S O L O S H O W 
Verso
Museo / Pan - Palazzo delle Arti Napoli
solo show / Adinolfi e_Cicala / 03.12.22 - 22.12.22
In collaboration with Galleria Mood-Project
Under the patronage of the Municipality of Naples
With the support of the Robert Walser Zentrum
With the contribution of Galleria Borbonica
With catalogue texts:
“Verso l’invisibile” by Valentina Rippa
"Camminare come filosofia di vita” by Reto Sorg
Verso is an artistic project born from the collaboration between Marco Adinolfi and Massimo_Cicala — a four-handed work inspired by “The Walk” by Robert Walser. In this literary masterpiece, the renowned Swiss author addresses themes such as journey, solitude, observation, getting lost, and appearance. Drawing on these concepts, the works invite visitors not to stop at the aesthetic and chromatic completeness of a deliberately “minimal” geometry but to go further — to approach the works with curiosity, to desecrate their supposed inviolability, to discover volumes that invade space, to see that what appears continuous is only a reflection, and to recognize more intimate “conditions” at play.
It is an invitation to pause, wait, and acknowledge that beyond the “image” there is something more — that the detail can only be discovered if curiosity is regarded as an essential condition of our existence.
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La forma del tempo
Castello Mediceo di Ottaviano
Solo show / Marco Adinolfi / 18.01.2025
At the Castello Mediceo di Ottaviano, seat of the Vesuvius National Park Authority, the sculptural installation La forma del Tempo by Marco Adinolfi was unveiled. Freely inspired by the eponymous text of renowned art historian and aesthetics scholar George Kubler, it has been installed inside the Authority’s governing boardroom, where it will remain on permanent display. The unveiling ceremony was attended by the artist, top officials from the Vesuvius National Park Authority, and representatives of local institutions.
MonoLogo
Pica Gallery, Napoli
Solo show / Marco Adinolfi / 11.01.2011 - 24.01.2011
The exhibition MonoLogo, inaugurated in 2011 at Pica Gallery in Naples, sums up an artistic journey that began in 2003 and continues to evolve. The morphology of Campania, resembling a gun, is used metaphorically to reflect on the territory’s dichotomies — where beauty and decay, good and evil, reality and stereotype coexist.
The concept of MonoLogo arises from this observation and becomes the symbolic core of the artist’s investigation. This “logo,” recurring in Adinolfi’s works, represents the tension between a place’s identity and its stereotyped perception; the gun, while symbolizing violence, also evokes a state of perpetual emergency. The most emblematic work from this series, now exhibited in the Roberto Saviano Room of the CAM Museum in Casoria, is L’Ottimista (2007) — a sculpture made of garbage bags, reflecting this duality with a hidden “positive” and an overt “negative,” symbolized by the gun.
MonoLogo goes beyond depicting Campania through a logo; it explores themes of crime, tradition, rhetoric, and constant emergency. Irony and paradox, intrinsic to Neapolitan culture, permeate the works — offering both a sharp social critique and a deeper reflection on existence and the region’s contemporary challenges. The project highlights the ongoing tension between identity, belonging, and transformation.
Fragile Fanzago
Palazzo Carafa di Maddaloni, Napoli
Solo show / Marco Adinolfi / maggio 2002
VIII edition of Maggio dei Monumenti
Marco Adinolfi participated in the 8th edition of Maggio dei Monumenti with his solo exhibition Fragile Fanzago, featuring painting and sculpture inside the 17th-century Palazzo Carafa di Maddaloni in Naples.
With over thirty years of history, Maggio dei Monumenti is one of Naples’ most longstanding cultural events. Inspired by the success of Napoli Porte Aperte (1992–1993), it began in 1994, transforming the historic center into an “Open-Air Museum,” now included by UNESCO among World Heritage Sites. Over the years, the initiative expanded to include theatrical performances and contemporary art exhibitions, playing a key role in promoting and valorizing the region’s cultural realities.
Logica incoerenza tra il vedere e il pensare
Palazzo Ciccarelli di Casavolpe, Napoli
Solo show / Marco Adinolfi / Napoli 06.10.1999 - 08.10.1999
Council Chamber, Chiaia‑Posillipo‑San Ferdinando District
Logica incoerenza tra il vedere e il pensare marks Marco Adinolfi’s debut solo painting exhibition, composed of twelve works — primarily oil on canvas — with clear surrealist inspiration. The show proposes realistic settings and recognizable subjects that, in the artist’s execution, transform into dreamlike visions through irrational perspectives and illogical juxtapositions. The pieces subvert everyday logic, generating parallel universes that challenge rationality. Unexpected combinations and evocative symbols invite the viewer to contemplate the subconscious, dreams, and the interplay between reality and fantasy — offering a renewed perception of the real.
G R O U P S H O W
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Disquiet vs Harmony
Shatto Gallery, Los Angeles (CA) USA
Group Show / Adinolfi + Adinolfi e ICicala / 13.09.2025 - 11.10.2025
curated by Yujin Iris Jeong and Cynthia Penna
Disquiet vs Harmony brings together nine contemporary artists—four from Korea and five from Italy—whose works explore the aesthetic tension that exists in the liminal space between disquiet and harmony; unrest and balance; chaos and order. Curated by Cynthia Penna and Yujin Iris Jeong, this exhibition presents a timely, cross-cultural dialogue that seeks to excavate and articulate the role of art during times of unrest.
Amidst today’s climate of global uncertainty and fragmentation, this exhibition investigates art’s capacity to simultaneously contain dissonance and harmony. The nine artists from Italy and Korea—Alfonso Sacco, Danilo Ambrosino, Marco Adinolfi, Massimo ICicala, Max Coppeta, Michelle Oh, Ji Oh, YC Kim, and YoungHo Seock—address the central theme of disquiet vis-à-vis harmony through a wide range of mediums, including painting, sculpture, installation, and textiles, revealing unexpected parallels and resonances.
In Disquiet vs Harmony, art shows that harmony arises from the convergence of disparate yet inseparable elements, joined in a manner that produces an organic and coherent whole. It invites us to understand the world through frameworks of connection and collaboration—principles that we must internalize and enact in our daily lives in the face of the disquiet.
Marco Adinolfi takes part in the exhibition Disquiet vs Harmony in a dual role:
· as a solo artist, with the works "Resilience" and "Regeneration"
· as part of the duo "Adinolfi–ICicala", with the works "Trafitta illusione" and "Senza respiro"
· as part of the duo "Adinolfi–ICicala", with the works "Trafitta illusione" and "Senza respiro"
The marks of our time
Casina dei mosaici di Villa Favorita / Ercolano (NA) ITALY
Group Show / Adinolfi e_Cicala / 10.05.2025 - 25.05 2025
Curated by Cynthia Penna
In collaboration with Art 1307 and Los Angeles Art Association
Under the patronage of the Ente Ville Vesuviane / MIC – Ministry of Culture
Following its debut in Los Angeles, THE MARKS OF OUR TIME arrives in Italy at the Casina dei Mosaici in Villa Favorita, Ercolano. Curated by Cynthia Penna for Art1307, in collaboration with LAAA — Los Angeles Art Association, this exhibition constitutes the second chapter of an international cultural exchange project. Seven Italian and seven Californian artists come together through painting, sculpture, and photography — confronting the theme of the marks of our time.
The marks of our time
825 Gallery, Los Angeles (CA) USA
Group Show / Adinolfi e_Cicala / 18.01.2025 - 20.02 2025
Curated by Cynthia Penna
In collaboration with Los Angeles Art Association e Art 13 07
Under the patronage of the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles
3X6
Ex Ospedale Militare di Napoli
Group Show / Adinolfi e_Cicala / 19.10.2024 - 27.10.2024
Project conceived and curated by Ernesto Esposito for Dino Morra Gallery
Part of the “Special Projects” section of :
Art Days Napoli Campania " LA FORESTA DI FILI"
organized by :
Attiva Cultural Projects
with the patronage of:
Regione Campania - Comune di Napoli - Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli - Fondazione Italia Patria della Bellezza,
under the aegis of :
Fondazione Donnaregina per le Arti Contemporanee - Museo Madre.
Participating in the Special Projects Section :
Art Di Matteo Novarese - Dino Morra Gallery - Collezione Agovino
NOH-ART e Mimmo Scognamiglio Arte Contemporanea
T293 - 480 Site Specific - Fondazione Bartolomeo Gatto
In 3 x 6, a project curated by Ernesto Esposito for Dino Morra Gallery, artists Stefano Avalis (Manta, 1995) and Eugenio Giliberti (Naples, 1954) address formal geometries through opposing conceptual lenses. Beatrice Alici (San Donà di Piave, 1992) and Gianluca Capozzi (Avellino, 1973) employ figuration to create fairytale-like or surreal interpretations of contemporary reality. Finally, Marco Adinolfi (Naples, 1973), Massimo_Cicala (Wuppertal, 1976), and Noemi Durighello (Feltre, 1996) apply a language both abstract and informal — prompting reflection on materiality, volume, forms, and spatial dynamics intrinsic to everyday life.
Assoli
Galleria Design Sulmondo, Napoli
Group show / Adinolfi e_Cicala /12.05.2023 - 23.06.2023
Design Sulmondo presented “ASSOLI”, an art exhibition inspired by existentialism, focusing on the experience of solitude. Artists Adinolfi andoCicala, Arnaud Boueilh, Josef Esposito, Sulmondo‑Design exhibited works reflecting diverse sensibilities through installations, painting, sculpture, and design. ASSOLI aimed to stimulate contemplation and deeper understanding of the complexities of solitude.
photo by Design Sulmondo
Re_st_Art_2
Dino Morra Gallery, Napoli
Group show / Adinolfi e_Cicala / 11.05.23 - 11.06.23
Adinolfi andICicala presented:
Mutamenti (2023) – mixed media (acrylic threads, mirrors, plastic inserts on wood)
Ri_quadro rosso (2023) – mixed media (synthetic wool, acrylic on wood)
Immagine 7 (2022) – mixed media (acrylic and steel threads on wood)
Adinolfi and_Cicala, Federika Fumarola, Barbara Prenka, Sonia Riccio, Rotteveel & Vermeer, and Mattia Varini are the artists selected to explore and reflect on the evolution of informal art today. This investigation feels particularly relevant in light of recent trends marking a resurgence of figurative expression in contemporary art.
While the first edition of Re_st_Art fostered an open dialogue between diverse artistic languages, the artists in this second edition share a predominantly pictorial vision of the “non-form.” Their work is driven by a desire to communicate through matter itself, offering a personal and intimate interpretation of contemporary social values.
While the first edition of Re_st_Art fostered an open dialogue between diverse artistic languages, the artists in this second edition share a predominantly pictorial vision of the “non-form.” Their work is driven by a desire to communicate through matter itself, offering a personal and intimate interpretation of contemporary social values.
Napoli Calling / Omaggio a Riccarso Dalisi
CAM Museum , Casoria / Napoli
Group show / Marco Adinolfi / 22.04.22 - 22.05.22
Napoli Calling showcases contemporary Neapolitan artists from multiple generations, whose careers, while rooted in Naples, have gained international traction. Highlights include a never-before-seen work by Riccardo Dalisi from the CAM Museum’s permanent collection. Dalisi, a globally renowned artist-designer and co-founder of the Global Tools collective alongside figures like Sottsass and Mendini, exhibited at the Venice Biennale, Milano Triennale, and MoMA in New York.
Marco Adinolfi presented the installation Dove sono i civili? — made of plastic soldiers and acrylic on shaped MDF and wood.
Silent global games
Group show / Marco Adinolfi / 2020
Curated by Valentina Rippa
Independent curator Valentina Rippa invited artists globally to reflect on quarantine through a virtual exhibition piece by piece. Silent global games became a virtual diary of the lockdown, blending photographs, poems, paintings, sculptures, gestures, and even an original haiku by English poet Rachel Spence. The project captures collective silence and solitude, mixing contemporary images with archival memories into a poetic chronicle of the pandemic.
Autoprogettazione / Io resto a casa
Group show / Marco Adinolfi / 2020
Curated by Pierpaolo Lista - Galleria Milano
Launched during lockdown, Autoprogettazione / Io resto a casa was a collective project initiated by Pierpaolo Lista. Inspired by Enzo Mari’s self-design philosophy, the project invited artists to create and personalize small “houses” in collage form using materials and styles of their choice. Supported by Galleria Milano, it involved around seventy contributors and generated a vast online display — a symbol of creativity born from confinement and nostalgia.
Artists' antivirus selfies archive
Group show / Marco Adinolfi / 2020
Curated by Brigataes project
The Apocalypse Now and Artists’ antivirus selfies archive projects by Brigata Es, conceived by Aldo Elefante, document the COVID-19 era through two lenses. Apocalypse Now collects media images to create a visual archive that interrogates pandemic narratives using black-and-white formats and censor bars. The second, artists’ antivirus selfies archive, gathers selfies of artists wearing masks — reflecting on solitude, isolation, and resilience. Both initiatives harness social media as a platform for collective memory.
#inmylab / il mondo dell’arte nei tempi del Covid19
Group show / Marco Adinolfi / 2020
Curated by Marco Gallo, Rino Squillante, Olga Scotto di Vettimo
#inmylab – The World of Art from the Places Where Beauty is Thought and Built invited artists, educators, curators, designers, and historians to share images of their creative environments — studios, libraries, and workspaces — during lockdown. Through Instagram, more than 250 images worldwide documented intimate artistic practices during isolation. The project offered a visual reflection on creativity under confinement.
_Underscore
Spazio Blanch
Centro Polifunzionale per l’Arte Contemporanea, Napoli
Group show / Marco Adinolfi / 31.05.12 - 21.06.12
Curated by Marco Adinolfi
Under the patronage of the Municipality and Province of Naples
Under the patronage of the Municipality and Province of Naples
_Underscore was the inaugural exhibition project at Spazio Blanch — a multifunctional contemporary art center — curated by Marco Adinolfi. The collective show involved 14 artists (Gigi Cifali, Daniel Cuberta, Corrado Folinea, Paola Risoli, Alessandro Zannier, Giacomo Montanaro, Salvatore Mauro, Antonio De Rosa, Stefano Ciannella, Marco Abbamondi, Giorgio Milano, Piero Chiariello, Massimiliano Mirabella, Carlo Colli) active across Naples, London, Zurich, Rome, Turin, and Seville. They engaged with the unusual architecture of Via T. G. Blanch’s “blank slate” space. The title underscores the symbol of the underscore (“_”) as a metaphor of connection — linking different expressions and contemporary artistic scenes. Each artist contributed to a shared cultural evolution within that “tabula rasa” environment.
Biennale Internazionale dell’ Arte Contemporanea di Firenze - VI Ed.
Fortezza da Basso, Firenze
Group show / Marco Adinolfi / 01.11.2007 - 09.11.2007
The sixth edition of the Biennale d’Arte Contemporanea di Firenze was held from 1 to 9 December 2007 at the historic Fortezza da Basso, featuring 840 artists from 76 nations and over 2,500 works. The event offered an extraordinary confluence of cultures, languages, and styles, providing a global overview of contemporary trends. Marco Adinolfi participated with the works Assioma and Get your fun, my son.
Lab one
Not Gallery - Contemporary art Factory, Napoli
Group show / Marco Adinolfi / 07.07.2005 – 30.03.2005
Presented by Nonartestudio (founded by Marco Adinolfi), Lab one explored the intersection of art, space, and technology in collaboration with NOT Gallery – Contemporary Art Factory. The project, dubbed the Material Diffusion Laboratory of Artistic Research, experimented with cutting-edge materials, transforming works into “dynamic installations” adaptable to architectural and urban contexts. Lab one showcased “NOT products” — unique pieces born from an artist’s prototype and site-specific requirements. The show included functional design installations like Nonarte studio’s “tangle,” alongside digital wallpapers by Atrium‑project and Federico Solmi, plus interactive presentations by artists such as Andrea Aquilanti, Domenico Di Martino, and Barbara La Ragione — merging art, light, music, and domestic space.
Omaggio a Hermann Hesse
Fondazione Hermann Hesse - Montagnola (Svizzera )
Group show / Marco Adinolfi / 2004
Hosted at the Hermann Hesse Foundation in Montagnola, this exhibition presented Mail Art works created for the second edition of Omaggio a Hermann Hesse, which took place in 2003 at SpazioStudio Milano — curated by Patrizia Gioia.
Omaggio a Hermann Hesse
SpazioStudio, Milano
Group show / Marco Adinolfi / 2003
Curated by Patrizia Gioia
Presented for the second edition of the international competition Omaggio a Hermann Hesse, organized by SpazioStudio Milano and curated by Patrizia Gioia.
XXIV Ed. Trofeo Medusa Aurea
Group show / Marco Adinolfi / 2003
Organized by AIAM - Accademia Internazionale d’Arte Moderna, Roma
Adinolfi participated in the XXIV edition of the Trofeo Medusa Aurea in 2001, winning the “Presidency of the Lazio Region Prize” (painting category) for his work Utopie (mixed media on canvas, 40 × 50 cm), and the “Bronze Medal” (painting category) in the XVI edition in 2003 for Materico (mixed media on canvas, 40 × 50 cm). In both years, he participated in group exhibitions linked to the competition staged in Rome, curated by AIAM.
XXVI Ed. Trofeo Medusa Aurea
Group show / Marco Adinolfi / 2001
Curated by AIAM - Accademia Internazionale d’Arte Moderna, Roma
Featuring Utopie (2001) — mixed media (wire, wood, plaster, transparent film, oil and acrylic) on canvas; 40 × 50 cm. The work was published in issue 52 (April–May 2001) of Il Notiziario dell’Accademia Internazionale d’Arte Moderna.
Napoli tra suoni e colori
Villa Comunale di Napoli
Group show / Marco Adinolfi / 01.09.2021 - 02.092021
Under the patronage of the Municipality of Naples – Youth Policy Department
The exhibition Napoli tra Colori e Suoni, set in the evocative setting of Naples’ Villa Comunale, was a multidisciplinary collective show blending visual art and music. Through installations, sculptures, paintings, and performances, the project invited the public into an immersive experience — where visual art and sound intertwine to tell the vibrant story of Naples. Marco Adinolfi contributed with two installation works: Gulliver and La forma del tempo.
