MARCO GRASSI aka PHO
Der italienische Künstler Marco Grassi aka Pho zählte in den frühen Neunzigern zu den progressivsten Vertretern der europäischen Graffiti-Kultur. Die schwungvollen Pinselstriche des Künstlers künden von einer sicheren Handführung, die nicht nur in den langen Lehrjahren als Graffiti-Writer erlernt wurden: Seine Arbeit ist beeinflusst von der künstlerischen Schulung durch Prof. Luciano Fabro in der Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Mailand. In Anlehnung an die Arte Povera spiegeln Grassis Arbeiten den urbanen Raum materiell wieder. Alte Paletten, abgerissene Werbeplakate, verrostetes Metal und Bitumen sind ein lebendiges Zitat an die Archäologie des öffentlichen Raumes in unseren heutigen Metropolen.
Grassi (*1976) lebt und arbeitet in Mailand.
The Italian artist Marco Grassi aka Pho set himself on the street art scene during the early nineties, in which he became one of the most progressive representatives. Grassi translates his background as a graffiti bomber to his vast abstract paintings by referring to graffiti writing’s traditional elements: the word, the rhythm of the line and a performing dynamism. His work is also influenced by Professor Luciano Fabro, whose class he attended at the Brera‘s Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. In the style of the Arte Povera, Grassi’s works reflect the materiality of urban environment: old wooden pallets; weathered posters; rusted metal; and bitumen.
Grassi (*1976) lives and works in Milan.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2013
Ephemeral, Circle Culture Gallery, Berlin
2012
Pre-opening, Group Show, Circle Culture Gallery, Hamburg
2011
20 Years of Wag, Group Show, The Don Gallery, Milan
Paper Works, Group Show, Circle Culture Gallery, Berlin
Banka Generali Private Collection, Milan
Moniker, International Art Fair, London
The Urban Artist – paths from subcultural creativity to contemporary art, Circle Culture Gallery
at Soho House, Berlin
2010
L’Art Urbain (The Urban Art), Group Show, Addict Gallery, Paris
Escape 2010, International Exhibition of Urban Art, Wien
Moniker, International Art Fair, London
Le Salon De La Culture, Group Show, Circle Culture Gallery, Berlin
Volta6 Art Fair Basel, Circle Culture Gallery, Basel
Decadentisme, Marco Grassi aka Pho & Jaybo, Avant Garden Gallery, Mailand
As a good painting about nothing, Group Show, Circle Culture Gallery, Berlin
Art for Haiti, Leonard Street Gallery, London
2009
Marco Grassi aka Pho, Live performance Project Room, Berlin
The show must go on, Group Show, Urban Angel Gallery, London
Urban Stories, Group Show, Memoli Contemporary Art, Milan
Expossible, Group Show, Corrente Foundation, Milan
2008
Dos Graffitos A’ Pintura (From Graffiti to Painting), Group Show, Contemporary Art Museum
of San Paolo, San Paolo
Mario Negri Institute Privat Collection, Milan
Junkbuilding, Group Show, Triennale, Milan
Dos Graffitos A’ Pintura (From Graffiti to Painting), Group Show, Cultural Center Recoleta, Buenos Aires
Via Bricklane-E1, Group Show, Bricklane Gallery, London
Urban Stories, Group Show, Memoli Contemporary Art, Milan
2007
Marco Grassi aka Pho-Termine-Rae, Group Show, Avantgarden Gallery, Milan
Street Art Sweet Art, Group Show, PAC Contemporary Art Pavilion , Milan
Arte Parma, International Art Fair, Torcular Gallery, Parma
2006
Il Legno e La Tela (The Wood and Canvas), Contemporary Art Space of Albissola, Albissola
Dal Muro Alla Tela (From Wall On Canvas), Group Show, Villa Bozzolo, Varese
2005
La strada come laboratorio e come modello espressivo (The streets as a studio and as an expression model), Guicciardini Art Space, Milan
Bagarre, Group Show, The Bag, Milan
2004
Parventi (Folding Screens), Solo Show, Il Legno e la Tela, Milan
Fabbrica Arte, Grouo Show, Chiostro Di Voltorre, Varese
Dans La Rue (In The Street), Solo Show, Municipal Library Chiesa Rossa, Milan
2003
Pho, Solo Show, Circe Culture Lato B, Milano
2001
Composizione-1 (Composition-1) , Solo Show, C.S.O Bulk, Milan
1999
Pho & Cano, Art’n Soul, Milan
1997
Origini (Origins), Group show , Monopoli Contemporary Art, Pavia
1996
Hip hop Spring Jam, Group show, Magazzini Generali, Milan
1995
Pho & Drop C, Group Show, C/O Vernice Fresca, Milan