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Biography:
| 1951-1980
| 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | 2001-2007 |
One Man Shows: | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990
| 1991-2000 | 2001-2007 |
Group Shows: | 1971-1980
| 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | 2001-2007 |
Museums and Public Collections: | 1970 - 2007 |
Bibliography: | 1970-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | 2001-2007 |


Biography


1951
The artist is born in Lucerne (Switzerland).

1968-69
Studies with Max von Moos at Lucerne's School of Applied Arts.

1969-72
Apprenticeship
in sign lettering. He produces his first drawings and clay objects: the “Chiloums” (hashish pipes).

1970-71
Meets the artist Franz Gertsch. Scholarship Kiefer-Hablitzel.

1971
First performance
“Solarium” at de Appel Gallery Amsterdam.

1972
Participation at the Dokumenta 5, Kassel.

1973
Stays for some time in Austria (Hinterthal).

Appearance of his first self-portraits.

Phase of the “Lucille Paintings” where he portrays himself as a woman. “Spiegelsaal” series (mirror room).

Self-portraits
in form of performances.

1973-75
Federal
Scholarship of Arts.

1974
Long stay in the USA (Hollywood/photo series).

Participates in the famous exhibition "Transformer - Aspekte der Travestie" realized by Jean-Christophe Ammann at the Kunstmuseum Lucerne, Switzerland.

Makes acquaintance with Pierre Molinier.

Glitter paintings.

1975
Series of photographs “Das grüne Reptil” (The Green Reptile) and “Sado Mado

Photography becomes his predominant pictural instrument.

1976
Photographic illustrations for William S.Burroughs' “Alice's Smile”.

A series of self-portraits realized in purple-pink hues, of a somewhat hallucinatory nature.

1977
Meets Irène who becomes his model.

First portraits of women.

1977-78
Stays for a long time in Rome.

1978
Leaves Lucerne for Berlin.

Meets several joung painters who would later be named the “Jungen Wilden” (The Young Wild Ones).

Establishes close friendships with Salomé and Rainer Fetting. His portraits of them reflect the depth of their friendship.

1979
Double-portraits featuring Luciano and Salomé.

Foundation with Salomé of the the Punk Rock Band “Geile Tiere” (Horny Animals).

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1981
Performance with Salomé under the name “The Bitch and Her Dog” presented at the Third Symposium of Performance Art in Lyon.

Several concerts with Salomé and the band “Geile Tiere”.

He and Salomé collaborate on the joint paintingKaDeWe”.

1982
He and Rainer Fetting make the film “Rooms full of mirrors” in the Canary Islands (Lanzarote).

Joint paintings with Rainer Fetting.

Several double-portraits of Fetting and Castelli disguised as Indians

Joint paintings with Salomé.

1983
Concert performances “Opéra par Hasard” (Salomé, Fetting, Castelli):
Centre Pompidou, Paris - Théâtre Le Palace, Paris - CAPC, Bordeaux.

1984
A stay in Venice inspires the film “Venice by Night” made in collaboration with Knut Hoffmeister.

Nordmann Prize in Lucerne, Switzerland.

1985-86
A stay in the Philippines.

1986
Musical project and record “Mackie Messer” (Mack the Knife) with Kiddy Citny.

1987
Large-sized iron and bronze sculptures, Toscany.

1989
The artist settles down to Paris.

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1991
Marriage with Alexandra.

A new series of paintings represents variations of Hodler's allegory “Truth”.

1992
Tries out finger painting.

Alexandra inspires numerous portraits and nudes.

1993-94
Invents the “Revolving Paintings”.

Lives and works in Lucerne, Paris, Toscany and Berlin.

1995-96
Intensive photographic work with a “Camera Obscura” created by himself.

1996
Birth of his son Leandro.

City Paintings.

1997
Big Monotypes/Serigraphy.

Revolving paintings” in black and white and colour.

City Paintings.

1998
Creates his first glass sculptures in Murano/Venice.

1999
Birth of his daughter Anjuli.

1994-2000
Creation of the Cycle “Palio in Siena”: Paintings, sculptures, canvas, drawings…

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2001

Realisation and casting of large bronze sculpturesBackwardsalto” Toscany.

2002
Series of large “Selfportrait Paintings”.

2003
Continuation of the project “City Paintings”.

Park Hotel Weggis - Dining room Switzerland : The 4 Seasons.

2004
Creation of a new Series:
1 - “Charcoal Canvases
2 - Painting of a large “Room Environment” in Monaco.

2005
Work on “Monography”.

Photomontagen” 3D and New photoseries.

City Paintings.

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One-Man Shows

1971
Galerie Toni Gerber, Berne

1975
Galerie Pablo Stähli, Zurich

Galerie de Appel, Amsterdam

Galerie 't Venster, Rotterdam

1978
Galerie Handschin, Basel

1979
Galerie Pablo Stähli, Zurich


1981
Centre d'Art Contemporain (mit Salomé), Geneva

1982
Annina Nosei Weber Gallery, New York

Galerie Farideh Cadot, Paris

Galerie Eric Franck, Geneva

Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne

1983
Galerie Baronin-Lambert, Gent

1984
Galerie Eric Franck, Geneva

Galerie Farideh Cadot, Paris

Galleria II Capricorno, Venice

Galerie Becker, Cannes

Kunstmuseum Lucerne

1985
Galerie Eric Franck, Geneva

Galerie Farideh Cadot, Paris

Galerie Joachim Becker, Cannes

Kunstmuseum Lucerne

“Nordmann Art Prize 1984”, Lucerne

1986
Kunstverein, Kassel

Galerie Hofmeierhaus, Bremen

Galerie Gisele Linder, Basel

Galerie Raab “A look behind the Screen”, Berlin

Ingrid Raab Gallery, London

1987
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago

Musée d'Art Contemporain, Dunkirk

1988
Galerie Eric Franck, Geneva

Galerie Farideh Cadot, Paris

Galerie Art Actuel, Liège

1989
Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts (Retrospective), Lausanne

Galerie Joachim Becker, Cannes

1990
Raab Gallery, London

Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago

Miriam Shiell Fine Art, Toronto

Galerie Ingrid Raab, Berlin

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1991
Galerie Joachim Becker, Cannes

Galerie Fischer, Lucerne

1992
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago

Raab Gallery, London

Raab Galerie, Berlin

Galerie Joachim Becker, Paris

1993
Galerie Tobias Hirschmann, Munich

Galerie Vallotton, Lausanne

1994
Galerie Dovin, Budapest

Kaj Forsblom, Zurich

1995
Galerie Joachim Becker, Cannes

Bassam Boukamel Gallery, London

1996
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris

Couvent des Cordeliers, Paris

Bassam Boukamel Gallery, London

1996-97
Daniel Blaise Thorens Fine Art Gallery AG, Basel

1997
Daniel Blaise Thorens Fine Art Gallery AG
(Art 97, One Man Show), Basel

Boukamel Contemporary Art Gallery, London

Raab Galerie, Berlin

Daniel + Cachou Spreng, Berne

Galerie Fischer, Lucerne

Baudoin Lebon (FIAC Paris, One Man Show), Paris

1998
Galerie Tobias Hirschmann, Francfort

Alex's Art Galerie, Klosters

Baudoin Lebon Galerie, Paris

Boukamel Contemporary Art Gallery, London

Daniel Blaise Thorens Fine Art Gallery AG, Basel

Hotel "Teufelhof", Basel

Dieter Keller, Lucerne

Hôpital Broussais Paris

“Jazz Festival Montreux Poster Designs” Forum für Kunst und Architektur, Goldach/CH

1999
Contemporary Art Gallery Boukamel, London

Daniel BlaiseThorens FineArt Gallery, Basel

Waschhaus Potsdam “Burning water”, Berlin

“Skulpturen”, Werkstattgalerie Hermann Noack, Berlin

Daniel Blaise Thorens Fine Art Gallery “Städtebilder”, Basel

Dieter Keller, Lucerne

2000
Galerie Mönch, Bremen

Reichlin Galerie, Küssnacht

Galerie im Hofmeierhaus, Bremen

Atelier Reichlin, Küssnacht am Rigi

Kraft Ausstellungshalle Basel, “Glassformate 79/80”


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2001
Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin

BCA Gallery Limited, London

Daniel BlaiseThorens Galerie Basel, “50 Aquarelle”

Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris

Galerie Kamel Mennour, “Castelli Connection”, Paris

Galerie Terminus, “Gemälde + Arbeiten auf Papier”, Munich

2002
BCA Gallery Limited, London

Atelier Reichlin, Küssnacht/CH

Art Basel (One Man Show), Daniel Blaise Thorens Fine Art Gallery, Basel

Bad Homburg, Kulturzentrum evangelische Kirche

Giardino Verde, Zurich

Dieter Keller, Lucerne

Alpha Art, Bremgarten

2003
Reichlin, Küssnacht

Alex Art Galerie, Klosters

2004
Daniel Blaise Thorens, Basel, “25 Jahre Portraits”

Art Convent de la Missio, Palma, Mallorca

“A Propos” Köln, “Photographien, 1973-96”

Galerie 206, Berlin

2005
Guy Pieters Gallery, Saint Paul de Vence, “City Paintings”

Guy Pieters Gallery, Knokke

Terminus Gallery, München

Hegau Gallery, Singen

2007
Contemporary Fine Art, Saint Tropez

Daniel Blaise Thorens Gallery, Basel

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Group Shows

1971
“Visualisierte Denkprozesse”, Kunstmuseum Lucerne

“Die Schweizerische Avant-Garde”, New York

Cultural Center, New York

7e Biennale des Jeunes, Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

1972
Documenta 5, Kassel

“12 Luzerner Künstler”, Berner Galerie, Berne

“Progressives Museum”, Kunstmuseum Basel

“Progressives Museum ”, Kunstmuseum Berne

“Giovane Arte Svizzera”, Milano

1974
“Rapport der Innerschweiz”, Helmhaus, Zurich

“Transformer - Aspekte der Travestie”, Kunstmuseum Lucerne

1975
9e Biennale des Jeunes, Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

1976
“Identität/Identifikationen”, Musée d'Art Contemporain, Bordeaux

1977
“20 Artistas Jovenes Suizos”, Bogota, Medellin

1979
“Installationen”, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva

“Schweizer Museen sammeln aktuelle Schweizer Kunst”, Kunsthaus Zurich and Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne

“is-79”, Lisbonne

Fundatie Kunsthuis, Amsterdam

“Europa 79” Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart

1980
39th Biennale di Venezia (Aperto)

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1981
“Schweizer Kunst 1970-80”, Kunstmuseum Lucerne

3th Symposium d'Art Performance, Lyon

“Szene der Volkskunst”, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart

“Situation Berlin”, Galerie d'Art Contemporain, Nice

“Die letzten zwanzig Jahre”, Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven

“Baroque '81”, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

“Salomé, Castelli”, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva

“Enciclopedia”, Galleria Civica d'Arte, Modena

1981-82
“Im Westen nichts Neues”, Kunstmuseum Lucerne and Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva

Ludwig Collection, Neue Galerie Aachen

“Heute”, Westkunst im Museum Ludwig, Cologne

“Berlin, eine Stadt für Künstler”, Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven

Galeria d'Arte Moderna, Bologna

“30 Künstler aus der Schweiz”, Galerie Krinzinger, Innsbruck

Kunstverein Francfort

Galerie Nächst St. Stephan, Vienna

1982
“12 Künstler aus Deutschland”, Kunsthalle Basel and Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam

“Salomé, Castelli, Fetting. Malerei 1979-1982”, CAPC, Bordeaux

“Neue Gemälde der Joshua Gessel Sammlung”, Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv

“10 Künstler aus Deutschland”, Museum Folkwang, Essen

“La Rage du Peintre”, Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne

“SansTitre”, Musée de Toulon

1983
“Modern Nude Paintings 1880-1980”, National Museum of Art, Osaka

1984
“Künstlerische Zusammenarbeit im 20. Jahrhundert”, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington

“Nackt in der Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts”, Sprengel-Museum, Hannover

“Castelli, Bach, Fetting, Middendorf”, Galerie Joachim Becker, Cannes

1985
“Das Selbstportrait im Zeitalter der Photographie”, Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart and Akademie der Schönen Künste, Berlin

“An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture”, Museum of Modern Art, New York

“Representation Abroad”, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington

“Gemeinschaftsbilder: Castelli, Fetting, Salomé”, Galerie Raab, Berlin

“Homo Decorans”, Louisiana Museum Humlebaek

“Das Aktfoto”, Stadtmuseum Munich and Frankfurter Kunstverein, Francfort

“Moritzplatz”, Kunstverein Bonn

“Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - neue Bilder”, Galerie Thaddäus Ropac, Salzburg

“Idol”, Galerie Raab, Berlin

“Drawing from Berlin”, Bette Stoler Galerie New York

“Ex-Change Berlin-Manilla”, Gallery Pinaglabanan, Manilla

1986
“Austausch”, Pinagalaban Gallery, Manila

“Pierre Molinier, Photographies/Luciano Castelli, Zeichnungen”, Galerie Joachim Becker, Cannes

“Berlin heute”, Musée deToulon

“Androgyn”, Akademie der Künste, Berlin.

“1945-85, Kunst der Bundesrepublik Deutschland”, Nationalgalerie Berlin

“3 Generationen - 3 Monate”, Galerie Silvia Menzel, Berlin

1987
“Berlin Art 1961-87”, Museum of Modern Art, New York

Biennale of Sao Paulo

“De la Photo comme Peinture”, Galerie Municipale d'Art Contemporain, Saint-Priest

“10 Jahre Kunst, Galerie am Moritzplatz”, Kunstverein Bonn

“Exotische Welten/Europäische Phantasien”, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart

1988
“Passion”, Musee d'art Contemporain, Dunkirk

“Austausch, Manila-Berlin”, Galerie Raab, Berlin

“10 zeitgenössische Schweizer Künstler”, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo, Kyoto City Art Museum, Kyoto, Seibu Museum Funabashi

“Castelli, Fetting, Hödicke, Middendorf”, Galerie Joachim Becker, Cannes

“Mein Berlin”, Galerie Gismondi, Paris

“Symbolism, Force and Spirit”, Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago

Dorsky Gallery, New York City

“Artistes Suisses”, Galerie Pierre Huber, Geneva

1989
“Dimension: petit” / “Grösse: klein”, Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne

“Arte Em Berlin 1900ATE OJE”, Fundacao Galouste Gulbenkian/Centro De Arte Moderna, Lisbon

“Berlin”, Galerie Bau AI Set, Barcelona

1990
“Luciano Castelli/Knut Hoffmeister”, Freitagsgalerie Imhof, Solothurn Switzerland

“Oeuvres Choisies”, Baselitz, Castelli, Fetting, Gainon, Lüpertz, Galerie J. Becker, Cannes

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1991
“Nature - Création du peintre” / “Natur - Schöpfung des Malers”, Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne

“Peintre/Sculpteur”, Galerie Ingrid Raab, Berlin

“Interferenzen - Kunst aus Westberlin 1960-1990”, Kunsthalle Latvija und Arsenal, Riga, Latvia

“Peintre/Sculpteur”, Raab Gallery, London

“Paris - Bar Berlin”, Artcurial, Paris

“Le Mur de la Liberté”, Paris

1992
“Le Portrait dans l'Art contemporain”, Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain, Nice

1993
“EroticArt”, Galerie Becker, Paris

1994
“14. Gemäldeausstellung”, Trubschachen/Switzerland

10ème Salon d'Art Contemporain, Bourg-en-Bresse

Galerie Art Actuel, Liège.

“Einstellung 25”, Photographie der 90er in Deutschland, Galerie Raab, Berlin

1995
“Le Corps peint n'est pas moins abstrait qu'une ligne”, Galerie Joachim Becker, Cannes

“Meret Oppenheim”, Galerie Tobias Hirschmann, Francfort

“Bahnhofstrasse Zürich”, Galerie Kaj Forsblom, Zurich

Bassam Boukamel Gallery, London

1996
“Art au Corps”, MAG, Galeries contemporaines des Musées de Marseille

Galerie Farideh Cadot (20th anniversary of the gallery), Paris

“Berliner Mauer. 30 Künstler für die Freiheit”, ELAC, Lyon

1998
“Artaid 98”, Edinburgh City Art Centre, Edinburgh

“Luciano Castelli/Rainer Fetting”, Musée Edgar Melik, Château de Cabries

“Fétiches + Fétichismes”, Passage de Retz, Paris

“Hasenzauber”, Museum Bellerive, Zurich

Raab Galerie, Berlin

Boukamel Contemporary Art Gallery, London

“Waschhaus Potsdam”, Stadtindianer, Potsdam

Marmelsteiner Kabinett, Diözese Würzburg

“Von Baselitz bis Warhol”, zeitgenössische Christusbilder, Würzburg

Rathaus Sursee “Landpartie”, Collection of the Kunstmuseum Lucerne, Sursee Switzerland

Daniel BlaiseThorens Gallery, “Großformate”, Basel

1999
“Sculpture in Vetro”, Berengo Collection, Palazzo delle Prigioni, Venice

“Berengo Collection”, Hotel Cipriani Venice

“19. + 20. Jahrhundert”, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Sion Switzerland

Boukamel Contemporary Art Gallery, London

2000
Narcisse Blessé, Passage de Retz, Paris

Boukamel Contemporary Art Gallery, London

Galerie Tobias Hirschmann, Francfort

“Intermezzo” Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin

“In Szene Menschenbilder”, Tobias Hirschmann Galerie, Francfort

“Between the Bridges”, Waschhaus Potsdam

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2001
“Skulpturen”, Werkstattgalerie Hermann Noack, Berlin

“Temps Fauves”, Musée Edgar Melik, Cabries

“Die Kunst des Mobiliars”, Kunstmuseum Bern

“1989 Berliner Mauer, Kunst für ein Europa im Aufbruch”, Kunsthalle Cologne

“Er fliegt und fliegt”, Kunstverein, Bad Salzderfurth

Galerie Thorens, Basel

2002
“Bilder aus Baden”, Kunstsammlung der Badischen Stehlwerke, Karlsruhe.

“Farbe ist Feuer”, Die Sammlung Karin und Uwe Hollweg, Kunsthalle Bremen

“Le diaphane et l'obscur”, made by Jean-Michel Ribettes, Maison européenne de la photographie, Paris

2003
Diocèse de Lille, N-D de la Treille

2004
Tui AG, Hannover “Golf”

Triennale, Fellbach

FIAC, Paris, Gallery Michael Schultz

2005
Mobiliar, Bern, “Ladies First”

Bordeaux, Musée des Beaux Arts : “Pierre Molinier entre Autre(s) Genre(s)”

Kunstforum der Berliner Volksbank “Bilder + Bilanzen” Von Antes bis Zylla Werke aus der Kunstsammung der Berliner Volksbank

2006
Bordeaux, Musée des Beaux Arts : “Pierre Molinier” Jeux de Miroirs.

Centre d'Art Contemporain de Genève : “L'Art Contemporain Suisse dans la Collection Suisse” - Collection Julius Baer

2007
Neues Schloss Meersburg am Bodensee “Die Expressive Geste”

Deutsche Expressionisten / Afrikanische Kunst

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Museums and Public Collections

Ludwig Museum, Cologne

Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne

Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Kunstmuseum Lucerne

Musée de Dunkerque

Musée de Cannes

Banca del Gottardo, Lugano

Kunstmuseum St-Gallen

Chase Manhattan Bank Collection, New York City

Musée deToulon

Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris

Polaroid Collection

Musée d'art contemporain Bourg-en-Bresse, France

General Motors Collection, Paris

BCEE Collection (Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat du Luxembourg)

MAC, Galeries contemporaines des musées de Marseille

FNAC, Paris

Galerie Fischer, Luzern

Sammlung Karin und Uwe Hollweg, Bremen, Germany

Kunstsammlung der Badischen Stahlwerke

Fotomuseum Winterthur Suisse

Collection Julius Baer, Zurich , Suisse

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Luciano Castelli Bibliography

1970
“Raum-Zeit-Wachstum-Prozess”, DU, Zurich, Jean-Christophe Ammann

1972
“Documenta 5”, Kassel, Catalogue Harald Szeemann

1974
“Transformer: Aspekte der Travestie”, Kunstmuseum Lucerne (Edited by Jean-Christophe Ammann) Schweizerkunst der Gegenwart

1975
“Selbstportrait als Darstellung”, Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck

1976
“Colloque de Tanger”: William Burroughs/Bryon Gysin Christian Bourgois, Ed.

1978
“Art Contemporain Suisse”, Sammlung der Gotthard Bank, Lugano

1979
“Centre d'Art Contemporain 1974” - 79, Geneva

“Anneli Pohlen, Europa 79” - Geschichte einer Ausstellung, Kunstforum, Bd. 36

1980
“Instantanés”, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris

“Après le Classisisme”, Musée d'Art et d'Industrie, Maison de la Culture, Saint Etienne

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1981
“Schweizer Kunst '70-80' ”, Kunstmuseum Lucerne (Ed. Martin Kunz )

“30 Künstler aus der Schweiz”, New York

“Westkunst: Zeitgenössische Kunst seit 1939”, Köln (Ed. Laszlo Glotzer)

“Szenen der Volkskunst”, Würtemberg, Kunstverein Stuttgart (Ed. Tilman Osterwold)

“Situation Berlin”, Galerie d'Art contemporain, Musée Nice

“Im Westen nichts Neues”, Kunstmuseum Lucerne (Hg. Martin Kunz)

“Erotik in der Kunst heute”, Anneli Pohlen, Kunstforum, Bd. 46

1982
“Interarte” 23, Flavio Caroli: Magico Primario Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri

“Luciano Castelli, Regard sur le Présent” 2, Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne, (Ed. Erika Billeter)

“12 Künstler aus Deutschland”, Kunstmuseum, Basel (Ed. Jean-Christophe Ammann)

“Deutsche Kunst hier, heute”, (Kunstforum Bd. 47 (Ed. Jean-Christophe Ammann, Wolfgang Max Faust)

1983
“5 Years of Art Performance” in Lyon.

“Salomé, Castelli, Fetting”. Collaborative paintings 1979-82 CAPC,Bordeaux

“Modern Nude Paintings, 1880-1980”, National Museum, Osaka

“Situation Schweiz”, Kunstforum Bd. 63/64, Ed. Ch.Schenker

“Gemeinschaftsbilder, ein Aspekt der neuen Malerei” /Kunstforum Bd. 67 (Ed. Wolfgang Max Faust)

1984
“Nackt in der Kunst”, Sprengel Museum, Hannover

“Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève 1974-84”, Geneva

Halle Sud Genève presents a selection of the “Private Collection Joshua Gessel”, Geneva

“Five years of Performance Art in Lyon”, 1973-79, Lyon

“Artist's Collaboration in the Twentieth Century”, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington

“An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture”, Museum of Modern Art, New York

“L'Autoportrait à l'âge de la photographie”, Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne ( Ed. Erika Billeter)

“The Painted Body”, Ed. Skira/Rizzoli

“Deutschland Now”, Brutus, Tokyo

“Beaux-Arts Magazine”, Paris

1985
“Representation Abroad”, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, Ed. Joe Shannon

“Das Aktphoto”, Münchner Stadtmuseum

“Moritzplatz”, Kunstverein Bonn

“Idol”, Berlin/Cologne

“Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Neue Bilder”, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg

“Ein Maler träumt sich”, Benteli Verlag, Berne

“Piratin Fu”, Galerie Eric Franck, Geneva

“Moritzplatz”, Bonner Kunstverein/Kunstraum Hamburg/Kunstverein Pforzheim

“1945-1985 Kunst in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland”, Nationalgalerie Berlin

“100 Jahre Otto Ebeling”

“Das Selbstportrait im Zeitalter der Photographie”, Ed. Benteli Verlag, Berne

1986
“Berlin aujourd'hui”, Musée Toulon

“Yohji Yamamoto pour homme”, Paris. Photos Keichi Tahara

“A look behind the screen”, Galerie Raab, Berlin

“Ex-Change Berlin-Manilla”, Gallery Pinaglabanan, Manilla

“Samourai Magazine”, june

1987
“Berlin Art 1961-1987”, Museum of Modern Art, New York

“19th Biennale Internationale”, Sao Paulo

“Galeria”, Rivista d'Arte, Nr. 7

“Arte Factum”, April-Mai

“Art contemporain Suisse”, Coll, Banque du Gothard, Cercle Municipal, Luxemburg

1988
“La Passion de Dunkerque”, Musée contemporain, Dunkirk

“17th International Art Exhibition”, Tokyo Biennale 88, Contemporary Swiss Art

“Symbolism, Force & Spirit”, Dorsky Gallery New York

“Les Années 80: A la surface de la peinture”, Centre d'Art contemporain, Abbaye Saint-André, Meymac, Corrèze

“Mein Berlin”, Gismondi Antiquaire, Paris

“Cimal”. Arte International, Argentina

“Affiche et Catalogue Exposition Luciano Castelli”, Musée Dunkerque, Dunkirk

1989
“Catalogue Castelli/Images 1972-1988”, Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne (Ed. Erika Billeter)

“Arte em Berlin: 1900 ate hoje”, Fundaçao Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon

“Autoportraits 1982-1988”, Galerie Joachim Becker, Cannes

“Artists for Liberty (Mur de Berlin)”, Fondation Pascal Jeandet

“Chefs d'oeuvres du Musée”, Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne

“Kleinplastik”. 4th Triennale Fellbach

“Ambiance”. Leading Hotels of Switzerland

“First Cruising of Contemporary Art” MTS Odysseus - Epirotiki

“Dimension Petit”, Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne

“Transitions”. Galerie Farideh Cadot, Paris

“Berliner Mauer”, Josef-Hankirch Kunsthalle, Cologne

1990
“Indifferenzen”: Kunst aus Westberlin 1960-1990

“New Paintings”, Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago

“Skulpturen”, Ingrid Raab Galerie, Berlin

“Berliner Mauerkunst”, Elefanten Presse

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1991
“Nature: création du peintre”. Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts, Lausanne

“Painter - Sculptor”. Galerie Raab Berlin-London

“Hodler - Hommage”, Galerie Fischer, Lucerne

“Berlin - Paris Bar”, Artcurial, Paris

“Paris 24ème Canton”, Ed. de l'Unicorne, Geneva, Photo Peter Knapp

“Luciano Castelli”, Galerie Fischer, Lucerne

“Sélection”, FAE Musée d'Art contemporain Pully/Lausanne

“Luciano Castelli: 10 ans de dessins”, Galerie Joachim Becker, Cannes

1992
“Le Portrait dans l'Art contemporain”, Musée d'Art contemporain, Nice

“Poster of Le Mois de la Photographie”, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris

1993
“La Femme Rêvée”, Ed. Benteli, Berne

“Retrospective 20 years of drawings”, Galerie Tobias Hieschmann, Munich

“Muséeart” Nr. 29, april

“Bronze Giesserei Noack”, Ravensburg Verlag

1994
“Regards sur la Création allemande contemporaine”, Bourg-en-Bresse complexe de la Grenette

“Pigalle”, Schweizer Illustrierte

“Einstellung 25”, Raab Galerie Berlin/London

1995
“L'Illustré”, december

“The photographic collection” of the Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam

1996
“L'Art au Corps”, Musée d'Art contemporain, Marseiile

“Le Mirolr du Désir”, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris. Ed. Paris Audiovisuel

1997
“Facettes de la Photographie contemporaine”, Collection de la BCE, Luxembourg Banque

1998
“Poster for the show Stadtindianer”, Waschhaus Potsdam

“Hasenzauber”, Museum Bellerive, Zurich

“Dictionnaire Biographique de l'Art Suisse”, Ed. Neue Zürcher Zeitung

“Glass - A Possibility of Art”, Berengo Collection Ed. Marsilio

“Album de Cartes Postales”, Der Teufelhof, Basel

“Luciano Castelli/Rainer Fetting”, Musée Edgar Melik, Château de Cabriès

“Luciano Castelli - Revolving Paintings”, Ed.Benteli, Berne

“Landpartie - auf Reisen im Kanton”, collection of th des Kunstmuseum Lucerne

1999
“Fétiches et Fétichismes”, Passage de Retz, Paris

“Made in Murano - Making Art with Glass”, Berengo Fine Arts, Marsilio

“Flashing Creatures”, Pure, Vol One, London

“Leonce Berlin Magazin” August/September

“Das Bild der Kunst, 20 Jahre ART” das Kunstmagazin

“Kunst über Grenzen”, Collection Barbier-Müller

“Prix conseillé”, 100 ans de concours fédéral des Beaux-Arts

“Augenlust, Erotische Kunst im 20.Jahrhundert”, Kunstbaus Hannover

2000
“Principles of Esthetic Integration”, Claude Rufenacht Ed. Quintessence Books

“Art Profil” Nr. 4/2000

“Kunst in der Mannheimer Kunsthalle”

“Portraits”, cat. Galerie Terminus, Munich

“Narcisse Blessé, Autoportraits contemporains” 1970-2000

“Emerging Bodies, Nudes from the Polaroid” Collection Ed. Stemmle

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2001
“Innovation & Tradition”, Kunstsammlung der Mobiliar Stämpfli Verlag, Berne

“Temps Fauves”, Château-Musée Edgar Melik, Castriès

“Castelli Connection”, Galerie Kamel Mennour, Paris

“Luciano Castelli: Arbeiten 1979-1999”, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin

“Er fliegt und fliegt”, Kunstverein Bad Salzdetfurth

“Luciano Castelli, Gemälde und Arbeiten auf Papier” Galerie Terminus, Munich

2002
“Bilder aus Baden”, Kunstsammlung der Badischen Stahlwerke, Karlsruhe

“Farbe ist Feuer”, Sammlung Karin und Uwe Hollweg, Kunsthalle Bremen

“Mots, écrans, photos”, N° 16, Maison européenne de la photographie Paris

Du (art magazine): “Polaroid”. Eine Episode (Allen Parker).

“Le diaphane et l'obscur”, Maison européenne de la photographie Paris, catalogue of the exhibition made by Jean-Michel Ribettes and produces by the MEP

“Artists in Glass”, catalogue of the International Glass Art Festival, Berengo Collection, Venice

2005
“The Polaroid Book”, Ed. Taschen

“Antimanuel d'Éducation Sexuelle”, Ed. Bréal

“City Paintings”, catalogue Gallery Guy Pieters, St.Paul-de-Vence

“Maroc”, catalogue Galerie Terminus Munich

“Naturellement Abstrait” Collection Julius Baer - L'Art Contemporain Suisse dans la Collection Suisse (Catalogue)

“Bilder + Bilanzen” Von Antes bis Zylla - Werke aus der Kunstsammung der Berliner Volksbank (Catalogue)

2006
“Pierre Molinier” Jeux de Miroirs - Musée des Beaux Arts de Bordeaux - Catalogue ISBN 2-915262-25-X

2007
“Die Expressive Geste” Neues Schloss Meeresburg Am Bodensee.

Biographisches Lexikon “Der Schweiezer Kunst” - Herausgeber : Schweiz Institut für Kunstwissenschaft Zürich Lausanne ISBN 3-85823-673-X

“Luciano Castelli 30 Jahre Malerei” Das malerische Oeuvre des Künstlers von seinen Anfängen bis Ende der 90er jahre

Inaugural - Disertation
zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Fakultät Gesischts - Und Geowissenschaften der Otto-Friedriech-Universität Bamberg
Verlegt von Mattias Liebel - Bamberg im November 2004

Deutsche Expressionisten, Afrikanische Kunst

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