Vincenzo Pezzella, born in Naples, lives and works in Milan. A multimedia artist, draughtsman, illustrator, lyricist and poet, he has worked for Il Mattino of Naples>, with Humor Graphic of Milan and with composers of contemporary music. His Poesie di Transito have been broadcast by Radio Europa and other broadcasters.He has published several artist’s books with the publisher PulcinoElefante. He has carried out several performances and held readings in the course of shows and in art galleries. He has published the collection PoesiaDiTransito (1995), poem-performances written with the self-card machines in the entresols of the underground railways in railway stations and in motorway motels. He has written the libretto MetroNivasci (2000), music by Antonio Scarano. One man exhibitions: Tetractis , 1979 Centro Design Ellisse, Naples; Tele Pitagoriche, 1980 Studio D’Arte 5x5, Rome; 1996 PoesiaAzione, Galleria Diecidue, Milan; 1999 PoesieDiTransito, underground of Milan and Galleria Derbylius, Milan; 1999 PoesieDiTransito 1994-1999, Archivi del ‘900, Milan; February 2003 Voci e luoghi. Poeti Contemporanei at the bookshop Archivi del ‘900: introduction and audiovisual projection in (VHS) , 4 titles concerning the poets Maurizio Cucchi, Milo DeAngelis, Giancarlo Majorino, Giampiero Neri) published by 422webcast: project of an Italian series which he devised and for which he produced the editorial and TV formats; May 2003 Voci e Luoghi. Poeti contemporanei, 144 illustrazioni on poems by Maurizio Cucchi, Milo De Angelis, Giancarlo Majorino, Giampiero Neri (art editions PulcinoElefante), Derbylius Gallery and Art bookshop, Milan: November 2003 DEDALUS First Italian show of Video contemporary poetry, Dedalus studio where Dedalus fogliogiornale n° zero has been introduced ( art edition Archivio dedalus 50 copies) and three graphic works by videoauthors from the editorial and cultural association Archivio in contemporanea in Video, of which he has founded and presides. He has taken part in several group exhibitions.
He is represented on the sites of the following online magazines:
Poemus http://digilander.libero.it/guigabo/
Vico Acitillo124 www.loffredo.it /waves/almat/pezzella.html
Archivi del'900 http://www.archivi900.com
He has been written about by: Emilio Isgrò, Filiberto Menna, Luciano Caruso, Luigi Olivetti, Letizia Tedeschi, Rolando Bellini, Mariagrazia Torri, Daniele Perra, Giorgio Zanchetti, Manuela Gandini, Giulio Calegari, Claudio Cerritelli, Roberto Borghi, Andrea Gibellini, Elena Di Raddo, Roberto Caracci, Maria Roccasalva, Gino Grassi, Raffaela Castagnola, Daniele Moretto, Fabio Simonelli.
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Da PoesiaDiTransito, Milano 1995