Yuri Ancarani

Ravenna, 1972

Yuri Ancarani is a video artist and filmmaker. His works arise from a constant blending of documentary film and contemporary art, and are the result of research that often seeks to explore the less visible aspects of everyday life—realities into which the artist delves firsthand. His works have been presented at numerous national and international institutions, including – Castello di Rivoli (Rivoli-Torino, Italy); Manifesta 12 (Palermo, Italy); Kunsthalle Basel (Basel, Switzerland); Art Basel Unlimited (Basel, Switzerland); 16a Quadriennale d’Arte – Altri tempi, altri miti, Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Rome, Italy); 55th International Art Exhibition, The Encyclopedic Palace, Venice Biennal (Venice, Italy); Beursschouwburg (Brussel, Belgium); CAC, Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève (Genève, Switzerland); Centre Pompidou (Paris, France); Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo (Turin, Italy); MAXXI, Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI secolo (Rome, Italy); AMACI, Museo del Novecento (Milan, Italy); Hammer Museum (Los Angeles, California); R. Solomon Guggenheim Museum (New York, USA); Palais de Tokyo (Paris, France); RaebervonStenglin (Zurich, Switzerland); Stiftung Insel Hombroich (Neuss, Germany); Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi (Berlin, Germany); ZERO… (Milan, Italy)