Renato Leotta born in 1982, in Turin, currently lives and works between Acireale and Turin. Renato Leotta’s work stems from a reflection on the landscape, understood as the unfolding of time upon surfaces. Temporality is the subject of the work, and it takes shape through an observation of the elements that govern it: the sky, for example, and its relationship with things—the sea, plants, the wind, but also the body and memory.
His works are acts of observation, and the subject of his practice can be traced back to the Mediterranean—a context understood as an entity that situates the artist’s research within a critique or resistance to the rhythms of speed and image production.
Leotta’s solo exhibitions include: Concertino, Castello di Rivoli, Italy (2023) and Ondina with the Turin phiilarmonica orchestra at Conservatorio Verdi, Turin (2023); Sensibilità, Le Quai, Monaco, France (2023); MACTE, Termoli, Italy (2022); Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Turin (2020); Galleria Fonti; Naples (2019 & 2015); Magazzino Italian Art, NY (2019); Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen (2018); Madragoa, Lisbon (2017 & 2016), among others.
Group exhibitions include: Museum de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves, Portugal (2025); Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection, Paris (2024); Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Turin, Italy (2024); 17th Instanbul Biennial (2022), Bulgari Prize, MAXXI, Roma (2021); Fundaciòn Santander, Madrid (2019); Gropius Bau, Berlin (2019); Palazzo Fortuny, Venezia (2018); MASP, Sao Paolo, Brazil (2018); Manifesta 12, Palermo (2018); Madre, Naples (2017) Le Galerie Centre d’Art Contemporain, Noisy-le Sec, France (2016); BOZAR, Bruxelles (2015), among others. Leotta is a co-founder of CRIPTA747, Turiner Khunstverein ? and Istituto Sicilia.
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Renato Leotta"Alla patria", 2024marble, cyanotype18 x 38 x 42 cmView more details
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Renato LeottaAlta Marea, Bassa Marea, 2024cotton and sea water326 x 126 x 2,5 cm (each)View more details
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Renato LeottaEruzione, 2024canvas, ash140 x 140 cmView more details
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Renato LeottaUn Cielo, 2023Lunagramma on silver gelatin paper125 x 180 cmView more details
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Renato LeottaMultiverso, 2022cotton, salt water187,5 x 141,5 cmView more details
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Renato LeottaMultiverso, 2017fabric and sea water2 elements
with frame 210 x 100 cm eachView more details
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Renato Leotta
Unfolding of Time (Archaeology-Patisserie) 6 Jun - 5 Sep 2025Archaeology-Patisserie I imagined the landscape as the unfolding of time upon surfaces, including my own. The outer layers contain an inner part. Fragrant surfaces – like wax or marzipan –...Read more -
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Vittoria sul Sole 26 Jan - 28 Mar 2024We are delighted to present Vittoria sul Sole, Renato Leotta’s second solo exhibition at the Gallery, coinciding with the hundredth exhibition at Sprovieri. A pyroclastic eruption of a volcano ejects...Read more -
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Linea, Punto. 20 Jan - 25 Mar 2022Sprovieri is delighted to present The Last Supper, the fourth show at the gallery by Cabrita. The Last Supper features three works by the artist that through his alchemical gaze,...Read more
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Renato Leotta
This is a shot. Works from the Serralves Collection 15 May - 16 Nov 2025 Read more -
Arte Povera
Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection 9 Oct 2024 - 20 Jan 2025On 9 October 2024, the Bourse de Commerce, Pinault Collection will host a major exhibition devoted to Arte Povera. Between legacies and influences, the exhibition...Read more -
Renato Leotta
Mutual Aid. Art in Collaboration with Nature at Castello di Rivoli 31 Oct - 23 Mar 2025Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea is delighted to announce Mutual Aid – Art in collaboration with nature , a major exhibition dedicated to sustainability...Read more -
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CONCERTINO per il mare at Castello di Rivoli 23 September 2023 - 28 January 2024
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TERRA ANIMATA | VISIONI TRA ARTE E NATURA IN ITALIA (1964-2023) 30 March - 27 August 2023 Read more -
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La Soglia (poesia, poesia, poesia) 21 October 2022 - 23 January 2023 Read more -
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17th Istanbul Biennial 17 September - 20 November 2022 Read more -
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Artforum: Critics' Picks February 24, 2022