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Born in Vimercate (MI), Marco Perego works in Los Angeles and lives with his wife and their three children. The artist has a profound interest in the search for new kinds of transformation and transcendence. His body of work addresses the turbulent times we live in and aims to start a conversation about the incessant change of the world around and within us.

Perego’s work has been shown internationally at the Michele Maccarone gallery in New York and Los Angeles, Museum Modern Art in Bologna, National Archaeology Museum in Florence, Rennie Museum in Vancouver, The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, and Untilthen in Paris. Perego’s works are present in the public collections of Jumex in Mexico City, Rennie Museum in Vancouver, Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, and the Pinault Collection in Paris.

Perego recently completed writing and directing his first feature film, The Absence of Eden, produced by Martin Scorsese. The Academy Library Museum acquired the screenplay of the film, to be part of the permanent collection of the museum. The artist is currently showing at the 2024 Venice Biennale as part of the Vatican Pavilion. In 2025, an installation of his work will be presented at the Capsule of Centre Pompidou-Metz.

Nacido en Vimercate, Marco Perego trabaja en Los Ángeles y vive con su esposa y sus tres hijos. El artista tiene un profundo interés en la búsqueda de nuevos tipos de transformación y trascendencia. Su obra aborda los tiempos turbulentos en los que vivimos y procura iniciar una conversación sobre el cambio incesante del mundo que nos rodea y dentro de nosotros. El trabajo de Perego se ha expuesto en la galería Maccarone de Nueva York y Los Ángeles, el Museo de Arte Moderno de Bolonia, el Museo Arqueológico Nacional de Florencia, el Museo Rennie de Vancouver, el Museo Andy Warhol de Pittsburgh y el untilthen de París. Las obras de Perego están presentes en las colecciones públicas del Museo Jumex en Ciudad de México, el Museo Rennie en Vancouver, el Museo Hammer en Los Ángeles y la colección Pinault en París. Perego recientemente terminó de escribir y dirigir su primer largometraje, The Absence of Eden, producido por Martin Scorsese. La biblioteca del Museo de la Academia adquirió el guion de la película, para formar parte de su colección permanente. El artista se encuentra actualmente exponiendo en la Bienal de Venecia de 2024 como parte del Pabellón de la Santa Sede. En 2025, se presentará una instalación de su obra en el Centro Pompidou-Metz.
Perego’s work has been shown internationally at the Michele Maccarone gallery in New York and Los Angeles, Museum Modern Art in Bologna, National Archaeology Museum in Florence, Rennie Museum in Vancouver, The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, and Untilthen in Paris. Perego’s works are present in the public collections of Jumex in Mexico City, Rennie Museum in Vancouver, Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, and the Pinault Collection in Paris.

Perego recently completed writing and directing his first feature film, The Absence of Eden, produced by Martin Scorsese. The Academy Library Museum acquired the screenplay of the film, to be part of the permanent collection of the museum. The artist is currently showing at the 2024 Venice Biennale as part of the Vatican Pavilion. In 2025, an installation of his work will be presented at the Capsule of Centre Pompidou-Metz.