Maria Cristina Finucci

Maria Cristina Finucci
Born Lucca, Italy
Alma mater University of Florence
Occupation Artist & Architect
Notable work Garbage Patch State
Website

garbagepatchstate.org mariacristinafinucci.com

studiofinucci.com

Maria Cristina Finucci (1956, Lucca, Italy) is an artist, architect and designer based in Rome[1]. She is the founder of the Garbage Patch State[2][3].

Biography

Finucci attended the University of Florence graduating magna cum laude.

During her career as an architect, she has lived and worked in Moscow, New York, Paris, Brussels, and Madrid. Her projects have been published in various magazines and books.[4][5] Her furniture designs have been exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan. She has collaborated as a foreign correspondent to the architecture magazine Controspazio.[6][7][8]

Her artistic research, started at a very young age, has encompassed painting, sculpture, architecture, design, video art, and film post-production. In 2010, her work was featured in a solo exhibition titled Paradigms at the Lu.CCA Museum.[9]

In 2013, Maria Cristina Finucci synthesized these experiences into a transmedia work entitled Wasteland, which led to the foundation of the Garbage Patch State, a nation of islands formed by the plastic debris adrift in the oceans.[10] She initiated the project at UNESCO Paris[11] with subsequent monumental public installations taking place in Venice (Biennale Arte 2013)[12][13], Madrid (ARCO 2014)[14][15]; Rome (Museo MAXXI 2014)[16][17]; NYC (United Nations Headquarters 2015)[18][19]; Milan (EXPO 2015 Bracco Foundation)[20][21], Paris (COP21 2015 New York Times)[22][23] and Mozia [Sicily] (Whitaker Foundation 2016)[24][25]. In addition to carrying out an ethical and environmental commitment, Finucci's work outlines an innovative art form in tune with contemporary media.[26]

In 2014, Maria Cristina Finucci received the "Golden Apple" from the XXVI Bellisario Prize and the "Civiltà dell’Acqua" prize.[27] Some of her works are in permanent collections such as the Bracco Foundation[28] and the Collezione della Camera dei Deputati[29].

Publications

Books

  • The Garbage Patch State : The "Away" State. Crocetta del Montello: Terra Ferma. 2013. ISBN 9788863222050. OCLC 888745500.
  • The Garbage Patch State: HELP The Age of Plastic. Italy: Terra Firma. 2016. ISBN 978-88-6322-289-0.

Articles

  • [2003] "Fra architettura e scenografia. Allestimenti di Massimo Quendolo", Controspazio, n. 106;
  • [2001] "Poesie e virtuosismo", Controspazio, n. 2, pp.70-75
  • [2000] "Xenia Pompeiana. Intervista a Luciano Cupelloni e Stefano De Caro", Controspazio, n. 4;
  • [2000] "Nel cuore del tempo. Intervista a Giancarlo Barbato", Controspazio, n. 1;
  • [1998] "Chiarezza e semplicita: lo studio Pagnamenta e Torriani a New York", Controspazio, n.1;
  • [1997] "Renzo Piano per l'Atelier Brancusi", Controspazio, n.2;
  • [1995] "Negozio Banana Republic", Controspazio, n. 4;
  • [1994] "A colloquio con Giovanni Pasanella", Controspazio, n. 6;

Academic Collaborations

Selected Awards

  • Marisa Bellisario Prize - Lifetime Achievement Award "Golden Apple" [Premio Speciale Alla Carriera][30]
  • International Civiltà dell’Acqua "Renzo Franzin" Award[31]

Architecture Projects

  • Sloane Gardens Apartment, London
  • Apartment in Isernia, Italy
  • Piazza Navona Penthouse, Rome
  • Apartment on Rue du Cloître-Notre-Dame, Paris
  • Duplex with views, Paris[4]
  • Chalet on the Periphery, Rome
  • Palazzo in Circeo, Italy
  • Apartment in Metropolitan Tower, New York City
  • Testaccio Apartment, Rome
  • Duplex on Rue Rouelle, Paris
  • Apartment near Piazza Navona, Rome
  • Piazza Navona Apartment, Rome
  • Strozzi Farmhouse, Chianti, Italy
  • Apartment Rue Jacob, Paris[5]
  • Prati Apartment, Rome
  • Quai Saint-Michel Penthouse, Paris
  • Lucardo Alto House, Chianti, Italy
  • Farm in Capalbio, Italy
  • Agricultural Complex, Chianti, Italy
  • Townhouse at Colosseo, Rome

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Design Index 2017". Interni Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Richmond, Ben (12 April 2013). "Welcome to Garbage Patch State, Where Plastic Rules". Vice. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Amadasi, Barbara (2016-11-02). "The Garbage State". Vogue. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  4. 1 2 Joël., Cariou, (2009). Appartements d'architectes à Paris. Paris: Parigramme. ISBN 9782840965817. OCLC 451095477.
  5. 1 2 New Paris interiors = nouveaux intérieurs parisiens. Taschen, Angelika., Phillips, Ian. Köln: Taschen. 2008. ISBN 9783836502504. OCLC 271690652.
  6. ↑ Finucci, Maria Cristina (2000), "Nel cuore del tempo. Intervista a Giancarlo Barbato", Controspazio, n. 1
  7. ↑ Finucci, Maria Cristina (1997), "Renzo Piano per l'Atelier Brancusi", Controspazio, n.2;
  8. ↑ "Sculture da lavoro. Upper, Aer, design Cristina Finucci" (2008), US workplace – contract – design- management, n. 2, pagg. 56–61;
  9. ↑ "Maria Cristina Finucci. Paradigms". Lu.CCA Museum Foundation.
  10. ↑ Graziano, Graziani (2015). Atlante delle Micronazioni. Macerata: Quodlibet. p. 143. ISBN 9788874627240. OCLC 922332288.
  11. ↑ "The garbage patch territory turns into a new state". UNESCO. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "The Garbage Patch State Venice - Una installazione di Maria Cristina Finucci - Ca' Foscari". www.unive.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  13. ↑ "The Garbage Patch State Venice". UNESCO. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Maria Cristina Finucci presents The Garbage Patch State - Madrid at the Palacio de Altamira". IED Madrid. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Maria Cristina Finucci presenta 'The Garbage Patch State' en ARCO 2014". telecinco. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  16. ↑ "The Garbage Patch State Embassy at MAXXI". MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo. fondazionemaxxi.it. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-16. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Maria Cristina Finucci al MAXXI di Roma". Artribune. September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "Drowning in plastic". United Nations Regional Information Centre. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Artist creates "Garbage Patch State" to help stop ocean pollution". United Nations Media. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Contro l'inquinamento, il vortice di Maria Cristina Finucci". www.artslife.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  21. ↑ "Contro l'inquinamento: il "Vortice" di plastica - Rai Expo". Rai Expo (in Italian). 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  22. ↑ Lonati, Federica (2015-12-09). "Arte a Parigi per Cop 21. Ecco le immagini dell'installazione di Maria Cristina Finucci a Palazzo Potocki: un serpente di plastica contro il Garbage Patch | Artribune". Artribune (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  23. ↑ "Cop21, serpentone di plastica riciclata attende leader a Parigi - Ambiente&Energia". ANSA.it (in Italian). 2015-11-27. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  24. ↑ "Art installation made of 5 million bottle tops is a call for help against plastic pollution - LifeGate". LifeGate (in Italian). 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  25. ↑ "Italian art installation a call for help over plastic waste". Reuters. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  26. ↑ Plastic days : materiali e design = materials & design. Cecchini, Cecilia,, Petroni, Marco,, Museo Ettore Fico,. Cinisello Balsamo, Milano: Silvana Editoriale. 2015. ISBN 9788836630721. OCLC 909279993.
  27. ↑ "Premio Bellisario: Mansi tra le vincitrici - Il Cittadino Online". ilcittadinoonline.it. 17 June 2014.
  28. ↑ "Maria Cristina Finucci's "Vortice" Installation". Fondazione Bracco.
  29. ↑ "Maria Cristina Finucci's "Paradigmi g/n" Installation". Collezione della Camera dei Deputati.
  30. ↑ "2014 – Roma | Fondazione Bellisario". www.fondazionebellisario.org (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  31. ↑ "Premio Civiltà dell'Acqua Renzo Franzin - Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche". Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-10-04.
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