Fabrizio Plessi

Fabrizio Plessi (1940-2026) was an Italian artist, born in Reggio Emilia, and one of the pioneers of video art and video installation in Italy. From 1968 water was his central subject, and he combined monitors and electronic images with stone, iron, wood and other raw materials in large sculptural installations. Fabrizio Plessi studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice, where he later taught painting. He showed Bronx at the 1986 Venice Biennale and the installation Roma at documenta 8 in 1987.