Massimo de Carlo

Massimo De Carlo is an Italian art dealer, with gallery spaces in Milan, London, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul and Paris.

Career After graduating in Pharmacy at University of Padua, where he co-curated a number of jazz seasons at Centro d'Arte Padova, De Carlo started working as a gallery assistant for Piero Cavellini, son of artist Guglielmo Achille Cavellini, in Brescia. In 1987 he opened his first gallery space, located in via Bocconi, Milan.

In 1999, Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan suspended Massimo De Carlo on the wall of his second gallery space using duct tape, for a piece titled A Perfect Day. After the gallery moved to his third space in via Ventura, the former gallery became the house of Margherita Palli and Italo Rota.

In 2009 Massimo De Carlo opened a gallery at 55 South Audley Street, in Mayfair, London.

Massimo De Carlo added another Milan gallery to the ground floor of Casa Corbellini-Wassermann, a building designed by architect Piero Portaluppi in the Città Studi neighbourhood. In 2021, another space opened in Paris under the name Pièce Unique.

In addition, De Carlo serves on the selection committee for Art Basel's Hong Kong edition. Maurizio Cattelan Dan Colen Elmgreen & Dragset (since 2020) Rashid Johnson Nate Lowman Ferrari Sheppard Josh Smith Rudolf Stingel