Michele Simonetti [b. 1976, Italy] lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. After receiving his masters in architecture at the university of Florence [2002], he developed a passion for architectural brutalism and minimalism.

Through a play between abstraction and representation, his painting practice explores the relationship between real and imagined worlds, personal and collective memories. Recent exhibitions include group shows in New York and Miami, Milan and Florence, and the solo show “The advent of modernity” at Agora Gallery, New York.