While talking about the conception and production of some of recent film works by Diego Marcon – like Monelle, The Parents’ Room, Dolle and La Gola – there will be an occasion to explore themes central to the artist’s practice such as structural and mainstream cinema, the use of the pathetic and looping structures. Presenting some of his recent exhibitions (Dramoletti at Fondazione Trussardi, Milano; Glassa at Centro Pecci, Prato; Have You Checked the Children at Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, and La Gola at Kunstverein in Hamburg, Hamburg) there will be an opportunity to discuss the writing and development of a dramaturgy through the use of display and exhibition spaces, in relation to moving images.

Diego Marcon (born 1985 in Busto Arsizio, Italy) graduated from IUAV University of Arts of Venice (2012). Marcon has exhibited internationally with solo presentations including La Gola, Kunstverein in Hamburg (2024); Dolle, Sadie Coles HQ, London, and Galerie Buchholz, Berlin/Cologne/New York (2023); Have You Checked the Children, Kunsthalle Basel (2023); Glassa, Centro Pecci, Prato (2023); Dramoletti, Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Teatro Gerolamo, Milan (2023); Monelle, Sadie Coles HQ, London (2023); The Parents’ Room, Museo Madre, Naples (2021); Ludwig, Institute of Contemporary Art Singapore/LASALLE, Singapore (2019). He has exhibited in numerous group exhibitions, including Nebula, Fondazione In Between Art Film, Complesso dell’Ospedaletto, Venice (2024); Biennale de I’Image en Mouvement: A Cosmic Movie Camera, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Genève (2024); After Laughter Comes Tears, MUDAM The Contemporary Art Museum of Luxembourg (2023); The Milk of Dreams, 59th Biennale d’Arte, Venice (2022); Museo MACTE, Termoli (2021); Fondazione Prada, Milan (2019).

The Städelschule is pleased to present a screening of three films by Diego Marcon on Monday, November 4, at 7 p.m. in the Aula (without the artist present) in preparation for his lecture on Tuesday, November 5:

• Monelle, 2017, digital video transferred from 35mm film, CGI animation, colour, sound, 16 min. © Diego Marcon. Courtesy the Artist and Sadie Coles HQ, London.
• Dolle, 2023, digital video transferred from 35mm film, CGI animation, color, sound, 29 min 32 sec. © Diego Marcon. Courtesy the Artist and Sadie Coles HQ, London.
• La Gola, 2024, digital video transferred from 35mm film, CGI animation, color, sound, 22 min 22 sec. © Diego Marcon. Courtesy the Artist; Sadie Coles HQ, London; Galerie Buchholz, Berlin/Cologne/New York; Kunstverein Hamburg; Kunsthalle Wien; and Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève for BIM’24.