Monica Bonvicini Biography

Best known for large-scale sculptural installations that employ different materials and mediums, Monica Bonvicini incorporates elements of architecture, performance, photography, video, painting, and collage in her work. Using dry and direct humor, she confronts issues of subjectivity, power, barriers, control, and institutional critique. Bonvicini’s art establishes a critical connection within the space where it is exhibited, the materials that define it, and the roles of spectator and creator.

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Bonvinci was born in Venice, Italy in 1965 and currently lives and works in Berlin. She holds degrees from the Hochschule der Künste, Berlin (now known as the Universität der Künste) and from the California Institute of the Arts.

Since 2003, she has held a position as Professor for Performative Arts and Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Notably, Bonvinci’s work has been featured in many prominent biennials, including the Berlin Biennale (1998; 2003; 2014); La TriennaIe, Paris (2012); the Istanbul Biennale (2017; 2003), and the Venice Biennale (1999; 2001; 2005; 2011; 2015). She has had solo exhibitions at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK (2016/17); Kunsthalle Mainz, Germany (2013); Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Germany (2012); Centro de Arte Contemporaneo de Malága, Spain (2011); the Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel (2011); Art Institute of Chicago, IL (2009); Modern Art Oxford, UK (2003); and Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2002). Bonvicini also received the Golden Lion at the 48th Venice Biennale (1999) and she was appointed Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic in 2012.

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Sexual Optimism by Monica Bonvicini contemporary artwork painting, works on paper, print
Monica Bonvicini Sexual Optimism, 2024 Silkscreen and tempera on Fabriano-Paper
200 x 150 cm
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I hear You by Monica Bonvicini contemporary artwork painting, print
Monica Bonvicini I hear You, 2024 Silkscreen and spraypaint on Fabriano-Paper
75 x 50 cm
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Time to Go by Monica Bonvicini contemporary artwork sculpture
Monica Bonvicini Time to Go, 2024 Clocks, stainless steel, aluminium
28 x 28 x 28 cm
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That's the One #1 by Monica Bonvicini contemporary artwork sculpture
Monica Bonvicini That's the One #1, 2023 Men’s black leather belts, silver rivet screws, aluminum hook
110 x 87 x 20 cm
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Queen by Monica Bonvicini contemporary artwork sculpture
Monica Bonvicini Queen, 2024 2 components lacquer, mirror, aluminium
150 x 100 x 1.9 cm
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Memories by Monica Bonvicini contemporary artwork sculpture
Monica Bonvicini Memories, 2024 2 components lacquer, mirror, aluminium
150 x 100 x 1.9 cm
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My Most Wanted #4 by Monica Bonvicini contemporary artwork sculpture
Monica Bonvicini My Most Wanted #4, 2023 Mirror, stainless steel, chain, handcuffs
200 x 150 x 17 cm
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Beltdecke #6 by Monica Bonvicini contemporary artwork sculpture
Monica Bonvicini Beltdecke #6, 2023 Black leather men's belts, rivet screws, steel
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