Lorenza Longhi:World of Yum Yum

Jan 25 - Apr 14 2024

Lorenza Longhi (b. 1991, Lecco, IT, lives in Zürich, CH) studied at Brera Academy of Fine Arts and atECAL in Lausanne. Recent solo shows include Kunsthalle Zürich, Zürich; Ordet, Milan; Weiss Falk, Basel; Fanta-MLN, Milan; and Plymouth Rock, Zürich. Her works have been included in group exhibitions at Kolnischer Kunstverein, Cologne; Halle Fur Kunst Steiermark, Graz; Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn; Macro, Rome; Fondazione Prada, Venice; Kunsthalle Zürich; Quadriennale di Roma, Rome; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin. In Milan, she was a co-founder of Armada (2014-2018), and in Zürich she is guest professor in the Fine Arts Master department at ZhDK. In 2020 she received the Shizuko Yoshikawa Advanced Award for Young Women Artists and the Swiss Emerging Artist Prize 2020 by Societe Generale. In 2021, she was Artist in Residence at Swiss Institute. In 2022, she was among the winners of the International Sculpture Prize by Fondazione Henraux.

Image: Lorenza Longhi, Untitled (Star), 2023. Fabric, brooch, spy camera, can, paint, glue, plastic, SD card. Photo by Gina Folly.