Biography

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. 

Works
  • Renato Leotta, "Alla patria", 2024
    Renato Leotta
    "Alla patria", 2024
    marble, cyanotype
    18 x 38 x 42 cm
  • Renato Leotta, Alta Marea, Bassa Marea, 2024
    Renato Leotta
    Alta Marea, Bassa Marea, 2024
    cotton and sea water
    326 x 126 x 2,5 cm (each)
  • Renato Leotta, Eruzione, 2024
    Renato Leotta
    Eruzione, 2024
    canvas, ash
    140 x 140 cm
  • Renato Leotta, Un Cielo, 2023
    Renato Leotta
    Un Cielo, 2023
    Lunagramma on silver gelatin paper
    125 x 180 cm
  • Renato Leotta, Multiverso, 2022
    Renato Leotta
    Multiverso, 2022
    cotton, salt water
    187,5 x 141,5 cm
  • Renato Leotta, Notte di San Lorenzo , 2019
    Renato Leotta
    Notte di San Lorenzo , 2019
    terracotta tiles
    dimesion variable
  • Renato Leotta, Multiverso, 2017
    Renato Leotta
    Multiverso, 2017
    fabric and sea water
    2 elements
    with frame 210 x 100 cm each
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