Francesco Clemente

born 1952

Francesco Clemente, ‘Midnight Sun II’ 1982
Midnight Sun II 1982
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Biography

Francesco Clemente (born 23 March 1952) is an Italian contemporary artist. He has lived at various times in Italy, in India, and in New York City. Some of his work is influenced by the traditional art and culture of India. He has worked in various artistic media including drawing, fresco, graphics, mosaic, oils and sculpture. He was among the principal figures in the Italian Transavanguardia movement of the 1980s, which was characterised by a rejection of Formalism and conceptual art and a return to figurative art and Symbolism.

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Neo-expressionism Transavanguardia

Artworks

Francesco Clemente, ‘Midnight Sun II’ 1982

Francesco Clemente Midnight Sun II

1982
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Francesco Clemente, ‘Confused Recollection’ 1989

Francesco Clemente Confused Recollection

1989
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Francesco Clemente, ‘Self-Portrait No. 6 (Stoplight)’ 1981

Francesco Clemente Self-Portrait No. 6 (Stoplight)

1981
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Francesco Clemente, ‘[no title]’ 1982

Francesco Clemente [no title]

1982
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Francesco Clemente, ‘[no title]’ 1982

Francesco Clemente [no title]

1982
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Francesco Clemente, ‘Vestito/Vestitia’ 1978–9

Francesco Clemente Vestito/Vestitia

1978–9
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Francesco Clemente, ‘Seascape’ 1981

Francesco Clemente Seascape

1981
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Francesco Clemente, ‘Eternity’s Smell’ 1989

Francesco Clemente Eternity’s Smell

1989
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Artist as subject

Julian Schnabel, ‘Humanity Asleep’ 1982

Julian Schnabel Humanity Asleep

1982
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Robert Mapplethorpe, ‘Francesco Clemente’ 1982

Robert Mapplethorpe Francesco Clemente

1982
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Robert Mapplethorpe, ‘Francesco Clemente’ 1985

Robert Mapplethorpe Francesco Clemente

1985
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Francesco Clemente, ‘Self-Portrait No. 6 (Stoplight)’ 1981

Francesco Clemente Self-Portrait No. 6 (Stoplight)

1981
View by appointment P07905
Francesco Clemente, ‘Vestito/Vestitia’ 1978–9

Francesco Clemente Vestito/Vestitia

1978–9
T07175

Film and audio

Francesco Clemente: Studio Visit

A visit to the artist's studio in Rome where he makes drawings based on childhood memories

Francesco Clemente on Alighiero e Boetti

Clemente remembers his great friend and artistic mentor Boetti

Features

Sandro Chia, ‘Water Bearer’ 1981
Art Term

Transavanguardia

Italian neo-expressionist group formed in the late 1970s

Photograph by a street photographer of Francesco Clemente with Alighiero e Boetti on the final day of their travels through Afghanistan 1974
Tate Etc

On the road to a state of grace: Boetti, Polke, Clemente and Taaffe

Brooks Adams

As Adams writes: "This is a tale of four contemporary art shamans, in a pre-9/11 world that could still ...

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