Nicole Colombo
Monza, 1991
Nicole Colombo’s practice, often presented as domestic and large-scale sculptures and installations, creates a tension in the space and in the observer as it possesses a sort of living energy, while the chosen materials and their combination result to be at the same time libidinal and repulsive. An anthropological approach stands at the core of her research: the artist observes the dichotomies that often characterize the individual and the difficulty of the human being to accept their co-existence. Leveraging our common imaginary, her attempt gives back to the observer artworks that represent the duality of things, creating abstract characters that portrait each of us.
Leather, aluminum, synthetic hair, chains, plexiglass, latex and hooks give birth to an impeccable and highly aestheticized vision in order to attract the viewers and introduce them to a wider range of possibilities as a lens to approach reality.
In the border zone between discomfort and comfort, between power dynamics and the power of fragility, between love and lust, pain and vulnerability, libido and repulsion, body and narrative, the artist opens up spaces of freedom and resistance.
Solo exhibitions
Seeds of presence // Seeds of absence, Triangolo, Cremona
Shifting Balance, OneRoom Gallery, London
Ultravioletto, art residency at Nord Resine, curated by Ultravioletto, Susegana
Sam, BitCorp for Art, Milano
Selected group exhibitions
MAYDAY EVERYDAY, Triangolo, Cremona
Cremona Art Week (curated by Rossella Farinotti), Museo Diocesano Cremona.
Spettinate, at Luogo_e, Bergamo
Towards the Pillars of Hercules, presented by Boscolo Collection Art ProgrammeCurated by BeAdvisors Art Department & Atipografia with the collaboration of Mattia Pozzoni Art Advisory
The paradise is exactly like where you are right now only much, much better, PalazzoFranzone Spinola di Luccoli, Genova
Fluid Shapes, curated by YetArt Agency in collaboration with Espressoh, Tube Culture Hall, Milano
Avalanche, curated by Regatta, at Regatta, Dusseldorf
Over and Above, curated by Natasa Radojevic and Jelena Dakonovic, in collaboration with Aria Art Gallery (Florence) and Federico Luger Gallery (Milan), at Drina Gallery, Belgrade
KRU, collective exhibition curated by Chiara Guidi and Gloria Amorena, at Palazzo del Medico, Carrara
Leftlovers, curated by Luca Poncetta and Localedue, at Localedue, Bologna
Alla mattina appena alzata, Canale Milva curated by Giada Olivotto and Camilla Paolino, hosted on Lumpen Station, Geneve
Do you think this is the best way to start, at MASSIMO, Milano
The Oranges of the Sunrise, editorial contribution made with Alberta Romano, Media Naranja, Marseille
Residencies and prize
MMAT Aquisition Prize 2022, residency hosted by Kupfer Project, London
Ultravioletto, art residency at Nord Resine, curated by Ultravioletto, Susegana