Alfonso Baldari, born on December 4, 1949, in Bari, Italy, studied architecture. **ARTISTIC ACTIVITY** 2014 – Participated in the exhibition organized at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest. 2011 – Featured in the conceptual art exhibition “Trasparenze” at the Italian Cultural Institute “Vito Grasso” in Bucharest. 2010 – Held a personal exhibition titled “Acque – Vizek - Ape” at the Cultural Center of Hungarian Republic in Bucharest, under the patronage of Lions International. 2008 – Participated in various exhibitions in Italy and Romania, including a personal exhibition at the Culture House Fr. Schiller, Bucharest. 2006 – Held a personal exhibition at Bluorg Gallery, Bari. 2005 – Created illustrations for Jozsef Attila’s poetry book, 100, published by Kriterion Publishing House, Bucharest, 2006. 2002 – Art critic Cang Xin Baldari in Beijing as part of the first conceptual art exhibition themed around verticalism. 2001 – Collaborated with art critic Giorgio Segato, Chinese painter Shu Lin, and The Province of Puglia, Italy, to organize the first exhibition of Chinese dissident artists in Bari, at Santa Scolastica (Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition). 2000 – Authored the “Verticalism as Symbolic Vision” manifesto, which led to a new personal exhibition. – Engaged in various interventions in urban spaces that combined art and architecture, both locally (such as projects in Monopoli, Bari) and nationally. 1998 – Returned to the art field with a personal exhibition in Bari at Palma Gallery. 1986-1998 – Dedicated himself primarily to architectural work while continuing to engage in art, participating in various exhibitions in Italy. 1986 – Held a personal exhibition in Padua. – Mastrogiacomo, Pop Dopo Pot. 1985 – Engaged in artistic activities in Rome, exhibiting in various art galleries. 1984 – Participated for the second time in the Biennale of Venice with his first “Opere Viventi” (Living Works). 1983 – Collaborated with the group I Nuovi Nuovi, maintaining close contact with various conceptual artists like Chcchi and de Maria. – Exhibited in Milan and Torino. 1982 – Moved to Milan, where he met Luciano Ingapin, the owner of Il Diagramma gallery, who introduced him to conceptual art. – Participated in the Biennale of Venice, Il Padiglione Italia, with The Desecration of Art. – Exhibited in Paris and Washington. 1980 – Established connections with members of the international Pop Art movement, including Mario Schifano, and participated in collective exhibitions in Rome and Bari. 1978 – Worked and collaborated with Renato Guttuso’s studio in Rome and Velate (Varese). 1976 – Began working in Raffaele Spizzico’s studio in Bari.