艾可畫廊位于意大利的帕勒莫,成立于2005年,主要展出意大利和世界范圍內(nèi)新興藝術(shù)家的作品。在成立之初,艾可畫廊就十分關(guān)注中國當(dāng)代藝術(shù)。2008年艾可畫廊進駐上海著名的藝術(shù)園區(qū)莫干山路50號(M50),旨在促進中國藝術(shù)家和全世界的對話和交流。目前艾可畫廊每年在上海和帕勒莫分別舉辦4次展覽。
同時,由艾可畫廊主辦并推廣的藝術(shù)家交換項目,“旋轉(zhuǎn)的國界”正在進行。此項目具體內(nèi)容為:每年將有兩位外籍藝術(shù)家前往上海,同時,意大利的畫廊也將接待兩位中國藝術(shù)家。項目結(jié)束,每位藝術(shù)家都會展出與當(dāng)?shù)匦萜菹嚓P(guān)的創(chuàng)作成果。
在國際藝術(shù)界享有盛譽的意大利畫家Domenico Mangano,是首位應(yīng)邀來滬的藝術(shù)家。而首位被邀請的中國藝術(shù)家是來自香港的周俊輝,2009年他在意大利成功舉辦了個人畫展。
lleria dell'Arco - 艾 可 畫 廊 , started its activity in 2005 in Palermo Italy, exhibiting italian and nternational emerging artists. Among the artists represented, since the very beginning, a special attention as given to a chinese contemporary art. In 2008 Galleria dell'Arco opened a branch within the famous istrict 50 Moganshan Road in Shanghai, in order to promote the exchange and the dialogue between the hinese artists' community and the international one. Galleria dell'arco currently holds 4 shows per year in its allery in Shanghai and 4 in its italian venue.
also runs a residence program, named 'Revolving boundaries' that is articulated as follows: each year two oreign artists will spend a period of study in Shanghai and two Chinese artists will be instead guests of the talian gallery. There they will be requested to produce a site-specific works of art, with strong ties to the erritory. At the end of the in-residence-program, the results of their artistic research will be shown in an xhibition.
e first foreign artist invited in Shanghai is Domenico Mangano, Italian, a renown presence on the national nd international art scene. The first chinese artist invited in Italy is Chow Chun Fai (Hong Kong 1980) that ill have a solo show in italy in 2009.