Bag of artists: Arcangelo Sassolino, the artist who challenges the limits of matter

Archangel Sassolino was born in Vicenza in 1967, where he lives and works. His sculptures and installations explore mechanical behavior, materials and the physical properties of force. By applying these properties to the natural world and behaviors, the artist examines the friction between industrial progress and environmental concerns. His works are carefully designed and studied, resulting in the construction of a high degree of physicality and forces applied by or on an object, while pushing materials beyond their physical limits. Tension, expectation and awareness of risk, together with the works' powerful aesthetics, play a key role in the viewers' experience.  For over 15 years challenge matter by forcing its physical limits and bringing out the unexpected as shape and sound. His sculpturesdynamic tures – writes Nicola Maggi – they are configured as systems of great psychic and emotional impact; existential metaphors of vital and physical processes linked to the conscience of the spectator who is constantly placed in a psychological condition of tension and direct confrontation with the risks of a work in which real physical forces, tensions, frictions and pressures are set in motion between materials and surfacesici, masses and structures. “By applying to materials what physics defines as natural phenomena, such as pressure, speed and gravity, I feel I can give sculpture a new potential,” explains the artist.

Exhibition activity

Arcangelo Sassolino has had solo exhibitions at Pearl LamGalleries H Queen's, Hong Kong, China (2018); Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy (2017); Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy (2017); Galerie Rolando Anselmi, Berlin, Germany (2017); Gallery Rolando Anselmi, Berlin, Germany (2017); Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (2016); Contemporary Compaction Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (2016); the Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany (2016); il FrankfurterKunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany (2016); Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy (2010); Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy (2010); Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France (2008); Palace de Tokyo, Paris, France (2008); and MACRO Museum, Rome, Italy (2011) and MACRO Museum, Rome, Italy (2011), among others. He also presented an environmental project at Z33 Centre for Contemporary Art, Hasselt, in Belgium (2010) and in the context of Art and The City, Zurich, Switzerland (2012).

His works have been exhibited in public institutions such as the Large Palace, Paris, France;Broad Art Museum, East Lansing, USA; broad art Museum, East Lansing, USA; Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy; Doge's Palace, Venice, Italy; Fundación Pablo Atchugarry, Punta del Este, Uruguay; Pablo Foundation Atchugarry, Punta del Este, Uruguay; Le 104, Paris, France; Le 104, Paris, France; MART Museum, Rovereto, Italy; MART Museum, Rovereto, Italy; Swiss Institute, New York, USA; Swiss Institute, New York, USA; Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy; Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy; FRAC Museum Regional, Reims, France; FRAC Museum Regional, Reims, France; Autocenter and MICA MOCA, Berlin, Germany; Autocentro and MICA MOCA, Berlin, Germany; Tinguely Museum, Basel, Switzerland; Museum of Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland; CCC Strozzina, Florence, Italy; CCC Strozzina, Florence, Italy; Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation, Venice, Italy; Bevilacqua Foundation La Mass, Venice, Italy; Kunsthalle Göppingen, Göppingen, Germany; Kunsthalle Göppingen, Göppingen, Germany; ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany; ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany; and Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation, Milan, Italy. and Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation, Milan, Italy.

Transfer market

Arcangelo Sassolino's artistic career seems to have reached a turning point. After numerous solo and group exhibitions in Italian and European galleries and public spaces, the doors of two important museums have recently opened for him: Contemporary Compaction Museumof St. Louis e Frankfurter Kunstverein of Frankfurt. In addition, one of his works has been includedin the collective "Prototypology" clean  da Aaron Moulton nethe Roman spaces of the gagosian Gallery alongside the likes of the likes di Richard Serra, Frank Gehry, DamienHirst, just to name a few. ANDd was invited to attend large show "Artists & Robots", clean  da Laurence Bertrand Dorl e  Jerome Neutral, Spruce Palace di Paris. Signals import anti is are static transposed twigs collecting more watch out e informed e ishave messo in motorcycle il market ofartist, un bit sleepy also a cause ofparticularity of US production. Some his jobs ( in truth few and not of greatquality) are so appeared in it collecting also un discrete success. But ilyeast si warns above all on market packaging where the gallery is lo treatconfirm il crescente interest for il his work. Interest is è confirmed alsolaid down by the unmissable presence di works artist in all le primary Exhibitions partners.. explains Rolando Anselmi is ha recently organized, with "good results" astaff of Sassolino of US gallery Londoner: "Meanwhile, it must be said that Arcangelo's is an extremely limited production. In terms of collecting we can consider it a product for an elite and not a mass product. This is because the phases of design, experimentation and construction of the works impose very long waiting times and today we must bear in mind the numerous ones waiting list to be satisfied. Furthermore, although belonging to the same cycle, each work remains different from the previous one and in a certain sense it is always an unknown factor, a question that requires, from time to time, specific implementation solutions. But this - points out - it is the magic of Arcangelo Sassolino's thought and work itself, and of that condition of uniqueness and non-reproducibility of the work for which the final owner will be able to boast an unconditional exclusive".

Gallery: His "historic" gallery is Continua with offices in San Gimignano, The Mills(Paris), Beijing and Habana (Cuba). The artist also works with Repetto Gallery in London and Rolando Anselmi in Berlin.

Prezzi: I "Cements" they require an investment of between 40 and 60 thousand euros, while his "Reams” paper pressata can be purchased for 15/25 thousand euros. The “Cages”, "Wheels", the “Stars"And"Glass” cost from 20 to over 100 euros depending on the size. The "Cars” and the more complex dynamic jobs supit was 100 euros which can go up to around 300 euros for monumental installations.

Top Price at auction: IUBP extension 2015 , Sculpture (tire Uni Royal, strap) 62 x 62 x 24cm. was sold for 20 thousand euros by Meeting Art of Vercelli in September 2016.

Without title 2006, Ream of paper pressed to 500 tons inserted in a display case perspex 20x32x42 cm (approximately) changed hands for 9.300 euros da Blindarte of Naples in November 2017.