Gianni Pettena (Bolzano, 1940. He lives and works in Fiesole).

At the end of the 60s in Florence, Gianni Pettena was among the founders of the architettura radicale movement, along with Superstudio, Archizoom, and UFO. In 1972, he holds his first solo exhibition at the John Weber Gallery in New York. In the following years, he devotes himself to both his work as an artist and teaching, often investigating the connections between the art trend of the younger generations and the experimental heritage which began in the 60s. The works of Gianni Pettena, in particular those belonging to the so-called ‘American year’, and many of his visionary drawings would often be translated into prophetic reality. The acquire as much significance for their specificity and uniqueness within the experimental heritage of the 60s and 70s as for their influence on the world of architecture and design, in addition to the subsequent contemporary art. His work has been exhibited in museums and institutions, such as: Centre Pompidou, Paris (1978), Biennale di Venezia (1996), Mori Museum, Tokyo (2004), Barbican Center, London (2006), PAC, Milan (2010), and Museion, Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy (2008, 2014 and 2017).