ALO (Aristide Loria) is an Italian artist based in

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since 2010. He began to reproduce his indoor techniques on the outdoor walls mostly in

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and

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. ALO started his career in London where he began painting on the walls and working with art galleries. He had his first major solo show "Hail to the loser" at

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in 2014, with which he started a continuous collaboration. His second solo show with the

was "Exit from Aden" in 2017. ALO describes his style as "Urban expressionism". In 2016 he has been included in the

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auction at Artcurial in Paris. Nina Alo

Art exhibitions

2021 – ''Liminal'', solo show

, London 2020 – ''Grace'', solo show BSMT, London 2018 – ''Ave'', solo show Le Cabinet D'Amateur, Paris 2017 – ''Exit from Aden - The Unshown Works'', solo show

, London 2017 – ''Made in London'', group show Le Cabinet D'Amateur, Paris 2017 – ''Exit from Aden'', solo show

, London 2015 – ''Pop the Streets'',

, London 2014 – ''Hail to the loser'',

, London 2014 – ''Project M/6'', Urban Nation, Berlin 2014 – ''Collicola On the Wall'', Palazzo Collicola, Spoleto (Italy) 2013 – ''Spectrum'', Stolen Space Gallery, London 2013 – ''Winter group show'', Stolen Space Gallery, London

Press

Wide Walls, 10 Favourite Urban Art Exhibitions of 2014 Wide Walls, 10 Best graffiti and street art masters from Italy RNext, A Londra per dipingere su tela e su strada. Con Alo la street art fa il giro del mondo RNext, Repubblica.it - "NEXT" - Perugia Teatro Pavone Italy Wide Walls, Hail to the Loser Artribune, Dalle strade a Saatchi. Per Alo “è accaduto tutto molto in fretta

Auctions

2016 – ''Urban Art Auction'', Artcurial, Paris 2016 – ''Urban Art'', Tajan, Paris

References

External links

ALO Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:ALO Italian artists 1981 births Living people