About Fabrizio Plessi
Lived 1940 – 2026 (aged 86). Fabrizio Plessi was an Italian university teacher, painter, video artist, performance artist, photographer and installation artist.
Fabrizio Plessi (3 April 1940 – 23 August 2026) was an Italian installation artist.
Plessi used water as one of the central themes in his artwork, which also featured materials such as stone, rusted iron, wood, and straw. In 2014, the Plessi Museum was inaugurated at Autostrada A22. He described his art as "an incessant quest for poetry, history, and the soul of things" and "that of a singular alchemist who brings together materials typical of the art world—such as iron, wood, and marble—with the iridescence of technology and electronics".
Plessi died in Dolo on 23 August 2026, at the age of 86.
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Who was Fabrizio Plessi?
Italian artist (1940–2026)
When was Fabrizio Plessi born?
Fabrizio Plessi was born on 3 April 1940 in Reggio Emilia.
When did Fabrizio Plessi die?
Fabrizio Plessi died on 23 August 2026.
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Fabrizio Plessi was a university teacher, painter, video artist, performance artist, photographer and installation artist.
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Fabrizio Plessi was Italian.
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