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Giorgio Sadotti

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Giorgio Sadotti (born 1955 in Manchester, UK) is a conceptual artist based in London.

Editions of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, displayed at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, England, as part of Sadotti's artwork THIS THIS MONSTER THIS THINGS

In 1993, Sadotti exhibited at City Racing,[1] and in 1996 participated in a group show organised by City Racing at Bricks and Kicks in Vienna run by Muntean and Rosenblum.[2] Other solo exhibitions include the Henry Moore Institute (2006).[3]

He described his work, Went to America Didn't say a word (1999): "On the morning of Saturday March 20, 1999, I flew on American Airlines from London Heathrow to New Yorks John F. Kennedy airport. I was wired for sound and upon arrival switched on my mini-disc recorder. I stayed overnight at a hotel on Lexington and 21st and flew back to London the following evening whilst in America I didn't say a word, but all my waking hours were recorded. He then exhibited the recordings in a three day exhibition. In order to experience the whole show the spectator would have to stay in the gallery for the full duration."

His work is held in the collection of the Tate[4] and the British Council Art Collection.[5] In 2003 he won a Paul Hamlyn Award for visual arts.[6]

In December 2012, Sadotti exhibited in a one-person show at studio1.1, east London.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Andrew Wilson, Matt Hale, Paul Noble, John Burgess, Pete Owen, City Racing: The Life and Times of an Artist-Run Gallery, Black Dog, 2002, p3. ISBN 1-901033-47-3
  2. ^ Andrew Wilson, Matt Hale, Paul Noble, John Burgess, Pete Owen, City Racing: The Life and Times of an Artist-Run Gallery, Black Dog, 2002, p96. ISBN 1-901033-47-3
  3. ^ David Gleeson, Giorgio Sadotti, Art Monthly, July–August 2006.
  4. ^ tate.org.uk
  5. ^ collection.britishcouncil.org Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ phf.org.uk Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ studio1.1, Georgio Sadotti