Francesco Passaniti portrait

CURRICULUM VITAE

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1952 Born in Reggio/Calabria the 19th of july ;
1961 Arrival in France where he will be living with his uncle Paolo Polimeno, Painter, to continue school in Paris;
1970 Starts his professional life ; training as a mason;
1976 Founds his own construction company and realizes many striking
Projects such as the atelier and showrooms of Issey Miyake, Atsuro Tayama, Ted Lapidus, the Zadkine Museum etc…
1986 Starts painting ; daily practice until 1993
1991 Group exposition in 1991 at the gallery Suzanne Sigal, Boulogne/France
1992 Begins the research on the possibilities of using concrete for sculptuand applied arts ;
1994 Opens his gallery « Animated Concrete » in Paris, Rue des Rosiers ; Works as an interior designer, since ;
1996 Exposition of concrete sculptures during the « Pleins Feux sur Ivry », an event organized under the auspices of the town of Ivry sur Seine ;
1997 Permanent installation of a monumental wall relievo (12 m x 1,40 m), Rue du Maroc, in Paris, following an order of the town of Paris ;
1998 Group exposition during the Symposium on Art at the Cultural Center Chaville / France
1998 First participation to « Pleins Feux sur Ivry » ;
1999 Guest of the faculty of architecture, Torino, to direct a workshop on concrete
2000 A new exposition of sculptures during the « Pleins Feux sur Ivry ».
2001 Exposition in Milan, Italy, at Galleria Magenta 52
2001 Invited by the faculty of Politechnics in Milan to direct a workshop on concrete
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