Francesco Barocco (Susa, Italy, 1972) is a visual artist whose inquiry into signs and sculpture grows out of the discipline of engraving, which he takes as a forebear to sculpture. His pieces are often conceived in the form of a “fragment”, reflecting his attentive observation of the world which he subjects to a meticulous, formal synthesis. His work’s defining qualities are spareness and the poetic elevation of the subjects he represents, which he reworks starting from a select figurative repertoire, rendering him an interpreter of contemporary classical thought.

Francesco Barocco has taken part in many group exhibitions in international museums and galleries, including: Galleria Civica, Trento (2023) KAI 10 Arthena Foundation, Dusseldorf (2022); GAM – Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin (2021, 2015 and 2009); Museum of Modern Art, Vienna (2018); Museo d’arte della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano (2018 and 2006); Venice Biennale, Italian Pavilion (2015); Ludwig Forum, Aachen (2015); Kunsthalle, Berlin (2012); Sprengel Museum, Hannover (2011); Magasin, Grenoble (2010). His works are in public collections, including GAM – Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin; Museo Ettore Fico, Turin; Museo d’arte della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano; KAI 10 Arthena Foundation, Dusseldorf; Gaby and Wilhelm Schürmann Collection, Herzogenrath. A selection of his solo exhibitions includes: Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin (2023); Norma Mangione Gallery, Turin (2022, 2018, 2014, 2011 and 2009); Nicolas Krupp, Basel (2017); Fondazione Ermanno Casoli, Fabriano (2011); Laura Bartlett Gallery, London (2010); MAR, Ravenna (2008). He is represented by Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin and Nicolas Krupp, Basel.