Francesco Simeti
Francesco Simeti was born in Palermo, Italy (1968), and he lives and works in New York, United States.
Francesco Simeti is an artist whose practice explores the intersection between beauty, power, and social critique. Best known for his immersive installations and site-specific works, Simeti often employs decorative motifs—such as wallpapers, tapestries, and ornamental patterns—as tools to question historical narratives and expose the darker realities hidden beneath aesthetic surfaces. Drawing from archival materials, mass media imagery, and natural landscapes, his work confronts themes of environmental degradation, political conflict, and collective memory. By juxtaposing the seductive and the unsettling, Through a unique blend of craft, design, and activism, his research not only reclaims traditional forms of decoration but also transforms them into powerful instruments of contemporary reflection.
Public Art is a fundamental aspect of his practice, he has worked with Percent for Art and Public Art for Public Schools in NYC, the Multnomah county in Oregon and has created permanent additions to subway stations in Brooklyn and Chicago.
He has had solo exhibitions at XNL, Piacenza (2022); Assembly Room, New York, (2019); Open Source Gallery, New York (2017); Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Palermo (2012); and Artists Space, New York (2009). His work has been included in group exhibitions at Fondazione Luigi Rovati, Milan (2022); Museo Civico di Castelbuono, Palermo (2019); ICA Singapore (2017); Palazzo Reale, Milan (2016); and Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art, Turin (2014). He has also exhibited works at the Triennale di Milano (2014 and 2013).
His work is part of private and public collections such as The Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York; The Philadelphia Museum, Philadelphia; The Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Civiche Raccolte Musei di Milano, Milan; and Palazzo Belmonte Riso, Museum of Contemporary Art, Palermo, among the others.
Francesco Simeti was born in Palermo, Italy (1968), and he lives and works in New York, United States.
Francesco Simeti is an artist whose practice explores the intersection between beauty, power, and social critique. Best known for his immersive installations and site-specific works, Simeti often employs decorative motifs—such as wallpapers, tapestries, and ornamental patterns—as tools to question historical narratives and expose the darker realities hidden beneath aesthetic surfaces. Drawing from archival materials, mass media imagery, and natural landscapes, his work confronts themes of environmental degradation, political conflict, and collective memory. By juxtaposing the seductive and the unsettling, Through a unique blend of craft, design, and activism, his research not only reclaims traditional forms of decoration but also transforms them into powerful instruments of contemporary reflection.
Public Art is a fundamental aspect of his practice, he has worked with Percent for Art and Public Art for Public Schools in NYC, the Multnomah county in Oregon and has created permanent additions to subway stations in Brooklyn and Chicago.
He has had solo exhibitions at XNL, Piacenza (2022); Assembly Room, New York, (2019); Open Source Gallery, New York (2017); Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Palermo (2012); and Artists Space, New York (2009). His work has been included in group exhibitions at Fondazione Luigi Rovati, Milan (2022); Museo Civico di Castelbuono, Palermo (2019); ICA Singapore (2017); Palazzo Reale, Milan (2016); and Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art, Turin (2014). He has also exhibited works at the Triennale di Milano (2014 and 2013).
His work is part of private and public collections such as The Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York; The Philadelphia Museum, Philadelphia; The Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Civiche Raccolte Musei di Milano, Milan; and Palazzo Belmonte Riso, Museum of Contemporary Art, Palermo, among the others.
- Skamandros, 2023glazed porcelain
35×38×35 cm
base 76x45x45 cm - Remparer, 2023wood fire and glazed stoneware
150×100 cm
6 elements, 50x50 cm each
Ph. Sebastiano Pellion - Remparer, 2023wood fire and glazed stoneware
150×100 cm
6 elements, 50x50 cm each
Ph. Sebastiano Pellion - Terrestre VII, 2021collage, newspaper clippings
107×72×5 cm - Terrestre VIII, 2021collage, newspaper clippings
107×72×5 cm - Shingle (black), 2021faience
75×66×6 cm - Shingle (blu), 2021faience
47×42×5 cm - Withered, 2016Raku and glazed ceramic
25×18×12 cm
24 x 20 x 13,5 cm - Corpi, 2021projection of two 81 slides carousels
Variable dimensions
Edition 2/3 - Rush, 2021digital print
66×89,5×5 cm
Edition unique - Curling, arching, breaking, 2021Print on cotton
215x120 cm
150x100 cm
170x120 cm - Curling, arching, breaking, 2021Print on cotton
160 x 120 cm
112,5 x 225 cm
170 x 120 cm
150 x 100 cm
180 x 120 cm - Curling, arching, breaking, 2021Print on cotton
190×120 cm - Curling, arching, breaking, 2021Print on cotton
300×120 cm - Tumbler, 2019bronze
- Tumbler, 2019bronze, 2 elements
- Adnate, 2018ceramic
40×40×12 cm - Uncinata, 2018ceramic
90×48×35 cm - Sea Holly, 2018wallpaper
Edition of 10 - Gall I, 2017ceramic
Dimensions variable - Gall II, 2017ceramic
Dimensions variable - Black reef II, 2016ceramic
35 x 27 x 14 cm
28 x 23 x 13 cm - Cypress swamp, 2016print on linen
226×85 cm - Hawkweed, 2016wallpaper
Edition of 10 - Taqwīm as‑siḥḥah, 2016wallpaper
Edition of 10 - The wilds V, 2016woodfire ceramic
38×20×21 cm - The wilds, 2015Ceramic
26×16×18 cm
24 x 15 x 18 cm - Billows V, 2015Glazed ceramic
55×65×18 cm - Kathmandu, 2014lightbox
40×40 cm
and 40 x 61 cm - Billowing, 2014wallpaper
Edition of 10 - Towers and Ferriswheels, 2013wallpaper
- Gigli, Gladioli, Briganti ed Emigranti, 2012wallpaper
Edition of 10 - Al Tramontare, 2012wallpaper
Edition of 10 - Città D’Oro, 2012wallpaper
Edition of 10 - Scene di Disordine e Confusione, still #h1, 2011Digital archival print on Hahnemuhle paper
61×90,5 cm
not framed - Scene di Disordine e Confusione, still #v3, 2011Digital archival print on Hahnemuhle paper
86×61 cm
not framed - Scene di Disordine e Confusione, still #h4, 2011Digital archival print on Hahnemuhle paper
60×81 cm
framed - Nebŭla, 2011Print on wood
180×96 cm - Scene di Disordine e Confusione, still #h3, 2011Digital archival print on Hahnemuhle paper, framed
60×113 cm
framed - Hillside #4, 2011Digital archival print on Hahnemuhle paper, framed
60×85 cm
framed - Hillside #2, 2011Digital archival print on Hahnemuhle paper
60×85,5 cm
not framed - Hillside #1, 2011Digital archival print on Hahnemuhle paper, framed
60×85 cm - Scene di Disordine e Confusione, 2010Video 6'
Edition of 5 - Temecula, 2010Xylography, framed
97×127 cm
Edition of 5 - Zimbabwe Woodcut, 2010Xylography
81×88 cm
Edition of 5 - Galveston, 2010Xylography
91×92 cm
Edition of 5 - Colorado, 2010Xylography
32×41 cm
Edition of 5 - Rubble, 2007Print on forex
40×26 cm
each, 162 elements - Volatili, 2008wallpaper
Edition of 10 - Kitenge, 2007, Installation viewWallpaper
Edition of 10 - Kitenge, 2007Wallpaper
Edition of 10 - Hawkweed, 2016, Installation viewwallpaper
Edition of 10