Nino Mier Gallery
Giulia Messinais an interdisciplinary artist whose work merges performance, painting, andinstallation to explore themes of hospitality, social dynamics, and emotionalintimacy. Since2020, she has developed a series of marker drawings documenting participatory gatherings inwhich she plays the role of a host, preparing food and creating elaborate table settings asofferings to her guests. These staged interactions, later translated into vibrant, distortedcompositions, capture the traces of human consumption and the absurdity of everyday rituals.Through psychedelic colors and manipulated forms, Messina distorts reality, revealing hiddenemotional undercurrents in communal experiences. Her work is deeply rooted in research onabsurdity and psychological relationships, intertwining nostalgia, personal...
Giulia Messinais an interdisciplinary artist whose work merges performance, painting, andinstallation to explore themes of hospitality, social dynamics, and emotionalintimacy. Since2020, she has developed a series of marker drawings documenting participatory gatherings inwhich she plays the role of a host, preparing food and creating elaborate table settings asofferings to her guests. These staged interactions, later translated into vibrant, distortedcompositions, capture the traces of human consumption and the absurdity of everyday rituals.Through psychedelic colors and manipulated forms, Messina distorts reality, revealing hiddenemotional undercurrents in communal experiences. Her work is deeply rooted in research onabsurdity and psychological relationships, intertwining nostalgia, personal doubts, andhedonistic escapism. Eroticism, burlesque, and theatricality further enrich Messina’s practice, shaping her explorationof gender representation and censorship. She creates alter-ego characters, such as NaughtyGalatea, to challenge historical depictions of the male and femalebody while embracingmasquerade and costume as essential elements of her performance videos and sculpturalobjects. Her work spans multiple media, including oil painting, photography, and mixed-mediainstallations, forming a complex and ambiguous visual language. The layering of memories,found materials, and surreal interventions results in artworks that exude both playful fantasy anda lingering sense of existential unease. In this way, Messina constructs an immersive worldwhere personal history, theatrical spectacle, and social commentary intertwine in a bold, chaoticcelebration of human interaction. Giulia Messina (b. 1998, lives and works in Brussels, BE)studied atthe Royal Academy of FineArts in Brussels, BE and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, IT. Messinahas had soloexhibitions atNino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US; Coulisse Gallert, Stockholm, SE,L.U.P.O, Milan, IT;Spazio Specific, Milan, IT and Martos Gallery, New York, NY, US. Recentgroup exhibitions were held atHypha Studios, London, UK; Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA,US; Volery Gallery, Dubai, UAE; and Carl Kostyal, Milan, IT. In June 2025, she will have her firstexhibition with Nino Mier Gallery in BrusselsMonday | Closed |
Tuesday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Wednesday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Thursday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Friday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Saturday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Sunday | Closed |
Nino Mier Gallery
Giulia Messinais an interdisciplinary artist whose work merges performance, painting, andinstallation to explore themes of hospitality, social dynamics, and emotionalintimacy. Since2020, she has developed a series of marker drawings documenting participatory gatherings inwhich she plays the role of a host, preparing food and creating elaborate table settings asofferings to her guests. These staged interactions, later translated into vibrant, distortedcompositions, capture the traces of human consumption and the absurdity of everyday rituals.Through psychedelic colors and manipulated forms, Messina distorts reality, revealing hiddenemotional undercurrents in communal experiences. Her work is deeply rooted in research onabsurdity and psychological relationships, intertwining nostalgia, personal...
Giulia Messinais an interdisciplinary artist whose work merges performance, painting, andinstallation to explore themes of hospitality, social dynamics, and emotionalintimacy. Since2020, she has developed a series of marker drawings documenting participatory gatherings inwhich she plays the role of a host, preparing food and creating elaborate table settings asofferings to her guests. These staged interactions, later translated into vibrant, distortedcompositions, capture the traces of human consumption and the absurdity of everyday rituals.Through psychedelic colors and manipulated forms, Messina distorts reality, revealing hiddenemotional undercurrents in communal experiences. Her work is deeply rooted in research onabsurdity and psychological relationships, intertwining nostalgia, personal doubts, andhedonistic escapism. Eroticism, burlesque, and theatricality further enrich Messina’s practice, shaping her explorationof gender representation and censorship. She creates alter-ego characters, such as NaughtyGalatea, to challenge historical depictions of the male and femalebody while embracingmasquerade and costume as essential elements of her performance videos and sculpturalobjects. Her work spans multiple media, including oil painting, photography, and mixed-mediainstallations, forming a complex and ambiguous visual language. The layering of memories,found materials, and surreal interventions results in artworks that exude both playful fantasy anda lingering sense of existential unease. In this way, Messina constructs an immersive worldwhere personal history, theatrical spectacle, and social commentary intertwine in a bold, chaoticcelebration of human interaction. Giulia Messina (b. 1998, lives and works in Brussels, BE)studied atthe Royal Academy of FineArts in Brussels, BE and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, IT. Messinahas had soloexhibitions atNino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, US; Coulisse Gallert, Stockholm, SE,L.U.P.O, Milan, IT;Spazio Specific, Milan, IT and Martos Gallery, New York, NY, US. Recentgroup exhibitions were held atHypha Studios, London, UK; Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA,US; Volery Gallery, Dubai, UAE; and Carl Kostyal, Milan, IT. In June 2025, she will have her firstexhibition with Nino Mier Gallery in BrusselsMonday | Closed |
Tuesday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Wednesday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Thursday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Friday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Saturday | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Sunday | Closed |