Joseph Pace (b.1959, Morbegno, Italy) grew up in Congo-Kinshasa. He received a doctorate in Sociology and specializations in French literature, international law, political sciences and psychotherapy from the Universities Sorbonne of Paris, and Sapienza, RomaTre and IRPS of Rome. Founder of filtranisme movement, Pace exhibited only for cultural purposes.
Especially in Europe and South America his work has been shown in important institutions and museums. His work was the subject of two major exhibitions organized at the Pantheon in Rome, Joseph Pace, Sacra Sacrorum (2018), which travelled to the National Library of Agriculture of Rome (2019), and Joseph Pace, Ave Crux Spes Una (2021), which travelled to the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina (2022).
Recent solo exhibitions include Joseph Pace, Surfaces, Sociedade Brasileira de Belas Artes de Rio de Janeiro (2023), Il Gioiello nelle Moda e nel’Arte, Museum Boncompagni Ludovisi of Decorative Arts and Italian Fashion, Rome (2022); Joseph Pace: Luxarchaeology, National Museum of Archeology of Civitavecchia, Rome (2022); Joseph Pace, La Révélation des Formes, Bardo National Museum of Tunis, Tunis (2021); Joseph Pace: Ave Crux Spes Una, Basilica of St. Lawrence and Lucina, Vatican, Rome (2021); A Expessividade de Joseph Pace na Criaçao das Suas Joias Esculturais, CRC, São Paulo (2020); Joseph Pace: Entre o Informal e a Pop Art at Museu de Arte do Parlamento de Itapevi, Itapevi (2020); Libri d’Artista, L’arte da Leggere, Copertino Castle (2020) and Swabian Castle of Bari of the State Museums of Apulia (2020), Joseph Pace: Sacra Sacrorum, The Saced of the Sacred Things, National Historical Library of Agriculture (2019).
Pace is widely known for his luxurious sculptures and his elaborated paintings shown at the Museum of Art of the Parliament of São Paulo, Museu Afro Brasil in São Paulo, Florence Biennale, Fondazione Museo Venanzo Crocetti, Università Cà Foscari of Venice, Diocesan Museum of Amalfi and permanently installed at the Museum Afro Brasil São Paulo, Museum Boncompagni Ludovisi of Decorative Arts and Italian Fashion, Coleçao de Arte do Conselho de Contabilitade do Estado de São Paulo,Teatro de Jaguariuna, Italian Embassy in Brasilia, Museu de Arte do Parlamento de Itapevi, Circolo Italiano, Palazzo Italia in São Paulo, Diocesan Museum of Amalfi, Museu de Arte do Parlamento de São Paulo, Instituto de Recuperaçao do Patrimonio Historico no Estado de São Paulo.
His work was on view at the International Film Festival of Ostia, Florence Biennale, Universal Exposition of Sevilla.
Joseph Pace has received numerous honors in recognition of his cultural achievements, notably by the University of Loraine, Universität Konstanz, Sapienza University of Rome, Italian Embassy in Brasilia, Italian Institute of Culture in São Paulo, Superintendência do Patrimônio Cultural do Estado de São Paulo, Italian Ministry of Agriciultural Policies, Instituto de Recuperação do Patrimônio Histórico de São Paulo, Holy See, Circolo Italiano di São Paulo, Municipal Theater of Jaguariuna, Italian Sociologists Association.
Public Collections
(.) Museum Boncompagni Ludovisi of Decorative Arts and Italian Fashion, Rome, Italy (.) Pantheon, Rome, Italy (.) Museu de Arte do Parlamento de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (.) Diocesan Museum of Amalfi, Amalfi, Italy (.) Museu Afro Brasil, São Paulo, Brazil (.) Italian Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil (.) Camara Municipal de Itapevi, Brazil (.) Museu de Arte do Parlamento de Itapevi, Brazil (.) Basilica di San Lorenzo in Lucina, Rome, Italy (.) National Historical Library of Agriculture, Rome, Italy (.) Municipal Theater of Jaguariúna, Brazil (.) Prefeitura de Jaguariúna, Jaguariúna, Brazil (.) Circolo Italiano, Edificio Italia, São Paulo, Brazil (.) Museo Fondazione Venanzo Crocetti, Rome, Italy (.) Coleçao de Arte do Conselho de Contabilitade do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil (.) Instituto de Recuperaçao do Patrimonio Historico no Estado de São Paulo, Brazil.