Clemente, Francesco, 1952-
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- Francesco Clemente was born in Naples, Italy, in 1952; after an early academic background in classical languages and literature, he enrolled as an architecture student at the University of Rome; throughout the 1970s he exhibited drawings, altered photographs and conceptual works across Europe; he has frequently resided and worked in India, in 1981 Clemente moved to New York City, where he currently lives ( (Gagosian Gallery, Nov. 13, 2015) )
- Sandro Chia, Francesco Clemente, Enzo Cucchi, c1983:t.p. (Francesco Clemente) p. 107 (painter; b. 1952)
- Wieners, J. A superficial estimation, 1986:colophon (Hanuman Books are published & edited by Raymond Foye & Francesco Clemente)
- Hanuman Books was a series of books published between 1986 and 1993 out of the Chelsea Hotel in New York City; founded by American art critic and editor Raymond Foye and Italian painter Francesco Clemente in 1986 ( (Wikipedia, Oct. 26, 2021) )
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Wikipedia description:
Francesco Clemente (born 23 March 1952) is an Italian contemporary artist. He has lived at various times in Italy, India and 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 characterized by a rejection of Formalism and conceptual art and a return to figurative art and Symbolism. He appeared in Christy Turlington's 1995 fashion documentary Catwalk, as he painted a portrait of her. Clemente is also well-known for his appearance as actor Matt Damon's character, Will Hunting's psychotherapist in the 1997 movie Good Will Hunting.
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