Nunzio, anni ottanta
from the collection of Fabio Sargentini
Book
The catalogue, published on the occasion of the exhibition on show at the Galleria dello Scudo from 14 December 2024 to 26 April 2025, documents the first decade of Nunzio's work with a selection of fifteen works from the 1980s coming from Fabio Sargentini's collection. On the one hand, the sculptor considered among the most promising young artists at the time; on the other, the gallery owner who dedicated him three solo exhibitions, in 1984, 1986 and 1988.
From the painted plaster works to the painted and burnt wood installations carried out since 1985, the publication reconstructs the different moments of a creative phase of great ferment, appreciated not only nationally, marked by important awards such as the 2000 Prize as best young artist obtained in 1986 on the occasion of the XLII Venice Biennale.
Hardback
40 plates col., 49 ill. col. and 22 in b/w
192 pages
Galleria dello Scudo, Verona 2025
ISBN 979-12-210-8248-7
Artist
Nunzio Di Stefano was born in 1954 in Cagnano Amiterno, near L’Aquila. He lives and works between Rome and Turin. Graduated in scenography with Toti Scialoja at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, in 1973 he opened a studio in the former Pastificio Cerere, Rome, together with Ceccobelli, Dessì, Gallo, Pizzi Cannella and Tirelli. His first solo shows, between 1981 and 1985, were at the Galleria Spatia in Bolzano, at the Fabio Sargentini’s Attico in Rome and at Annina Nosei in New York.
