Fabio Viscogliosi


Fabio Viscogliosi, born in Oullins (France) in 1965, lives and works between Lyon, France and Geneva, Switzerland. His artistic practice is focused on painting and drawing and inspired by different influences like comics, literature, burlesque cinema or graphic design. His artworks are usually untitled or named after songs and quotes from his favorite books and movies. Actually, the sentence by Robert Bresson « Not to use two violins when one is enough » is also a good statement to describe his work as an artist.

He has shown his work in places such as the Museum of Contemporary Art (Lyon), Museum of Decorative Arts (Paris), Galerie du Jour – Agnès B. (Paris), and more recently at the Intermediatheque in Tokyo. Additionally, he has exhibited at L21, ARCO Madrid, Untitled Miami, and JPS in Tokyo.

He has also published several novels in France – Apologie du Slow (Stock, 2014) or Mont-Blanc (Stock, 2011) which has been translated into Italian and Japanese.

He received the Prince Pierre de Monaco award for his book “Je suis pour tout ce qui aide à traverser la nuit“ (Stock, 2010). In 2015, he wrote a fiction about a picture by Fischli & Weiss (Les Hors-la-loi, Confluences/FRAC Aquitaine). He also made comic books (Da Capo, L’association, 2010) and art zines, like the current Belvédères series in duet with Luca Retraite.

As a musician, he has recorded several albums, and has collaborated with artists like Amedeo Pace (Blonde Redhead) or Vanessa Paradis. His new record, « Camera », was published in 2021.


“GRENOUILLE VAGABONDE”, solo exhibition at L21 Barcelona, 2024

Acrylic on canvas

162 x 130 cm
Gatto, 2024

Acrylic on canvas
200 x 175 cm
GRENOUILLE VAGABONDE, installation view, L21 Barcelona, 2024
THE GARDEN, Solo exhibition, L21, 2020
Installation view
PARADISO, 2022

Acrylic on canvas
250 x 210 cm
MISCELLANEOUS, 2020

Acrylic on canvas
135 x 100 cm
IMPERIA LANDSCAPE, 2020

Acrylic on canvas
135 x 255 cm
TELEFONO, 2020

Acrylic on canvas
135 x 100 cm
Home Recording, Solo exhibition, L21, 2019
WOOD, 2018

Acrylic on canvas
PEANUTS, 2018

Acrylic on canvas