Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea

In 1998 Galleria Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea opened its doors in the Brera Art District of Milan. The gallery stands out on the contemporary scene for its effective activities of support for young Italian art and international artists with a new, visionary approach. The role and image of the gallery have taken on a precise character in almost 25 years of activity, through exhibitions that have been apparently eclectic, but also strategic to experiment with and explore the existence and the possibility of new artistic pathways in various languages.

Among the most important solo exhibitions by Italian artists, we can mention the show on Mario Schifano, with 3000 retouched photographs, in the early years of the gallery, and more recently the exhibition In the Garden of Eden, which opened the horizons to the world of design, architecture and applied arts, dedicated to Alessandro Mendini.

Other exhibitions over the years include those of 108 (Guido Bisagni), Marco Cingolani, Nathalie Du Pasquier, El Gato Chimney, Massimo Giacon, Matteo Guarnaccia, Dario Maglionico, Fulvia Mendini, Luca Pancrazzi, Oliviero Toscani.

Later on, the focus of the gallery has shifted to international artists like Anthony Ausgang, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Clayton Brothers, Mike Giant, Grotesk, Ryan Heshka, House Industries, Barry McGee, Sergio Mora, Russ Pope, Andy Rementer, Fred Stonehouse, Gary Taxali, Esther Pearl Watson, Eric White, Zio Ziegler. The passion for rock and folk music has also been a fundamental factor, in the choice of certain artists like Moby, Daniel Johnston and Tom Russell.

After years of intense activity focused on US and international art, the gallery has renewed its interest in contemporary Italian art, starting with the show ZaLiZaZa. Inventario di famiglia, that explored territories of contaminations and featured photographs, illustrations, textile art and paitings on various supports by Miro Zagnoli, Emi Ligabue, Olimpia Zagnoli and Emilia Zagnoli. Recently, this line of thought developed in the group show Pittori d'Italia.  Giovani, giovanissimi… anzi maturi, which featured 12 young Italian artists in an exploration of the latest tendencies of Italian painting.