ENNIO TAMBURI

Ennio Tamburi lives in Rome and Zurich. He took part in the most significant art tendencies starting with informal, then objectual and conceptual art. At that time belong the metal and neon- light sculptures, and metal spots. Selected group exhibitions and solo shows: Contemporanea, Rome 1972; II Punto, Turin 1973; Festival dei Due Mondi, Spoleto l974; Installations, Volterra 1974; Venice Biennale, 1975; Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara 1975; Due Mondi Gallery, Rome, I971; Modern Art Gallery, Arezzo l976; La Tartaruga, Rome 1977; Kunsthalle, Koln and Dusseldorf 1977; Bologna, 1978.

The recent research concerns the study of contrasting forces, generating motion and energy. Selected recent exhibitions: Salomon Gallery, Paris 1980; Mark Gallery, Paris 1982; Studio Velabro. Rome 1985; Montalcino, 1987; Temple University, Rome - Philadelphia 1990; Siena l992;New South Wales Art Gallery, Sidney 1993; Kunsthaus, Richterswill 1998; Zurich 1999; Die Halle, Zurich 2000; Anton Meier, Geneva 2003; L.i. art, Rome 2005; Biblioteca Casanatense, Rome 2006; Lazertis Galerie, Zurich 2007.

He realized scenographies for Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo and for the ballets "Lament" and "Reflect" with Nicolas Mussin's coreography, Salic Gamier, Monte-Carlo.1994 and for "L'apres-midi d'un faune" by Introdans, Arnhem 1997. He has also worked together with Luchino Visconti for "Senso" and "Death in Venice" and with Roman Polansky. He drew posters for Giorgio Strehler and Luca Ronconi. Reviews on his work by : Emilio Villa, Enrico Crispolti, Cesare Vivaldi, Bruno Mantura, Luca Barbero, Dario Micacchi, Elio Mercuri, DuccioTrombadori, Alessandro Sardella, Susanna Kappeler, Luca Arnaudo.
Photo by Peter Kopp.