Francesco De Bernardi

Vimercate, 1995

Francesco De Bernardi

Vimercate, 1995

Francesco De Bernardi lives and works in Milan.

Narrative systems lie at the core of Francesco De Bernardi’s practice, serving as a framework through which he intertwines everyday experiences and fictional stories. These systems take shape in the form of sculptures, texts, audio works, and drawings, allowing him to explore themes of self-doubt and duality, particularly as they appear in modern literature.

Selected solo and duo exhibitions

  • 2024

    Solo booth Miart, Triangolo, Emergent section (curated by Attilia Fattori
    Franchini), Milan

    Superb visibility all around, duo show, La Placette, Lausanne CH

  • 2023

    Getting attached to (…) is difficult (with a text by Iacopo Spini), Triangolo, Cremona

    Your ease doesn’t simplify things/your ease is not making it easier (curated by Camille Besson and Haydeé Marin-Lopez), Café des Glaces, Tonnerre, FR

  • 2022

    Il più bell’errore del mondo, duo show with Valentina Pini (curated by Gabriel Stoekli and Giacomo Galletti), Sonnestube, Lugano CH

  • 2020

    Domenica, duoshow show with Giovanna Belossi (proposed by Paul Paillet), Lokal-int, Biel/Bienne, CH

Selected group exhibitions

  • 2025

    Triangolo at 2 Hoxton street, London, UK

  • 2024

    Hidden structures, Triangolo, Cremona

    Incurabile (curated by Federica Mutti), Luogo_e, Bergamo

  • 2022

    Prison Break (curated by Hruze Gegi), Winterthur, CH

    The September Issues (curated by Mohamed Almusibli), Peres Project, Milan

    Break-In, Brescia (curated by Arnold Braho), The Adress gallery, Brescia 

  • 2021

    Adaptation I-Weary Friends, duoshow with Leonardo Pellicanò (curated by Stefania Carlotti and Margaux Dewarrat) 13, Renens (Lausanne), CH

    Lemaniana, Reflets d’autres scenes (curated by Andrea Bellini, Mohamed Almusibli, Jill Gasparina and Stéphanie Moisdon), Centre d’Art Contemporaine Geneve, CH

  • 2019

    Usefulless (curated by Mélanie Matranga and Clément Délepine), Galerie Crèvecoeur, Paris, FR 

Reminder

2024 | Watercolour, ink and pencil on paper | 30 x 110 cm

Photo courtesy Gillies Adamson Semple.

Déjà-vu

2024 | Watercolour, ink and pencil on paper | 30 x 110 cm

Photo courtesy Gillies Adamson Semple.

Dedico questa sfera a Fleur Jaeggy

2024 | Wood, nails, plastic-coated iron wire, wooden shoe lasts, pencil drawings on paper, ink drawing on paper, copying paper | ø 30 cm

Photo courtesy Michela Pedranti.

Got to do it pretty soon

2024 | Wood, nails, felt, brass buttons, found wire | ø 30 cm

Photo courtesy Michela Pedranti.

Installation view

Hidden Structures – group show

Photo courtesy Michela Pedranti.

(Tuttora) sulla Bergère

2024 | Watercolour on paper | 76 x 56 cm

Photo courtesy the artist. 

Installation view

Miart 2024

Photo courtesy GRAYSC. 

BEAUTY CASE (PLANET)

2024 | Wood, fabric, iron wire, nails, miniature objects, light bulb, twine | Ø 50 cm

Photo courtesy GRAYSC. 

Getting attached to (Agnès) is difficult.

2023 | Graphite and ink on paper | 76,4 x 51 cm

Photo courtesy Mattia Angelini.

Installation view

Getting attached to (…) is difficult – solo show

Photo courtesy Mattia Angelini.

Agnès

2023 | Wood, fabric, lamp, wig, ink drawing on paper | 125 x 63x 90 cm

Photo courtesy Mattia Angelini.

Thinking about what made you feel good is comforting 1 – 2

2023 | Ink on paper | 49 x 40 x 4 cm each

Photo courtesy Café des Glaces.

Edi’s memory

2023 | Graphite on paper | 33,5 x 38 x 4 cm

Photo courtesy Café des Glaces.

All the insecurity OF EDI

2023 | Wood, camera lens, jute, fabric, lamps | 160 x 116 x 116 cm

Photo courtesy Café des Glaces.

The dog Edi had when he was a boy (Gordon)

2023 | Fir wood, different fabrics, foam | 125 x 180 x 37 cm

Photo courtesy Café des Glaces.

EDI

2023 | Foam, wig, fabric, wire, clothing, 3D printing, wooden base | 148 x 121 x 121 cm

Photo courtesy Café des Glaces.

SUN YUH WEN

2022 | Wood, fabric, wig, shirt, sunglasses, 3D print | 115 x 20 cm

All photo credits to Roberto Marossi.

Courtesy Peres Project.

UNTITLED (FIU FIU)

2022 | Solid wood afromosia, speakers, electronic components, MP3, whistle in loop | 35 x 50 x 6 cm

All photo credits to Mattia Angelini.

STROLL

2022 | Four pairs of shoes, wood, black paint | Variable dimensions

All photo credits to Mattia Angelini.