BIOGRAFIA
É stato borsista di due importanti istituzioni, la Edward F. Albee Foundation (1990) e la Pollock-Krasner Foundation (1992).
Rientrato in Europa, ha diviso la sua attività tra Perugia, Bologna, Pescara, Amsterdam e Vienna. Tra i numerosi critici che si sono occupati del suo lavoro ricordiamo Bruno Corà, Marinella Caputo, Emidio De Albentiis, Henry Geldzahler, Walter Guadagnini, Enrico Mascelloni, Maria Sensi, Caterina Zappia.
Ha esposto in mostre personali a New York, Perugia, Spoleto, Madrid, St. Louis, Vienna, Bogotá, Friburgo, Roma.
Stefano Bicini (Perugia 1957 – Vienna 2003) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Perugia and moved to New York in 1980. His work was recognised by Henry Geldzahler, the Cultural Affairs Commissioner appointed by Mayor Koch, the man who discovered Jean-Michel Basquiat and friend of David Hockney, who invited him to exhibit his works on several occasions. His exhibitions were held in prestigious venues in the art world, receiving accolades from both critics and the public. During his long stay in the United States, Bicini met and established friendships with musicians, actors, and artists such as Joseph Kosuth, Louise Nevelson and Jasper Johns, who demonstrated great interest in his work. After a period of nearly twenty years spent in the United States, Bicini returned to Europe, dividing his time between the Umbrian capital and the cities of Bologna, Pescara, Amsterdam and, finally, Vienna.
He created the official poster of the Umbria Jazz Winter festival in 1997.
His works have been studied by a wide array of critics, including Bruno Corà, Marinella Caputo, Emidio De Albentiis, Henry Geldzahler, Walter Guadagnini, Enrico Mascelloni, Maria Sensi and Caterina Zappia.
Bicini has exhibited in solo exhibitions in New York, Perugia, Spoleto, Madrid, St. Louis, Vienna, Bogotá, Freiburg and Amsterdam. In Vienna, his last solo exhibition entitled "The Thin Red Line", opened in July 2003 at the Hofburg OSCE Segmentgalerie, which was followed by another major solo exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute.
To commemorate the artist who died suddenly in the Austrian capital on 28 October 2003, the Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna extended the exhibition until June 2004.
Awards and honours:
Edward Albee Foundation, New York, 1990
Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York, 1992