Antonio Miucci was born in 1994. He is an Italian visual artist and fashion photographer, currently living and working in Milan.
His works, influenced by art, fashion, pop culture and humanities disciplines, deal with issues as queerness and personal identity, deconstructing the representation of cultural stereotypes in order to celebrate self-expression and authenticity, self-acceptance and beauty in diversity. Profoundly inspired by the concepts of the feminine, life, and rebirth, the symbols and the archetypes, he creates romantic/pop colorful scenarios, which are always in a sort of theatrical space, halfway between mystery and reality, characterized by a sense of strength, tenderness and refined elegance, embracing a world where everything can happen. In this place, the protagonists celebrate who they want or choose to be without judgements but boundless freedom. In front of the camera, a timeless and spaceless aesthetic dimension is born, where the characters perform their own inner Self in its most various and fluid expressive forms, coming alive with a deep process of knowledge between the artist and the subject.
Raised in Puglia (Southern Italy), he has moved to Milan, where he attended Brera Academy of Fine Arts, achieving the BA in Art and New Media (2017); after, he continued the MA in Photography and Contemporary Art. Besides, he participated in a fashion photography workshop with the artist Charles Fréger at ARMANI SILOS in Milan (2019). In 2020 he has been shortlisted for the Palm*PhotoPrize, with a future exhibition (date tbc) at the Print Space Gallery in London; plus, he took part in an online exhibition curated by Ashleigh Kane on DER GREIF, We have no need of other worlds, we need mirrors. In 2019 he has been selected by FRESH EYES, powered by GUP Magazine, as one of 100 Best Emerging Photography Talent in Europe, by an expert panel of international judges of photo editors, art gallerists and art curators, then his works have been published in the same book and exhibited at VOIES OFF, Les Rencontres d’Arles and at PhotoBasel in Switzerland. In the same year his works have been exhibited in GQ Italia: Passion for the Path of Artexhibition, curated by Ilaria Bonacossa at Cardi Gallery in Milan, and published in the GQ Italia’s october issue print magazine to celebrate its 20th anniversary. In 2013 he took part in the exhibition Condé Nast: a Century of Fashion Photography at Fondazione Forma Meravigli, curated by Nathalie Herschdorfer. Furthermore, he has participated in several exhibitions at Triennale Design Museum of Milan, Paratissima Art Fair, Galleria Ghiggini, Galleria Gloria Molino, Fondazione L’Arsenale. His works have been published and featured on ARTCONNECT Magazine, Palm*Studios, Uncoated Platform, FRESH EYES, DER GREIF, Nss Magazine, Fashion Film Festival Milano, Still Young Fotografia, INTERNI Magazine, GQ ITALIA, Rolling Stones Italia, Vogue.it, L'Uomo Vogue. During this last year he self-published his first two artist books, Non ti Scordar di Me and Arcadia.
EDUCATION
2014/2017 - BA in Art and New Media - Brera Fine Arts Academy - Milan (IT)
2017/2019 - MA in Photography and Contemporary Art - Brera Fine Arts Academy - Milan (IT)
AWARDS
2020 - Palm* Photo Prize 2020 - Shortlist. Exhibition (Date TBC) at ThePrintSpaceGallery, curated by Palm* Studios - London (UK).
2019 - 100 Greatest Emerging Photography Talent in Europe by FRESH EYES, on printed book - Powered by GUP Magazine. Exhibition at PhotoBasel (ArtBasel, Switzerland) and Voies Off Festival at Les Rencontres d'Arles (Arles, France).
2017 – Premio Riccardo Prina: un racconto fotografico, finalist. Exhibiton at Triennale Design Museum and Galleria Ghiggini, Milan/Varese (IT)
2013 – Fashion Forma Photo Contest by Fondazione Forma Meravigli, winner. The winning picture took part in the photo exhibition Condè Nast: a century of Fashion Photography curated by Nathalie Herschdorfer at Fondazione Forma Meravigli – Milan (IT)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 (Exhibition Date To Be Confirmed) - Palm* Photo Prize 2020 at ThePrintSpaceGallery as official event of Photo London Fair, curated by Palm*Studios and sponsored by creativehub, Polaroid Originals, i-D Magazine and Labyrinth Photographic - London (UK)
2020 - DER GREIF Guest-Room: "We have no need of other worlds. We need mirrors", online exhibition on DER GREIF - curated and selected by Ashleigh Kane - Munich, (DEU)
2020 - ASSEMBRAMENTO, online exhibition curated by Invertebre (IT)
2019 - GQ ITALY: PASSION FOR THE PATH OF ART at Cardi Gallery, curated by Ilaria Bonacossa - Milan (IT)
2019 - 100 Greatest Emerging Photography Talent in Europe by FRESH EYES at Voies Off Festival at Les Rencontres d'Arles curated by FRESH EYES and GUP Magazine - Arles (FR)
2019 - 100 Greatest Emerging Photography Talent in Europe by FRESH EYES at PhotoBasel during Art Basel, curated by FRESH EYES and GUP Magazine - Basel, Switzerland
2019 - Mi Riconosco in Recondite Liturgie at FEM Laboratorio Creativo - Milan (IT)
2019 - Lievi e precisi come determinati voli - Sguardi altri sulla ricerca e la cura dei tumori - Palazzo Pirelli - Milan, Italy
2018 - NoPhoto at Paratissima Art Fair 2018, curated by Laura Tota - Turin (IT)
2018 - ContemporaneaMENTI 2018 at Fondazione l'Arsenale - Brescia (IT)
2018 – Dei Nuovi Confini della Fotografia during Milano Photo Week at Fabbrica del Vapore, curated by VIAFARINI – Milan (IT)
2017 – Premio Riccardo Prina: un racconto fotografico, finalist. Selected group exhibition at Triennale Design Museum - Milan (IT)
2017 - Premio Riccardo Prina: un racconto fotografico, finalist. Selected group exhibition at Galleria Ghiggini, curated by Bambi Lazzati – Varese (IT)
2017 – Nude at Galleria Gloria Molino – Milan (IT)
2015 – Social Matic Polaroid in collaboration with Le Cento Facce della Musica Italiana exhibition by Giovanni Gastel at Fabbrica del Vapore, curated by Rolling Stone Italia – Milan (IT)
2013 - Condè Nast: a century of Fashion Photography curated by Nathalie Herschdorfer at Fondazione Forma Meravigli – Milan (IT)
BOOKS
2020 - ARCADIA by Antonio Miucci, self-published artist book. Limited edition of 1 copy + 1 A.P. Signed by the artist.
2020 - NON TI SCORDAR DI ME by Antonio Miucci, in collaboration with Chippendale Studio.
Artist book in edition of 10 copies, numbered and signed by the artist.
WEB/PAPER PUBLICATIONS AND FEATURES
2020 - ARCADIA x STEFANO, storia di una Drag Queen on Rolling Stones Italia/BLACK CAMERA
2020 - What Makes Me Happy featured on Vogue Italia
2020 - ARCADIA on Mixed Media: The Constructed Self on ARTCONNECT Magazine, Berlin (DEU)
2020 - RE-DREAMING THE FUTURE by INTERNI Magazine - June 2020, on paper journal, Milan (ITA)
2020 - Palm* Photo Prize 2020 Shortlist - on Palm*Studios, London (UK)
2020 - Non ti Scordar di Me on Uncoated Platform - Berlin (DEU)
2020 - Icarus - DER GREIF Guest-Room: "We have no need of other worlds. We need mirrors", on DER GREIF, selected by Ashleigh Kane - Munich (DEU)
2020 - Non ti Scordar di Me on THE VENOM MAGAZINE - Paris (FR)
2020 - Stay Creative // The Love Series, on NSS Galleria by NSS Magazine
2020 - Sguardo Italiano, on Italy Photo Award
2020 - Creativity in time of self-isolation, featured on KonetCreative
2020 - Art Resistance Kit by That'sContemporary
2020 - CreativityStaysAwake, featured on Fashion Film Festival Milano
2020 - Non ti Scordar di Me, takeover on FRESH EYES by Gup Magazine (NL)
2020 - La Sposa on STILL YOUNG FOTOGRAFIA, curated by Alessandro Curti
2019 - After Nicholas Winding Refn on Frizzifrizzi
2019 - PASSIONE È ARTE PER GQ: 11 Talenti per celebrare i suoi 20 anni, on printed magazine by GQ ITALIA - 20th Anniversary 1999-2019: PASSIONI DA UOMO-POWER OF LOVE
2019 - 100 Greatest Emerging Photography Talent in Europe on printed book by FRESH EYES - Powered by GUP Magazine (NL)
2019 - An investigation of the concept of masculinity, L'UOMO VOGUE (IT)
2019 - La Bottega della Fotografia, on paper journal Repubblica Bari
2017 – La Resistenza dei Ricordi, on paper journal Corriere Della Sera (IT)
2017 – Il Cielo tenue sopra i Giardini, on paper journal Corriere Della Sera (IT)
2016 - Organiconcrete (IT)
2013 - Frizzifrizzi (IT)
2011/on going - PhotoVogue - Vogue.it
WORKS AND WORKSHOPS
2020 - Anselm Kiefer: Art is for the Essence - video. Art direction by Alessandro Turci
2019 - Fashion Photography workshop with Charles Fréger at ARMANI SILOS - Milan, Italy
2018 - Flavio Lucchini: la Moda in altro modo - direction and art direction by Giovanni Gastel / video footage and editing by Giuseppe Biancofiore / assistant on set - Milan, Italy
2018 - Romeo Gigli: una vita tra Arte e Moda, video. Art direction by Alessandro Turci
2018 – IRCCS foundation - National Cancer Institute - Milan, Italy
2017 – A Regola d’Arte, Mediafriends Onlus - Milan, Italy
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