b. 1985, Busto Arsizio, Italy; lives and works in Milan, Italy.

Diego Marcon has developed a conceptually rigorous practice that focuses on the moving image, and extends to encompass film, video installation and sculpture. Marcon is interested in cinematic archetypes, combining both theoretical and structural approaches, and their rich narrative potential to express profound psychological and emotional states. Whether investigating horror, comedy, or cartoons, ultimately, he considers the relationship between reality and representation through an investigation into the ontology of the moving image. Through emphasis and repetition, Marcon gives shape to an uncanny dimension to his work that frequently brings cinema into a spatial practice and complicates our perception of what is real.

Diego Marcon's recent solo projects include Krapfen, Renaissance Society, Chicago (2025); ToonsTunes (Four Pathetic Movements), The Shop at Sadie Coles HQ, London (2025); La Gola, Kunstverein in Hamburg, Hamburg (2024); Have You Checked the Children, Kunsthalle Basel, Basel (2023); Monelle, Sadie Coles HQ, Davies Street (2023). Group shows include Collection Exhibition of Saastamoinen Foundation, EMMA Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finland (2025); Just Kids, Gammel Strand, Copenhagen (2025); Nebula, Fondazione In Between Art Film, Complesso dell’Ospedaletto, Venice (2024); Biennale de I’Image en Mouvement 24: A Cosmic Movie Camera, Centre d’Art Contemporian, Genève (2024); After Laughter Comes Tears, MUDAM The Contemporary Art Museum of Luxembourg (2023); The Milk of Dreams, 59th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice (2022); The Parents' Room, Museo Madre, Naples (2021); Ludwig, Institute of Contemporary Art Singapore/LASALLE, Singapore and Galleria ZERO…, Milan (2019); La miserabile, La Triennale di Milano, Milan (2018); MAXXI Bulgari Prize 2018, Museo MAXXI, Rome (2018); Ehi, voi! 16ª Quadriennale d’Arte Altri Tempi, Altri Miti, Rome (2016); FRANTI, FUORI!, Careof, Milan (2015); and Pour vos beaux yeux, Gasconade, Milano (2013). Forthcoming in 2023, Marcon will have major solo presentations at Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, and at Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Teatro Gerolamo, Milan.

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