Biografia Mirko Smerdel
Born in Prato, 1978.
Exhibition - solo
2009
Down by the Sea / Myth Making landscapes, CHAN Gallery, Genova (curated by Aria Spinelli and Paolo Caffoni)
Selected exhibitions - group
2011
Memoria variabile, Galleria Milano, Milano (curated by Gigliola Foschi and Carla Pellegrini)
2010
Il raccolto d’autunno continua a essere abbondante, Careof / Viafarini, Milano (curated by Chiara Agnello and Milovan Farronato)
Police the Police, IV Young Artist's Biennial, Bucharest (curated by Micha Gerghescu and Jason Waite)
Evading Customs Milan, Milano (curated by Barbara Meneghel and Guia Cortassa)
Niente da vedere, tutto da vivere, parallel project for XIV Biennale di Scultura, Carrara (curated by Lorenzo Bruni)
Practicing Memory, Città dell'Arte - Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella (curated by Matteo Lucchetti)
The Documentary, Prometeo Gallery, Milano (curated by Marco Scotini)
Carte Blanche / The Historical Archive: four interpretations, Unicredit Studio, Milano e Trento (curated by Francesca Pagliuca) Horror Vacui / Occupare il presente, Isola Art Center, Milano (curated by Aria Spinelli and Valerio Del Baglivo)
Rapallo Fotografia Contemporanea / Open Space, Rapallo (curated by Andrea Botto and Francesco Zanot)
2009
Territoria #4 // Simbiosi, Prato (curated by Bert Theis)
Splav Meduze, Celje (Slovenia) (curated by Marko Stamenkovic)
Nothing But a Show, Castello Sforzesco Museo d'arte antica - Museo delle Arti Decorative, Milano (curated by Alessio Ascari)
2008
Backpapers, Borgovico 33, Como (curated by Bert Theis and Marco Scotini)
Workshop
2011
Fondazione Spinola Banna per l'Arte, Poirino (TO) (visiting professor Leigh Ledare)
2009
inside the program Networking, Pontedera (visiting professor Stefanos Tsivopulos)
IVAM, Valencia (visiting professor Walid Raad)
2008
stage of two months at Francesco Jodice studio, Milano
Naba, Milano (visiting professors A.A.A. - Atelier d'Architecture Autogerèe)
Naba, Milano (visiting professor Vasif Kortun)
Naba, Milano (visiting professor Carlos Garaicoa)
Naba, Milano (visiting professor Eric Beltran)
2007
seminay fo curatorial studies, Naba, Milano (with Jens Hoffmann)
seminary "To do a show", Naba, Milano (with Viktor Misiano)
seminary promoted by "A prior" and Naba, Milano (with Deimantas Narkevicius)
Video exhibitions
2010
Loop Festival/The Platform for Videoart, Barcelona
2009
Playlist, Neon gallery, Bologna (curated by Barbara Meneghel)
2007
Media Lab, Tallin, Estonia
The workshop with Leigh Ladare immediately turned out to be very interesting, much more so than I had imagined. I was especially surprised by the critical nature of the themes tackled during our discussions and readings, and also the relaxed atmosphere that grew between the participants and Leigh and the Spinola Banna staff. It’s hard to describe this experience in a few lines. But if I had to describe the workshop in one word, I could think of a better one than “terrific!”