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ABOUT HELIDON XHIXHA
Helidon Xhixha has, in recent decades, affirmed his position as a leading figure in today’s contemporary art scene, with his work going on to receive much critical success on an international platform. Upon discussing Xhixha’s iconic stainless steel sculptures, the prominent Italian art critic Luca Beatrice is quoted as calling the artist “one of the most interesting sculptors on the contemporary scene”. Currently based in Milan and Dubai, Xhixha holds a prestigious role in the international art scene sharing his innovative vision and technique through monumental examples of public art and redefining the relationship between a sculpture and its environment.
Having inherited a passion for the arts from his father, Helidon Xhixha took the decision to study in Italy, where he was able to develop his technique whilst at Milan’s prestigious Brera Art Academy. In 1998 the artist was awarded a scholarship to attended London’s Kingston University where he was given the opportunity to work with new materials, including stainless steel, that would go on to become the signature medium through which he would lay down his artistic legacy over a 15 year period. Throughout his artistic trajectory, Xhixha’s three-dimensional stainless steel sculptures have shed light upon the inherent relationship between the artwork and its surrounding environment. As famously stated by Xhixha, “I don’t sculpt materials; rather I use materials to sculpt light.”
Ever since his academic years, Helidon Xhixha has been commissioned to design works in various countries across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the United States. One of Helidon Xhixha’s most prolific artworks was included in the Cornice Venice International Art Fair in June 2007 to pay tribute to the victims of 9/11. The 6-meter high installation, depicting the American flag as two towers, was titled “The Renaissance of the twin towers” and has since been displayed in numerous cultural capitals such as Florence and Berlin as a reflection of our desire for hope and optimism.
In 2015 Helidon Xhixha’s symbolism and artistry was famously included during the 56th Venice Biennale; representing the Syrian pavilion. Helidon Xhixha’s floating installation “ICEBERG”, a four-meter high stainless steel sculpture, captivated audiences, garnering much attention from industry professionals and the media alike; as it floated through the Canal Grande and the Venetian lagoon. This outstanding reflective sculpture made a statement for global warming and the potential impact it could have on a place such as Venice in the near future.
Soon after, Helidon Xhixha exhibited a contemporary response to Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Last Supper” titled “Everlasting” at Milan-Malpensa Airport. Twelve pillars made of polished stainless steel stood before twelve panels depicting The Last Supper painting. Each stainless steel column designed to represents one of the twelve apostles standing firmly in place around the largest, central figure, Jesus Christ, in perfect symmetry. Contrasting these slick objects, Xhixha has created a column made of dull, browned Corten steel to depict Judas, the traitor. A juxtaposition of materials highlights the themes of good versus evil, eminent notions within da Vinci’s masterpiece. Featured in such a prominent exhibition space the installation was viewed by some 20 million passing spectators.
In 2016 Xhixha’s success from the previous year lead him to present a major solo exhibition entitled “Shining rock” in the historical town of Pietrasanta on the coast of Northern Tuscany. The artworks were designed and placed across the town to accentuate Pietrasanta’s beauty and rich history. The reflective nature of the work drew over 50,000 visitors during a period of 4 months, who travelled to admire the visually striking sculptures made using marbles - coming from the Cervaiole quarry, Monte Altissimo - bronze and stainless steel. By paying homage the famous history and tradition of marble sculpting in the area, Helidon Xhixha not only made works that were relevant to their setting, but he presented a shift in his practice where he moved beyond the use of stainless steel and into the realms of exploring materials taken directly from the Earth.
During the same year Helidon Xhixha was given the ‘Public medal Award’ for Best Installation at the first ever London Design Biennale. The event at Somerset House exhibited Xhixha’s installation titled “Bliss” in the central forecourt, the most prominent location in Somerset House. Within this exhibition, that included works coming from 37 different countries inspired by the theme of Utopia, the public had the opportunity to interact, socialize and self-reflect with his sculpture. This installation was sought to blur the line between art and design in order to create a stimulating and progressive experience of Plato’s concept of ‘Utopia’ as an individual and a community in an ideal city.
The summer of 2017 Helidon Xhixha, invited in person by the Director of the Uffizi Galleries, Eike Schmidt, unveils a major new exhibition set within the stunning scenery of the Boboli Garden’s in Florence. For this exhibition the artist has sought to explore the deeply complex themes of Chaos and Order, by taking inspiration from nature and sacred geometry. The exhibition can be understood as being split into two separate sections, where a clearly discernable difference between the worlds of chaos and order are apparent. In the Limonaia of the Boboli Garden’s the artist has looked to nature in order to discover Chaos. By taking inspiration from the crystal caves of Naica, Mexico, Xhixha has designed a complex response to the seemingly random selenite formations.
For the artist’s response to Order, monumental structures have been placed in prominent outdoor locations around the Boboli Gardens, inspired by sacred geometric principles, whose roots are again found in nature. Perhaps most striking of all are the large-scale sculptures placed in front of the Palazzo Pitti; Conoscenza and Infinito. Situated at either side of the palace entrance, these works display intricate levels of geometric regularity that instantly capture the viewer’s attention.In 2019, two major open-air exhibitions, Riflessi di Luce, curated by Eike Schmidt, presenting twenty monumental sculptures throughout the city of Lugano and Steel and Stone, held in the city of Forte dei Marmi, featuring a series of monumental sculptures by Helidon Xhixha made in stainless steel and marble.
In July 2019 Helidon Xhixha presents an environmental project called “The Twin Bottles: Message in a Bottle” in collaboration with photographer Giacomo Braglia. The monumental installation features two stainless steel bottles floating on the Venice Grand Canal in front of the Vendrain Calergi Palace creating awareness on plastic pollution in the oceans. The site specific environmental installation is designed to remain in water and to tour the world due to its ability to adapt continuously to the environment in which it is hosted, generating a new work of art on each occasion while renewing its symbolic meaning.
On invitation by the National Institute of Contemporary Art, Helidon Xhixha installs nine monumental sculptures in the historic city center of Casale Monferrato in a solo Open Air exhibition entitled “Casale Risplende”. The exhibition held from October 2020 to February 2021 is curated by Anselmo Villata.In December 2020, “Luce, La rinascita di Venizia” curated by Klodian Dedja, witnesses six monumental installations placed at the Arsenale of Venice in occasion of an exhibition evoking rebirth and reawakening after the global pandemic.
Xhixha embraces the role of the monument not only as a solid, physical object but also as a reflection and abstraction of our external environment. His artistic trajectory has redefined the boundaries of contemporary sculpting and will continue to reshape our vision in the coming years.
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MOSTRE PERSONALI
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023LEGNANO. Sublimi distorsioni riflesse, Legnano, Italy
VIS a VIS. Sculture in dialogo, Città di Castello – Montone, Italy
XHIXHA. La Reggia allo specchio, Palazzo Reale, Milano, Italy
ACQUARIATERRAFUOCO, Lago d'Iseo, Iseo, ItalyPORTRAIT. Acqua di Luce, Lago d'Orta, Orta San Giulio, Italy
2021
Imprint, Firetti Contemporary, Dubai, UAE
Unione Di Luce, Residenza Ambasciata Italiana a Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Reflexes, Forme nel Verde, San Quirico D'Orcia – Siena, Italy
2020
Spaces of Light, Imago Art Gallery, Lugano, Switzerland
Ghiacciai d’acciaio, Gstaad, Switzerland
Luce, La Rinascita Di Venezia, Venezia, Italy
Casale Risplende, Casale Monferrato, Italy
2019
STEEL AND STONE. The Energy of Matter, Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Lugano: Riflessi di Luce, Città di Lugano, Switzerland
2017
In Ordine Sparso, Boboli Gardens and Uffizi Galleries, Florence, Italy
VolareArte 2017, Pisa Airport, Florence Airport, Italy
2016
Shining Rock, Duomo square, Sant'Agostino Church and Cloister, Pietrasanta (LU), Italy
Refractive Vibes, ContiniArtUK, London, UK
Captured Radiance, Rosenbaum Contemporary, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Action and Thought, Juvarra’s Halls of the State Archive, The Royal Palace, Turin, Italy
Luce in Giardino, Hotel Cristallo, Cortina d’Ampezzo (BL), Italy
2015
Everlasting – Homage to Leonardo da Vinci “The last Supper”, La Porta di Milano, Malpensa Airport, Terminal 1, Milan, Italy
Nutrirsi d’Arte, Banca Mediolanum, Padua, Italy
Fashion and Art, La Tenda Experience, Expo Milano 2015, Via Solferino, Milan, Italy
Art and Jewellery, Villa Passalacqua, Como, Italy
56th Venice Biennale, Syrian Pavilion, San Servolo Island, Venice, Italy
Expo Arte Italiana, Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, Varedo (MB), Italy
Riflessi Lunari, Installation of monument for Helsinn Healthcare SA, Pazzallo, Switzerland
Helidon Xhixha, St. Regis Resort, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Monolite d'acciaio, Rosenbaum Contemporary, St. Regis Bal Harbour,
Florida, USA
2014
Mostra di Sculture, Palazzo Mantegazza, Lugano, Switzerland
Helidon Xhixha at Art Wynwood, Lausberg Contemporary, Miami, Florida, USA
Sculpting Light, Galerie Lausberg, Düsseldorf, Germany
A Light in the Space, Houses of Art Gallery, Marbella, Spain
Oceano, Muse Sales Gallery, Sunny Isles Beach, Miami, Florida, USA2013
Echo Brickell Sales Center, Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida, USA
Les Arts dans l'habitation, Continental Art Gallery, Port de Plaisance, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
Contemporary Art at it's Best, Houses of Art Marbella, Marbella, Spain
Art and Design, ESPACE Pierre Cardin, Paris, France
The Moulding Power of Light, La Galerie Nationale, Design Days Dubai, Dubai, UAE
Energia dell'Acciaio Attraverso l'Arte, National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci, Milan, Italy
Light in Miami, Nina Torres Fine Art, Byshore Drive, Miami, Florida, USA
20 Anni di Electronic Art Café, E.A.C. Performance, curated by Achille Bonito Oliva, Bologna, Italy
ARTISSIMA, solo booth installation, Gallery on the Move, Turin, Italy
2012
Riflessi di Storia, Presidential Palace of Tirana, Tirana, Albania
Sound of Steel, Museo del Violino, Fondazione Stradivari, Cremona,
Italy
Sculpting Declinations. Fienil Arte, Cultural association of Pietrasanta, Pietrasanta (LU), Italy
Riflessi dal Cielo, Palazzo della Regione Lombardia, Milan, Italy
2011
Elliptical Light, Hotel Melia, Dubai, UAE
Lampi di Luce in Città, Marco Monti Art Gallery, Monza, Italy
Lampi di Luce in Città - Una città Museo, Municipality of Monza, Spirale Milano, Monza, Italy
Solo Exhibition at Marina di Varazze, Varazze (SV), Italy
Summer Show, Houses of Art, Marbella Club Hotel, Marbella, Spain
Plasmare la forma attraverso la luce, Progetto Artevita, Matera, Italy
The Solo Project, De Primi Fine Art Gallery, St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Germany
Modellare la Luce attraverso l’Acciaio, Museum of Villa Durazzo, Santa Margherita Ligure (GE), Italy
2010
Acciaio e Kauri, Museo del Legno, Riva 1920, Cantù (CO), Italy
Renaissance of Towers – Il Peso del Palio, Piazza IV Novembre, Legnano (MI), Italy
Il Peso del Palio, Banca di Legnano, Legnano (MI), Italy
Energie, Museo MAGI '900, Bologna, Italy
Personal Exhibition, Colonna del Grillo, Castelmonastero, Siena, Italy
Renaissance of Towers – Leggero come l’acciaio, Mazzoleni Art Gallery, Bergamo, Italy
2009
Leggero come l’acciaio, Galleria Como Arte, Como, Italy
2008
Monumental Installations, Gulf Club Bogogno, Novara, Italy
Tu vuoi essere Attore….o comparsa?, Barclays Premier, Spirale Milano, Milan, Italy
Renaissance of Towers, STARK the transformer station Humboldt, Kopenhagener Strasse, Berlin, Germany
Monumental Installations, Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy
Energy - Urban Installations, Palazzo Melchionni, Alessandria, Italy
2007
Renaissance of Towers, Cornice – Venice Art Fair, curated by Vittorio Sgarbi, Venice, Italy
2006
Urban Installations in the City of Novara, Novara, Italy
Personal Exhibition, Questura di Novara, Novara, Italy
2005
Testa di Cavallo, Monumental Installation, Al Halamen Roundabout, Novara, Italy
2004
Luce, New Art Gallery, Borgomanero (NO), Italy
2003
Il Cavallino Rampante, Ferrari Headquarters, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Horses, Personal Exhibition, Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
MOSTRE COLLETTIVE
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Fusioni di Luce, Certaldo Alto, Italy
2022
Forme nel Verde 2022, San Quirico D'Orcia, Italy
Sos Humanity, Lago D'Orta, Italy
La Forma e l'Idea, Uffizi Diffusi a Pietrasanta, Museo Dei Bozzetti, Pietrasanta, Italy
2021
Bad RagARTz 2021, 8th Schweizeriche Triennale der Skulptur, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
2019
The Twin Bottles. Message in a bottle. Palazzo Vendramin Calergi. Venezia
The Twin Bottles. Message in a bottle. Arsenale Di Venezia. Venezia
The Twin Bottles. Message in a bottle. Giardini Della Triennale di Milano. Milano
Kunst, Imago Art Gallery (Lugano), Zurigo, Switzerland
Grand Art, Imago Art Gallery (Lugano), Milano, Italy
Texas Contemporary, Imago Art Gallery (Lugano), Houston, USA
2018
Biennale Architettura 2018 - 16th International Architecture Exhibition, Venice, Italy
Bad RagARTz 2018, 7th Schweizeriche Triennale der Skulptur, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
Group exhibition, Casa della Consulenza – Banca Mediolanum, Milan, Italy
Art Cologne, Gallery on the Move, Cologne, Germany
ArteFiera Bologna, Gallery On The Move, Bologna, Italy
Art Monte-Carlo, Cortesi Gallery (Milano), Montecarlo, Italy
Grand Art, Imago Art Gallery (Lugano), Milano, Italy
Kunst, Imago Art Gallery (Lugano), Zurigo, Switzerland
2017
Art Cologne, Gallery on the Move, Cologne, Germany
Arte Fiera Bologna, ContiniArtUK, Bologna, Italy
Made in Forte: Percorsi d'Arte e di Luce, Forte dei Marmi (LU), Italy
2016
Art Miami, Rosenbaum Contemporary, Miami, Florida, USA
London Design Biennale 2016, representing Albania, Somerset House, London, UK
Color and Matter, Promenade du Port, Porto Cervo (SS), Italy
ArtGenève, Gallery on the Move, Genève, Switzerland
WopArt - Work on Paper Fair, ContiniArtUK, Lugano, Switzerland
International Art Fair Warsaw, ContiniArtUK, Warsaw, Poland
2015
Art Miami, Rosenbaum Contemporary, Miami, Florida, USA
Breaking Through-Miami, Charity Auction in support of DRI, St. Regis Bal Harbour, Florida, USA
Artissima, Gallery on the Move, Turin, Italy
Acquae Venice 2015, Venice Pavilion, Expo 2015, Milan, Italy
Hymn to Life – The Prize Mother Teresa of Calcutta, USA Pavilion, Expo 2015, Milan, Italy
Art Market Budapest, Millenaris Cultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
Collective exhibition, Rosenbaum Contemporary, St. Regis Bal Harbour, Florida, USA
Art Southampton – Nova's Ark Project, Southampton, New York, USA
Art Brussels, Gallery on the Move, Brussels, Belgium
Art Cologne, Gallery on the Move, Cologne, Germany
From Enlightenment to Light, Miami Country Day School, Miami, USA
Art Wynwood, Rosenbaum Contemporary, Miami, Florida, USA
Stemperando, International Biennial of Artworks on Paper, Turin, Italy
Monolite d’acciaio,Vicenza Oro, Vicenza, Italy
Art Stage Singapore, ContiniArtUK, Singapore, Southeast Asia
Art in the Park, Muse Sunny Isles, Collins Avenue, Florida, USA
2014
Art Miami, Galerie Lausberg, Miami, Florida, USA
At a Glance, Galerie Bernd A. Lausberg, Cologne, Germany
Art Verona – Art Project Fair, Verona, Italy
Art Southampton, Lausberg Contemporary, Southampton, New York, USA
Mese della Cultura e della Lingua Italiana, Collective exhibition of Italian Contemporary Artists, Yacht Club of Monaco, Monaco.
Yachting and Art, Continental Art Fair Gallery, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, France
Group exhibition, ContiniArtUK, London, UK
Art Cologne, Gallery on the Move, Cologne, Germany
MiArt, Gallery on the Move, Milan, Italy
Vela, A monument for the Inauguration of the new Yacht Club of Monaco, Monaco
Vela – The trophy, Giraglia Rolex Cup 2014, Monaco
2013
All about these…Ladies and Gentlemen, Video screening, Co-Pilot project, Istanbul, Turkey
First Friday Art Walk, Nina Torres Fine Art Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA
2012
Naturalmente, First edition of Italy-China Biennial, Monza, Italy
Gateway of light, The Italian Home 30 years of style, The Anniversary of AD Magazine, Milan, Italy
2011
Strappi, Graffi e Bagliori, Collective exhibition, Galleria Mondo Arte, Milan, Italy
Tra le Briccole di Venezia, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, IMM Cologne, Germany
Tra le Briccole di Venezia, Museum of Applied Arts (MAKK), Cologne, Germany
2010
10th Edition National Art Prize, City of Novara, Orta San Giulio (NO), Italy
The Present and the Future, Manoir de Cologny, Place du Manoir, Genève, Switzerland
Chiedimi il Rosso, Collective exhibition, Overlook Centro d’Arte, Pistoia,
Italy
Riflessi in Laguna, Le Briccole di Venezia, Riva 1920, Venezia, Italy
Openspace, IULM University, Milan, Italy
Riflessi in Laguna, Le Briccole di Venezia, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, Triennale di Milano, Milan, Italy
Le Briccole di Venezia, inauguration of the project at Palazzo Triennale, Milan, Italy
2009
Luxury on the Lake, Galleria la Perla, Cernobbio (CO), Italy
From Columbus to Columbus, Sala Verdi, Conservatorio di Milano, Fondazione UECO, Milan
9th Edition of National Prize for sculpture and paintings, City of Novara, Salone Arengo, Palazzo Borletto, Novara, Italy
New Showroom, Artetivù, Venice, Italy
Blue Note, Emma Re’s concert and Helidon Xhixha’s artworks, Milan,
Italy
Steel Walls, Salusperaquam XLVIII Fuorisalone del Mobile 2009, Milan,
Italy
Renaissance of Towers, Miraggi Project, Piazza Vigili del Fuoco, Milan,
Italy
Steel Walls, BAU 2009 International fair for Architecture, Monaco, Germany
2008
Il Lusso delle opere di Helidon Xhixha, Bespoke, Fair of Luxury, Ex Palazzo del Ghiaccio, Milan, Italy
1st Edition Arte Forte, Spirale Milano, Forte dei Marmi (LU), Italy
Il Lago in Mostra - Past, Present and Future of Art, Pallanza, Villa Giulia, Verbania, Italy
ARTOURR-O the MUST, International Culture Hall, Yiwu, China
ARTOURR-O, MUST VII Edition, Grand Hotel Minerva, Piazza S. Maria Novella, Florence, Italy
2002
Collective Exhibition at Salone Arengo, Palazzo Borletto, Novara, Italy
Luci ed Ombre, Galleria Magenta, Magenta, Italy
2001
Sculpture Contest, Open Air Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Collective Exhibition, Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, Italy
One Company Brain, Think Finance, Milan, Italy
Collective Exhibition, Agora Gallery, New York, US
2000
Open Factories, Procos SpA, Cameri (NO), Italy
Mulino Vecchio di Bellinzago, Parco Piemontese del Ticino, Bellinzago Novarese (NO), Italy
Nudo per l'Estate , Artistic and Cultural Event, Milan, Italy
Collective exhibition, Black Health Gallery, London, UK
1999
Collective Exhibition, United States Consulate General, Milan, Italy
Collective Exhibition, Kingston University, London, UK
INSTALLAZIONI PUBBLICHE
PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS
2019
The Twin Bottles. Message in a Bottle, Helidon Xhixha and Giacomo Jack Braglia, Triennale di Milano, Milan, Italy
Big Data, Parco Ciani, Lugano, Switzerland
The Twin Bottles. Message in a Bottle, Helidon Xhixha and Giacomo Jack Braglia, Ca’ Vendramin Calergi e Arsenale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
S Infinito, Tirana, Albania
2018
Cosmic S, Zogu I Zi Square, Tirana, Albania
Omega Steel, CFO Pharma, Tirana, Albania
Radiant Energy, Olbia Airport, Olbia (SS), Italy
Luce della Laguna, Olbia Airport, Olbia (SS), Italy
Riflessi di Luna, Linate Airport, Linate (MI), Italy
2017
Oceano, Marina Di Pietrasanta (LU), Italy
2016
Endless Melody, Melody Tower, Monumental Installation in Miami-
Dade County, Florida, USA
Monumental Installation for the 24th Edition of FAI Day (Italian
Environmental Fund), Arinox Spa – Sestri Levante (GE), Italy
2015
Thunder Light, St. Regis Bal Harbour, Miami, Florida, USA
Everlasting, La Porta di Milano, Malpensa Airport, Terminal 1, Milan, Italy
Waterfalls, Giuseppe Bussolin Square, Padua, Italy
Riflessi Lunari, Helsinn Healthcare SA, Pazzallo (Lugano), Switzerland
Lighted Runways, Malpensa Airport, Terminal 1, Milan, Italy
Iceberg, Venice Biennale, San Servolo Island, Venice, Italy
The Four Elements, Venice Biennale, San Servolo Island, Venice, Italy
Pillars of Light, Venice Biennale, San Servolo Island, Venice, Italy
2014
Mantegazza, Palazzo Mantegazza, Riva Paradiso, Lugano, Switzerland
Oceano, Muse Sunny Isles Sales Gallery, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, USA
Vela, New Yacht Club de Monaco, Quai Louise II, Monaco
Seahorse, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Côte d’Azur, France
2013
Monolite d’Acciaio, Leonardo Da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology, Milan, Italy
The Wall, Bayfront Park, Miami, Florida, US
2012
Riflessi di Storia, Presidential Palace, Tirana, Albania
Suono d’Acciaio, The Violin and contemporary Art Museum, Stradivari
Foundation, Cremona, Italy
Riflessi dal Cielo, Lombardy Regional Government Building, Milan, Italy
Light Collision, Lombardy Regional Government Building, Milan, Italy
2011
Elliptical Light, Grand Hotel Melia, Port Rashid, Dubai, UAE
2010
Renaissance of Towers, Piazza IV Novembre, Legnano (MI), Italy
The Coil, Arvedi Steel Plant, Via Acquaviva 18, Zona Porto Canale, Cremona, Italy
Renaissance of Towers, Provincial Authorities Building, Via Torquato Tasso, Bergamo, Italy
Steel and Kauri, Riva 1920, The Museum of Wood, Via Milano 110, Cantù (CO), Italy
2009
Renaissance of Towers, Piazza Alessandro Volta, Como, Italy
Renaissance of Towers, Piazza Vigili del Fuoco, Milan, Italy
2008
Renaissance of Towers, STARK The transformer Station Humboldt, Copenhagener Strasse, Berlin, Germany
Renaissance of Towers, Piazza de’ Rucellai, Florence, Italy
The Three Monoliths, Montanstahl Factory, Via Gerrette, Stabio, Switzerland
Monumental Sculptures, Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy
2004
Airone, Piazza Magnani Ricotti, Novara, Italy
Testa di Cavallo, Piazza El Alamein, Novara, Italy
2003
Light and Shade, Gemine Muse (2nd edition), Young Artists in Italian Museums, Novara, Italy
Cavallino Rampante, Ferrari Factory, Maranello (MO), Italy
2002
Renaissance of Towers, Corso Umberto I, Stresa (VB), Italy
2001
Bas – relief, Piazza Marinone, San Pietro Mosezzo (NO), Italy
Horses, Piazza Martiri della Libertà, Banca Popolare di Intra, Novara,
Italy
COLLEZIONI E MUSEI
COLLECTIONS AND MUSEUMS
Italy
Fondazione Laureus, Milan
Fondazione Henraux, Lucca
Fondazione Roma, Rome
Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia “Leonardo da Vinci”, Milan
Museo del Violino, Fondazione Stradivari, Cremona
Fondazione Humanitas, Milan
Museo del Legno Riva, Cantù (CO)
Museo MAGI '900, Bologna
Fondazione Luciano Pavarotti, Milan
Fondazione Francesca Rava, Milan
Associazione “Ali Spahia”, Milan
San Patrignano Foundation, San Patrignano (RN)
MediaFriends Onlus, Milan
Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa
Banca Mediolanum, Padua
Palazzo Regione Lombardia, Milan
Arvedi Group, Cremona
Municipality of San Pietro Mosezzo (NO)
Municipality of Stresa (NO)
Veneto Banca, Novara
Municipality of Legnano (MI)
Ferrari Factory, Maranello (MO)
Municipality of Novara, Giulio Cesare Project, Novara
Monaco
Yacht Club Monaco, Monaco
France
Pierre Cardin, Paris
Albania
Presidential Palace, Tirana
USA
Melo Group, Miami, Florida
Property Markets Group, Miami, Florida
Diabetes Research Insitute, Miami, Florida
St. Regis Hotel, Bal Harbour, Florida
Switzerland
Palazzo Mantegazza, Lugano, Switzerland
Helsinn Corporate, Lugano, Switzerland
Montantahl Group, Stabio, Switzerland
Qatar
Qatar Foundation, Qatar
UAE
Grand Melia, Hotel, Dubai
Suwaidi Group, Abu Dhabi
AWARDS
2017
London Design Biennale, Public Medal for best installation, London, UK
2016
Premio Napoli Cultural Classic 2016, Premio Eccellenze, Naples, Italy
2009
Lifetime Achievement Award – Ninth edition of the National Art award by the City of Novara – October 2009
Organized by the artistic and cultural association Art Action, under the patronage of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture of the Piedmont Region, the Province of Novara and FIAF (Italian Federation of Photographic Associations)
The National Art Award of the City of Novara is a valuable initiative that enriches the cultural offerings of a city that is opening up more and more in an engaging manner to the art world. The mayor of Novara, Massimo Giordano with great enthusiasm has always supported this event encouraging it since it’s first edition. According to the Head of culture of the municipality of Novara, Giancarlo Pessarelli, and the Artistic Director of the City Award, Vincenzo Scardino, the artworks submitted and selected by the artistic committee have highly qualitative characteristics. Novara therefore, with this ninth Art award, boast an initiative highly appreciated and welcomed by national critics.
In the occasion of this prestigious event Helidon Xhixha, as great master of contemporary art is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the city of Novara.
2003
First prize, second edition of Gemine Muse, Young Artists in Italian
Museums.
Under the patronage of the Ministry of Heritage and Culture and in collaboration with GAI (Young Italian Artists) and CIDAC Association (City of Art and Culture) Helidon Xhixha received the first prize presenting his artwork Light and Shade.
PRINCIPALI PUBBLICAZIONI
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Helidon Xhixha, REFLEXES
(San Quirico D'Orcia, 24 Luglio – 2 Novembre 2021), exhibition catalogue, edited by Bandecchi & Vivaldi, Pontedera, Italy, 2021
Testi : Carlo Pizzichini, Danilo Maramai
Helidon Xhixha, LUCE, La rinascita di Venezia
(Venice, 10 Ottobre 2020 – 21 Febbraio 2021), exhibition catalogue, edited by Bandecchi & Vivaldi, Pontedera, Italy, 2021
Testi : Michele Bonuomo, Klodian Dedja
Helidon Xhixha, SPACES OF LIGHT
(Lugano, 30 Gennaio – 02 Maggio 2020), exhibition catalogue, edited by Bandecchi & Vivaldi, Pontedera, Italy, 2020
Testi : Beatrice Audrito. IMAGO Art Gallery
Helidon Xhixha and Giacomo Jack Braglia, The Twin Bottles. Message in a Bottle, (Venice, 20 Luglio - 1 Settembre 2019), exhibition catalogue, edited by Peruzzo Editoriale, 2019
Helidon Xhixha, STEEL AND STONE. The Energy of Matter, (Forte dei marmi, 1 Giugno - 15 Settembre 2019), exhibition catalogue, curated by Beatrice Audrito, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, Pontedera, Italy, 2019
Testi : Beatrice Audrito, Paolo Carli, IMAGO Art Strategies
Helidon Xhixha. Lugano: Riflessi di Luce, (Lugano, 17 aprile - 22 settembre 2019)exhibition catalogue,curated by B. Audrito, P. Bonvicini, Peruzzo Editoriale, Padova,2019
Testi : Eike D.Schmidt, Riccardo Braglia, Marco Borradori, Roberto Baldracco, Beatrice Audrito
Helidon Xhixha: In Random Order, exhibition catalogue, Firenze Musei (Boboli Gardens and Uffizi Galleries, Florence, Italy), essays by Eike D. Schmidt, Diego Giolitti, Sillabe, Scali D'Azeglio (Livorno), 2017
Testi : Eike D. Schimdt, Bianca Maria Landi
Helidon Xhixha: Shining Rock, exhibition catalogue (Pietrasanta, LU), Italy, essays by Luca Beatrice, Pacini, Pisa, 2016
Testi : Luca Beatice, Massimo Mallegni, Cristian Contini, Paolo Carli, Diego Giolitti, Massimiliano Simoni
Helidon Xhixha: Refractive Vibes, exhibition catalogue (London, UK), essays by Richard Cork, ContiniArt UK, London, 2016
Testi : Richard Cork, Diego Giolitti
Helidon Xhixha: Everlasting. L’Ultima Cena, exhibition catalogue (Milan, Italy), edited by Luciano Bolzoni, Idesia, Trento, 2015
Testi : Filippo Del Corno,
All the World’s Futures, 56th Venice Biennale Catalogue, Venice, Italy, 2015
ENRICO BADELLINO, Helidon Xhixha: Leggero come l’acciaio, Skira, Milan, 2009
Testi : Enrico Badellino, Massimo Ferrarotti
FRANCESCO POLI, Helidon Xhixha: Plasmare la forma attraverso la luce, Carlo Cambi Editore, Poggibonsi (Siena), 2011
Testi : Francesco Poli
Helidon Xhixha: ENERGIE, exhibition catalogue, MAGI '900, Museo delle eccellenze Artistiche e Storiche, Pieve di Cento (BO) 7 Maggio – 6 Giugo 2010
Testi : Cav. Giulio Bargellini, Vittoria Coen, Rosy Fuga De Rosa
