Deborah Ligorio

Born 1972 in Brindisi, Italy,
lives and works in Milan and Berlin

Education and Grants

2003 Senatsverwaltung für Wissenschaft Forschung und Kultur, Arbeitsstipendien, Berlin.
2001 Asis Summit, Information Architecture, San Francisco, USA.
1999 Workshop, Art, Architecture and design toward public spaces, curated by Vito Acconci, Viafarini, Milan, IT.
1998 ArtOmi, International Artist Colony, New York, USA.
1996 Academic Diploma, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, IT.
Erasmus, Université de Paris 8, Paris, FR.
1995 Corso Superiore di arti visive, Visiting professor Joseph Kosuth, Ratti Foundation, Como, IT.

Selected Exhibitions

2003
RATIO, Galleria d'arte Contemporanea di Monfalcone, (GO), IT, curated by Andrea Bruciati.
FASE 2, ACS Editions, Milan, IT, a project by Luca Cerizza, curated by Manuela Klerkx.
RE-LOCATION, Superstudio, Milan, IT, curated by Caroline Corbetta.

2002
HANTED BY DETAIL / FICTION & FORM, DeAppel Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, NL, by DeAppel Curatorial Training Program 2002.
MAILLON-WOLKER, Theatre De Strasburg, Strasburg, FR, curated by Eva Brunner-Szabo, Karine Vonna and Massimo Minini.
EXIT, Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation, Turin, IT, curated by Francesco Bonami.
POLYPHONIX 40, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, FR, curated by Manuela Corti.
OPENVIDEOSPACE, OpenSpace, Milan, IT curated by Paola Noè.
TO THE LIGHTHOUSE, GAM, Turin, IT, curated by Elena Volpato.
FUZZY, Galleria Minini, Brescia, IT, curated by Luca Cerizza.

2001
UNTITLED, Galleria Comunale d'Arte Contemporanea, Castel S.Pietro (BO) IT, curated by Gigiotto del Vecchio.
STRATEGIES AGAINST ARCHITECTURE II, Teseco Foundation, Pisa, IT, curated by Luca Cerizza.
EXPANDED, Auditorium San Carlo, Milan, IT, curated by Generazione Media.
PLAY, Openspace, Milan, IT, curated by Gigiotto del Vecchio.

2000
METROPOLIS, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, IT, curated by Paola Magni.
ATMOSFERE METROPOLITANE, Openspace, Milan, IT, curated by Roberto Pinto.

1999
PASSAGGI INVISIBILI, Palazzo delle Papesse, Siena, IT, curated by Sergio Risaliti.
NONLATERAL HYPOTHESIS, Gallery 16, San Francisco, USA, curated by David Hunt.
INCURSIONI, Link Project, Bologna, IT, curated by Luca Vitone.

1998
ART OMI, International Arts Center, New York, USA, curated by Franklin Sirmans.
FAST FORWARD, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA, curated by Giovanna Amadasi.
SUBWAY, Missori Subway Station, Milan, IT, curated by Roberto Pinto.

1997
GENERAZIONE MEDIA, Palazzo della Triennale, Milan, IT, curated by Generazione Media.
ARENA, Mel bookstore, Rome, IT, curated by Cristiana Perrella and Paola Magni.
APERTO ITALIA '97, GIOVANE ARTE E GIOVANE CRITICA, Trevi Flash Art Museum, Trevi (PG), section curated by Luca Cerizza.
MERCATO GLOBALE, Fuori Uso in Provincia, Ex Colonia Stella Maris, Lungomare di Montesilvano (PE), curated by Laura Cherubini.

Conferences and Presentations

2000 Lecture, Brera2 Academy of Art, Milan, IT, curated by Sonia Campagnola.
Lecture, Umanitaria Art School, Milan, IT, curated by Aimara Garlaschelli.
1999 Presentation of NSK project, with Lorenzo Bini and Massimiliano Gioni, Link Project, .Bologna, IT, curated by Luca Vitone.
1998 Round Table Discussion, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA, curated by Giovanna .Amadasi.

Web Site

deborahligorio@netscape.net