© Gabriela Koch
Claudio Alessandri
(1955 - 2012)
Biography
1955 born in Ferrara, Italy.
1971 I buy my first photo camera.
1974-1979
studies in architecture at the Politecnico di Milano.
1975-1977
1st assistant of Roberto Carra
(after his nine years experience as art director of Italian Vogue).
1976-1980
free lance assistant of Condé Nast photographers:
Barry Lategan, Norman Parkinson, Harry Peccinotti, Oliviero Toscani, Fabrizio Ferri.
1980 in Cinecittá on the set of Federico Fellini´s “La Cittá delle Donne”.
1981 in Cinecittá on the set of Ettore Scola´s “Il Mondo Nuovo”.
1981-1985
1st assistant of Gian Paolo Barbieri; curator of his book “Artificial”;
concept and production for his book “Silent Portraits”.
1986 free lance photographer in Paris and Milano.
1988 lived and worked in Vienna
2012 Claudio Alessandri died on February 21
Exhibitions
1994 group exhibition ”working men“ at the Deutche Historisches Museum Berlin.
1996 - solo exhibition at the McCann Espace, Paris.
1998 group exhibition at Photokina ’98/Polaroid Corp., Köln.
2002 group exhibition ”Making Of”, Wien.
2002 group exhibition Künstlerhaus Innsbruck, Innsbruck.
2003 group exhibition ”Faces of the World“ , Salzburg.
2004 - solo exhibition ”Too Many Questions” in Palais Harrach,
Kunsthistorischen Museum Wien, Wien.
2005 group exhibition Galerie Zebra, Wien.
2005 group exhibition Galerie am Himmelpforte, Wien.
2007 group exhibition with the serie “Perchance to Dream”, Sofia.
2007 - solo exhibition “The colour of dreams” Galerie Wageneder, Wien.
2008 group exhibition Galerie Wolfrom, Wien.
Bibliography
1997 „Claudio Alessandri, Photographie de l’épure“ – Photographies Magazine, Paris.
2001 (women)* - book published in English and German by Edition Stemmle,
Zurich-New York.
2002 ”Claudio Alessandri” – by David G. Taylor, Black&White Magazine, Sidney.
2002 (women)* - book published in Chinese by JiLin Fine Arts Press
2003 ”Curve - the female nude now“ - book published by Universe-Rizzoli NY.
2004 catalogue ”Too Many Questions“, Wien.
2005 catalogue to exhibition at Galerie am Himmelpforte, Wien.
2005 (women)* - second edition in Chinese by JiLin Fine Arts Press
Awards
1991 Bronze “Venus” Award at the Creative Club Austria.
1991 Gold Award at the American Calendar Marketing Association.
1992 Bronze “Venus” Award at the Creative Club Austria.
1992 Bronze “Venus” Award at the Creative Club Austria.
1993 selected on Graphis Photo Annual.
1993 Bronze “Venus” Award at the Creative Club Austria.
1993 Merit Award at the Creative Club Austria.
1993 Merit Award at the Creative Club Austria.
1994 Gold Award at the International Advertising Festival in Montreaux.
1994 Gold at Best Calendar Award.
1994 Bronze “Venus” Award at the Creative Club Austria.
1995 Silver “Venus” Award at the Creative Club Austria.
1995 Bronze “Venus” Award at the Creative Club Austria.
1995 Merit Award at the Creative Club Austria.
1996 selected on Graphis Photo Annual.
1996 Bronze Award at the American Calendar Marketing Association.
1996 Silver Medal at the New York Art Directors Club.
1999 Gold Award at the Society of News Publications, New York.
2000 Silver Award at the European Publication Society, FEIEA.
2001 Merit at Biennale Brunn.
2001 "Top 10 - book of the year” by Michelle7FineArtPhotography.
2002 Red Dot Design Award.
2002 Bronze “Venus” Award Creative Club Austria
2003 Cresta Award by Creative Standards Intern. and the Intern. Advertising Association.
2003 Merit at Red Dot Award.
2004 Caesar Bronze Award.
2004 Merit at Red Dot Award.
2004 Merit at Tokyo Type Directors Club.
2004 Merit at Joseph Binder Award.
2005 Gold Award by the Annual International ARC Awards.
2005 Bronze Award by the Annual International ARC Awards.
2005 State Prize as best book Austria.
2006 Silver Prize as best European Book.
2006 State prize as best book Austria.
2008 State prize as best book Austria.
2008 Best Austrian Chef Book, Gourmand World Cookbook Award.