Francesco Simeti
Francesco Simeti (b. 1968, Palermo, Italy) is an artist known for his site-specific installations, which aesthetically present enchanting scenes that reveal a more complex subtext upon closer inspection. His work often appropriates photographs from newspapers and magazines to raise questions about the role of images in contemporary discourse.
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 venues such as 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 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 work at the Triennale di Milano (2014 and 2013). Simeti lives and works in New York. He works with the gallery Francesca Minini in Italy.
He is currently a resident at ISCP – International Studio & Curatorial Studies, New York.
Francesco Simeti (b. 1968, Palermo, Italy) is an artist known for his site-specific installations, which aesthetically present enchanting scenes that reveal a more complex subtext upon closer inspection. His work often appropriates photographs from newspapers and magazines to raise questions about the role of images in contemporary discourse.
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 venues such as 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 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 work at the Triennale di Milano (2014 and 2013). Simeti lives and works in New York. He works with the gallery Francesca Minini in Italy.
He is currently a resident at ISCP – International Studio & Curatorial Studies, New York.
- Terrestre VII, 2021collage, newspaper clippings
107×72×5 cm - Terrestre III, 2021collage, newspaper clippings
107×72×5 cm - Terrestre IV, 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 - Corpi, 2021projection of two 81 slides carousels
Variable dimensions
Edition 2/3 - Tide, 2021digital print
66×96×5 cm
Edition unique - 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 - Brachyura, 2019bronze
- Tumbler, 2019bronze, 3 elements
variable dimensions - 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
Edition unique - 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 3/5 - Temecula, 2010Xylography, framed
97×127 cm
Edition 1/5 - Zimbabwe Woodcut, 2010Xylography
81×88 cm
Edition 2/5 - Galveston, 2010Xylography
91×92 cm
Edition 1/5 - Colorado, 2010Xylography
32×41 cm
Edition 1/5 - 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 - Artificio, 2003-05Lambda print and plexiglass
44×44 cm
each, 12 photos
Edition unique - Hawkweed, 2016, Installation viewwallpaper
Edition of 10 - Untitled, 2022ceramic
64×28×12 cm - Untitled, 2022ceramic
62×55×10 cm - Withered, 2016Raku and glazed ceramic
25×18×12 cm
24 x 20 x 13,5 cm