MARCO MILIA
Marco Milia, Rome 1976
Marco Milia graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, where he specialized in sculpture. His practice moves fluidly between installation and drawing, investigating the perception and construction of space through large-scale, site-specific interventions.
A defining element of his work lies in its relational dimension: the viewer is not a passive observer, but an active participant, invited to engage with the work both physically and perceptually. Milia’s installations establish immersive environments in which the body, architecture, and surrounding context enter into a dynamic dialogue.
His formal language is marked by geometric rigor and the distinctive use of blue and transparent polycarbonate. Through the interaction with light, these materials generate shifting reflections and luminous effects, activating a network of spatial relationships that redefine both natural and historical settings.
Notable site-specific projects include “In aere in aquis” (2013) at the Museum of the Roman Houses of the Celio, documented by Claudio Abate; his residency at the Art Students League of New York with “Crystal Time” (2014); “The Eighth Day” (2015), presented in the octagonal hall of the Gentileschi complex in Carrara during Marble Week; “Habitat” (2017) in the cloisters of the Church of Sant’Agostino in Montalcino; and “Waterway” (2018), a 45-meter installation in the Church of San Francesco in Acquapendente.
More recent works (2019–2022) include “We Are All Connected” at the Fondazione Luca e Katia Tomassini within the Vetrya campus in Orvieto, a large-scale structure of polycarbonate rings enveloping the building; the permanent installation “Molecula” at Coscioni Lab in Rome; interventions in the courtyard of Palazzo Collacchioni at the Castle of Capalbio; and “Waves” (2022) at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni, a suspended polycarbonate form cutting diagonally across the courtyard space.
Alongside his sculptural practice, Milia has developed a parallel research in contemporary artist jewelry. In 2007, his work entered the permanent collection of the Museo degli Argenti at Palazzo Pitti in Florence, within the galleries dedicated to contemporary jewelry. He has also designed a jewelry line for Swarovski Italy.
His works are held in public museums, foundations, and private collections.
Solo Exhibitions
April 2026
"Oculus Oculi"
Secant Space
Beyoglu, Istanbul
March 2024
"Explosio"
Canova 22
Roma RM
care of Rezarta Zaloshnja
July 2019
"We are all connected"
Fondazione Luca e Katia Tomassini, Vetrya
Orvieto TN
care of Davide Sarchioni
March 2019
"Molecula"
Coscioni Lab
Roma, RM
care of Carlotta Monteverde
September 2018
"Water way"
Chiostro ex convento San Francesco
Acquapendente, VT
care of Davide Sarchioni
February 2017
“Habitat”
OCRA - Chiostri della Chiesa di Sant'Agostino, Montalcino SI
care of Aurelio Candido,
critical text Carlotta Monteverde
July 2015
“L'ottavo giorno”
Sala ottagonale Liceo Gentileschi Carrara
care of Luciano Massari
critical text Carlotta Monteverde
December 2013
“In aĕre in aquis”
Museo delle Case Romane del Celio Roma
care of Carlotta Monteverde
project Takeawaygallery Rome
June 2013
“At what time? Early morning”
Scatolabianca (etc) Milano
care of Sonia Patrizia Catena
April 2009
Marco Milia Urban Necessity
Èstile gallery Roma.
Critical text Valentina Bernabei poetry text Primerio Bellomo.
December 2008
L'ultraterrena sospensione
Space Bertolt Brecht Milano.
Critical text Vera Carminati.
July 2006
Personal Room
Sculture per un museo a Montefiore Conca (RN).
Critical text Luca Sguanci.
June 2004
Walking sculpture set in the Parco Museo Reggia Umbertide (PG).
Group Exhibition
June 2025
Museo Musa,
Muzej Lapidarium, Novigrad, Croazia
June 2022
Crystallography, Ghiacciaia di Villa Rovere
Correggio, (RE) Italy
february 2021
Iperione, palazzo delle Esposizioni
care of Pietro Tornasello, Fiamma Fiermonte, Tekawaygallery, Rome (RM) Italy
October 2019
All Year Round, palazzo Collacchioni
Capalbio, GR
care of Davide Sarchioni
May 2019
Festival Terravecchia, L'uomo, l'Arte, i Sapori
Frasso Telesino, BN
care of Davide Sarchioni
July 2018
Urban Vision Festival Chiostro ex convento San Francesco
Acquapendente, VT
care of Davide Sarchioni
August 2017
8 Th Festival of Visual Art Arterjia
Novigrad, Croatia
care of Jerica Ziherl
March 2016
Smartupoptima
Premio Artecontemporanea under 40 Napoli
care of Chiara Pirozzi
September 2015
Stripe Festival
Grandi Cisterne Romane. Fermo
care of Tommaso Zjno
April 2015
Biennale di scultura Piazzola sul Brenta
Villa Contarini. Padova
July 2014
Art Student's League of New York
Vytlacil Artist in Residence
July 2012
PremioBasi WaterTribesite-specific
care of Silvia Petronici
CasseroSenese-Grosseto
May 2012
Artefatto – moto urbis
Museo Arte Contemporanea Revoltella - Trieste
January 2012
“Premiora” Artista selezionato in catalogo
care of Carolina Lio
October 2011
Takeawaygallery - Rome - Electronicartcafè – Aperitivo d’Arte
care of Umberto Scrocca and Achille Bonito Oliva
September 2011
“Drawing connections”
Siena Art Institute (SI)
September 2011
Marsciano ArteGiovani, Marsciano (PG). Site specific "Why Square?".
care of Silvia Petronici
August 2011
Maremma Natural History Museum, Grosseto. Site specific "Emotional Circles".
July 2011
PremioBasi, Cava di Roselle, (GR).
Site specific "Emotional Circles".
July 2010
Takeaway on the lake
Bolsena, VT Belvedere.
June 2010
Gioiello Contemporaneo due, Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, curated by Ornella Casazza, edited by Sillabe.
November 2008
Workshop on jewel of contemporary artist between tradition and innovation.
Florence, University of fine art - Villa il Ventaglio.
June 2008
Prize Giovanni Segantini, Nova Milanese, Milan.
June 2008
Season Bertolt Brecht gallery, Milan.
June 2007
Museum Urbano Sperimentale Arte Urbana MUSAE, Faenza (RE).