Francesco Arena was born in Torre Santa Susanna, Brindisi, in 1978, he currently lives and works in Cassano delle Murge, Bari.
When creating his works, Arena starts from the Italian history, in particular from the political and social facts that characterized the recent past. Episodes, that were hidden or hushed, in this way the works by Francesco Arena gain a new life as a result of the synthetic and metaphorical forms of his sculptures.
Francesco Arena has showed his works in solo exhibitions such as: (2013) Onze mille cent quatre-vingt sept jours, Frac Champagne-Ardenne, Reims. (2012) Trittico 57, Project Room, Museion, Bolzano; Orizzonte con riduzione di Mare, Monitor, Roma; (2011) Com'è piccola Milano, Peep Hole, Milano and (2010) Art Statement, Art Basel; Teste, Fondazione Ermanno Casoli, Fabriano.
He also has taken part in several group exhibitions including: (2013) Vice Versa, Italian Pavilon, 55 Biennale di Venezia, Venezia; (2012) La storia che non ho vissuto. Testimone indiretto, Curated by Marcella Beccaria, Castello di Rivoli, Rivoli (TO). The revolution must be made little by little |part 2: The Squaring of the Circle, Galeria Raquel Arnaud, San Paolo, Brasile; Sotto la Strada la Spiaggia, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino; (2011) Il bel paese dell'arte, GAMEC, Bergamo; Pleure qui peu rit qui veut – Premio Furla 2011, Palazzo Pepoli, Bologna; (2010) Temporaneo – contemporary art in the evolving city, organized by Nomas Foundation and IMF Foundation, Roma; Practicing Memory – In the time of an all – engaging present, Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella.
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