Albano Guatti

Albano Guatti (born 1950) is an Italian contemporary artist and photographer based in New York. In the 1970s he was a performance artist, and since then he has published books of erotic photographs of women.

Life and work

He was born in Udine, Italy and studied aesthetics under Ermanno Migliorini at Università degli Studi di Firenze. He has lived in New York since 1978.

Guatti started his art work in the early 1970s, with experimental visual poetry. From 1974 to 1981 he was mainly a performance artist, exhibiting in European and American museums and galleries. Since 1981 his work has consisted principally of photography, sculpture and drawing.

Books

*"Sexuences". Lipanjepuntin, 2003.
*"Fotografie 1974-2000". E. & C. Edizioni, 2002. Essais by Peter Weiermair
*"Fugitdigit". E & C. Edizioni, 2000. Text by Agnes Kohlmeyer [ISBN 88-900409-2-0]
*"Performing & Photographing". E. & C. edizioni, 1999. Text by Ermanno Migliorini [ISBN 88-900409-0-4]
*"Coincidences". Litoimmagine editore, 1998. Essays by Aldo Castelpietra, Luca Ferro, Vittorio Savi
*"Nudes". Litoimmagine editore, 1996. Text by Vittorio Savi
*"Fotografiefotografie". A.G.P., 1995. Texts by Arturo Carlo Quintavalle, Michael Sand, Ermanno Migliorini [ISBN 88-900409-8-X]
*"Negative Actions 1974-1980". A.G.P., 1995. Essays by Giuseppe Chiari, Paul McCarthy
*"A’ Poil". Aviani Editore, 1994.

References

Union List of Artists Names, s.v. "Albano Guatti". [http://authorities.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?RefCodes=1&ref=1&hd=1,1&SEQ=20080426172543&Search%5FArg=guatti&Search%5FCode=SHED%5F&CNT=25&PID=8359&SID=2]