Giancarlo Caporicci

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Giancarlo Caporicci is an Italian artist. He is known for putting elastic structures under tension in his work

born 1946 in Naples, Italy
1957-1966 studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Naples
1966-1968 teacher of art history and costume design at the art school in Sassari in Sardinia, decorator at the Experimental Theater in Naples
1969-1974 studied stage painting at the academies of fine arts in Naples and Brera
1990-1998 Founder and member of the MADI group in Italy
1990-2000 Director at the Stage de sculpture sur Ardoise
Numerous solo and group exhibitions
lives and works in Paris