Damiano Fasso (Montecchio Maggiore, 1976) is an Italian visual artist whose research explores the image as an unstable field, marked by the tensions and accelerations of contemporary society. With a degree in Literature from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Brescia and a diploma from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, Fasso has developed a hybrid language that blends painting, installation, video art, and artificial intelligence. His practice transforms symbols from pop culture, video games, and the digital ecosystem into layered visual narratives, connecting historical memory with the technological accelerations of the present.
In his paintings, the use of unconventional materials such as gunpowder and fluorescent pigments creates surfaces that react to light, underscoring the illusory and ambiguous nature of virtual reality, an element that also appears central in his video and multimedia works. Through a "hyper-pop" aesthetic, the artist investigates critical issues such as environmental pollution, the desire for domination, and the manipulation of digital information. This approach transforms the canvas into a space for post-human reflection, where the pictorial gesture constantly engages with glitches, manga culture, and algorithms.
Fasso's career has been marked by a constant international outreach, beginning in 2001 with his participation in the 49th Venice Biennale. Since then, his work has been exhibited in prestigious institutions and iconic spaces, such as the monumental screens in Times Square in New York and the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy in Rome. Present in important public and private collections, including the VideoInsight Collection and the Salce National Museum, Damiano Fasso continues to interrogate the role of images in shaping our perception of the world, inviting the viewer to linger in the ambiguity between matter and pixels. His work has been included by the scientific committee in the China-Italy Yearbook of Contemporary Art 2025.
In his paintings, the use of unconventional materials such as gunpowder and fluorescent pigments creates surfaces that react to light, underscoring the illusory and ambiguous nature of virtual reality, an element that also appears central in his video and multimedia works. Through a "hyper-pop" aesthetic, the artist investigates critical issues such as environmental pollution, the desire for domination, and the manipulation of digital information. This approach transforms the canvas into a space for post-human reflection, where the pictorial gesture constantly engages with glitches, manga culture, and algorithms.
Fasso's career has been marked by a constant international outreach, beginning in 2001 with his participation in the 49th Venice Biennale. Since then, his work has been exhibited in prestigious institutions and iconic spaces, such as the monumental screens in Times Square in New York and the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy in Rome. Present in important public and private collections, including the VideoInsight Collection and the Salce National Museum, Damiano Fasso continues to interrogate the role of images in shaping our perception of the world, inviting the viewer to linger in the ambiguity between matter and pixels. His work has been included by the scientific committee in the China-Italy Yearbook of Contemporary Art 2025.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2026
- PROPHETIC VISIONS (solo show), curated by Luca Ricci e PengPeng Wang, Galleria Sgallari Arte, Bologna
- SACRI SGUARDI - Tra la storia e il virtuale, curated by DimensionsArt, Museo Archeologico di Trinitapoli
- SIGNA PACIS, curated by the scientifc board, Roma, Ministero per le Imprese e il Made in Italy
- SALON DES REFUSÉS - QUESTO NON È [SOLO] IL TITOLO, curated by Paola Rivetta, Federica Picco, Brescia, Gare82 Gallery - 39Vantini old Style
- BLOOM BANG MACHINE - Avanscena Festival, Treviso, curated by Fondazione Cini, Comune di Treviso, Museo Nazionale Collezione Salce
- PHANTASMAGORIA PACIS, curated by Elisabetta Pasqualin, Antonio Silvio Caló, Museo Nazionale Collezione Salce, Treviso
- L’ARCHIVIO DEL FUTURO - THE NEW ATLAS OF DIGITAL ART, curated by Metagate, Meet Digital Culture Center, Milano
- OTHER’S CITIES - LE CITTÀ DEGLI ALTRI, curated by Dimensions, Galleria Onirica, Bologna (Art in the City 2025)
- ECHOES OF INDUSTRY: DAMIANO FASSO (solo show), Future Museum, Maastricht (NL)
- CHRONOTOPIE (solo show), Galleria Carlo Alberto, Treviso, curated by Charlotte M. Castelli
- DIGITAL LIES (solo show), Galleria dell’Artistico, Treviso, curated by Giovanna Quarto
- ART ROUTINE FOR WELL BEING, curated by Rebecca Russo, Spazio Leonardo/Assicurazioni Generali, Milano
- LIGHT VISIONS, curated by Art Innovation Gallery, Times Square, New York
- BABELE, curated by Lucrezia Nardi, Spazio Musa, Torino
- THE PIXELS SHOW, curated by Art Innovation Gallery, Times Square, New York
- PARTAGE, Saluzzo (CN), Il Quartiere, curated by Alessandra Villa
- BOOMING CONTEMPORARY ART, Bologna, curated by Paratissima Art Gallery
- ART ON LOOP, curated by the scientific board, Athens, The Holy Art Gallery
- CARPE DIEM (solo show), Times Square (NY), curated by Massimo Ruotolo
- FLOATING PIXELS, Miami Art Basel, curated by Art Innovation Gallery
- HATER, curated by Rebecca Russo, Fondazione Videoinsight, Torino
- ROMA NFT WEEK, Palazzo WeGil, curated by the scientific board
- DOUBLE INTERFACE, Seoul (KO), curated by Art Innovation Gallery
- SACROPOP, Roma, ExGarage, curated by Rubina Postiglione
- THE 4-DIMENSIONAL NFT, London (UK), curated by Alicia Viola/Tokenable/The Cryptonomist
- UN MONDO DI SUPEREROI- dal mito all’uomo d’oggi, curated by Enrica Feltracco e Massimiliano Sabbion, Museo Civico di Asolo (TV)
- DINOSAURS & VIDEOGAMES (solo show) Roma Arte in Nuvola, curated by Mauro Defrancesco
- LOVEBOMBING-GASLIGHTING, curated by Rebecca Russo, Fondazione Videoinsight, Torino (Artissima 2022)
- LIMEN, Paratissima, curated by Simone Sensi, Torino
- UTOPIA,DYSTOPIA, Venezia, Venice Art Factory - SPARC, curated by Lucia Trevisan e Fernanda Andrade
- DAMIANO FASSO (solo show), mostra finalista del Trento Art Prize
- INORI (solo show) Museo d’Arte Orientale, Venezia, curated by Marta Boscolo Marchi
- POP ART, Bougie Art Gallery, Toronto, curated by Neringa Mikol (virtual)
- ART FOR CHRISTMAS, Fondazione Mazzoleni, Alzano Lombardo (Bg)
- CAMERA OSCURA, Venezia, Palazzo Donà Brusa, curated by Lucia Trevisan e Fernanda Andrade
- CAMERA CAELUM, Trieste, Tivarnella Art Consulting, curated by Samantha Benedetti
- CAMERA VOLANS I, Sistiana (TS) Immobiliare Art, curated by Alessandra Rossi
- CHE TYPO!, Corigliano-Rossano/Vibo Valentia, Palazzo San Bernardino- Sistema Bibliotecario Vibonese, curated by Francesca Londino
- IAR - DINAMICHE CONTEMPORANEE DI TRASFORMAZIONE URBANA, Napoli, Palazzo Fondi, curated by the scientific board
- LIQUID VISIONS (solo show), OfficiArt, Comparto Alfieri-Maserati, Modena, curated by the scientific board
- BIENNALE DELLA TECNOLOGIA, Politecnico di Torino, curated by Francesca Canfora
- #DOMANIINARTE, Galleria d’Arte moderna di Roma capitale, curated by the scientific board
- NEEDS, Paratssima, Bologna, Magazzini Romagnoli
- NATURAL MADNESS (solo show) - Ex forno MAMbo, Bologna, curated by Luca Ricci
- WELCOME TO THE MACHINE, curated by Francesca Canfora, Torino, Politecnico
- DI QUESTO MONDO E DI ALTRI, curated by Lucia Melioli e Alessandra Villa, Torino, Ex Accademia Artiglieria
- DIGITAL HUMANITY, Paratissima, Milano, Fabbrica del Vapore
- PARATISSIMA TALENTS, Novara, Castello Visconteo, curated by Francesca Canfora
- EXPeauSITION, Paratissima, Magazzini Romagnoli, Bologna
- DIAPHAINEIN (solo show), Libreria Universitaria San Leonardo - Treviso, curated by Massimiliano Sabbion
- LUPUS IN FABULA, Caserma La Marmora, Torino, curated by Elisa Muscatelli & Carolina Marchigiani
- 8a RASSEGNA DI ARTE CONTEMPORANEA, Treviso, Casa dei Carraresi, curated by Daniel Buso
- TROUGH THE BLACK MIRROR, Paratissima, Milano, BASE
- ANIMALI NOTTURNI, Paratissima, Bologna, IAAD
- POP UP! (solo show), Vainart gallery, Mestre(VE), curated by Giovanna Quarto
- FATTO A PEZZI - Vainart, Mestre (VE), text by Fabio Pinelli
- EXPLOSIVE GAME &C (solo show), Esterno59 Arte Contemporanea - Treviso, curated by Giovanna Quarto
- TIME MACHINE - Circuiti Dinamici, Milano, curated by Anna Epis & Aldo Torrebruno
- TOXIC DREAMS (solo show), Art Way Gallery, Treviso, curated by Carlo Sala
- ARTE A SUD - Isca sullo Ionio (CZ), curated by Francesca Londino, Settimio Ferrari
- DONNA E MUSA - Treviso, Casa dei Carraresi, curated by Christine Polin
- IN CHARTIS MEVANIAE - TERRITORI, VIAGGIATORI STRAORDINARI - Bevagna (PG) Museo Civico, curated by Carlo Sala, Franco Troiani
- ELABORARE IL LUTTO. ARTE ORFANA DELLA SPECIE - Venezia, Magazzino3, curated by Gaetano Mainenti, Atej Tutta
- URBAN CREATURES - Venezia, SpazioEventi Mondadori, curated by Francesca Londino & Settimio Ferrari
- EMERGENZA arte FESTIVAL - S. Maria di Sala (VE), Villa Farsetti, text by Carolina Lio
- GLOBAL VILLAGE, Alkmaar(NL), curated by Stichting White Cube
- SECRET GARDEN (solo show), Biblioteca di Montebelluna (TV), curated by Carlo Sala
- PARTICOLARI COMMESTIBILI - Medesano (PR), Attic Studio, curated by Maura Lari & Roberto Pinetti
- POP ART ITALIANA - Treviso, Galleria Polin
- LOOKING FOR VENICE - Treviso, Galleria Polin
- EMERSIONI. GIOVANI ARTISTI VISIVI SULL'ACQUA - Vicenza, Spazio Informagiovani, curated by Meccano14
- SGUARDI MULTIPLI - Rossano(CS), Palazzo San Bernardino, curated by Carolina Lio,Francesca Londino
- L'INSOSTENIBILE LEGGEREZZA DELL' ESSERE - La Spezia, Galleria 911, curated by Carolina Lio
- SCULTURE & SCULTURE - Jesolo, Palazzo del Turismo, curated by Carlo Sala
- L'ENIGMA DELLA SFINGE - Daverio(VA), Silbernagl Undergallery, curated by Igor Zanti
- TRANSITABILITA' - Treviso, Fondazione Benetton, curated by Valerio Dehò
- TERZO PIANETA A DESTRA - Albignasego (PD), Galeria arti contemporanee, curated by Carolina Lio
- NUOVA POP ART ITALIANA: Damiano Fasso (solo show), Treviso, Galleria Polin
- NUOVI SEGNALI- Padova, Palazzo del Liviano, curated by Guido Bartorelli & Stefania Schiavon
- PARENTELE FANTASTICHE - Ravenna, Sala dei Mosaici,curated by Patrizia Bondi
- DETROIT FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL, Museum of New Art, Detroit (U.S.A.), curated by Jeff Bourgeau
- REFERENTE DIFFERENTE - Centro espositivo PAKE, Castelvetro di Modena, curated by Alberto Zanchetta
- MARKERS - Art&Poetry in Venice, 49ma Biennale di Venezia, curated by Doron Polak, Giancarlo Vianello, Riccardo Caldura
- QUOTIDIANA 01, Padova, Museo Civico, curated by Guido Bartorelli & Stefania Schiavon
- NUOVI SEGNALI, Padova, Palazzo del Liviano, curated by Guido Bartorelli & Stefania Schiavon
- 84. ma Collettiva, Galleria Bevilacqua La Masa, Venezia, curated by Luca Massimo Barbero
“Light Visions” exhibition in Times Square (NY) 2024
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2023
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Paratissima Bologna 2018 -ph. by Irene Frezza