Giuseppe Licari
Giuseppe Licari was born in Sicily and is currently based in Rotterdam.
He studied Painting at the Academy of fine Arts in Bologna and Monumental Art at AKI Enschede, in the Netherlands. His work focuses on the cross-border of the natural world and the built environment, exploring the territories emerging from their encounters. His heterotopic landscapes constitute places of memories, in which the emotions of single individuals become inevitably part of a collective experience. Licari has been the recipient of significant grants including: the Starter Stipendium and the Work Budget by Mondriaan Fonds, Amsterdam, the O&O fellowship by CBK Rotterdam and residency grants at Iaspis Stockholm and at Badgast Den Haag. He has been a collaborator in several on site research projects with the Historisch Museum Rotterdam, the TU Delft and the Politecnico of Milan. His works have been exhibited internationally, including New Holland St. Petersburg, UAB Visual Arts Gallery at Birmingham USA, Tent Rotterdam and Action Field Kodra Thessaloniki.
Exhibitions
2016
Contrappunto MING Studios, CBK Rotterdam, Boise, Idaho, solo show, USA
On the Strenght of Empaty Kunsten Festival Watou, Kunst vzw, Watou, group show, BE
PAE - BeHave Hauts Fourneaux, Le Fonds Belval, Belval, group show, LU
Route du Nord Gevangenis Noordsingel, Rotterdam, group show, NL
Supermarket Stockholm Independent Art Fair, Tupajumi Foundation, Stockholm, group show, SE
Rotterdam Contemporary Rotterdam Contemporary Art Fair, Galerie Hommes, Rotterdam, group show, NL
2015
Kunst in Het Witte de With Kwartier CUB – Center for Urban Biodiversity, with Galerie Hommes and Remko Andeweg from Bureau Stadsnatuur - Natuurhistorisch Museum, Rotterdam, NL
Lost & Found Ampelhaus, Oranienbaum, group show, DE
In de Luwte van de Tussentijd 35th Kunsten Festival Watou, Kunst vzw, Watou, group show, BE
Memento Mori Galerie Hommes, Rotterdam, group show, NL
2025 Future Environment Human Associazione Cultural Seven O’Clock, Ex-Cartiera Latina, Parco Appia Antica, Rome, group show, IT
2014
Playground This Could Be Rotterdam or Anywhere, Kunstweekend Charlois, Rotterdam, group show, NL
Dispensa De Aanschouw, Rotterdam, solo show, NL
2013
S.B. Barker Sculpture Competition UAB Visual Arts Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama, finalist show, US
Orange Days New Holland, St Petersburg, group show, RU
Public Room Hommes gallery, Rotterdam, solo show, NL
2012
Schoon and Schip Dek 22, Rotterdam, group show, NL
Fragile Atelier Tarvewijk, Kunst Weekend Charlois, Rotterdam, group show, NL
Secret Gardens Tent Rotterdam, Rotterdam, group show, NL
De Geheime Tuin CBK Rotterdam, Rotterdam, group show, NL
Liquid Motions Planet ART, Amsterdam, group show, NL
2011
Swinging the Lamp Badgast, Satelliet groep, with C. Ampatzidou, Scheveningen, NL
Open House Iaspis, International art program, Stockholm, SE
2010
Mental Charlois Veldeacademie, TU Delft, with the Historish museum, Rotterdam, NL
Kijk de Maagd in de ogen! Museum night, Occupying space foundation, Nieuwe Marktplein, Rotterdam, NL
Backspace Hommes foundation, Rotterdam, solo show, NL
2009
Serial Swing Kasteel van Rhoon, Rotterdam, duo show, NL
Tetris Wall Opening ceremony and project presentation, W_Lf_rt project spaces, Rotterdam, NL
RAiR #1 Rotterdam Artists in Residence, Ex-Photomuseum, Rotterdam, group show, NL
2008
Rooms to Let Action Field Kodra, Thessaloniki, group show, GR
Op Zuid Artists in the South of Rotterdam, CBK, Rotterdam, group show, NL
T’Ot-je Nac open call, study and design for a collective inner garden,
with K. Verschuren, C. Ampatzidou, T. Ewalts and A. Piscaer, NL
Art=Arrv Art in the stock. Hommes gallery, Rotterdam, group show, NL
2007
Sconfinamenti, Hommes gallery, Rotterdam, duo show, NL
Wrong time Wrong place Rotterdam's artists in residence, Tent Rotterdam, Rotterdam, group show, NL
2005
Memoreggs Tierex, temporary gallery, Berlin, group show, DE
2004
Graduation exhibition Academy of fine arts, Bologna, group show, IT
Metamorfòsi Ex church Meldola, Forlì, solo show, IT
Academy in the station Central station, Bologna, group show, IT
Anteprima Friends of the GAM, Academy of fine Arts, Bologna, group show, IT
2003
Hofix - art for life Ex Mercato 24, Bologna, group show, IT
2002
Shaped place-konturen International art workshop, Rheine, Bentlage, group show, DE
International Artists Akademie voor Kunst en Industrie, Enschede, group show, NL
Projects
2016
Fluid Matter A photographic field research on landscape, CBK Rotterdam and MING Studios, Idaho and California, USA
Charlois Wine Presentation of Charlois MMXIV-MMXV and the Art Collection by Bik Van der Pol and Gil & Moti, Charlois Speciaal, Multiple XX Gallery, Rotterdam, NL
2015/2016
Fluid Matter A photographic field research on landscape, PAE – BeHave, Belval, LU
2015
Kunst in het Witte de With Kwartier Guided tours of CUB – Center for Urban Biodiversity, with Galerie Hommes and Remko Andeweg from Bureau Stadsnatuur - Natuurhistorisch Museum, Westersingel Rotterdam, NL
2014
Charlois Wine Presentation of Charlois MMXIII and the Art Collection by Svetlana Prigoditch, Tent Rotterdam, NL
Fluid Matter A photographic field research on landscape, Farm-Cultural Park, Fiumara d’Arte, Fondazione Orestiadi, Sicily, IT
2013
Fluid Matter Six months field research on the archeology of the sicilian agricultural landscape, CBK Rotterdam, Sicily, IT
Charlois WineThe presentation of the first year wine: Charlois MMXII and the art collection by Nina Boas, with FGArt and Worm,De Kas, Rotterdam, NL
Registered: Il Paesaggio Oggetto Land Art intervention, Per Aspera ad Astra, Val d'Orcia, Castiglioncello del Trinoro, Siena, IT
2012
Spaghetti Forever Chess Food Game, Made in 4Havens, Haka Building, Rotterdam, NL
Emotional Mountain Food, Werner Herzog Festival, WORM, Rotterdam, NL
Edible Utopia,Zomer in Het NAI, NAI, Rotterdam, NL
Sandwich Utopia, Zomer in Het NAI, NAI, Rotterdam, NL
L'albero della cuccagna, The Willow Wind, Tent Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL
Spaghetti vs Udon, Let us keep our own noon, Gallerie West, Den Haag, NL
Pasta Fresca Con|taste, RAW Art fair, Rotterdam, NL
Hortus Publicus Educational project for Secret Gardens, Tent-CBK Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL
2011
Liquid Motions Field research on sea culture, Stichting Cultural Aid and Neac, with C. Ampatzidou, Netherland-Italy-Belgium
Kirunatopia A project research about Kiruna and its future, Goethe Institute and Kunsthall C, Stockholm, SE
2010
Mental Charlois Sampling images of public life in Charlois
W_Lf_rt project space, Rotterdam, NL
Hugo de groot School, with the Historish Museum of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL
Laleli Mosque, Rotterdam, NL
Kinderkunstroute, public library, Rotterdam, NL
Spaghetti Forever La Giostra, Tent CBK, Rotterdam, NL
Corpus I, W_Lf_rt project space, Rotterdam, NL
Marmalade Madness, De Kas 182-189, Rotterdam, NL
Happy pizza workshop, Kinderkunstroute, W_Lf_rt project space, Rotterdam, NL
I am your light Permanent public art piece, NAC foundation, Rotterdam, NL
2009
Tetris Wall Permanent public art piece for the community of Charlois, Rotterdam, NL
40 Years of Poetry Festival Furniture and set design, with Thijs Ewalts, City Theatre, Rotterdam, NL
2008
Spaghetti forever An evening on Ubuntu, with K. Verschuren, W_Lf_rt project space, Rotterdam, NL
Clean Clothes Lab-Art Biscione, public square Biscione, Trapani, IT
Mental Charlois Sampling images of public life in Charlois, with C. Ampatzidou, ‘t Ot-je, Rotterdam, NL
Spaghetti Forever Anything that stimulates mental thinking, W_Lf_rt project space, Rotterdam, NL
2007
I am because you are A Christmas evening on Ubuntu. #6th Bad event, with K. Verschuren, Rotterdam, NL
Illegal bus stop 3080-91 A citizens' protest against regulations on gatherings in public spaces, series of 6 events, with Stichting Kick, K. Verschuren and Alain Hurel, Rotterdam, NL
W_Lf_rt project space Cultural place for Charlois, design, coordination and restoration of the space, with J. Niens and J. Verheul, Rotterdam, NL
2006
Poetry & Art Video/action from the Non-functional thoughts of Cesare Pietrojusti. City Theatre, Rotterdam, NL
Work experience and awards
2016 O&O grant, Artist in Residence and solo show at Ming Studios, Boise, Idaho, USA, CBK Rotterdam, NL
2015/2016 Artist in Residence, Public Art Experience, BeHave, Belval, LU
2015 Artist in Residence, Ampelhaus, Oranienbaum, DE
2013/2014 O&O grant, Fluid Matter project, CBK Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL
2012 Work Budget for Humus, Mondriaan Fonds, Amsterdam, NL
2011 Guest teacher, TU Delft, Urban Body, Fresco removal workshop, Delft, NL
Artist in Residence, Badgast, Den Haag, NL
Guest teacher, Stockholms Dramatiska Hogskola, Stockholm, SE
2010 Artist in Residence, IASPIS, Stockholm, SE
Teacher assistant, Thinking the edge workshop, Sarnico, Bergamo, IT
Lecture to MA students of the Academy of fine Arts of Bologna, Public art workshop, A-Locatie, Rotterdam, NL
Lecture at Deltion College, Kunst, media & design, Zwarte workshop, Zwolle, NL
2009 Startstipendium, Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam, NL
2007 Artist in residence, Bad Foundation, Rotterdam, NL
2006 Stage with New Canvas, Poetry & Art, Art show for the International Poetry Festival, City Theatre, Rotterdam, NL
2005 Arte y Hueso, stage/assistant in a Taxidermy atelier, Madrid, ES
Education
2004 Graduate at the Academy of fine Arts, Clementina, Painting Department, Bologna, IT
2002 Exchange study program, Monumental Department, AKI, Enschede, NL
Shaped-Place Konturen, International artistic workshop, Bentlage, DE