Alfonso Artiaco

Alfonso Artiaco is a contemporary art gallery based in Naples that was founded in 1986, when Alfonso Artiaco opened his first space in Pozzuoli on Corso Nicola Terracciano at the age of twenty two. From the beginning, the gallery established a strong international and conceptually oriented identity. Its inaugural exhibition, titled Possibilità di collezione, brought together works by leading figures of postwar and contemporary art such as Alighiero Boetti, Joseph Beuys, Luciano Fabro, Luigi Ontani, Giulio Paolini, Mario Schifano, and Andy Warhol, setting an ambitious and critically engaged direction for the program.

Over time, the gallery has become of postwar and contemporary art such as Alighiero Boetti, Joseph Beuys, Luciano Fabro, Luigi Ontani, Giulio Paolini, Mario Schifano, and Andy Warhol, setting an ambitious and critically engaged direction for the program.

Over time, the gallery has become an important reference point within the Italian and international contemporary art landscape. Its program combines historically significant artists with contemporary practices, emphasizing long term research, intellectual rigor, and sustained collaboration with artists. Through exhibitions, publications, and participation in major international art fairs, Alfonso Artiaco has contributed to the cultural life of Naples and to broader conversations in contemporary art.