can, video, 1st International Roaming Biennal of Teheran, Instambul, TUR
To (untitled portrait and ocean), performance Teatro Affratellamento, Firenze ITA
Ghost & I, performance, Lungomare - Parallel Events Manifesta 7, Bolzano ITA
Acts of ordinary democratic exercise: Act n. 3, workshop / performance, Cittadellarte - Fond. Pistoletto, Biella ITA
EXTRA Italy, video screenings, Castrovillari (CS), ITA
To (untitled portrait and ocean), performance, New Lanton Arts Gallery, San Francisco, USA
To (untitled portrait and ocean), performance, Farmlab Social Sculpture, Los Angeles, USA
Acts of ordinary democratic exercise: Act n. 2, performance, Festival Fabbrica Europa, Prato ITA
Acts of ordinary democratic exercise: Act n. 1, performance, Officine Caos, Torino ITA
2007
Don’t go too far, performance, Hweilan Cultural Centre- TAIW
Untitled Portrait project, performance / video exhibitions, Old winery Hweilan, Guling Theatre of Taipei,Taipei Artists Village, TAIWAN.
It’s only a storm in a teacup performance - Festival Wunderderpraerie, Mannheim GER
5 sacrifices to appear, performance , Officine Caos, Torino ITA
2006
Exodus in case of panic, performance, Festival Unidram ‘06 Postdam, GER.
Dontworry – performance, Festival TorinoContemporanea 3, ITA
Pisces vorat maior minorem – performance, - CESTA, Tabor, CZECH REP.
2005-1999
Crisalide Festival, Forlì ITA
BJCEM Biennal of Young Artist, Athen GR
Infintito ltd International Performing Arts Festival, Turin, ITA
Rialto Sant’Ambrogio, Rome, ITA
Theatre Auditorium, Molinella (Bologna ), ITA
International Festival delle Colline Torinesi, Torino ITA
Officine Grandi Riparazioni, Torino, ITA
Curatorial projects
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2009
Year One – Third Paradise, (reenactment M. Pistoletto), Artissima Teatro ITA
Democratic Acts, Lungomare Bolzano ITA
Walking Sculpture, (reenactment M. Pistoletto) Tate Modern, London GB
Democratic Acts,Biennale Democrazia Torino ITA
Democratic Acts Fabbrica Europa Firenze ITA
2008
partecipanti, connessi e in-dipendenti, Three days performance & presentations, Lungomare Bolzano, ITA
Publications
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2009
Arts in Society: being an artist in post- fordism times, curated by Pascal Gielen and Paul De Bruyne, contributors included: Paolo Virno, Michael Hardt, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Pippo Delbono, Anne Teresa Dekeersmaeker, Matthew Herbert, Rudi Laermans. NAi Publishers, NL
2007
Intermediality, Theatricality, Performance, (Re)-presentation and the New Media, L. Coppola, R. Sergel, International Trans-Disciplinary Symposium, University of Montreal, may 2007, Montreal, CAN.
2006
errors deceits mistakes n°1, Costractedworld, edited by cneai= France, 2006. Contributors included: Oreet Ashery, Jen Budney, Jota Castro, collective creative dissent, Garry Gray, Institute for Modern Architecture, Rodrigo Mallea Lire, Elizabeth Newman, Ylva Ogland, Camilla Pignatti, Lisa Radford, Kati Rule, Sislej Xhafa. Edited by cneai= FRA.
2004
Lo spazio aperto: il teatro delle giovani generazioni (The open space: the theatre of young generation), T. Fratus, Contributors included: Ascanio Celestini, Roberto Latini, Motus, Teatro delle Albe, Teatro Valdoca, Antonio Calbi, edited by Editoria & Spettacolo ITA
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