PHILIP TSIARAS

#Biography ##2002 Until this year he has presented more than 70 solo shows internationally and his works are displayed in the permanent exhibition of the Metropolitan Museum in New York and in many other important museums in Italy, Germany, America, Austria and elsewhere
2001 His last entry at the Venice Biennale was extremely successful with 20.000.000 visitors at his 3 metre high sculpture Social Climber, which was placed at the Grand Canal for 5 months ##1990 Works with a vast range of materials including canvas, glass, ceramics, bronze and photography ##1980 On return to America he begins to systematically work with photography, ultimately producing the series Family Album, while also searching for the connections between mark-making and the visual portrayal ##1976 After being awarded for his poetry, he travels to Greece to translate contemporary Greek poetry into the English language ##1975 Graduated from Amherst College, where he studied comparative literature next to Luca Samara ##1952 Born in the city of Nashua in New Hampshire

#Solo exhibitions (selection)

##2006 Artforum-Tsatsis Projects, Thessaloniki, Greece ##2003 Transparent Spaces, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece ##2002 Swank/The Regency/Intercontinental, Kowloon, Hong Kong General Greek Consulate, New York, U.S.A Horse Boy, Spazio Pisa, Via Montenapoleone, Milan, Italy Il Signore degli Elementi, Spazio San Carpoforo, Brera, Milan, Italy Glass & Ceramics, Galleria Blanchaert, Milan, Italy ##2001 Container, Schola dell’Arte dei Tiraoro e Battioro, Venice, Italy Pauly & C. Galleria del Vetro, Piazza S. Marco, Venice, Italy Delaware Center of Contemporary Arts, DE, U.S.A Palio di Feltre, Italy