Andrea Benetti

Andrea Benetti (1964) is a leading international Italian visual artist, known for exploring various art forms, including painting, photography, artistic drawing, installations, and video art. In 2006, he conceived the Manifesto of Neo-Cave Art, presented at the 53rd Venice Art Biennale in 2009, at the Università Ca’ Foscari. This artistic movement, inspired by prehistoric cave art, envisions a bridge between the origins of art and contemporaneity, citing and reinterpreting symbolic and conceptual elements. Not surprisingly, the entry for Andrea Benetti has been included in prestigious encyclopedias, including Treccani, De Agostini, WikiArt, the international encyclopedia of art. Furthermore, his biography on Wikipedia has been translated into thirty languages. In 2020, Andrea Benetti received the 49th “Nettuno d’Oro” Award, the oldest and most prestigious artistic recognition of the city of Bologna. For over twenty years, Andrea Benetti has been actively involved in projects and collaborations with numerous Italian and international universities, including the Universities of Bari, Bergamo, Bologna, Ferrara, Lecce, Messina, Roma Tre, Venice, and the Johns Hopkins University, contributing to the inclusion of Neo-Cave Art in university research programs dedicated to contemporary art. His works are held in significant museums and collections worldwide, including those of the United Nations, the Quirinale, the Chamber of Deputies, the Vatican, and various Embassies around the world.

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Andrea Benetti - Italian Artist

Ascoli Piceno - La mostra di Andrea Benetti e Dario Binetti
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Ascoli Piceno | Palazzo dei Capitani

March 28 > April 29, 2025 · The exhibition by Andrea Benetti and Dario Binetti at Palazzo dei Capitani, Ascoli […]...

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Collections | Vatican City

November 2012 · Andrea Benetti’s Work Acquired by the Vatican Collections Vatican City  ·  Paul VI Hall Andrea Benetti’s artwork […]...

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Venice | 53rd Biennale of Art

November 2009 · 53rd Venice Biennale of Art · Andrea Benetti presented the Manifesto of Neo-Cave Art Venice  ·  Ca’ […]...

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Collections | Quirinal Palace

March 2012 · A work by Andrea Benetti acquired by the Quirinal Art Collection Rome · Quirinal Palace · Presidency […]...

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Collections | United Nations

November 2010 · Andrea Benetti‘s work acquired by the U.N. United Nations Art Collection U.S.A. · New York · United […]...

Venezia - Palazzo Zagùri
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Venice | Zagùri Palace

April and May 2023 · Andrea Benetti‘s exhibition in Venice, at Zaguri Palace Venezia  ·  Zagùri Palace  ·  Giacomo Casanova […]...