Paolo Ventura (born in Milan, 1968) immerses himself in the elaborate sets he creates.
His work has been exhibited internationally, including at Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles, France, and Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris; and in 2011, he created a series of works for the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.
His works are held in prominent collections, including at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Other monographs by Ventura include War Souvenir (2006), Winter Stories (Aperture, 2009), The Automaton (2012), Short Stories (2016), Quarantine Diary (2020) and the monograph Paolo Ventura, Photographs and Drawings (2020), Autobiography of an impostor (2021), and also recently some books for children.
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Artist Talk
with Paolo Ventura & Andrea Ventura - Italian Embassy, June 5, 2026 June 1, 2026By kind invitation of His Excellency Fabrizio Bucci, Ambassador of Italy to Germany, the Embassy of Italy in Berlin, together with Jaeger Art, will host...Read more -
Paolo Ventura
"Rooms / Stages" at the Helmut Newton Foundation, on view from June 5 to November 15, 2026. June 1, 2026Following the successful opening of his first solo exhibition in Germany, “The Lost Magpie and Other Affairs” at JAEGER ART, Paolo Ventura returns to Berlin...Read more -
PAOLO VENTURA – Die verlorene Elster und andere Angelegenheiten
Opening April 24, 2026 at 7 pm March 27, 2026We are pleased to announce the representation of the internationally renowned artist Paolo Ventura and to present The Lost Magpie and Other Affairs as his...Read more
