Marcello Maloberti

Marcello Maloberti, born in 1966 in Codogno, province of Lodi, currently resides and works in Milan. Since 1999, he has collaborated with Galleria Raffaella Cortese, a partnership that has marked a significant milestone in his career, solidifying his role as an innovator in the Italian art scene.

Maloberti's artistic practice can be described as a sophisticated and metaphysical interpretation of everyday events and minimal urban contexts. His work is distinguished by an inquisitive gaze on the themes of precariousness and the uncertainty of life. One could speak of an artistic language that merges the visionary with the neorealistic in a detached narrative of daily scenes, stripped of any embellishment.

His artistic output comprises eclectic techniques—from collage to performance, video to photography, installation to drawing—exploring and reflecting on the precariousness of human existence. Notable among his work are multimedia performances and installations executed in both private and public settings. These served as the focal point of an interactive and engaging relationship with the audience, characterized by atmospheres laden with suspense, where the bodies of the performers became instruments of dialogue. This dialogue was brief, fragmented, and ever-changing, representing the intrinsic theatricality of life. As an attentive observer of reality, the artist transcends the immediacy of life, transforming it into art and creating an almost metaphysical alter ego. The most hidden and humble realities, the marginal and banal urban environments, ignite interesting narratives conveyed through the framework of his works.

He is currently a professor of Visual Arts at the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan.

His collection includes three notable pieces that are representative of the artist's poetic vision: Famiglia Metafisica (1990-2015) and La vertigine della signora Emilia (1992-2019), both capturing still images of daily and familial epics imbued with a disconcerting atmosphere.