Biography

Born in Florence on December 30, 1966. He attended the Liceo Artistico and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence and in 1994 he moved to Rome and then in 2004 to Parma, where he lives and works.

Main exhibitions

Among his most important exhibitions: All the hatred of the world, Palazzo Arengario, Milan. 2000, Mumble Mumble, Galleria d’Arte Contemporanea, Castel San Pietro Terme (Bologna). Sui Generis, P.A.C, Milan. 2001, Impressione, Gasometro AEM di Bovisa, Milan. Arcane and stupendous thing, various locations, Sermoneta (Latina). 2002, Exit, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin. Accento Acuto Centro Arti Visive Pescheria, Pesaro.2003, Check-point, solo exhibition curated by Andrea Bellini, Galleria Autoricambi, Rome. Alto volume corporale, Palazzo Bice Piacentini, Centro Arte contemporanea, San Benedetto del Tronto (Ascoli Piceno). XIV Quadriennale-Preview, Royal Palace, Naples. 2004, Anatomicacolf, solo exhibition curated by Raffaele Gavarro, Galleria Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan. P.C./A.C.- KALS’ART, Ex Deposito Locomotive S.Erasmo, Palermo. Le armi dell’arte, Palazzo Pino Pascali, Museo Comunale di Arte Contemporanea, Polignano a Mare (Bari). Italian Art for the 21st Century: Palazzo della Farnesina, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome. 2006,Il Golem is the best friend of man’s personal exhibition curated by Marco Senaldi, Paolo Maria Deanesi Gallery, Rovereto (Trento). I° Prize Arnaldo Pomodoro Foundation Milan. Marble and celluloid, Villa La Versiliana, Pietrasanta (Lucca). Biennale Adriatica Arti Nuove, San Benedetto del Tronto (Ascoli Piceno). 2005, Art of Italian Design, Megaron Plus, Athens (GR). 2007, Simone Racheli, solo exhibition curated by Marco Senaldi, Galleria Enrico Astuni, Pietrasanta (Lucca). Made in Sweden Museum Roda Sten, Gothenburg (SV). M.E.F.I.C., permanent collection, Murcia (SP). 2008, Meat After Meat Joy, Daneyal Mahmood Gallery, New York (USA). Palimpsests, various locations, San Vito al Tagliamento and Pordenone. Alarms, De Cristoforis Barracks, Como. Out of place, various locations, Trento. The new Italian figuration, Fabbrica Borroni, Bollate (Milan). 2009, Corpo automi robot, Tra arte, scienza e tecnologia, Museo d’Arte di Lugano (CH). Epidermia “ParcoTematico ” Giardini Salvi, Vicenza. 2010, La scultura italiana del XXI secolo, Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan. What we are, Triennale Design Museum, Milan. A love story, Palacio Don Manuel, Evora (PG). He participates in various solo and group exhibitions including in 2011, 54th Venice Biennale, Emilia Romagna Regional Pavilion in 2012, Ultrabody, Castello Sforzesco, Milan. In the same year he exhibited at Palazzo Pigorini in Parma, the city where the Clivio gallery dedicated his personal exhibition “Works on paper 2004 – 2012”. In 2016, in Milan he exhibited at the Galleria Clivio his solo exhibition “Grigio all’orizzonte”. In 2018 he took part in the group exhibition: “Il terzo giorno” at the Palazzo del Governatore in Parma.