Claudio Burei was born in Rome on 23 November 1962. He studied and lived for extended periods in various countries around the world, including Germany, France, Belgium, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Spain and Algeria. He began his artistic career in the 1980s as a professional theatre actor, before turning his attention to the visual arts.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- “Rien de Personnel”, representing Italy on the African continent as part of Contemporary Art Day, Les Ateliers Sauvages, Algiers.
- “Global Village”, international exhibition held alongside the 56th Venice Biennale, Officina delle Zattere, Venice.
- “OGLE” and “RIPPED”, Directorate-General for Migration Policies, Palazzo della Farnesina, Rome.
- “Contemporary Artists at the Louvre”, video exhibition, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris.
- “The Secret Garden”, contemporary group exhibition, Museo di Villa Vecchia, Villa Doria Pamphilj, Rome.
- “Rigenerazione”, organised by the NeaPOLIS Association, MACRO Factory, Rome.
- Video exhibition, Palazzo Sternberg, home of the Italian Cultural Institute, Vienna.
- Video exhibition, Grand Ballroom, Palazzo Brancaccio, Rome.
- “From Pop to Neo-Pop”, Museum of Comic Illustration, Grottammare.
- “IL SENSO”, permanent exhibition, Museum of the Fine Arts Society, Turin.
- International Art Exhibition, National Bardo Museum, Algiers.
- “International Contemporary Art”, Diocesan Museum, Tropea.
- “Triennale dell’Arte Contemporanea”, Palaexpo, Verona.
- Art exhibition as part of the Calabria International Biennale, Palazzo Mantegna, Gioiosa Ionica.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Viviana Vannucci, L’Arte del XXI Secolo. Temi, Linguaggi, Artisti, Serradifalco Editore.
Viviana Vannucci, Critic Art, Gangemi Editore.
“Rooted in a vision of reality shaped by overlapping layers and symbols, the artist’s themes draw attention to the memory of the origins of the world and to the danger of losing a profound, shared capacity for reflection.”
ART AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
In 2026, Claudio Burei came into contact with ExtraMoenia and its social inclusion project. Africa, where the artist once lived, became a point of encounter and shared sensibility with the association. OfficinePanafricane, ExtraMoenia’s creative space, thus becomes a place for artistic expression and exchange — reflecting a shared intention to bring artistic vision and social purpose together within a single project.
Part of the proceeds will be donated in support of ExtraMoenia’s activities and its mission to promote social inclusion.