Paladino

Mimmo Paladino was born in Paduli in the Benevento province in 1948. His first solo exhibition took place in Caserta in 1969. In 1977 he moved to Milan, and then in 1978 to New York, where in 1979 he had received solo shows at both Marian Goodman Gallery and Annina Nosei Gallery. In 1980 he participated at the Venice Biennale. His first retrospective was mounted in 1985 at the Lenbachhaus in Monaco. In 1990 in Gibellina he created for Schiller's play Bride of Messina his first Montagna di sale. In 1994 Paladino became the first contemporary Italian artist to exhibit in Beijing. In 1995 Naples dedicated a large exhibition to Paladino in three prestigious public spaces. He also became increasingly involved in ceramics and terracotta, which he created in the Gatti studio in Faience. There he executed the large cycle of Dormienti, which he exhibited in London at the Roundhouse in 1999. In the same year the Royal Academy of London made him an Honorary Member. He currently lives and works in Paduli, Bologna and Milan.