Gianluca Costantini (born December 19, 1971) in

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...

, Italy, is a

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, artist, Comic journalist, and activist.

Biography

Gianluca Costantini he graduated from the Art Institute

Gino Severini Gino Severini (7 April 1883 – 26 February 1966) was an Italian Painting, painter and a leading member of the Futurism (art), Futurist movement. For much of his life he divided his time between Paris and Rome. He was associated with neo-classici ...

in 1991 in Applied Art and the Academy of Fine Arts in Ravenna in Decoration in 1995. He began exhibiting in the historic gallery La Bottega artist engraver Giuseppe Maestri in 1990 in the company of photographer

Alex Majoli Alex Majoli (born 1971) is an Italian photographer known for his documentation of war and conflict. He is a member of Magnum Photos. Majoli's work focuses on the human condition and the theater within our daily lives. Life and work Majoli was born ...

. His work continues between contamination ranging from

mosaic A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly pop ...

cyberpunk Cyberpunk is a subgenre of science fiction in a dystopian futuristic setting that tends to focus on a "combination of lowlife and high tech", featuring futuristic technological and scientific achievements, such as artificial intelligence and cyber ...

. He attends the academy of fine Arts in Ravenna, whose teachers are Fabrizio Passarella, Vittorio D'Augusta,

Guido Guidi Guido Guidi is an Italian comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on Transformers comics. Dreamwave Productions A longtime Transformers fan, Guidi was brought in by Dreamwave Productions to be artist for their '' Trans ...

, Antonio Violetta, Carlo Branzaglia e Claudio Spadoni. In 1993 he published the first comic strip magazine Schizzo n°5, curated by Massimo Galletti for the Center Comics Andrea Pazienza of

Cremona Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' ( Po Valley). It is the capital of th ...

. In 1994 he began his collaboration with the newspaper Il manifesto and the magazine Neural cyberpunk and

contemporary art Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic com ...

magazine Museo Teo Art Fanzine. In 1994, he knows the artist graffiti Marco Teatro and collaborate with the Happening of comics and illustration in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

, Rome,

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and

Lugano Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ...

. Publish for

Underground Comics Underground comix are small press or self-published comic books that are often socially relevant or satirical in nature. They differ from mainstream comics in depicting content forbidden to mainstream publications by the Comics Code Authority, ...

Magazine Interzona, Katzyvari, Alter Vox Magazine, Tribù Magazine d'urto, Fagorgo, Stripburger (

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

), Milk and Vodka (Switzerland), laikku (Finland), Kerosene, and Garabattage (Spain). His political comics are much appreciated in Italy and have gained him respect in cultural circles, has published in 2009 "The Turtle Tamer of Istanbul " written by ''

Elettra Stamboulis Elettra Stamboulis (born December 31, 1969) in Bologna, Italy, is an art curator, high school principal, writer, and comic writer. She was the art director of Komikazen Festival in Ravenna. She has written many Graphic Novels including Piccola Ger ...

''. A

graphic novel A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...

that recounts the life of the intellectual Osman Hamdi Bey. In 2009 he exhibited at the Lazarides Gallery in London in 2010 at the Salon du dessin contemporain and at the Carousel du Louvre in Paris. In 2014 he exhibited at Dox Centre for the Contemporary Art of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

and at the Humor Graphic Museum of Diogenes Taborda in Buenos Aires. In Italy he exhibits together with the works of Alighiero Boetti at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Lissone in 2013. In 2016 Gianluca Costantini was accused of terrorism by the Turkish government for his drawings. In 2016 he has accompanied the activities of

DiEM25 The Democracy in Europe Movement 2025, or DiEM25, is a pan-European political movement founded in 2016 by a group of Europeans, including former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and Croatian philosopher Srećko Horvat. The movement was o ...

Democracy in Europe Movement 2025, movement founded by Yanis Varoufakis and actively collaborates with Ai Weiwei. Gianluca Costantini is a teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna since 2009,

Macerata Macerata () is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy, the county seat of the province of Macerata in the Marche region. It has a population of about 41,564. History The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza ri ...

and

in 2012.

Publications

Gianluca Costantini his latest graphic novels include Dinner with Gramsci, Julian Assange Wikileaks hacker ethics. Founder of the magazine inguineMAH!gazine and G.I.U.D.A. Geographical Institute of Unconventional Drawings Arts. Costantini contributes to

Courrier International ''Courrier International'' ( French for "International Mail") is a Paris-based French weekly newspaper which translates and publishes excerpts of articles from over 900 international newspapers. It also has a Portuguese and a Japanese edition. '' ...

, Internazionale, laLettura (

Corriere della Sera The ''Corriere della Sera'' (; en, "Evening Courier") is an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan with an average daily circulation of 410,242 copies in December 2015. First published on 5 March 1876, ''Corriere della Sera'' is one of It ...

), Pagina99, World War 3 Illustrated and

Le Monde diplomatique ''Le Monde diplomatique'' (meaning "The Diplomatic World" in French) is a French monthly newspaper offering analysis and opinion on politics, culture, and current affairs. The publication is owned by Le Monde diplomatique SA, a subsidiary com ...

Graphic novels

Italy

* Vorrei incontrarti, Fernandel, 2005 * Ultimo Storia ordinaria di guerra civile (written Saturno Carnoli and Andrea Colombari) Edizioni del Vento, Jesolo Lido 2007 * L'ammaestratore di Istanbul, (written by ''

'') Comma 22, 2008 * Officina del Macello, (written by ''

'') Edizioni del Vento, Jesolo Lido, 2009 *

Julian Assange Julian Paul Assange ( ; Hawkins; born 3 July 1971) is an Australian editor, publisher, and activist who founded WikiLeaks in 2006. WikiLeaks came to international attention in 2010 when it published a series of leaks provided by U.S. Army inte ...

dall'etica hacker a Wikileaks, (written by ''Dario Morgante'') BeccoGiallo, Padova, 2011 * Macchina Suprema, (written Giovanni Barbieri) Giuda Edizioni, Ravenna 2011 * Cena con

Gramsci Antonio Francesco Gramsci ( , , ; 22 January 1891 – 27 April 1937) was an Italian Marxist philosopher, journalist, linguist, writer, and politician. He wrote on philosophy, political theory, sociology, history, and linguistics. He was a fou ...

, (written by ''

'') BeccoGiallo, Padova, 2012 * L'ammaestratore di Istanbul, (written by

) Giuda Edizioni, Ravenna, 2013 * Cattive Abitudini, (Written by Emidio Clementi – Massimo Volume), Giuda Edizioni, Ravenna, 2013 * Arrivederci Berlinguer, (written by ''

'') BeccoGiallo, Padova, 2013 * The Turtle Tamer of Istanbul, (written by ''

'') VandA.epublishing, Milan, 201

– Ebook * Sandro Pertini, Pertini fra le nuvole, (written by ''

'') BeccoGiallo, Padova, 2014 * Officina del Macello (written by ''

'') Eris Edizioni, Torino, 2014 * Diario segreto di Pasolini, (written by ''

'') BeccoGiallo, Padova, 2015 * Fedele alla linea, (written Gianluca Costantini,

Allan Antliff __NOTOC__ Allan W. Antliff is an anarchist activist, art critic, author and founding member of the Toronto Anarchist Free School (now Anarchist U) who has written extensively on the topics of anarchism and art in North America since the 1980s. C ...

, Laura Silvia Battaglia, Lara Crinò, Carlo Gubitosa, Gabriela Jacomella,

Tahar Lamri Tahar Lamri (born 1958, in Algiers) is an Algerian writer. Biography Tahar lived in Libya from 1979 to 1984. He concluded his law studies in international relations and worked as translator for the French embassy in Benghazi. He moved later to ...

, Maurizio Maggiani, Igiaba Scego,

, Alberto Tetta) BeccoGiallo, Padova 2017 – Critical texts Luigi Spinola and Daniele Barbieri *Libya, (written by Francesca Mannocchi), Mondadori, Milan, 2019 *

Patrick Zaki Patrick George Zaki is a Copts, Coptic Egyptian postgraduate student at the University of Bologna, Italy, who was detained in Egypt from 7 February 2020 until 9 December 2021. Zaki is pursuing an Erasmus Mundus Master’s Degree in Women and Gen ...

, una storia egiziana, (written by Laura Cappon), Feltrinelli Editore, Milan, 2022

Spain

de la ética hacker a

WikiLeaks WikiLeaks () is an international Nonprofit organization, non-profit organisation that published news leaks and classified media provided by anonymous Source (journalism), sources. Julian Assange, an Australian Internet activism, Internet acti ...

, (written by ''Dario Morgante'') Luces de Gálibo, Barcelona, 201

France

* Libye, (written by Francesca Mannocchi), Editions Rackham, Milan, 2020

Political comics

* Linea Gotica, Associazione Mirada, 2004 – Critical text Sabina Ghinassi * Diario di un qualunquista, Fernandel, 2006 – Critical text Daniele Brolli * Sangue in Algeria, Galleria Miomao, 2008 – Critical text

Art Books

* Le cicatrici tra i miei denti, NdA Press, 2016 - Critical texts

Lello Voce Lello Voce (born in Naples, Italy, in 1957) is an Italian poet, writer, and journalist. He was among the founders of Gruppo 93 and of the six-monthly literary magazine ''Baldus''. He lives and works in Treviso, Veneto. Career Written work and po ...

and Davide Brullo * Bronson Drawings, Giuda Edizioni, 2013 – Critical texts David Vecchiato, Arturo Compagnoni and Chris Angiolini * Daily Iraq, Edizioni Libri Aparte, 2009 – Critical text

* Untitled Drawing Art, Edizioni Libri Aparte, 2009 – Critical text Viola Giacometti * Porto dei santi, Purple Press, 2009 - Critical text

Newspaper

* Il manifesto, n°18, an illustration, Rome, February 18, 1994 * Il manifesto, n°153, an illustration, Rome, June 25, 1994 * Il manifesto, n°271, an illustration, Rome, November 12, 1994 * ''

'', The little prince and the 8 kings of the world,

Rizzoli Rizzoli is an Italian surname. People *Achilles Rizzoli (1896–1981), an American artist *Angelo Rizzoli (1889–1970), an Italian publisher ** RCS MediaGroup, formerly "A. Rizzoli & C." and "Rizzoli Editore", a publishing company founded by Angel ...

, Milan, 2017 for Italy

Oxfam Oxfam is a British-founded confederation of 21 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. History Founded at 17 Broad Street, Oxford, as the Oxford Co ...

Magazines

Brazil

* Graffiti 76% quadrinosh, Archeangiolie (written by Fabrizio Passarella), Brazil, 2008

England

* Alan Moore portrait of an extraordinary gentleman, one illustration, Abiogenesis Press, Leigh-on-Sea, 2003 * Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption, Yes we camp (written by ''

''), curated by '' Paul Gravett'', London, 2010

Finland

* laikku, n°1, El hombre invisible, Helsinki, 2001

France

, The story of Sheikh Mansour and other myths from Caucaso, Homecooking Books, 2010 * Numéro 0/1 Discours public – Discorso pubblico,

Benito Mussolini Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 194 ...

, edizioni Les Presses Carrées, France, 2014 *

, n°1280, La storia di

Chérif Kouachi On 7 January 2015, at about 11:30 a.m. CET local time, two French Muslim terrorists and brothers, Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, forced their way into the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper '' Charlie Hebdo'' in Paris. Armed with ...

, Paris, 2015

Germany

* Wendepunk.t Zeitschrift für eine Neue Zeit, n°2, Occupy Gezi, Herausgegeben von Hans-Peter Söder, Munich, 2013

Greece

* Babel, n°235, Thad damn burn the flags (written

), Athens, 2006 * Babel, n°237, Gaz promise (written by ''

''), Athens, 2006 * MOV, n°6, 8 km The history of Zhaer, BabelArt, Athens, 2010

Italy

* Schizzo, n°5, Ultimo appuntamento (written Nicola Scianamè),

, ArciComics Editions, 1993 * Schizzo, n°6, Linee di confine (written Nicola Scianamè),

, ArciComics Editions, 1994 * Schizzo, n°8, Desiderio (written Nicola Scianamé),

, ArciComics Editions, 1994 * Neural, n°2, an illustration, Sound Machine, 1994 * Neural, n°3, an illustration, Sound Machine, 1994 * Pagina99, marzo,

Salah Abdeslam Salah Abdeslam ( ar, صلاح عبد السلام, lit=Ṣalāḥ ʿAbd as-Salām; ; born 15 September 1989) is a French Islamic terrorist who was sentenced to life in prison in 2022 as the sole surviving member of the 10-man unit that carried o ...

, Rome, News 3.0 Spa, 2016 * Pagina99, maggio, Sharpshooters to

Mosul Mosul ( ar, الموصل, al-Mawṣil, ku, مووسڵ, translit=Mûsil, Turkish: ''Musul'', syr, ܡܘܨܠ, Māwṣil) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate. The city is considered the second large ...

, Rome, News 3.0 Spa, 2016 * Pagina99, giugno,

Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...

and

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolution ...

, Rome, News 3.0 Spa, 2016 * Pagina99, luglio, Aliaa Elmahdy, Rome, News 3.0 Spa, 2016 * Internazionale luglio, Postcard from Sanhan, Rome, 2016

Portugal

* Mutate&Survive, Archeangiolie (written by ''Fabrizio Passarella''), Lisboa, 2001 * Courrier Internacional, n°33,

Buttes Chaumont The Parc des Buttes Chaumont () is a public park situated in northeastern Paris, France, in the 19th arrondissement. Occupying , it is the fifth-largest park in Paris, after the Bois de Vincennes, Bois de Boulogne, Parc de la Villette and Tuiler ...

A Historia de

Romania

* Anthology HardcomicSeex, El indio, Bucarest, 2006

Serbia

* Pancevac-Press, three illustrations, Pancevac Press, Pančevo, 2004 * Kuhinja, n°8, Marzabotto, curated by ''

Aleksandar Zograf Saša Rakezić (born 1963 in Pančevo, Serbia), better known by his pen name Aleksandar Zograf, is a Serbian cartoonist. His works focus mostly on life in the former Yugoslavia, such as ''Life Under Sanctions'', ''Psychonaut'', ''Dream Watcher'' ...

'', Pančevo, 2005 * Pancevac, n°4270, 4271, 4272, 4273, Pančevo, 2008 * Skulptura? Skulpture?, five illustration, Bijenal Umetnosti, Pančevo, 2014

Slovenia

* Stripburger, n°25, El hombre invisible, Ed. Strip Core, Ljubljana, 1999 * XXX (Strip) Burger, Befanella, Ed. Strip Core, Ljubljana, 1999

Spain

* Garabattage, n°8, one illustration, Doble Dosis Ediciones, Barcelona, 2005 * Tmeo, n°40, Scarafaggi (written by ''Giovanni Barbieri''), Edition Exten Kultur Taldea, 1996

Switzerland

* Milk and Vodka, n°1, five illustrations, Milk and Vodka Editions, Switzerland, 2000

Turkey

* LeMan, n°1229, Who's Who (written by ''

''), Istanbul, 2015 * LeMan, n°1224, Selahattin Demirtaș (written by ''

''), Istanbul, 2015 * LeMan, n°1211, Dateci LeMan (written by ''

''),

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

, 2015 * The Diplomatic Observer, n°91, an illustration, Hattusas Yaymcilik,

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

, 2015

United States

* World War 3 Illustrated, n°37, Gaz Promise (written by ''

''), New York, 2006 * Pocketbook Heroes, n°2, El hombre invisible, Bare Bones Studios, Los Angeles, 2011 * '' World War 3 Illustrated'', n°43,

(written by ''Dario Morgante''), New York, 2012

Web Publications

* Drawings the Times, Each week telling the news, Holland, 201

* Pagina99, Each week telling Human Rights, Italy, 2015–201

* Internazionale, The cold heart of

, Italy, December 22, 201

* Words Without Borders, An Endless Green Line, United States, 201

* eastwest, Kim Jong-un, Kim and his ancestors two thousand years of

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

n Dear Leader, Italy, 201

* eastwest, The strange holiday of Saad Hariri, Italy, 201

* eastwest, Faces and words on the disputed

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, Italy, 201

* eastwest, The man of the stars Taheri awaits the executioner in a prison in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, Italy, 201

* eastwest, The Donald Trump, Trump saga, from grandfather

Friedrich Friedrich may refer to: Names * Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' * Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other * Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Year ...

to the Donald, Italy, 201

* Internazionale, Murder of Giulio Regeni, Giulio Regeni e il male del mondo, Italy, 201

* CNN International, CNN, My Freedom Day, United States, 201

Gianluca Costantini Bassel graphical journalism

Gianluca Costantini Bassel graphical journalism

Human Rights

Gianluca Costantini has worked with the Festival on Human Rights in Tokyo, Milan and Geneva. He actively collaborates with ActionAid, Amnesty,

Cesvi ''Cesvi'' (Italian, "cooperazione e sviluppo", cooperation and development) - one of the biggest humanitarian organizations in Italy. Founded in 1985 and has about 30 offices all over the world. Cesvi provides assistance in emergency situations (in ...

, ARCI and

organizations. In 2013 he made drawings for the Occupy Gezi protests in Istanbul. In 2016 the campaign "

Aleppo )), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black". , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , image_map1 = ...

is Hell – We do not exist" for Amnesty Italy, the draw in journalism portal Drawing The time and The New Arab. In 2016 he made drawings for the

Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy is an annual human rights summit sponsored by a coalition of 20 non-governmental organizations. Each year, on the eve of the United Nations Human Rights Council's main annual session, activists from a ...

in Geneva In 2018 he made drawings for: * FIFDH Festival du Film et Forum International su le Droits Humains in

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...

Human Right Watch Human Rights Watch (HRW) is an international non-governmental organization, headquartered in New York City, that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. The group pressures governments, policy makers, companies, and individual human ri ...

Film Festival in London and Toronto * Festival dei diritti umani in

In 2018 a graphic journalist, Gianluca Costantini, illustrated tributes to the

Capital Gazette shooting On June 28, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at the offices of ''The Capital'', a newspaper serving Annapolis, Maryland, United States. The gunman, Jarrod Ramos, killed five employees with a shotgun and injured two others who were trying to escap ...

victims. In 2019 he received the "Art and Human Rights" Award from

Amnesty International Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and sup ...

Sport

In 2018 he made drawings for CNN International, CNN sport: * The moments of the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

br>
* Illustred Pyeongchang County, PyeongChang Winter Olympics moments (Video

*

Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Portugal national team. He is currently a free agent. Widely regarded as one of the greatest p ...

: 'PlayStation goal' is talk of the worl

*The moments of the 2018

FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...

French Open The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ven ...

2018: Sketching at Roland Garro

Curating of cultural events

Gianluca Costantini founding member of Mirada, an association involved in planning curating of cultural events. * Joe Sacco Clouds from beyond the borders, MAR Museo d'arte della città,

, 200

* The Veil of Maya Marjane Satrapi, Santa Maria delle Croci,

, 200

http://www.mirada.it/eventi/marjane-satrapi/] *

Komikazen The Komikazen International Reality Comics Festival ( it, Komikazen festival internazionale del fumetto di realtà) was an annual festival focusing on non-fiction comics. It occurred every year between 2005 and 2016 in Ravenna, Italy, usually in ...

International Reality Comics Festival, Ravenna, 2006–2015

Editor and Publisher

Since 2002 he has headed the Italian comic magazine inguineMAH!gazine and graphic novelists such as

Phoebe Gloeckner Phoebe Louise Adams Gloeckner (born December 22, 1960), is an American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and novelist. Early life Gloeckner was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a librarian and her father, David Gloeckner, was ...

Danijel Zezelj Danijel is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Danijel Aleksić (born 1991), Serbian footballer * Danijel Alibabić (born 1988), Montenegrin singer and songwriter * Danijel Brezič (born 1976), Slovenian football midfielder * Dani ...

, Ramize Erer, Max Andersson, Felipe Abrances,

Carlos Latuff Carlos Latuff (born 30 November 1968) is a Brazilian political cartoonist. His work deals with themes such as anti-Western sentiment, anti-capitalism, and opposition to U.S. military intervention. He is best known for his images depicting the ...

, Gord Hill and James Kochalka. * James Kochalka, Sketchbook Diaries n°1, Fernandel Edition, Italy, 2006 *

, ''The Diary of a Teenage Girl,, Fernandel Edition, Italy 2006'' *

Stefano Tamburini Stefano Tamburini (18 August 1955 – April 1986) was an Italian graphic artist, comics author and magazine publisher. Tamburini is primarily known as co-creator of the comic book character RanXerox, with Tanino Liberatore. Along with Andrea Paz ...

, Snake Agents, Coniglio Edition, Italy, 2006 * James Kochalka, Sketchbook Diaries n°2, Fernandel Edition, Italy, 2007 *

, ''A Child's Life and Other Stories, Fernandel Edition, Italy, 2007'' * Ramize Erer, Weddings, Fernandel Edition, Italy, 2007 *

, Sun City, Comma 22 Edition, Italy, 2007 *

, #Syria, Giuda Edition, Italy, 2012 * Gord Hill, The 500 Years of Resistance, Italy, 2013

inguineMAH!gazine

2003–2009 by the magazine inguineMAH!gazine in collaboration with ''Paper Resistance, Marco Lobietti'' and ''

''. Editions: Coniglio, Fernandel and Comma 22.

G.I.U.D.A. Geographic Institute of Unconventional Drawings Arts

2009–2015 by the magazine G.I.U.D.A. Geographical Institute of Unconventional Drawings Arts in collaboration with ''

'' and ''Marco Lobietti''. Giuda Editions, Ital

Personal Exhibitions

* Gianluca Costantini exhibition at the

Scuola Grande di San Rocco The Scuola Grande di San Rocco is a building in Venice, northern Italy. It is noted for its collection of paintings by Tintoretto and generally agreed to include some of his finest work. History The building is the seat of a confraternity establ ...

in Venice, curated by Global Campus of Human Rights, 2020 *Pen Portraits of Imprisoned Journalists, Southampton Central Library, curated by

Amnesty International UK Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and sup ...

, 2020 *Gianluca Costantini: Drawing the Reality,

, Studio 1929, Festival of Human Rights in Lugano, 2015 * American Nocturne,

Ferrara Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...

, Zuni Arte, 2014 * Untitled Drawing Art, Modena, d406 Gallery, 2014 * Stop Bombing Gaza,

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

, Museos de Humor grafico Diogenes Taborda, 2014 * Whispers and cries in digital democracy,

, Zuni Arte, 2013 * Gramsci a comic book biography, Perugia, Miomao Art Gallery, 2012 * Abra Kadabra,

Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic S ...

, Quattrocentometriquadi Gallery, 2011 * Liturgy of drawn porn, Rome, Mondo Bizzarro Gallery, 2011 *

, Pietrasanta, La Subbia Gallery, 2011 * Vorrei incontrarti (with music of

Alan Sorrenti Alan Sorrenti (born 9 December 1950) is an Italian singer and composer. Biography Sorrenti was born in Naples, but his mother was Welsh, and he spent much of his childhood in Aberystwyth, Wales. As a result, he is fluent in both Italian and ...

Piombino Piombino is an Italian town and ''comune'' of about 35,000 inhabitants in the province of Livorno (Tuscany). It lies on the border between the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, in front of Elba Island and at the northern side of Maremma. Ove ...

, Il Castello, Visionaria Film Festival, 2005

Performance

* Channeldraw hangs drawings, not people, Festival Transeuropa, Madrid, Matadero
2017

References

External links

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Gianluca Costantini: The Italian Cartoonist Unmasking the Powerful
by Franco Bastida in PanamPost
Interview: How A New Generation of Graphic Novels Are Portraying Migration
by Naima Morelli in Global Comment
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