RENATO D`AGOSTIN
Renato D’Agostin 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 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.
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Collections
LACMA, Los Angeles
ICP International Center of Photography, New York
Library of Congress, Washington DC
The Philips Collection, Washington DC
Center for Creative Photography, Tuscon, Arizona
Maison Europeenne de la Photographie, Paris
George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
FORMA, International Center of Photography, Milan
HIGH Museum of Art, Atlanta
Awards
2017 «La Nuit du Livre», Paris
2012 «Fotofusion Rising Star», Palm Beach
2010 «Art Directors Club Annual Award», New York
