Bio
b. New York, 1968
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
Le Gendarme sur la Colline, Aperture Foundation, New York
2011
Alessandra Sanguinetti, Magnum Gallery, Paris, France
The Adventures of Guille and Belinda, FLUX Laboratory, Geneva, Switzerland
The Adventures of Guille and Belinda, Le Bal, Paris, France
2010
On the Sixth Day, The Art Institute of Boston at University Hall, Cambridge, MA
2009
The Adventures of Guille and Belinda, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2008
The Life that Came, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY
2007
On the Sixth Day, The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University, New York, NY
2006
On The Sixth Day, Yossi Milo Gallery, NY
The Adventures of Guille and Belinda, Hotel Design, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2004
The Adventures of Guille and Belinda and the Enigmatic Meaning of their Dreams, Yossi Milo Gallery, NY
2003
The Adventures of Guille and Belinda, Robert B. Menschel Gallery, Lightwork, Syracuse University, NY
The Adventures of Guille and Beli, Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires
2001
On the Sixth Day, Ruth Benzacar Gallery, Buenos Aires
1998
Sweet Expectations, Fotogaleria del Teatro San Martin, Buenos Aires
1997
Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1995
Sweet Expectations, Museo Historico de Fotografia, Quilmes, Argentina
1994
Sweet Expectations, Fundación Andy Goldstein, Buenos Aires, Argentina
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
This Land, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA
2017
Framing Community, Magnum Photos, 1947-Present, Hunter College Art Galleries, New York, NY
Magnum Manifesto, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
Contradiction and Continuity: Photographs from Argentina, 1865-2015, J. P. Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Sguardo Di Donna (Through Women’s Eyes), Palazzo Reale, Piazza Duomo, Milan, Italy
2015
Sguardo Di Donna (Through Women’s Eyes), Casa dei Tre Oci, Venice, Italy
Beastly/Tierisch, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland
2014
Postcards from America, Wisconsin
2013
Postcards from America, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
Insight Out, Heidelberger Kunstverein, Heidelberg, Germany
Beasts, Magnum Gallery, Paris, France
2012
On the Sixth Day, Orange, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada
Words: Photography from the New Yorker, Ullens Center of Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
A Short History of Photography: From the ICP Collection Honoring Willis E. Hartshorn, Ehrenkranz Director, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
2011
Cinq Etranges Albums de Famille, Le Bal, Paris, France
The More Things Change, SFMoMa, San Francisco, CA
Elles changent L’Inde, Le Petit Palais, Paris, France
Best Books of the Decade, 2011 PhotoIreland Festival, Dublin, Ireland
Between Two Worlds: A Window onto Contemporary Photography from Latin America, Edel Assanti, London
There is always a cup of sea to sail in, Modern Art Museum Aloísio Magalhães, Recife, Brazil
There is always a cup of sea to sail in, Palacio das Artes, Belo Horizante, Brazil
2010
There is always a cup of sea to sail in, 29th Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Narrativas Inciertas, Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2009
Demain/Heir, Magnum Gallery Saint Germain, Paris, France
Ophelia – Desire, melancholy and the death wish, Museum of Modern Art, Arnhem, The Netherlands
2008
The Adventures of Guille and Belinda, Contact Festival, Toronto, Canada
2007
Recent Acquisitions, Museum of Modern Art, New York
C’est pas du jeu!, Centre Photographie d’Ile-de-France, Pountault-Combault, France
International Discoveries, Fotofest Inter-biennial, Houston, Texas
El Cuerpo Redisenado, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Between Memory and History: From the Epic to the Everyday, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, Canada
2006
Ecotopia: The Second ICP Triennial of Photography and Video, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
Pintura Subyacente, Spanish Cultural Center of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France
2005
Beyond the Walls, Daniel Azoulay Gallery, Miami, FL
On the Sixth Day, Recontres Internationale de la Photographie, Arles, France
The (S) Files, Museo del Barrio Biennial, NY
5th Mercosul Visual Arts Biennial, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Play, The Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY
2004
We Are the World, Chelsea Art Museum, NY
Wild Flowers, Ariel Meyerowitz Gallery, NY
2003
Art Basel, Daniel Azoulay Gallery, Miami
Enchanted Evening, Yancey Richardson Gallery, NY
2001
Centro Cultural Recoleta, Premio Banco Nacion, Buenos Aires
Premio Banco Ciudad, National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires
Premios Klemm, Galeria Fundacion Klemm, Buenos Aires
2000
Palais de Glace, National Hall of the Arts, Buenos Aires
New Collection, Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires
1998
Underexposed, September exhibitions in Stockholm
Joop Swart Show, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1997
The New Generation, Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires
1996
Curutiba Art Biennial, Curutiba, Brazil
Homage to Frida Kahlo, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires
1995
Encuentros, Fundacion Banco Patricios, Buenos Aires
Erotizarte, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires
1994
Dichosos sean los ojos, Galeria Rozarte, Rosario, Argentina
On Shaky Ground, 494 Gallery, New York
1993
Buenos Aires Art Biennial, Buenos Aires
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2015
Buenos Aires Photo Festival Award
2010
Alicia Patterson Fellowship
2009
Robert Gardner Fellowship
National Geographic Magazine Grant
2008
John Gutmann Photography Fellowship Award
2007
MacDowell Fellowship, New Hampshire
2006
Discovery Award, Rencontres d’Arles, France
2004
Ignacio Pirovano Prize to the young artist of the year, Argentine Critics Association
2002
Artist in Residence, Lightwork, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2001
Hasselblad Foundation Grant
National Fund for the Arts Grant, Argentina
2000
Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship
1st Prize, National Hall of the Arts, Argentina
1998
Joop Swart Master Class, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1997
Ernst Hass Work Grant for Documentary Photography
National Fund for the Arts, Argentina
1994
1st Prize, Buenos Aires Art Biennial
COLLECTIONS
Fonds national d’art contemporain, France
Fundación Espigas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca, NY
International Center of Photography, NY
Joy of Giving Something, Inc.
Lightwork, Syracuse, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Museum of Modern Art, NY
Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires
Progressive Art Collection, Mayfield Village, OH
Salón Nacional de las Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021
Mead, Rebecca. “A Photographer Revisits the Book that Taught Her About Dying.” The New Yorker December 18, 2021
2017
Walsh, Brienne. “In “Hanging Out,” Alessandra Sanguinetti Captures Teenagers In Their Natural Environments.” Photo District News 7 February 2018
2017
Lanave, Isabella. “Two Photographers Show the Passage of Time Through Obsessive Documentation of Their Subjects.” Vice 7 August 2017
“Browsings.” Harper's 12 June 2017
Teicher, Jordan. “Le Gendarme Sur La Colline : Photographs by Alessandra Sanguinetti at Aperture Gallery.” Photograph 6 June 2017
Bubacz, Kate. “6 Photographers On What It Means To Be Close Enough.” Buzzfeed 6 June 2017
“Goings On About Town : Art.” The New Yorker 5 & 12 June 2017
“Do Magnum Photographers Connect With Their Subjects.” Aperture 5 June 2017
Farago, Jason. “‘Magnum Manifesto,’ a 70-Year History Lesson in Photojournalism.” The New York Times 25 May 2017
Anapur, Eli. “ICP Celebrates 70 Years of Magnum Photos with a Remarkable Show!” Widewalls 12 May 2017
Guillot, Claire. “De Calais à Marseille, l’errance d’une Américaine en terre française.” Le Monde 11 May 2017.
Jacobs, Gideon. “Alessandra Sanguinetti's Le Gendarme sur la Colline.” BOMB 9 May 2017.
Martin, Olivia. “Alessandra Sanguinetti captures an unseen side of France.” Wallpaper* 5 May 2017.
Arikoglu, Lale. “The France That Tourists Miss: Alessandra Sanguinetti Exhibit.” Condé Nast 3 May 2017.
Cuénin, Jonas . “Alessandra Sanguinetti, The Policeman on the Hill.” L’OEil de la Photographie 1 May 2017.
Cascone, Sarah. “Editors’ Picks: 15 Things to See in New York This Week.” Artnet 24 April 2017.
Lee, Hyunjee. “This Photographer Captures Generations of French Women.” New York Magazine 27 April 2017.
Mason, Brook. “This U.S. Photographer Put Life on Hold for a Year to Capture France.” Architectural Digest 27 April 2017.
Bengal, Rebecca. “A New Photography Exhibition Highlights the France Tourists Never See.” Vogue 27 April 2017.
“Alessandra Sanguinetti’s Real and Mythical France.” Photo District News 26 April 2017.
Jennings, Chris. “Black River Falls.” Aperture 7 March 2017.
2015
Durant, Mark Alice. “Alessandra Sanguinetti.” Saint-Lucy 9 September 2015.
Oliverio, Giuseppe. “Nine Argentinian Photographers You Need to Follow.” TIME LightBox 19 February 2015.
2013
Sanguinetti, Alessandra. “Alessandra Sanguinetti.” TBW Books: Oakland, CA, 2013
Bayley, Bruno. “Alessandra Sanguinetti Photographs the Drama of the Countryside.” Vice 20 September 2013.
Walker-Larson, Lisa. “Incredible Photos from 15 Women Artists.” The Daily Beast 8 March 2013.
2012
Wender, Jessie. “Hold Me.” The New Yorker, Photo Booth 14 February 2012.
2010
Sanguinetti, Alessandra. The Adventures of Guille and Belinda. Nazraeli Press and Yossi Milo Gallery, 2010.
2008
Pearse, Emma. “Artist Alessandra Sanguinetti Grounds Children.” Art Candy. New York Magazine. 25 September 2008.
Dutra, Robyn. “Fall Art: Twilight Zone.” BlackBook. 22 September 2008.
Meyers, William. “The Second Chapter In the Lives of Two.” The New York Sun. 181 September: 22.
“Medium Cool: Photography: Alessandra Sanguinetti.” Time Out New York. 4-10 September 2008: 96.
“Alessandra Sanguinetti [review].” The New Yorker 8 September 2008: 12.
2007
Noble, Laura. “The Adventures of Guille and Belinda and the Enigmatic Meaning of Their Dreams.” Foam Spring 2007.
Rosenblatt, Jodi. “Notable Books: On the Sixth Day.” Photography Quarterly Spring 2007.
“Alessandra Sanguinetti: On the Sixth Day.” Photonews [German] May 2007.
“Alessandra Sanguinetti.” Foto & Video [Russia] April 2007.
Goto, Shigeo. “11 Remarkable Photographers in NYC.” Esquire [Japan] March 2007.
“Alessandra Sanguinetti.” Chinese Photography February 2007
“Le Théâtre de Guille et Belinda, L’Argentine d’Alessandra Sanguinetti.” Courrier International N˚ 850 [French] 15–21 February 2007.
“The Adventures of Guille and Belinda and the Enigmatic Meaning of Their Dreams.” Vision [China] February 2007.
Wolinski, Natacha. “Alessandra Sanguinetti.” Beaux Arts 2007.
2006
Sanguinetti, Alessandra. On the Sixth Day Portland: Nazraeli Press, 2006.
Demos, TJ. Vitamin Ph: New Perspectives in Photography London: Phaidon Press, 2006.
Villasmil, Alejandra. “Alessandra Sanguinetti [review].” Arte al Día December 2006/ January 2007.
Johnson, Miki. “On the Sixth Day by Alessandra Sanguinetti.” American Photo 8 December 2006.
“The Best Photo Books of 2006.” American Photo 8 December 2006.
“Alessandra Sanguinetti at Yossi Milo Gallery.” Hungry Hyaena 14 October 2006.
Baker, R.C. “Alessandra Sanguinetti [review].” The Village Voice 4-10 October 2006.
Bush, Kate. “Special Focus: Art Photography/ Alessandra Sanguinetti.” Art Review October 2006.
Genocchio, Benjamin. “Alessandra Sanguinetti [review].” The New York Times 6 October 2006.
Therond, Eve. “Alessandra Sanguinetti: façon Jean de la Fontaine.” Photo [French] October 2006.
“Calendar.” Picture September/October 2006.
Meyers, William. “The Reality of Death & Dominion.” The New York Sun 28 September 2006.
Alessandra Sanguinetti [review].” The New Yorker 25 September 2006.
“The A.I. Eye: Editors’ Picks of Art for Sale.” Art Info 21 September 2006.
Roalf, Peggy. “Ecotopia at ICP.” Design Arts Daily 19 September 2006.
“An Hour in Chelsea.” New York Magazine 18 September 2006.
“Goings On About Town.” The New Yorker 11 September 2006.
DeFoore, Jay. “Sanguinetti, Wang Win Awards at Arles.” American Photo 11 July 2006.
O’Hagan, Sean. “Life through Thick and Thin.” The Observer 16 July 2006.
Vera, Anastasia. “Eye of the Camera.” IN Magazine July 2006.
“Exhibition: Alessandra Sanguinetti.” BlackBook 2006
2005
Gravagnuolo, Emma. “La Covata Malefica.” Arte [Italy] August 2005.
“Alessandra Sanguinetti: Phenomene.” Milk Spring 2005
Beem, Edgar Allen. “The Art of Make-Believe.” PDN April 2005: 42-46.
Noé, Paola. “Alessandra Sanguinetti, enigmatica veritá.” Mood Magazine April 2005.
Dykstra, Jean. “Alessandra Sanguinetti at Yossi Milo.” Art in America February 2005: 124.
“Guille y Belinda: An Interview with Alessandra Sanguinetti by Marta Gill.” The Creator Studio January 2005.
2004
Cotton, Charlotte. The Photograph as Contemporary Art London: Thames and Hudson, 2004.
Varnedoe, Kirk, ed. Modern Contemporary New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2004.
McClister, Nell. “Alessandra Sanguinetti.” Art Forum December 2004: 38-39.
Rexer, Lyle. “Alessandra Sanguinetti.” Art on Paper November/December 2004.
“Proje Dedi¬gin.” Genis Aci November/December 2004.
“New York: Critics’ Picks.” Art Forum 21 September 2004.
Schwendener, Martha. “Alessandra Sanguinetti [review].” Time Out New York 21-28 October 2004.
Ramirez, Nicolette. “Alessandra Sanguinetti [review].” The New York Art World.Com October 2004.
“Goings On About Town: Fall Preview.” The New Yorker 27 September 2004.
“Alessandra Sanguinetti [review].” The New Yorker 27 September 2004.
“Alessandra Sanguinetti at Yossi Milo Gallery [review].” Time Out New York 23-30 September 2004.
Aletti, Vince. “Alessandra sanguinetti [review].” The Village Voice 22-28 September 2004.
“Short List.” The New Yorker 20 September 2004.
“Alessandra Sanguinetti [review].” New York Magazine 13 September 2004.
“Alessandra Sanguinetti [review].” The Village Voice 8-14 September 2004.
“Growing Pains.” The New York Sun 8 September 2004.
Grinstein, Eva. "Alessandra Sanguinetti." Flash Art March/April 2004: 118.
Perez, Maria Florencia. “Guille y Belinda…” InfoBae 2 January 2004.
Gainza, Maria. “Alessandra Sanguinetti – Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires.” Tema Celeste 2004.
“Alessandra Sanguinetti.” Blind Spot Issue 28.
2003
Battistozzi, Ana Maria. “Cuando todo aún es possible.” Arte 20 December 2003.
Bléfari, Rosario. “La Vida es Sueno.” Radar 7 December 2003.
Hess, Gary. “The Adventures of Guille and Belinda and the Enigmatic Meaning of their Dreams.” Contact Sheet 2003.