BIO

Alberto Ruce was born in Sicily in 1988. As a painter, he works as well in the urban fabric as in his studio. At the age of 13-14 he started experimenting with sprays and tagging. Hebegan his artistic journey in a completely self-taught way, a journey made of observations and confrontations with other graffiti artists. In 2009, he moved to Paris for five years. This period gave him the opportunity to meet many artists and to take part in various events such as national and international festivals. From 2011 to 2014, he attended courses in drawing, painting and perspective at the Atelier des Beaux- Arts de Paris. Currently Ruce lives in Marseille, where he has set up his studio. There he works on various artistic projects which allow him to weave a bond between France and Italy.

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MURALS

Austero,
mural intervention for the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, Italian Embassy in Athens / Urbanact,
Athens (Greece), 2021
Sipak,
mural intervention for the residency curated by Street Art Festival Mostar,
Mostar (Bosnie Erzegovine), 2021
Tempo,
murals interventions for the residency curated by Emergence Festival,
Montalbano Di Elicona, Messina (Italy), 2021
Algues Vertes,
mural intervention at MX Arts Tour festival,
Morlaix (France), 2021
Magnolia,
mural intervention at Grenoble Street Art Fest,
Grenoble (France), 2021
Vanitè,
mural intervention at Cité des Art de la Rue, for “Impressions partagées” project , Fondation Desperados,
Marseille (France), 2020
Libera,
mural intervention for P.A.C. Provence Art Contemporain, festival, in the Desecrated chapel, Levat convent,
Marseille (France), 2020
Scirocco,
mural intervention at Emergence festival, Oliveri,
Messina (italy), 2020
Viva,
mural intervention for association Art’Murs / Les 3 Murs,
Paris (France), 2020
Collectif,
mural intervention for the National Day of Architecture,
Brignoles (France), 2019
Espoir,
mural intervention at Éternelles Crapules festival,
Moutiers (France), 2019
Submission and Trust,
mural intervention at Street’Art’Magnac festival,
Eauze (France), 2019
Estasi #2,
mural intervention at Int. Meeting of Style,
Wiesbaden (Germany), 2018
Transport,
mural intervention at Emergence festival,
Catania (Italy), 2018
Nucleo,
mural intervention at Street’Art’Magnac festival,
Eauze (France), 2018
Smile as a Child,
Urban redevelopment for association Tre60Lab, San Marco D’alunzio,
Messina (Italy), 2017
Silenzio d'oro,
mural intervention at Street Dream festival, Caltagirone,
Catania (Italy), 2016
Même pas dans tes rêves,
Urban redevelopment for municipality of Potenza
Potenza (Italy), 2012
Inferno,
collective mural intervention at Graff project,
Luxembourg 2012

FESTIVAL / EVENTS

Street Art Fest Grenoble Alpes,
Grenoble (France), 2021
MX Arts Tour,
festival,
Morlaix (France), 2021
Hip Hop Non Stop,
festival,
Marseille (France), 2021
Impressions partagées,
screen printing project, Fondation Desperados pour l’art urbain,
throughout France, 2020
P.A.C. Provence Art Contemporain,
itinerant festival,
Marseille (France), 2020
Emergence Festival,
Oliveri (Italy), 2020
Eternelles Crapules,
festival,
Moutiers (France), 2019
Street Art Festival au cours Julien,
Marseille (France), 2018
Emergence Festival,
Catania (Italy), 2018
Street'Art'Magnac,
Eauze (France), 2018
Meeting of Styles,
int. graffiti event,
Wiesbaden (Allemagne), 2018
Shake Well,
festival,
Bordeaux (France), 2016
San Marco Street Fest,
Live painting performance, for the association Tre60Lab,
San Marco D’alunzio, Messina (Italy), 2016
Street Dream,
festival,
Caltagirone (Italy), 2016/2015
Do it yourself,
graffiti jam ,
Bordeaux (France), 2015/2014/2013
Kobraday,
graffiti jam, Kobra Paint,
Catania (Italy), 2013
Bouffée d’Art à l'hôpital,
Hip-hop event in support of cancer research,
Paris (France), 2012
Art is life,
Live painting performance , New Morning,
Paris (France), 2011

RESIDENCY

Equilibrio,
curated by S.A.F.M.,
Mostar (Bosnie Erzegovine), 2021
Meccanismi dell’arte,
curated by Giuseppe Stagnitta, Ass. Giovan Guerino, in historical borough of Montalbano Elicona
Montalbano Elicona, Messina (Italy) 2021
Graff international project of urban art,
curated by LASSO,
Luxembourg, 2012

PROJECTS

Transumanze, itinerant mural e video project
10 murals intervention throughout Sicily, creation of documentary, creator and curator by Alberto Ruce with Carla Costanza “Giniusa”,
Sicily (Italy) 2019

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Empatia,
produced by Art’murs at Galerie Wawi,
Paris (France) 2020
4.33,
at Atelier Ovunque,
Catania (Italy), 2016
4.33,
at Gadam Gallery,
Messina (Italy), 2016

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Italians do it better,
curated by Notorious Brand, passage choiseul,
Paris (France) 2021
Urban Art Prize,
exhibition by Pébéo, Fluctuart,
Paris (France), 2021
Hall of fame,
Ceramic Palace,
Caltagirone (Italy), 2017
Silence (Alberto Ruce & Giuseppe Gütan),
Atelier 72,
Marseille (France), 2017
Dimensioni,
Minoriti Palace,
Catania (Italy), 2017
Reserch,
Ducale Palace,
Caltagirone (Italy), 2017
Graff international,
project of urban art,
Luxembourg, 2012

PUBLICATIONS

Graffiti Art Magazine#61,
“oeil d’expert” L’art urbain est-il un art académique?, written by Cyrille Gouyette,
2022
Street art contexte(s) 2,
by Olivier Landes, Ed. Alternatives,
France, 2021
Une street histoire de l’art,
by Cyrille Gouyette, Ed. Gallimard (France) 2021
France, 2021
Confinement,
by Notorious Ed. Sandrot,
France, 2021
Street Art mon amour,
by Linda Mestaoui, Ed.Pyramid,
France, 2021
Artistik Rezo,
à la rencontre d’Alberto Ruce, written by Clémence Buisson on line edition 2021
2021
Street Art Marseille,
by LLB, Ed.Alternatives,
France, 2020
Graffiti Art Magazine#51,
Indoor - one work - one artist,
2020
Stuart Urban Art Magazine #22,
”Coup de coeur” Solitude habitée, written by Céline Bern Robin,
2020
Urban Arts Magazine #5,
“Pepite” Invite à lever le voile, written by Gabrielle Gauthier
2020
Artistik Rezo,
“J’aime peindre dans la rue car je veux instaurer un dialogue avec le public” written by Eleftheria Kasouraicart”, on line edition 2020
France, 2021
Street Art France,
by Olivier Landes, Ed. Alternatives
France 2019
Street Art Avenue,
“Défense d’Afficher”,Le Panier,Marseille, written by Alain, on line edition
2018
Street Art in Sicilia,
by Mauro Filippi, Marco Mondino, Luisa Tuttolomondo, Ed. Dario Flaccovio
Italy 2017
GraffGo magazine,
#1 yellow edition, by John Blond
Italy 2015

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

Urban Art Prize,
Pebeo International Urban Art Competition,
France 2021

CHARITY

Street for Kids #5,
Urban Art auction for the benefit of the Musée en Herbe, at Ellia Art Gallery,
France 2021
Confinement,
Editorial and auction project, for the benefit of the APHP foundation, curated by Notorious Brand,
France 2020
Carpe diem,
online art event and auction for the benefit of FRM, curated by Ediie Colla / Frédéric Steimer,
France 2020
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