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Filippo Biagioli | |
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 Filippo Biagioli self portrait | |
| Born | 02/09/1975 Pistoia |
| Known for | Painting, Art Book, Fabric |
| Movement | European Tribal and Ritual Art |
| Website | www.filippo-biagioli.com |
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Filippo Biagioli, also known by the pseudonyms "analphabeta" or "Novies Lucens" (born February 9, 1975, in Pistoia), is an international artist and the founder of Analphabetic Art as well as European Tribal and Ritual Art. Furthermore, he has been appointed Ambassador to Italy for the Toumanyan Museum in Yerevan.
Bio
editFrom an early age, Filippo Biagioli cultivated a profound interest in the ritualistic roots of human expression. Following his encounter with the Pistoian artist Romolo Romano, he expanded the scope of his research, transitioning from figurative art to a highly symbolic language, and exploring diverse mediums such as drawing, sculpture, and textile arts. Currently, his entire archive and artistic legacy are being permanently institutionalized at the nascent Casa Museo di Filippo Biagioli (located in San Quirico, Valleriana), conceived as the central hub for the documentation and museum-level promotion of his oeuvre.
In 2018, his first institutional exhibition was held at the Mac,n museum in Monsummano Terme, culminating in the museum's permanent acquisition of two large-scale works dedicated to human behavior[1]. In 2021, the Museo della Canapa (Hemp Museum) in Sant'Anatolia di Narco acquired and exhibited within its spaces the Leggendario della Valnerina[2], an artist's book entirely handmade from hemp. In 2023, his work was exhibited alongside the CoBrA Group in Cosio d'Arroscio[3], the historic birthplace of the Situationist International.
In 2026, he held his first international institutional exhibition[4]at the Hovhannes Toumanian Museum in Yerevan, Armenia. The museum showcased a series of works dedicated by the artist to the characters of Toumanian's fairy tales. The exhibition, entitled "Visioni tra due secoli - Through Two Centuries", concluded in June 2026 and resulted in the museum acquiring the 19 exhibited works for their permanent collection. On this occasion, Biagioli was officially conferred the cultural title of Ambassador to Italy for the Toumanian Museum.[5]
Furthermore, his works are held in the permanent collections of highly prestigious institutions globally, including: the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid[6], the Centre Pompidou in Paris[7], the Tate Gallery in London[8], the National Palace Museum in Taipei[9], the Civico Museo Setificio Monti in Abbadia Lariana[10] (which houses the tapestry "La leggenda della Grigna"), the MO.C.A. in Montecatini Terme[11], the Uffizi Galleries in Florence][12][13], and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice [14]
Public and Participatory Works
editCentral to the artist's practice is active public engagement in the creation of his environmental works. Biagioli conceives art as a moment of profound communal participation—a shared ritual—standing in stark contrast to an art system structured around commercial hierarchies that isolate the artist at the apex. Among his monumental interventions, the imposing territorial installation "Leopard"[15] stands out in Parco Magrini, within the municipality of Serravalle Pistoiese (Pistoia). In the same municipality, the Church of Santo Stefano houses two of his sacred works: the "Crucifix of Light" [16]and the Cross of the Baptismal Font. Furthermore, in 2023, the Fabiani Art Gallery in Montecatini Terme commissioned him to create a large-scale mural enveloping the entirety of its building.[17]
In 1997, Biagioli suffered a severe military accident that led to significant physical and psychological trauma in the ensuing years. Following a period of profound personal recovery, he initiated collaborative projects with institutions and municipalities to realize public artworks alongside youth with disabilities. This commitment to socially inclusive art has generated several significant murals: "La mareggiata" in Chiesina Uzzanese (Pistoia), created in synergy with the youth of Centro La Bottega[18]; a collaborative mural in Ghislarengo (Vercelli) involving students from the Arborio elementary schools and the Airone day center[19]; and a monumental mural in Pieve a Nievole (Pistoia), realized with autistic youth from the Fondazione Raggio Verde. Highlighting the social dimension of his performative practice, in 2025, the New York-based Dappy Fashion Magazine [20]published photographic documentation of a powerful performance art piece by Biagioli dedicated to raising awareness against anorexia.
Publications
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editNote
edit- ↑ Macn,n. "Filippo Biagioli, Pistoia, 1975". www.macn.it.
- ↑ "Leggendario della Valnerina al Museo della Canapa". www.museodellacanapa.it.
- ↑ Arnaldi, Giuliano. Co.Br.A. a Cosio d'Arroscia, il paese dei Situazionisti (in English and Italian).
- ↑ "Մշակութային երկխոսություն". www.toumanianmuseum.am.
- ↑ "ՖԻԼԻՊՊՈ ԲԻԱՋՈԼԻ". www.toumanianmuseum.am.
- ↑ "Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia -Catàlogo". catalogo.museoreinasofia.es.
- ↑ "Bibliothèque Kandinsky". bibliotequekandinsky.centrepompidou.fr.
- ↑ "Trattato di demonologia : summa verborum, numeri, temporis et spatii = Essay on demonology". library.tate.uk.
- ↑ "National Palace Museum".
- ↑ "La storia". museoabbadia.it.
- ↑ "Artisti". www.mocamontecatini.it.
- ↑ "Select Base".
- ↑ Pagnini, Irene. "Compendio delle Arti Tribali Europee". uaumagazine.com.
- ↑ "The child with the dust blanket : [fable about the primary art]".
- ↑ Ancillotti, Sofia. "Un'opera territoriale nel cuore della Toscana: "Leopard" installata al Parco Magrini di Serravalle Pistoiese". www.filippo-biagioli.com.
- ↑ Di Cecio, Stefano. "Un Crocifisso di luce, l'ultima opera di Filippo Biagioli". www.reportpistoia.com.
- ↑ filippo biagioli (2023-08-26). Filippo Biagioli, murales presso Fabiani Arte Casa d'ste. Retrieved 2026-07-12 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Il murales del centro 'La Bottega'. La mareggiata diventa un viaggio nella dolce fantasia dei ragazzi". La Nazione (in Italian). 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ admin (2026-06-09). "Casa Museo dell'Opera di Filippo Biagioli 2026 |" (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ admin (2025-02-20). "Casa Museo dell'Opera di Filippo Biagioli | 2025 2026" (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ Arnaldi, Giuliano (2023-01-01). "Bambole : Dolls". Bambole / dolls.
- ↑ "dialoghi tribaliglobali : Biagioli versus Bakairi, Cubeo, Piaroa, Wayana". Issuu. 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ Filippo Biagioli. Filippo Biagioli : 25 anni "in ottempera degnis, in ottempera matris".
- ↑ Filippo Biagioli / Bianca Di Cecio. Manifesto Internazionalista dell'Opera di Filippo Biagioli : analphabetic art e Arte Tribale e Rituale (in Italian and English).