Renato D’Agostin was born in 1983. He started his career in photography in Venice, Italy in 2001. The atmosphere of city life nourished his curiosity to capture life situations with the camera. For this, in 2002, he journeys through the capitals of Western Europe. After a period in Milan, he moved overseas exploring photography in New York. In the dynamic city life he had the chance to meet photographer Ralph Gibson and later on become his assistant.
His works have been exhibited in several exhibitions in Europe, United States and Asia and published in numerous books. Some of his prints have in the years become part of public collections such as the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, The Library of Congress and The Phillips Collection in Washington DC, the International Center of Photography in New York, as well as LACMA in Los Angeles, the Center for Creative Photography in Arizona and the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie in Paris among others.
Dislocating subjects from their realities, he depicts his perception of the space around him, the relationship between the architecture and people, opening a new portal in the spectator’s imagination.
After 13 years living and working in New York, D’Agostin in 2018 has returned to his motherland Italy, setting up a studio in a warehouse in the outskirts of Venice.
Born
1983, Venice, Italy
New York
Assistant to Ralph Gibson
Milan
Assistant to Alfredo Sabbatini
Public Collections
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Paris
LACMA
Los Angeles
ICP International Center of Photography
New York
Library of Congress
Washington DC
The Phillips Collection
Washington DC
Center for Creative Photography
Tucson, Arizona
Maison Europeenne de la Photographie
Paris
George Eastman House
Rochester, New York
HIGH Museum of Art
Atlanta
Books
Veni Etiam, Nomadic Editions, 2022
Renato D’Agostin, Saint Laurent Rive Droite, 2022
Harmony of Chaos, the(M) editions, 2019
Dirt, Hyakutake Editions, 2018
Orbit, IIKKI Books, 2018
Valsanzibio, Nomadic Editions, 2017
Proxemics, The (M) Editions, 2016
7439, Nomadic Editions, 2016
Archaeologies: Los Angeles, Furlined, 2015
Kapadokya, Nomadic Editions, 2015
Frecce, Automatic Books, 2014
Acrobats, Nomadic Editions, 2014
Etna, Nomadic Editions, 2013
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia, Silvana Editoriale, 2012
Tokyo Untitled, MC2 Gallery Edizioni, 2009
0.00 Night Moleskine, Zeropuntozerozero + Moleskine, 2008
Un giorno con Lucia, Zeropuntozerozero, 2007
Metropolis, Zeropuntozerozero, 2007
Exhibitions
2022
Renato D’Agostin, Saint Laurent Rive Droite, Paris
Renato D’Agostin, Saint Laurent Rive Droite, Los Angeles
Veni Etiam, Bigaignon, Paris
2019
Harmony of Chaos
Galerie Thierry Bigaignon, Paris
2018
Metropolis
Leica Gallery, Bangkok
Metropolis
Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam
7439
Leica Gallery, Bologna
2017
The Beautiful Cliché
Carnegie Hall, New York
7439
Thierry Bigaignon Gallery, Paris
7439
Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, San Dona’ di Piave, Venice
7439
Leica Gallery, Milan
7439, Etna, The Beautiful Cliché, Washington DC
Villa Firenze, Washington DC
2016
7439
Leica Gallery, Washington DC
7439
Conde Nast Gallery, Freedom Tower, New York
2015
Kapadokya
Leica Gallery, Tokyo
2014
Iter
Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, San Dona’ di Piave, Venice
The Beautiful Cliché
Leica Gallery, San Francisco
Iter
Embassy of Italy, Washington DC
Etna
Mondo Galeria, Madrid
Etna
mc2 Gallery, Milan
2013
Tokyo and Shanghai
Hôtel de Nupces, Toulouse
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
Italian Cultural Institute, Madrid
Next Stop : Italy
Group Exhibition
Phillips Collection, Washington DC
2012
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
Palazzo Ducale and Palazzo Franchetti, Venice
Tokyo Untitled
Phos Center, Chieri, Turin
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
mc2 Gallery, Milan
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
Galeria Rita Castellote, Madrid
2011
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
Galerie Photo 4, Paris
Melancolie
Jardin Raymond VI du Musées des Abattoirs, Toulouse, France
Tokyo Untitled
Vision Quest Gallery, Genoa
2010
Tokyo Untitled Video
presented by MC2 Gallery, Montecarlo
Tokyo Untitled
Randall Scott Gallery, New York
.IT – Italian Art Today
Group Exhibition
Italian Cultural Institute, San Francisco
One
Group Exhibition
Randall Scott Gallery, New York
Tokyo Untitled
FORMA presented by MC2 Gallery, Milan
Un giorno con Lucia
Italian Cultural Institute, Washington DC
2009
Tokyo Untitled
Leica Gallery, New York
Tokyo Untitled
Leica Gallery, Tokyo
Tokyo Untitled and Other Works
Galerie Photo 4, Paris
Giovani Maestri
Galleria MC2, Milan
Un giorno con Lucia
Palais des Institutions Italiennes, Tangier, Morocco
Un giorno con Lucia
Fondation Lorin, Tangier, Morocco
Interessi Personali
Group Exhibition
Romberg Artecontemporanea Gallery, Rome
Italidea
Group Exhibition
Mandato Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico
Un giorno con Lucia
Palazzo Roberti, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Metropolis
Vision Quest Gallery, Genova, Italy
Oeuvres Choisies
Group Exhibition
Galerie Photo4, Paris
2008
Italidea
Group Exhibition
Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Mexico
Un giorno con Lucia
Pinacoteca di Ancona, Italy
Metropolis
PhotoFestival, Yaroslavl, Russia
Metropolis
Leica Gallery, Istanbul
Un giorno con Lucia
Sala Margana, Rome
Metropolis
Italian Cultural Institute, Washington DC
Photo Biennial 2008
Alessandria, Italy
Metropolis
Leica Gallery, Solms, Germany
Echoes From the Street
Group Exhibition
Domeischel Gallery, New York
Oeuvres choisies
Group Exhibition
Photo 4, Paris
2007
Un giorno con Lucia
Italian Cultural Institute, New York
Oeuvres Récentes
Group exhibition
Photo 4, Paris
The (sub)Urban Landscape
Group exhibition
Ross Art Museum, Ohio
Postcards from Paris
Group exhibition
Leica Gallery, New York
Leonard Freed – Renato D’Agostin
Leica Gallery, New York
Mythos.Miti ed archetipi nel mare della consocenza
Group exhibition
National Gallery of Arts, Tirana
Evagoras & Kathleen Lanitis Foundation,
Limassol, Cyprus
Blanche et noir est la rue
Group exhibition
Galerie Photo 4, Paris
2006
Mythos.Miti ed archetipi nel mare della consocenza
Group exhibition.
Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Awards
2017 La Nuit du Livre
Paris
2012 Fotofusion Rising Star
Palm Beach, FL
2010 Art Directors Club Annual Award
New York
His works have been exhibited in several exhibitions in Europe, United States and Asia and published in numerous books. Some of his prints have in the years become part of public collections such as the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, The Library of Congress and The Phillips Collection in Washington DC, the International Center of Photography in New York, as well as LACMA in Los Angeles, the Center for Creative Photography in Arizona and the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie in Paris among others.
Dislocating subjects from their realities, he depicts his perception of the space around him, the relationship between the architecture and people, opening a new portal in the spectator’s imagination.
After 13 years living and working in New York, D’Agostin in 2018 has returned to his motherland Italy, setting up a studio in a warehouse in the outskirts of Venice.
Born
1983, Venice, Italy
New York
Assistant to Ralph Gibson
Milan
Assistant to Alfredo Sabbatini
Public Collections
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Paris
LACMA
Los Angeles
ICP International Center of Photography
New York
Library of Congress
Washington DC
The Phillips Collection
Washington DC
Center for Creative Photography
Tucson, Arizona
Maison Europeenne de la Photographie
Paris
George Eastman House
Rochester, New York
HIGH Museum of Art
Atlanta
Books
Veni Etiam, Nomadic Editions, 2022
Renato D’Agostin, Saint Laurent Rive Droite, 2022
Harmony of Chaos, the(M) editions, 2019
Dirt, Hyakutake Editions, 2018
Orbit, IIKKI Books, 2018
Valsanzibio, Nomadic Editions, 2017
Proxemics, The (M) Editions, 2016
7439, Nomadic Editions, 2016
Archaeologies: Los Angeles, Furlined, 2015
Kapadokya, Nomadic Editions, 2015
Frecce, Automatic Books, 2014
Acrobats, Nomadic Editions, 2014
Etna, Nomadic Editions, 2013
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia, Silvana Editoriale, 2012
Tokyo Untitled, MC2 Gallery Edizioni, 2009
0.00 Night Moleskine, Zeropuntozerozero + Moleskine, 2008
Un giorno con Lucia, Zeropuntozerozero, 2007
Metropolis, Zeropuntozerozero, 2007
Exhibitions
2022
Renato D’Agostin, Saint Laurent Rive Droite, Paris
Renato D’Agostin, Saint Laurent Rive Droite, Los Angeles
Veni Etiam, Bigaignon, Paris
2019
Harmony of Chaos
Galerie Thierry Bigaignon, Paris
2018
Metropolis
Leica Gallery, Bangkok
Metropolis
Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam
7439
Leica Gallery, Bologna
2017
The Beautiful Cliché
Carnegie Hall, New York
7439
Thierry Bigaignon Gallery, Paris
7439
Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, San Dona’ di Piave, Venice
7439
Leica Gallery, Milan
7439, Etna, The Beautiful Cliché, Washington DC
Villa Firenze, Washington DC
2016
7439
Leica Gallery, Washington DC
7439
Conde Nast Gallery, Freedom Tower, New York
2015
Kapadokya
Leica Gallery, Tokyo
2014
Iter
Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, San Dona’ di Piave, Venice
The Beautiful Cliché
Leica Gallery, San Francisco
Iter
Embassy of Italy, Washington DC
Etna
Mondo Galeria, Madrid
Etna
mc2 Gallery, Milan
2013
Tokyo and Shanghai
Hôtel de Nupces, Toulouse
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
Italian Cultural Institute, Madrid
Next Stop : Italy
Group Exhibition
Phillips Collection, Washington DC
2012
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
Palazzo Ducale and Palazzo Franchetti, Venice
Tokyo Untitled
Phos Center, Chieri, Turin
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
mc2 Gallery, Milan
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
Galeria Rita Castellote, Madrid
2011
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York
The Beautiful Cliché – Venezia
Galerie Photo 4, Paris
Melancolie
Jardin Raymond VI du Musées des Abattoirs, Toulouse, France
Tokyo Untitled
Vision Quest Gallery, Genoa
2010
Tokyo Untitled Video
presented by MC2 Gallery, Montecarlo
Tokyo Untitled
Randall Scott Gallery, New York
.IT – Italian Art Today
Group Exhibition
Italian Cultural Institute, San Francisco
One
Group Exhibition
Randall Scott Gallery, New York
Tokyo Untitled
FORMA presented by MC2 Gallery, Milan
Un giorno con Lucia
Italian Cultural Institute, Washington DC
2009
Tokyo Untitled
Leica Gallery, New York
Tokyo Untitled
Leica Gallery, Tokyo
Tokyo Untitled and Other Works
Galerie Photo 4, Paris
Giovani Maestri
Galleria MC2, Milan
Un giorno con Lucia
Palais des Institutions Italiennes, Tangier, Morocco
Un giorno con Lucia
Fondation Lorin, Tangier, Morocco
Interessi Personali
Group Exhibition
Romberg Artecontemporanea Gallery, Rome
Italidea
Group Exhibition
Mandato Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico
Un giorno con Lucia
Palazzo Roberti, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Metropolis
Vision Quest Gallery, Genova, Italy
Oeuvres Choisies
Group Exhibition
Galerie Photo4, Paris
2008
Italidea
Group Exhibition
Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Mexico
Un giorno con Lucia
Pinacoteca di Ancona, Italy
Metropolis
PhotoFestival, Yaroslavl, Russia
Metropolis
Leica Gallery, Istanbul
Un giorno con Lucia
Sala Margana, Rome
Metropolis
Italian Cultural Institute, Washington DC
Photo Biennial 2008
Alessandria, Italy
Metropolis
Leica Gallery, Solms, Germany
Echoes From the Street
Group Exhibition
Domeischel Gallery, New York
Oeuvres choisies
Group Exhibition
Photo 4, Paris
2007
Un giorno con Lucia
Italian Cultural Institute, New York
Oeuvres Récentes
Group exhibition
Photo 4, Paris
The (sub)Urban Landscape
Group exhibition
Ross Art Museum, Ohio
Postcards from Paris
Group exhibition
Leica Gallery, New York
Leonard Freed – Renato D’Agostin
Leica Gallery, New York
Mythos.Miti ed archetipi nel mare della consocenza
Group exhibition
National Gallery of Arts, Tirana
Evagoras & Kathleen Lanitis Foundation,
Limassol, Cyprus
Blanche et noir est la rue
Group exhibition
Galerie Photo 4, Paris
2006
Mythos.Miti ed archetipi nel mare della consocenza
Group exhibition.
Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens
Awards
2017 La Nuit du Livre
Paris
2012 Fotofusion Rising Star
Palm Beach, FL
2010 Art Directors Club Annual Award
New York