Milan, Italy, 1962
He runs after facts like a beginner learning to skate, who, furthermore, practices somewhere where it is forbidden, 2023, installation view, P420, Bologna
He runs after facts like a beginner learning to skate, who, furthermore, practices somewhere where it is forbidden, 2023, installation view, P420, Bologna
He runs after facts like a beginner learning to skate, who, furthermore, practices somewhere where it is forbidden, 2023, installation view, P420, Bologna
Cose che accadono #16 2002-2005, c-print mounted on alluminium, cm.40x60, ed.5+2pda
Mani che imbrogliano, 2018, installation view, P420, Bologna
Bicchieri a righe (L’insieme è nero), 2017, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, cm.52,5x80,5, ed.3+2pda
Mani che imbrogliano, 2018, installation view, P420, Bologna
Luca Bertolo/Alessandra Spranzi, 2014, installation view, Arcade, London
Luca Bertolo/Alessandra Spranzi, 2014, installation view, Arcade, London
Mani che imbrogliano, 2018, installation view, P420, Bologna
Tavolo per magia con tre scatole e tre stelle (L’insieme è nero), 2018, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, cm.26x39, ed.3+2pda
Mani che imbrogliano, 2018, installation view, P420, Bologna
La donna barbuta #1, 2000, b-w photograph, cm.26x38, ed.5+2pda(1/5)
Nero come il carbone #5, collage on carbon paper, cm.21x31
Quando la terra si disfa #3, 1996-2005, photo print on forex, cm.48x70, ed.5+2pda
Sul tavolo #101, 2018, c-print on aluminium, cm.30x41, ed.3+2pda
Cose che accadono #42, 2005, c-print mounted on forex, cm.40,2x60,7, ed.5+2pda
Tornando a casa #26, 1997, color print on aluminium, cm. 60x90, ed.5+2pda
Jamais laisser les photos trainer, 2018, installation view, Monica De Cardenas, Milano
Jamais laisser les photos trainer, 2018, installation view, Monica De Cardenas, Milano
L'ipnotizzatore di animali (L'insieme è nero), 2017, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, cm.39x26, ed.3+2pda
L'altro Sguardo - Fotografe italiane 1965-2015, 2016, installation view, La Triennale, Milano
Vendesi #104, 2007, color photograph on aluminium, cm.20x30, ed. 3+2pda
Maraviglia, 2014, installation view, P420, Bologna
Maraviglia, 2014, installation view, P420, Bologna
Sortilegio, 2014, series of 5 photogravures, cm.40x50 cad./each, ed.5+2pda
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The artistic research of Alessandra Spranzi is connected with photography, with photographic staging, the reuse of images of her own or taken by others, collage and “photographs of photographs.”
Her work reveals a taste for humble materials, everyday situations, domestic settings, neglected and obsolete objects, handiwork and its gestures. Through these tools and these subjects, through appropriations and even minimal manipulations, Spranzi never stops questioning the mystery of existence and the fundamental forces that determine our fate, as well as that of the objects and spaces that surround us.
Gallery exhibitions
- Joachim Schmid, Alessandra Spranzi, Franco Vaccari, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Peter Piller
Lumpenfotografie. Per una fotografia senza vanagloria - Alessandra Spranzi
Maraviglia - Alessandra Spranzi
Mani che imbrogliano - Alessandra Spranzi
He runs after facts like a beginner learning to skate, who, furthermore, practices somewhere where it is forbidden.
Selected works
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Alessandra Spranzi, Due sedie appoggiate sul verde (Esercizi), 2022-2023, color photograph, cm.18,7x25,3, ed.3+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Due sedie appoggiate sul verde (Esercizi), 2022-2023, color photograph, cm.18,7x25,3, ed.3+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, La mano sinistra con cedro giallo (Esercizi), 2022-2023, color photograph, cm.18,7x25,3, ed.3+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, La mano sinistra con cedro giallo (Esercizi), 2022-2023, color photograph, cm.18,7x25,3, ed.3+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Noce in equilibrio nel piatto bianco (Esercizi), 2022-2023, color photograph, cm.18,7x25,3, ed.3+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Noce in equilibrio nel piatto bianco (Esercizi), 2022-2023, color photograph, cm.18,7x25,3, ed.3+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Due mele rosse sul tavolo (Esercizi), 2022-2023, color photograph, cm.18,7x25,3, ed.3+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Due mele rosse sul tavolo (Esercizi), 2022-2023, color photograph, cm.18,7x25,3, ed.3+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Sul tavolo #133, 2020, color photograph mounted on aluminium, cm.30x41, ed.3+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Sul tavolo #133, 2020, color photograph mounted on aluminium, cm.30x41, ed.3+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Nero come il carbone #4, 2018, collage on carbon paper, cm.31x21
Alessandra Spranzi, Nero come il carbone #4, 2018, collage on carbon paper, cm.31x21
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Alessandra Spranzi, Sul tavolo#113, 2018, c-print on aluminium, cm.30x41, ed.3+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Sul tavolo#113, 2018, c-print on aluminium, cm.30x41, ed.3+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Sul tavolo #105, 2018, c-print on aluminium, cm.30x41, ed.3+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Sul tavolo #105, 2018, c-print on aluminium, cm.30x41, ed.3+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Foliage pagina 339, 2018, oil on book paper, cm.24,8x18,5
Alessandra Spranzi, Foliage pagina 339, 2018, oil on book paper, cm.24,8x18,5
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Alessandra Spranzi, Foliage pagina 277, 2018, oil on book paper, cm.24,8x18,5
Alessandra Spranzi, Foliage pagina 277, 2018, oil on book paper, cm.24,8x18,5
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Alessandra Spranzi, Tavolo per magia (L’insieme è nero), 2018, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, cm.26x39,5, ed.3+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Tavolo per magia (L’insieme è nero), 2018, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, cm.26x39,5, ed.3+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Buch der rosen #41 Caprice, #30 Eterna Giovinezza, #37 Queen Mary, #39 Ville de Saverne, 2017, 4 collage, cm.22,5x15 each
Alessandra Spranzi, Buch der rosen #41 Caprice, #30 Eterna Giovinezza, #37 Queen Mary, #39 Ville de Saverne, 2017, 4 collage, cm.22,5x15 each
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Alessandra Spranzi, Plate 35. Sedum species (Cacti and other succulents), 2017, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, cm.28x19, ed.3+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Plate 35. Sedum species (Cacti and other succulents), 2017, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, cm.28x19, ed.3+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Tovaglia sospesa (L'insieme è nero), 2017, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, cm.101x148 ed.3+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Tovaglia sospesa (L'insieme è nero), 2017, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, cm.101x148 ed.3+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Ragazzo con prototipo (L’insieme è nero), 2016, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, cm.80x51, ed.3+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Ragazzo con prototipo (L’insieme è nero), 2016, gelatin silver print on baryta paper, cm.80x51, ed.3+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Pagine dipinte #3, La divisione tra il soggiorno e lo studio, 2016, acrylic on paper, cm.29,5x21
Alessandra Spranzi, Pagine dipinte #3, La divisione tra il soggiorno e lo studio, 2016, acrylic on paper, cm.29,5x21
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Alessandra Spranzi, Sortilegio, 2014, set of 5 photogravures, cm.40x50 each, ed. 5 +2pda
Alessandra Spranzi, Sortilegio, 2014, set of 5 photogravures, cm.40x50 each, ed. 5 +2pda
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Alessandra Spranzi, Sortilegio, 2014, set of 5 photogravures, cm.40x50 each, detail
Alessandra Spranzi, Sortilegio, 2014, set of 5 photogravures, cm.40x50 each, detail
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Alessandra Spranzi, Obsoleto #52, 2013-2014, polaroid and page of book or magazine, cm.33x28
Alessandra Spranzi, Obsoleto #52, 2013-2014, polaroid and page of book or magazine, cm.33x28
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Alessandra Spranzi, Nello stesso momento #72, 2012, inkjet print on PhotoRag 308gsm 100% cotton paper, cm. 20x30 (image), ed.5+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Nello stesso momento #72, 2012, inkjet print on PhotoRag 308gsm 100% cotton paper, cm. 20x30 (image), ed.5+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Vendesi #7, 2007, color photograph mounted on aluminum, cm.17x25, ed.3+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Vendesi #7, 2007, color photograph mounted on aluminum, cm.17x25, ed.3+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Vendesi #134, 2007, fotografia a colori su alluminio, cm.20x30, ed. 3+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Vendesi #134, 2007, fotografia a colori su alluminio, cm.20x30, ed. 3+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Cose che accadono#42, 2002-2005, c-print mounted on forex, cm.40,2x60,7, ed.5+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Cose che accadono#42, 2002-2005, c-print mounted on forex, cm.40,2x60,7, ed.5+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Cose che accadono #13, 2005, color photograph mounted on aluminium, cm.40x60, ed.5+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Cose che accadono #13, 2005, color photograph mounted on aluminium, cm.40x60, ed.5+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Cose che accadono #35, 2005, color photograph mounted on aluminium, cm.40x60, ed.5+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Cose che accadono #35, 2005, color photograph mounted on aluminium, cm.40x60, ed.5+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Et Voilà, 2000, digital video and sound, 4’02”
Alessandra Spranzi, Et Voilà, 2000, digital video and sound, 4’02”
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Alessandra Spranzi, La donna barbuta #17, 2000, b-w photograph, cm.31x46, ed.5+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, La donna barbuta #17, 2000, b-w photograph, cm.31x46, ed.5+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Tornando a casa #26, 1997, color print on aluminium, cm. 60x90, ed. 5+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Tornando a casa #26, 1997, color print on aluminium, cm. 60x90, ed. 5+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Tornando a casa #15 , 1997, color print on aluminium, cm.24,5x36,5, ed. 5+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Tornando a casa #15 , 1997, color print on aluminium, cm.24,5x36,5, ed. 5+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Tornando a casa #5, 1997, color print on aluminium, cm.24x36,5, ed.5+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Tornando a casa #5, 1997, color print on aluminium, cm.24x36,5, ed.5+2ap
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Alessandra Spranzi, Foliage pagina Sesto continente (Uccelli in movimento), 1996, 9 gelatin silver prints on baryta paper, cm.26x38 each, ed.5+2ap
Alessandra Spranzi, Foliage pagina Sesto continente (Uccelli in movimento), 1996, 9 gelatin silver prints on baryta paper, cm.26x38 each, ed.5+2ap