BIOGRAPHY
OF ANDREA BENETTI
Born
in 1964, Andrea Benetti created and drew up the "Manifesto of
Neo Cave Art" presented at the 53rd Venice Biennale, in the
pavilion called "Nature and Dreams", located at the Ca
'Foscari University. Conceptually, the Manifesto is inspired by the
genesis of art. In his works, Andrea Benetti cites, transfigures,
plays, reinvents concepts and forms of Cave painting, creating an
ideal bridge between the genesis of art and its contemporaneity. He
has collaborated and still collaborates to the realization of
projects with various Italian and foreign universities, including the
Johns Hopkins University, the University of Bologna, Ferrara, Roma
Tre, Lecce, Bergamo, Bari. These universities have carried out
research on his art. Benetti's works are present in collections all
over the world. In addition to the museums of contemporary art in
Italy and abroad and prestigious private collections, including the
United Nations, his works are present in the Quirinale (seat of the
President of the Italian Republic), in the Italian Parliament, in the
Vatican, in various Embassies. For this reason, he was received at
the Quirinale (seat of the President of the Italian Republic), in the
Chamber of Deputies (Italian Parliament) and in the Vatican, where he
met Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. There are dozens of
university professors and important art critics who have written
about Benetti's art and have participated in the projects that the
Italian painter has created. In 2020, Benetti was awarded the 49th
“Nettuno d'Oro” Award, the longest-running and most prestigious
annual artistic award in the city of Bologna.
MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS
UNITED
NATIONS ART COLLECTION ∙ New York, U.S.A.
VATICAN
ART COLLECTION ∙ Vatican, Italy
ARGENTINE
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS ∙ Buenos Aires, Argentina
RINALDI-PALADINO
ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION ∙ Lugano, Switzerland
MACIA
∙ ITALIAN CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM IN AMERICA ∙ San Jose, Costa
Rica
VIRGINIA
COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY - Richmond, U.S.A.
COPELOUZOS
FAMILY ART MUSEUM COLLECTION - Athens,
Greece
ITALIAN
EMBASSY IN CHINA ∙ Beijing, China
ITALIAN
EMBASSY IN NEW ZEALAND ∙ Wellington, New Zealand
QUIRINALE
ART COLLECTION ∙ ITALIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC ∙ Rome, Italy
MONTECITORIO
PALACE ∙ ITALIAN PARLIAMENT ∙ CHAMBER OF DEPUTIE ∙ Rome, Italy
UNIVERSITY
OF FERRARA ART COLLECTION ∙ Ferrara, Italy
UNIVERSITY
OF BARI ART COLLECTION ∙ Bari, Italy
MAMBO
∙ MUSEUM OF MODERN ART BOLOGNA ∙ Bologna, Italy
MUSEION
∙ MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOLZANO ∙ Bolzano, Italy
CAMeC
∙ CENTRO
D'ARTE MODERNA E CONTEMPORANEA ∙ La Spezia, Italy
U.N.E.S.C.O. ART COLLECTION ∙ Bologna, Italy
GIACOMO CASANOVA FOUNDATION ART COLLECTION ∙ Venice, Italy
FACCHINI
COLLECTION ∙ LA FENICE ET DES ARTISTES ∙ Venice, Italy
MUNICIPALITY
OF LECCE ART COLLECTION ∙ Lecce, Italy
OSVALDO
LICINI CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM ∙ Ascoli Piceno, Italy
AMEDEO
MODIGLIANI MUSEUM ∙ Follonica, Italy
F.
P. MICHETTI MUSEUM ∙ Francavilla al Mare, Italy
SILVESTRO
LEGA MUSEUM ∙ Modigliana, Italy
SPELEOLOGICAL
MUSEUM "FRANCO ANELLI" ∙ Grotte di Castellana, Italy
CONTEMPORARY
ART MUSEUM ∙ LOGUDORO MEILOGU FOUNDATION ∙ Banari, Italy
