Nationality Italian Name Massimo Taccon | Period Conceptual art | |
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Born May 19, 1967 (age 56) ( 1967-05-19 ) Rome, Italy Movement Critical Meditavism (Meditavismo Critico). | ||
Massimo taccon
Massimo Taccon (born May 19, 1967) is an Italian painter, sculptor and writer who, during his 'Ismahel period' (1997–2002), signed his artworks with the pseudonym ISMAHEL. He is the founder, thinker and theoretician of an art movement called Critical Meditavism (Meditavismo Critico), whose manifesto was posted to blogspot.com in September 2010.
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- Massimo taccon masterpieces of art
- Life and work
- Artworks in collections
- Published books
- Statements on art
- Awards
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Massimo taccon masterpieces of art
Life and work
Taccon was born in Rome where he continues to live, and mostly works. In 1999 he was one of the 462 artists, from across the world, who participated in the second edition of the 'Florence Biennale' exhibition of contemporary art. In 2000 his work was shown at the Langhkawi International Festival of Arts 2000, held by the Malay National Art Gallery, Ibrahim Hussein Museum and Culture Foundation.
On September 14, 2010 in Rome at the studio "La Taccon Arte" in presence of few intimate friends, Taccon dictated the basic pillars of a new art movement: The "Critical Meditavism" (Meditavismo Critico) and posted it as a manifesto to blogspot.com. A copy of the manifesto is preserved in the historical archives of the Rome Quadriennale in the complex of Villa Carpegna (Rome), in a file open to the artist Massimo Taccon.
Artworks in collections
Works held by corporate and public collections include:
Published books
Massimo Taccon has written and published two books.