Claudio Guarino


Claudio Guarino was an Italian multimedia visual artist and musician based in London. He worked with video, performance, film and photography. His works were operatic performances in gallery spaces emphasising on visual rather than musical aspects.
Guarino studied at Goldsmiths College and the Royal College of Art in London. At Goldsmiths, he was awarded the Hamad Butt Award in 1997. In 1998 he was selected for the 'New Contemporaries' exhibition curated by Sacha Craddock.

Solo shows

Lost: The Unmovable Desire, Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, 2002.The Kiss of Tosca, performance opera at Galleria Artra, Milan, 2000.Aria, performance opera at Galleria Artra, Milan, 1998.Viene, performance opera at Chiesa di Sant'Angelo, Pisa, 1998.House of Injection, performance opera at Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 1997. Music composed by Hayden Parsey.Mater Dolorosa, performance opera at Victoria Miro Gallery, London, 1997. Music composed by Hayden Parsey.Suspicion, performance opera at Victoria Miro Gallery, London, 1996. Music composed by Hayden Parsey.

Group shows

Limit: Video Invitational, fa projects, London, 2003Meant Me, Royal College of Art, London, 2002Sledge, The Jam Factory, London, 2002I giochi e le fiabe, Museo Laboratorio d'Arte Contemporanea, Citta Sant'Angelo, Italy, 2000Eurostar, Westland Palace, London, 2000Soggettivita e narrazione, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Caste of Rivoli, Turin, 1999New Contemporaries, Tea Factory, Liverpool, 1998Corto Circuito, Palazzo Reale, Naples, 1998