GIANFRANCO FOSCHINO
(CHILE, 1983)
Gianfranco Foschino graduated in Cinema Studies from UNIACC University (Santiago). Foschino, acknowledged for his videos & installations, is one of the key artists of a new generation in Chile. In 2010 had his first exhibition ALMOST ROMANTIC curated by Christopher Eamon at I-20 Gallery, New York. In 2011 his work was featured at the Latin American pavilion of 54th Biennale di Venezia. In 2014 he participated as guest artist of the Chilean pavilion MONOLITH CONTROVERSIES of 14th International Architecture Exhibition, awarded with the Silver Lion prize. He currently lives & works in Santiago de Chile.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014
UNSETTLED LANDSCAPES / SITELines
9th Santa Fé Biennial. New México. USA.
MONOLITH CONTROVERSIES / Chilean Pavilion - Arsenale.14th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia. Italy
ILUSION OPTICA Mondern Art Museum. Mexico City. Mexico.
PURO CHILE. La Moneda Palace Cultural Center. Santiago. Chile.
FUTBOL Contemporary Art Museum. Santiago. Chile Nassauische Kunstverein Wiesbaden. Berlin. Germany.
SESC Vila Mariana. Sao Paulo. Brazil.Caraffa Museum. Córdoba. Argentina.
SUB 30Contemporary Art Museum. Santiago. Chile
TERRITORIOS FRONTERIZOS Matucana 100 Cultural Center. Santiago. Chile
TALES OF MISTERY & IMAGINATION Galerie Michael Sturm. Stuttgart. Germany.
DOPPELGANG Galería Arróniz Arte Contemporáneo. Mexico City. Mexico.
VIDEO ART Galeria Leyendecker. Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Spain.
2013
SOUTHERN PANORAMAS / 18th Videobrasil SESC Pompéia. Sao Paulo. Brazil.
FUTBOL Bienal SIART. La Paz. Bolivia.MUNTREF. Buenos Aires. Argentina. Palacete Das Artes. Salvador do Bahia. Brazil. SESC Quitandihna. Rio do Janeiro. Brazil. National Museum of Brasilia. Brasilia. Brazil. Banco República. Montevideo. Uruguay.
MIRADAS INSOBORNABLES Hotel de Imnigrantes. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
25th MAM’s ANNIVERSARY Modern Art Museum. Castro. Chile.
REALITY BASED Galería Leyendecker. Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Canary Islands. Spain.
SALON DE INVIERNO Galería González y González. Santiago. Chile.
2012
DEUS EX MEDIA10th Media Arts Biennial. Contemporary Art Museum. Santiago. Chile.
POETAS EN TIEMPO DE ESCASEZ Centro de Arte Contemporáneo. Quito. Ecuador. Caraffa Museum. Córdoba. Argentina.Galería Juan Pardo Heeren. Lima. Perú.Centro Cultural Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz. Bolivia. SUBTE. Montevideo. Uruguay.
DICEN QUE SOMOS EL ATRASO Galería Gabriela Mistral. Santiago. Chile.
RETORNA Centro Cultural de España. Santiago. Chile.
LATINOAMERICA Miheliceva Gallery. Ptuj. Slovenia.
ENSAYOS AUTONOMOS Espacio de Arte OTR. Madrid. Spain.
THE SECOND SEATING FOR THE LAST SUPPER Galería Leyendecker. Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Canary Islands. Spain.
2011
BETWEEN FOREVER AND NEVER / Latin American Pavilion - Arsenale. 54th Biennale di Venezia. Venice. Italy.
SOUTHERN PANORAMAS / 17th Videobrasil SESC Belenzinho. Sao Paulo. Brazil.
HOHENRAUSCH 2O.K. Centre of Contemporary Art. Linz. Austria.
VIDEOSPHERE: A New Generation Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Buffalo. USA.
SILENCIO PARA 5 + En la Pampa National Museum of Fine Arts. Santiago. Chile.
ANTOLOGIA VISUAL DE JOVENES FOTOGRAFOS CHILE 2010-2011 Contemporary Art Museum. Santiago. Chile.
LESS TIME THAN SPACE Museo de Arte Raúl Anguiano. Guadalajara. Mexico.
A CARTA DA JAMAICA Fundacao Oi Futuro. Belo Horizonte. Brazil
2010
AGUA NA OCAOCA Auditorium / Ibirapuera Park. Sao Paulo. Brazil.
LESS TIME THAN SPACE Museo de Antioquia. Medellín. Colombia. Palais de Glace. Buenos Aires. Argentina. National Museum of Fine Arts. Santiago. Chile.
TEMPESTGoethe Institute. Hong Kong. China.
A CARTA DA JAMAICAFundacao Oi Futuro. Rio de Janeiro. Brazil.
TO THE ELEMENTS!Wyoming Building. New York. USA.
TRANSCRIPCION LOCAL Palacio Astoreca. Iquique. Chile.
VACUNAWschodnia Gallery. Lodz. Poland.
SOLO SHOWS
AWARDS, GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES
2014 Silver Lion prize. 14th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia.
ISCP. International Studio & Curatorial Program. NYC. USA.
2012 FAAP. Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado. Sao Paulo. Brazil.
2011 FONDART. National Council of Culture and the Arts. Chile.
2010 DIRAC. Chilean Department of Foreign Affairs. Chile.
2014 A SILENT PASSAGE. Galerie Michael Sturm. Stuttgart. Germany.
2013 A NEW LANDSCAPE. Galería Leyendecker. Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Canary Islands. Spain.
ESTADOS INSULARES. Galería Casa E. Valparaíso. Chile.
2012 IM OBERLICHTRAUM. Galerie Michael Sturm. Stuttgart. Germany.
CINCO HISTORIAS. Galería Leyendecker. Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Canary Islands. Spain.
2011 LA ESCENA DEL CRIMEN. Galería González y González. Santiago. Chile.
2010 FRAGMENTS OF TIME Gallery 44. Toronto. Canada.
2010 - present
CATALOGUES AND PUBLICATIONS
2010 - present
2014
MONOLITH CONTROVERSIES. Alonso, Pedro, Polmarola, Hugo. Hatje Cantz. Germany.
PURO CHILE. Berger, Daniela. Ediciones Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda. Chile.
FALSA CONCIENCIA. Iglesia, Claudio. Ediciones Metales Pesados. Chile.SUB30. González Lohse, Jorge. Ediciones C. Santiago. Chile.
2013
18TH PANORAMAS DO SUL. Farks, Solange. SESC Editions. Sao Paulo. Brazil.
FUTBOL. Hug, Alfons. UNTREF. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
MIRADAS INSOBORNABLES. Hug, Alfons. UNTREF. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
IMAGEN CRIOLLA. Goffard, Nathalie. Ediciones Metales Pesados. Santiago. Chile
2012
DEUS EX MEDIA. Olhagaray, Nestor. Corporación Chilena de Video. Santiago. Chile.
RETORNA. Serrati, Valentina. Nuevos Medios Cultura. Santiago. Chile.
DICEN QUE SOMOS EL ATRASO. Quijano, Rodrigo. Publicaciones Cultura. Santiago. Chile.
2011
HOHENRAUSCH 2. Sturm, Martin. OK Books. Linz. Austria.
LINGUA FRANCA. Sloane, Patricia. Landucci . Mexico City. Maxico.
ENTRE SIEMPRE Y JAMAS. Hug, Alfons. Sala Editori. Venice. Italy.
17TH PANORAMAS DO SUL. Farkas, Solange. SESC Editions. Sao Paulo. Brazil.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART GALLERY. Buffalo. USA.