Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino, Lorenza Longhi, Thomaz Rosa at Castiglioni
March 5 - April 14, 2024
Castiglioni
Via Giuseppe Luosi 30
Milan, Italy
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All images courtesy and copyright of the artists and Castiglioni.
Castiglioni is pleased to announce Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino, Lorenza Longhi, Thomaz Rosa, the next exhibition at
the gallery in Milan. The show brings together three artists from the same generation whose works intersect theoretical
and formal decisions with distinct practices that underline a set of decisions and personal material conformations.
In Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino's artistic practice, there's an intimate exploration of institutional critique, linguistic
structures, and objecthood. Addressing the remaining structures of the transatlantic colonial project, the artist imbues
theoretical questions of possession, property, and belongings with their own personal experience. In 2023, Celestino
was the winner of the Ducato Prize Residency Award and a recipient of the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower
Saxony Residency Grant. This year, a solo show dedicated to their work will take place at Kunstverein Kevin Space in
Vienna. Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino (b. 1989) lives and works in Germany.
Lorenza Longhi explores the hidden structures and economies behind facades. She takes visual elements from
communication strategies and everyday objects, remixing them with crafty techniques. Through this process, the artist
empirically tests and questions the presumed neutrality of patterns, inviting viewers to reconsider their roles in
contemporary society. In 2022, Longhi won the Henraux International Sculpture Prize. Recent solo shows include Swiss
Institute, New York; Kunsthalle Zürich, Zürich; Ordet, Milan; Weiss Falk, Basel; Fanta-MLN, Milan; and Plymouth
Rock, Zürich. Lorenza Longhi (b. 1991) lives and works in Basel.
Having painting as his primary work medium, Thomaz Rosa uses the work to advance a pictorial research from the
position of commentary and interpretation of tradition, within and outside art history. Abruptly asserting the practice as
the self-determination of insubordinate creation, instead of developing an easily identifiable, personal stylistic cipher,
Rosa annotates art-historical homages with the imponderability of chance and personal memories. Recent solo
exhibitions include Quadra, São Paulo; Castiglioni; Milan, Casa de Cultura do Parque, São Paulo, and Mendes Wood
DM, São Paulo. In 2018, the artist was nominated for the Pipa Prize, Brazil 's leading contemporary art award. Thomaz
Rosa (b. 1989) lives and works in São Paulo.