Renato d’Agostin

Italy, 1983
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Biography

Renato D’Agostin was born in 1983. He started his career in photography in Venice, Italy in 2001. The atmosphere of city life nourished his curiosity to capture life situations with the camera. For this, in 2002, he journeys through the capitals of Western Europe. After a period in Milan, he moved overseas exploring photography in New York. In the dynamic city life he had the chance to meet photographer Ralph Gibson and later on become his assistant.

His works have been exhibited in several exhibitions in Europe, United States and Asia and published in numerous books. Some of his prints have in the years become part of public collections such as the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, The Library of Congress and The Phillips Collection in Washington DC, the International Center of Photography in New York, as well as LACMA in Los Angeles, the Center for Creative Photography in Arizona and the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie in Paris among others.

Dislocating subjects from their realities, he depicts his perception of the space around him, the relationship between the architecture and people, opening a new portal in the spectator’s imagination.

After 13 years living and working in New York, D’Agostin in 2018 has returned to his motherland Italy, setting up a studio in a warehouse in the outskirts of Venice.

Selected Artist Works

Metropolis, 2007
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Tokyo untitled, 2008
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Archaeologies Istanbul, 2013
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
7439, 2015
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Tokyo untitled, 2008
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
The Beautiful Cliche', 2011
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
The Beautiful Cliche', 2011
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
7439, 2015
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
The Beautiful Cliche', 2011
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Acrobats, 2014
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Archaeologies Los Angeles, 2013
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
7439, 2015
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Archaeologies Istanbul, 2013
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
The Beautiful Cliche', 2011
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Tokyo untitled, 2008
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Kapadokya, 2016
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Tokyo untitled, 2008
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Paris, 2006
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Archaeologies Los Angeles, 2013
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
7439, 2015
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Tokyo untitled, 2008
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Tokyo untitled, 2008
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Acrobats, 2014
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Archaeologies Los Angeles, 2013
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Archaeologies Los Angeles, 2013
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
The Beautiful Cliche', 2011
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Special edition
7439, Los Angeles, 2015
Silver Gelatin print, red plexiglass
3 x 101x67 cm, last edition 5/5 Available
Tokyo untitled, 2008
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
The Beautiful Cliche', 2012
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
7439, 2015
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
7439, 2015
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
7439, 2015
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Archaeologies Los Angeles, 2013
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Archaeologies Los Angeles, 2013
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
7439, 2015
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Tokyo untitled, 2008
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Archaeologies Istanbul, 2013
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Archaeologies Los Angeles, 2013
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
7439, 2015
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
7439, 2015
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
The Beautiful Cliche', 2011
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm
Etna, 2014
Silver Gelatin print
32x48 cm - 101x67 cm - 180x120 cm

Solo Exhibitions

2022
Renato D’Agostin, Saint Laurent Rive Droite, Paris
Renato D’Agostin, Saint Laurent Rive Droite, Los Angeles
Veni Etiam, Bigaignon, Paris

2019
Harmony of Chaos, Galerie Thierry Bigaignon, Paris, France
Seaside – Summer Show, group show, Bildhalle, Zurich, Switzerland

2018
Metropolis
Leica Gallery, Bangkok

Metropolis
Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam

7439
Leica Gallery, Bologna

2017
The Beautiful Cliché
Carnegie Hall, New York

7439
Thierry Bigaignon Gallery, Paris

7439
Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, San Dona’ di Piave, Venice

7439
Leica Gallery, Milan

7439, Etna, The Beautiful Cliché, Washington DC
Villa Firenze, Washington DC

2016
7439
Leica Gallery, Washington DC

7439
Conde Nast Gallery, Freedom Tower, New York

2015
Kapadokya
Leica Gallery, Tokyo

2014
Iter
Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, San Dona’ di Piave, Venice

The Beautiful Cliché
Leica Gallery, San Francisco

Iter
Embassy of Italy, Washington DC

Etna
Mondo Galeria, Madrid

Etna
mc2 Gallery, Milan

2013
Tokyo and Shanghai
Hôtel de Nupces, Toulouse

The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
Italian Cultural Institute, Madrid

Next Stop : Italy
Group Exhibition
Phillips Collection, Washington DC

2012
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
Palazzo Ducale and Palazzo Franchetti, Venice

Tokyo Untitled
Phos Center, Chieri, Turin

The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
mc2 Gallery, Milan

The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
Galeria Rita Castellote, Madrid

2011
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York

The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
Galerie Photo 4, Paris

Melancolie
Jardin Raymond VI du Musées des Abattoirs, Toulouse, France

Tokyo Untitled
Vision Quest Gallery, Genoa

2010
Tokyo Untitled Video
presented by MC2 Gallery, Montecarlo

Tokyo Untitled
Randall Scott Gallery, New York

.IT – Italian Art Today
Group Exhibition
Italian Cultural Institute, San Francisco

One
Group Exhibition
Randall Scott Gallery, New York

Tokyo Untitled
FORMA presented by MC2 Gallery, Milan

Un giorno con Lucia
Italian Cultural Institute, Washington DC

2009
Tokyo Untitled
Leica Gallery, New York

Tokyo Untitled
Leica Gallery, Tokyo

Tokyo Untitled and Other Works
Galerie Photo 4, Paris

Giovani Maestri
Galleria MC2, Milan

Un giorno con Lucia
Palais des Institutions Italiennes, Tangier, Morocco

Un giorno con Lucia
Fondation Lorin, Tangier, Morocco

Interessi Personali
Group Exhibition
Romberg Artecontemporanea Gallery, Rome

Italidea
Group Exhibition
Mandato Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico

Un giorno con Lucia
Palazzo Roberti, Bassano del Grappa, Italy

Metropolis
Vision Quest Gallery, Genova, Italy

Oeuvres Choisies
Group Exhibition
Galerie Photo4, Paris

2008
Italidea
Group Exhibition
Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Mexico

Un giorno con Lucia
Pinacoteca di Ancona, Italy

Metropolis
PhotoFestival, Yaroslavl, Russia

Metropolis
Leica Gallery, Istanbul

Un giorno con Lucia
Sala Margana, Rome

Metropolis
Italian Cultural Institute, Washington DC

Photo Biennial 2008
Alessandria, Italy

Metropolis
Leica Gallery, Solms, Germany

Echoes From the Street
Group Exhibition
Domeischel Gallery, New York

Oeuvres choisies
Group Exhibition
Photo 4, Paris

2007
Un giorno con Lucia
Italian Cultural Institute, New York

Oeuvres Récentes
Group exhibition
Photo 4, Paris

The (sub)Urban Landscape
Group exhibition
Ross Art Museum, Ohio

Postcards from Paris
Group exhibition

Leica Gallery, New York
Leonard Freed – Renato D’Agostin

Leica Gallery, New York
Mythos.Miti ed archetipi nel mare della consocenza
Group exhibition
National Gallery of Arts, Tirana
Evagoras & Kathleen Lanitis Foundation,
Limassol, Cyprus

Blanche et noir est la rue
Group exhibition
Galerie Photo 4, Paris

2006
Mythos.Miti ed archetipi nel mare della consocenza
Group exhibition.
Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens

Selected Group Exhibitions

LACMA
Los Angeles

ICP International Center of Photography
New York

Library of Congress
Washington DC

The Phillips Collection
Washington DC

Center for Creative Photography
Tucson, Arizona

Maison Europeenne de la Photographie
Paris

George Eastman House
Rochester, New York

HIGH Museum of Art
Atlanta

Awards

Harmony of Chaos, the(M) editions, 2019
Dirt, Hyakutake Editions, 2018
Orbit, IIKKI Books, 2018
Valsanzibio, Nomadic Editions, 2017
Proxemics, The (M) Editions, 2016
7439, Nomadic Editions, 2016
Archaeologies: Los Angeles, Furlined, 2015
Kapadokya, Nomadic Editions, 2015
Frecce, Automatic Books, 2014
Acrobats, Nomadic Editions, 2014
Etna, Nomadic Editions, 2013
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia, Silvana Editoriale, 2012
Tokyo Untitled, MC2 Gallery Edizioni, 2009
0.00 Night Moleskine, Zeropuntozerozero + Moleskine, 2008
Un giorno con Lucia, Zeropuntozerozero, 2007
Metropolis, Zeropuntozerozero, 2007

2017 La Nuit du Livre
Paris

2012 Fotofusion Rising Star
Palm Beach, FL

2010 Art Directors Club Annual Award
New York