Born in 1940 in Bolzano, Italy.
Gianni Pettena is a key figure of the radical architecture movement that was shaking up the architectural scene in Italy and Europe in the 1960’s and 70s.
His pieces have been shown at numerous exhibitions (Milan Triennale, 1973; Venice Biennale, 1979 and 1980). In 1996, he became the exhibition coordinator for the Venice Biennale of Architecture and personally organised the exhibition Radicals, Architecture and design 1960-1975. He has taught and lectured throughout his career.
EDUCATION
Graduate of the University of Florence (Architecture)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
Gianni Pettena, architect by nature - Salle Principale, Paris
2021
Gianni Pettena - Forgiven By Nature ISELP -Institute superieur pour l´etude du langage plastique, Brussels, Belgium
Gianni Pettena: Forgiven by NatureLa Verrière, Brussels, Belgium
2020
Gianni Pettena: The Pig "Carosello Italiano" Center for Contemporary Art Luigi Pecci Prato, Italy
2017
Gianni Pettena, About Non-Conscious Architecture - Galleria Giovanni Bonelli, Milan
2013
Gianni Pettena: Forgiven by Nature - UMOCA, Utah
2012
Gianni Pettena, Wall breathing - Federico Luger Gallery, Milan
Gianni Pettena, Human wall - Federico Luger Gallery, Milan
2011
Radical works - Mercier & Associés Gallery, Paris
GROUP SHOWS
2023
Domus contemporanea, Galleria Civica di Trento, Trento, Italy
2022
Arttirol 9, Tiroler Landes museum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck, Austria
Reversing the Eye: Arte Povera and Beyond 1960-75: Photography, Film, Video Jeu de Paume, Paris, France