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ABOUT THE ARTIST

BRIEF BIOGRAFICAL NOTES

The style of Paolo Simonazzi’s photographs is narrative with a view that goes from affectionate to desecrating in the projects developed, particularly in his area of origin or elsewhere.
His photographs are set in unexpected places where things appear without warning; in those side roads where the limit between real and surreal is blurred and it is easier to come into contact with humble, yet extraordinary strangeness that can put a smile on every day life.
He has participated in numerous personal and collective exhibitions in Italy and abroad.
He has published some photo books and some of his images are conserved in important institutions, museums and private collections.
Paolo Simonazzi lives and works in Reggio Emilia, Italy.

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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS FROM 2007 TO 2019

2018 Cose ritrovate, Barcelona, CAGE Gallery
2018 Mantua, Cuba, Genova, Galata − Museo del mare
2018 Mondo piccolo, Milano, Centro Culturale di Milano
2017 Mantua, Cuba, Reggio Emilia, Vicolo Folletto Art Factories
2016 Mantua, Cuba, Havana, Galeria Casa de Carmen Montilla, in the context of XIX Semana de la Cultura Italiana in Cuba
2016 Mantua, Cuba, Parma, BAG Gallery
2016 Bell’Italia, Moscow, GUM
2016 So near, so far, Reggio Emilia, Collezione Maramotti, in the context of XI edition of Fotografia Europea
2015 Icons of Liscio, Torino, Paola Sosio Contemporary, in tge context of The Others art fair
2015 Mondo Piccolo, Pesaro, BAG Photo Art Gallery
2015 Cose ritrovate, Rimini, Museo della Città
2014 Cose ritrovate, Reggio Emilia, Galleria Parmeggiani, in the context of IX edition Fotografia Europea
2014 Bell’Italia, Tokyo, Weekend Max Mara
2014 Mondo Piccolo, Pordenone, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Silvia Zenari, in the context of XV edition of Pordenonelegge
2013 Tra la Via Emilia e il West, Rimini, Museo della città
2013 Mondo Piccolo, Mestre-Venezia, Centro Culturale Candiani
2012 Tra la Via Emilia e il West, Piacenza,Palazzo Farnese
2012 Bell’Italia, Melbourne, Museo Italiano ed Istituto Italiano di Cultura
2011 Bell’Italia, Sydney,Istituto Italiano di Cultura
2011 Mondo Piccolo, Reggio Emilia, Palazzo Casotti
2011 Bell’Italia, Assicurazioni Generali, Reggio Emilia, in the context of VI edition of Fotografia Europea
2010 Tra la Via Emilia e il West, Modena, Galleria Europa e Galleria Metronom
2010 Mondo Piccolo, Fontanelle di Roccabianca (Parma) e Brescello (Reggio Emilia) in the context of V edition of Fotografia Europea
2009 Circo Bidone, Fidenza (Parma), Auditorium OF
2009 Tra la Via Emilia e il West, San Francisco, Istituto Italiano di Cultura
2008 Tra la Via Emilia e il West, New York City, Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò
2008 Tra la Via Emilia e il West, Cento (Ferrara), Rocca di Cento
2007 Tra la Via Emilia e il West, Villa delle Rose- MAMbo, Bologna