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Nico Vascellari, artista originario di Vittorio Veneto, vive e lavora a Roma. Il suo lavoro si muove tra diversi linguaggi: performativo e scultoreo nelle installazioni, utilizza anche il disegno, il collage, il video. La dimensione sonora - parte del background dell’artista - è utilizzata per canalizzare nell’intervento artistico forze ed energie che scardinano l’ordine delle cose. La sua ricerca attinge dall’antropologia e dal folklore, unendo un profondo e personale legame con la natura alle contaminazioni con la scena alternativa underground. Nel 2005 Nico Vascellari ha aperto al pubblico parte del suo studio a Vittorio Veneto al progetto Codalunga, uno spazio dedicato alla sperimentazione sonora e visiva che ha ospitato oltre 250 artisti, musicisti, creativi della scena internazionale. Suona nel duo Ninos do Brasil, commistione di batucada e noise, samba ed elettronica.Tra le sue mostre personali: Vida Kumen Umea (2017), Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester (2016), Villa Medici Roma (2016), Estorick Collection London (2016), National Gallery of Arts Tirana (2015). Ha partecipato a numerose collettive in sedi internazionali, tra cui, negli ultimi anni: Palais de Tokyo Paris (2017), Museion Bolzano (2016), Museo Del Novecento Milano (2016), Beyeler Foundation Basel (2014). Tra le grandi mostre: Manifesta7 Rovereto (2008), 15a Quadriennale di Roma (2008), 52a Biennale di Venezia (2007). 

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Nico Vascellari, born in Vittorio Veneto (province of Treviso) now living in Rome, is considered one of the most versatile Italian artists of his generation. Cultural anthropology is the framework for his complex and eccentric installations which combine performative and sculptural elements with drawings, collages, videos and sonic extravaganzas. Folklore, nature and the alternative underground scene contribute to the artist's crossing of contemporary visual culture. Vascellari - himself a singer in hardcore bands - operates using rebellious artistic gestures that originate in tribal rituals of an archaic world. Being both musician and artist, he combines sculptural installations with sound performances. Through his performances he investigates the relation between the viewer, the space and the action. Inspired by his fascination with rituals, spiritualism and cult, he reflects on the thought of destruction as a driving energy to the construction of things. Since 2005 Nico Vascellari opened to the public part of his studio in Vittorio Veneto with Codalunga project, a space dedicated to sound and visual experimentation that hosted more than 250 artists, musicians and creatives of the international scene. He also funded the band Ninos do Brasil. He has been dedicated numerous solo shows both in Italy and abroad, including Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester (2016), Villa Medici Rome (2016), Estorick Collection London (2016), National Gallery of Arts Tirana (2015). Some of the most notable group exhibits are: Palais de Tokyo Paris (2017), Museion Bolzano (2016), Museo Del Novecento Milano (2016), Beyeler Foundation Basel (2014). Among major exhibitions: Manifesta7 Rovereto (2008), 15a Quadriennale di Roma (2008), 52a Biennale di Venezia (2007). Nico Vascellari opened to the public part of his studio in Vittorio Veneto with Codalunga project, a space dedicated to sound and visual experimentation that hosted until today more than 250 artists, musicians and creatives of the international scene.