Gino De Dominicis
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Gino De Dominicis, was an Italian artist, born in 1947 in Ancona, died at the age of 51, on Nov. 29, 1998 at his home in Rome. De Dominicis was a controversial and mystifying figure in Italian art. Even the news of his death was suspect, for years earlier he had reported his own demise in the mock conclusion to a biographical essay.
His first show was at Rome's Galleria L'Attico in 1969. He was collaborating with Emilio Mazzoli in Modena, where he had his last show in 1998. De Dominicis first appearance in the Venice Biennale in 1972 included a young man with Down's syndrome as an element in an installation; in 1993 he announced that his tempera-and-gold-on-panel paintings could not be considered for Biennale prizes; in 1995 he publicly declined to appear at all.
His work has influenced a lot of younger Italian artists such as Maurizio Cattelan and Paola Pivi.
La body art in Italia
In Italia, autori di body art sono stati, e in parte tuttora sono, artisti come Piero Manzoni, Jannis Kounellis, Gino De Dominicis e Vettor Pisani. Piero Manzoni firma la pelle delle sue statue viventi e propone anche un 'prodotto' escreto dal proprio corpo e confezionato in scatola firmata ("Merda d'artista"), mentre Gina Pane sembra in preda alla sofferenza per le automutilazioni che si produce ad ogni happening d'arte estrema.
