EXHIBITIONS:
1973 Participation to a photographer's show sponsored by the Institute "G.
Galilei" in Milan.
1979 Personal exhibition on "Photography and Architecture" held
in the Institute, "E. Mattei" Rho, Milan.
1981 Invited to SICOF, Milan, in the section on "New trends in Photography".
1981 Exhibition "New Trends in Photography", itinerant, held in
the Institute of Culture in Turin.
1981 I participated to the exhibition "The Italian Photography in China",
sponsored by the Association of Chinese Photographers.
1983 Show in SICOF, Milan, in the section "Photography of Manikins",
then itinerant in Palazzo Todeschini in Desenzano sul Garda.
1983 Personal exhibition in the "Il Diaframma" gallery in Milan:
"Ephemeral lmages of the Metropolis".
1984 Personal exhibition in the "Center of Photoculture" in Castel
d'Azzano, Verona, by the title:
"Another Face of Reality".
1984 Exhibition:"The Italian Photography in Mexico", in Puebla,
Messico. Sponsored by the University of Puebla.
1985 I am on show in SICOF, Milan, in the section "Photography and
Dance".
1985 Participation in the itinerant exhibition:"The Tenth Year of the
Diaframma Gallery".
1985 Show on :"Il Mare", EXPO ARTE, Bari.
1986 First "Biennale Mondiale di Fotografia", Belgrado, Jugoslavia.
1987 "Contemporary Italian Photography", sponsored by the indipendent
university of Puebla, Messico.
1987 "Twenty Years of Italian Photography", sponsored by the Office
of Culture and Education of Savona.
1990 "Italian Photographers", Municipality of Bergamo, academy
of Carrara, held in the gallery of modern and contemporary art, Bergamo.
1996 Personal exhibition on , "A nude and Thirtyfive Still Life",
held in "Caffé Ponte Nuovo", Milan.
1996 Personal Exhibition in "Giovenzana Images on the Road", by
the title:"Ten Still Life".
1996 "Festival of Poetry in Venice 1996", exhibiting in four shows
on happenings at the Meeting.
1996 Home page of the "Photographer's Gallery", the virtual photographic
gallery in Internet, and present with his own site always in the "Photographer's
Gallery" http://www.sofit.it/gallery /saporito
1996 Personal exhibition on "Neither Meat Nor Fish ", held in
the Gallery "Mare Così", organised by A. Ria, Milan.
1997 Home page of the "Painter's Gallery", the virtual gallery
in internet, dedicated to paintings and sculptures: http://sofit.it.painter
1997 Personal exhibition/collective show "Images of Venice - Poetry
1996" organised by A. Ria, sponsored by "international Biennale
of Art ,1997" within the Meeting "Venice - Poetry 1997".
1998 National Biennale of Photography, Trevi Flash Art Museum, Trevi, Palazzo
Lucarini.
1998 Personal exhibition "Trees and Reeds", gallery "Flavia
Zanetti" contemporary art Magliaso-Lugano-Svizzera
1998 "Collection Polaroid Italia".
1999 Exhibition held in "Caffé Ponte Nuovo", photo area,
Mi:
"shoes","landscapes","anotherarchitecture","swimmingpool","murales","ferrari,the
red"
2000 Exhibition held in "Caffè Ponte Nuovo" photo area
Mi:
"malpensa 2000"
2001 Exibition held in "Pizza & Natura" :
"Trees and Reeds".
2001 Exibition held in "Pizza & Natura" :
"Salento's Landscape".
2002 Exibition held in "Osteria del Teatro":
"Vespa's Moped", Banco - CH
2002 Exibition held in "Osteria del Battello",
"Vespa's Moped", Caslano - CH
2002 "italianphotography.com", web site
2002 Exibition held in "Osteria del Teatro":
"magic earth of Salento, Italy",Banco CH
2002 Exibition held in "foyer fast web", Franco Parenti theatre,
Milano:
"fruits and vegetables", and presentation web site italianphotography.com
2002 Exibition in " l'officina-arte, di Flavia Zanetti ", contemporary
art, Magliaso Lugano CH collective " 10 years " - "Sorrow
sculptures beyond the sorrow"
2003 Second ediction. "decorative art of XX century". "MemphisPostDesign",
photographies by Luciano Saporito. Novegro - Milano.
2003 Exibition held in "l'officina-arte", di Flavia Zanetti:
" Sorrow sculptures beyond the sorrow " 40 photographies about
monumental cemetery of Milano,1995/1996
2003 Exibition held in "international bookshop U. Hoepli":
"MemphisPostDesign". photographies of Luciano Saporito.
COMPETITIONS:
1997 Special award of the jury for the photographic competition "Fujifilm
Euro Press Photo Awards", nature, environment, Men-Sport-Reportage.
1998 Quotation on merit: "his opera lips stands out for quality and
creative tecniques". Competition on "Cinema in Polaroid".
Acquisition in the "Collection Polaroid".
ARTISTIC PUBLICATIONS:
On catalogue "SICOF",1981
On Bimonthly Magazine "Gran Bazaar",1982
On monthly Magazine "Ul Diaframma", 1983
On catalogue "SICOF", 1983
On "Life Photographer", monthly magazine of photography, 1983
On Monthly Magazine of Photography "Il Diaframma",1983
Recommended on catalogue "SICOF", 1985
On catalogue "EXPO Arte Fotografia", Bari, 1985
On catalogue "Obiettivo Italia", Puebla, Messico, 1985
On Monthly Magazine"L'Etichetta", 1992
On Monograph "Fotografi Italiani", ed. Bolis, 1993
On monthly magazine of photography "Reflex", 1996
On monthly magazine "Class", 1996
On home page "Photographer's Gallery",1996
On home page "Painter's Gallery", 1997
On general catalogue "XLVII International Exhibition of Art",
1997
On catalogue "National Biennale of Photography" Trevi Flash Art
Museum,1998
On "Pro news Polaroid", 1998
On "Fotographia", 1998
On "Zoom", 1998
On "Fotonotiziario", 1998
On "Fotonotiziario", 1999
On "Photo", 1999
On "Voglia di Mare", 2000
On "italianphotography.com", 2002
On "trovafoto.it", 2002
On "catalog "incoscienza" l'officina-arte, 2002
On "canvaslight.com", 2003
THEY HAVE SPOKEN OR WRITTEN ABOUT:
Andrea Milano, on "Life Photographers", August 1983.
Attilio Colombo, on "Il Diaframma", September 1983, monthly magazine
of culture.
Franco Gianola, on "Il Giorno Tuttofoto", "Banal Objects
discovered by the Polaroid" ,16 May 1996.
Maurizio Rebuzzini, on "Fotographia", May 1996.
Giulio Forti, on "Fotografia Reflex","The surprising developments
of an author's clicks", May 1996.
Antonio Ria, in the presentation of the exhibition "Neither Meat Nor
Fish, "Marecosì" , Milan, 24 September 24 November 1996.
Franco Gianola, on "Il Giorno Tuttofoto", "Fascinating and
Enigmatic Fish", 26 September 1996.
Silvia Dal Lago, on "Class", November 1996.
Franco Gianola, in the presentation of the exhibition "Trees and Reeds",
gallery "Flavia Zanetti",
contemporary art, Magliaso-Lugano-Switzerland, 21 February 21 March 1998.
Rossana Cardano, on Swiss daily "Azione", 1988.
Tamara Del Dosso Varani, interview with Luciano Saporito, Swiss radio, channel
two, 1998.
Filippo Falbo, in critical essay on the exhibition "Trees and reeds",
gallery "l'Officina" of Flavia Zanetti, contemporary art, Magliaso-Lugano-Switzerland,
1998.
Aga Miglionico, "about Luciano Saporito, photographer", 2002
Luciano Saporito, "written about photography", 2002
Gianluigi Bellei, on "in-coscienza" catalog, 2002
Aga Miglionico, on "in-coscienza" catalog, 2002
Aga Miglionico, in presentation exibition "MemphisPostDesign",
second ediction. "decorative art of XX century". Novegro, Milano,
2003
Luciano Saporito, in presentation exibition "MemphisPostDesign",
second ediction. "decorative art of XX century". Novegro, Milano,
2003
Luciano Saporito, in presentation "sorrow sculptures beyond sorrow",
on "Regione Ticino" magazine, 2003
On "Rivista di Lugano" magazine, 2003
On "La regione del Ticino" magazine, 2003
DISTRIBUTED BY:
For Switzerland, by the gallery "Cons Arch" of Guido Giudici,Via
Soldini, 15 CH 6830 Chiasso. Tel. 0041-91-6837949 Fax. 0041-91-6829043.
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
1979/80, 1980/81, 1981/82, photography courses held in I.T.S.O.S. in Bollate,
Mi.
1980, workshop on "Photographic Language", held in the Institute
Maggiolini, Parabiago, Mi.
1994/95, 1995/96, photography courses held in I.T.I.S. "G. Galilei"
in Milan.
1995/96, 1996/1997, photography courses held in the institute of culture
B. Brecht, Milan.
1998, stage of Polaroid photography : "Set your creativity Free",
in the art gallery "L'officina" of Flavia Zanetti, Magliaso-Lugano-CH.
1998, photography course held in I.T.I.S. "Galileo Galilei" in
Milan. (Students were awarded in the photographic competition, "I.T.I.S.
Galileo Galilei.
1999, photography course held in I.T.I.S. "Galileo Galilei" in
Milan. (Winning students of the national competion of photography "Galileo
Galilei"
1999, photography course held in the cultural centre "Bertolt Brecht"
Milan.
1999, photography course held in the art gallery "L'Officina"
of Flavia Zanetti, CH.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
1978/79, photographic operator at the studio "Ricci" in Milan.
1981, stage at the "Studio Azzurro" in Milan.
1981/82, manager of the studio "Forma" in Milan.
1983/86, manager of the studio "Gruppoimmagine " in Milan.
1996, art director of the "Photographer's Gallery", first photographic
site in internet on artistic photography. http://www.sofit.it.gallery
1996, organizer of photographic exhibition in "Caffé Ponte Nuovo"
in Milan.
1997, art director of the "Painter's Gallery", internet site on
paintings, sculpture, graphics and industrial design. http://www.sofit.it/painter
2000 organizer of photographic exhibition in "Pizza & Natura"
in Milan.
2001 art director of the photographic site italianphotography.com
2002 present in "trovafoto.it" archiv
2003 present in "canvaslight,com" project
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS:
For studio "Forma":
On "Men's World", bimonthly of mens fashion
On "Woman", monthly of womens fashion
On "Harper's Bazaar", monthly of womens fashion
On "Men's Vogue", monthly of mens fashion
On "Allestire", magazine of architecture and industrial design,
ecc.
For "Imageteam":
On "Madame", german monthly of womens fashion
Monographic studio "GMS", Milan
Monographic "Firma Due", Villanuova, Bologna
Monographic "Baldinini", S. Mauro Pascoli, Firenze
Monographic "Fi.S.Met", Buccinasco, Milan, ecc.
other professional publications:
Monografic work in "Agrigrinte", Milan
Monographic work in "Static", Milan
On "18 Karati", monthly magazine on jewlery
On "YOU charm and hairstyle", bimonthly for the hairstylists
On "YOU Woman", bimonthly of womens fashion
On "Academy of the Garden", house organ of Oreal
On "Framesi Gallery", house organ Framesi
Monographic work for "Luciano Santini".
Internet site "professionalphotography" http//www.sofit.it/gallery/prof/saporito
Brochure "Bonacina",etc
Web site www.italianphotography.com
Web site www.trovafoto.it
Web site www.cavanslight.com
C.d. rom "not only combs & not only fashion"
C.d. rom "sea & sea"
C.d. rom"italianphotography.com"
C.d. rom "Menphis/PostDesign"