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1983 - 2001
Exhibitions throughout the world

Venice - February 1983
Participant in the Venice Carnival Parade. Masks displayed in the shops of San Marco and Rialto.

Berne - February 1983
Exhibition at Jlios-Sonne Münstergasse 45

Berne - February 1983
Exhibition at the Kleine Gallery

Zurich - February 1983
Exhibition at the Atelier d'Art

Rimini - December 1983
Four masks created for "Cicli" by Claudio Gasparotto

Fiesole - April 1984
Masks created for the Ente Teatro Romano of Fiesole

Rome - April 1984
Minotaur mask created for the "Compagnia la Maschera"

Malbourg - May 1984
Display for "Museum in der Strässe", Phantastiche Italianische Masken. Also taught University course on the technique of making papier maché masks

Stuttgart - December 1984
Exhibition at the Makal City Theater. At the same time, creation of masks for pantomime by Peter Makal

Florence - January 1985
Punch mask created for Teatro Niccolini

Tokyo - March 1985
Masks created for "Bigi Inc." Tokyo, Japan

Rimini - November 1985
Neutral mask for performance of "Danza" by Claudio Gasparotto

Florence - November 1985
Masks for the Gruppo di Teatro Contemporeaneo "Magazzini Criminali"

Basel - January 1986
Exhibition at the Galerie Etage 2 Stock

Frankfurt - February 1986
Exhibition at the Art Center "Art Apart"

Aumü - May 1986
Exhibition in the town

Marano S. P. - June 1986
Exhibition during the 2nd Festival of Children's Theatre

Zurich - November 1986
Exhibition: Masken und Gesichter Stampfen Bachstr.

Zurich - December 1986
Exhibition during "Weihnachts Antiquitäten Markt"

Rome - August 1987
Masks for Elfo, Foglia, Fuoco, Venetian Bauta, NO Theater, for Best International Films of Rome for the film, "La Maschera", with Helena Bonham Carter, directed by Fiorella Infascelli, with the collaberation of Architect Bijan.

California - November 1987
Exhibition in the city of Ventura Chapman International Inc.

Holland - December 1987
Exhibition at Zamenian Ahmad's "Pantalone"

Rome - January 1988
Masks for Yamo Cinematografica s.r.l.

New Orleans - February 1988
Exhibitions of masks by Prof. Agostino Dessì at the Museum Cabildo, Jackson Square, sponsored by the Italian Renaissance Foundation, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, New Orleans General Consulate of Italy, Department of History, University of New Orleans

Florence - April 1988
Masks created for "Life of Galileo" by Bertold Brecht, Teatro Le Laudi

Porto S. Giorgio - May 1988
Masks created for "Vergilia Anceps", Teatro Fuso

Florence - August 1988
Masks for the elusive ballerina in Roberto Benigni's film, "Little Devil"

France - August 1988
Exhibition at Didier Tapis

Lucca - September 1988
Masks for the Teatro del Giglio - Piazza del Giglio

Florence - June 1989
Masks for the performance "Intorno a Biancaneve" Centro Teatrale il Boschetto

Geneva - November 1989
Exhibition at Mauravia

Florence - October 1990
Masks for the contemporary theater group "Magazzini Criminali"

Pisa - November 1990
Masks for the contemporary dance show "Enfant de Sable"; Choreography: Flavia Bucciero Teatro Politeama, Cascina

New York - December 1991
Exhibition at Merchandising Corporation 1440 Broadway

Grenchen - February 1992
Exhibition at the Galleria Grossen

Pisa - January 1993
Masks for the contemporary dance show "A Mar Mediterraneo"; Choreography: Flavi Bucciero; Music: Paolo Fresu; Teatro Politeama, Cascina

Helsinki - February 1993
Course on "papier maché" masks. Students of the Helsinki Fine Arts Academy in conjunction with Prof. Hannu Siren

Brescia - May 1993
Exhibition and course on papier maché mask making at the Atelier degli Artisti

Florence - June 1993
Masks created for "La Fontana Magica" - Centro Teatrale Il Boschetto

Zurich & Berne - 1993
Presented at the "Ornaris"; exhibition in Berne and Zurich every year from 1983 to 1993

Finland - Summer 1994
Exhibition "kasvot - Le Maschere - faces", in Punkaharju Retretti Art Centre, sponsored by Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki and the Department of Design for Theatre, Film and Television in the university of art and design Helsinki UIAH

Athens - May 1995
Exhibition of masks, "The Art of the Mask" organized by The Cultural Center, The Italian Cultural Institute of Athens, and The Dante Alighieri Society - Greek Communtiy; The Cultural Center - Ziller Hall

Washington DC - 1995
Masks created for The Art and Drama Therapy Institute; Director: Dr. Sirtu Sky Hiltunen

Sardinia - September 1996
Exhibition entitled, "Arte Della Maschera", showing 20 years of the history of the works of Agostino Dessì

Grenoble - December 1996
Exhibition "Le Maschere della Commedia dell'Arte" presented by The Italian Consulate in Grenoble

Florence - November 1997
Masks created for Il Teatro Stabile di Firenze, "Mise en Space di Antigone di Sofocle"

Florence - May 1999
Masks created for Il Fabbricone Theatre, Shakespeare, "Scene di Amleto".

Florence - June 1999
Masks created for Teatro di Cestello, Shakespeare, Il Duello by A. Gatto.

Vancouver - August September 2000
Exhibition "Rituals and Landscapes" at Langley Centennial Museum

Florence - October 2001
For the Opera Pinocchio, a production of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino we created masks of rabbits, cats, crows, foxes and owls. The show was produced by Luciano Alberti and directed by Augusto Vismara.


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