Andrea Benetti

Born in 1964, Andrea Benetti created and drew up the "Manifesto of Neo Cave Art" presented at the 53rd Venice Biennale, in the pavilion called "Nature and Dreams", located at the Ca 'Foscari University. Conceptually, the Manifesto is inspired by the genesis of art. In his works, Andrea Benetti cites, transfigures, plays, reinvents concepts and forms of Cave painting, creating an ideal bridge between the genesis of art and its contemporaneity. He has collaborated and still collaborates to the realization of projects with various Italian and foreign universities, including the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Bologna, Ferrara, Roma Tre, Lecce, Bergamo, Bari. These universities have carried out research on his art. Benetti's works are present in collections all over the world. In addition to the museums of contemporary art in Italy and abroad and prestigious private collections, including the United Nations, his works are present in the Quirinale (seat of the President of the Italian Republic), in the Italian Parliament, in the Vatican, in various Embassies. For this reason, he was received at the Quirinale (seat of the President of the Italian Republic), in the Chamber of Deputies (Italian Parliament) and in the Vatican, where he met Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. There are dozens of university professors and important art critics who have written about Benetti's art and have participated in the projects that the Italian painter has created. In 2020, Benetti was awarded the 49th “Nettuno d'Oro" Award, the longest-running and most prestigious annual artistic award in the city of Bologna.

Andrea Benetti's work around the world:

United Nations Art Collection ∙ New York, United States

Vatican Art Collection ∙ Vatican, Italy

Argentine Ministry of Justice and Human Rights ∙ Buenos Aires, Argentina

Foundation of the Rinaldi-Paladino Art Museum ∙ Lugano, Switzerland

Macia ∙ Museum of Contemporary Italian Art in America ∙ San Jose, Costa Rica

Virginia Commonwealth University ∙ Richmond, United States

Italian Embassy in China ∙ Beijing, China

Italian Embassy in New Zealand ∙ Wellington, New Zealand

Quirinal art collection ∙ Italian presidency of the republic ∙ Roma, Italy

Montecitorio Palace ∙ italian parliament ∙ deputy chamber ∙ Rome, Italy

Art collection of the University of Ferrara ∙ Ferrara, Italy

University of Bari art collection ∙ Bari, Italy

Mambo ∙ Bologna Museum of Modern Art ∙ Bologna, Italy

Museion ∙ museum of modern and contemporary art Bolzano ∙ Bolzano, Italy

Camec ∙ centro d'arte moderna e contemporanea ∙ la spezia, Italy

Facchini collection ∙ la fenice and artists ∙ Venezia, Italy

Municipality of Lecce art collection ∙ Lecce, Italy

Museum of contemporary art osvaldo licini ∙ Ascoli Piceno, Italy

Amedeo modigliani ∙ follonica museum, Italy

Museum f. p. michetti ∙ francavilla al mare, Italy

Silvestro lega museum ∙ Modigliani, Italy

"Franco anelli" speleological museum ∙ grotte di castellana, Italy

Contemporary art museum ∙ logudoro meilogu foundation ∙ Banari, Italy