Luigi Cazzaniga, born in Milan works extensively as a photographer in Italy and the United States. Since 1985 he has lived and worked in New York City.
He is a correspondent for Italian “Marie Claire.”
Michael Moore's documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11”, the HBO documentary “9/11” and Italy's RAI documentary “That Day in Manhattan” featured Cazzaniga's World Trade Center footage. Recent projects include his book “Mondo Inter” documenting a year with Inter, a Milanese soccer team, and the book “Group Portraits” for Isab Energy.
Luigi Cazzaniga has also being directing a series of short video documentaries on American lifestyles for a prime time Italian television show, “Invasioni Barbariche.”
More recent are his wall projections of moving images over buildings and other large surfaces in Italy , Ireland and New York.
Shows
VII BIENNALE DI SONCINO Italy Sept. 2013
ARTISTI ITALIANI E NON 2 Soncino Italy September 2013
The BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS, New York USA Oct 12 12
SHANKILL CASTLE Ireland Aug2012
QRZY3, Orzinuovi- Brescia December 2011 Italy
ARTISTI ITALIANI E NON New York, October 2011
THE KEELY GALLERY New York August 2011
ARTISTI AMERICANI E NON, Soncino Italy, April 2011
SONCINO VI BIENNALE, April 2011
SONCINO V BIENNALE, Soncino Italy 2009
GALLERY 532 Ripped and Thorn, New York 2008
JANOS GAT GALLERY New York 2007-8
CASTELLO SFORZESCO, Soncino Italy 2007
NOHO ART FESTIVAL, New York 2006 - 2011
MICHAEL CONNORS GALLERY New York 2007
TOMPKINS SQUARE LIBRARY New York 2006
CONNORS ROSATO GALLERY New York 2005
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Colorado Springs
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham New Hampshire
FNAC Genova, Italy 2002
WEBSTER HALL New York City 1996
THE LOBBY GALLERY New York City 1995
JANOS GAT GALLERY New-York 1993-1994
HAMILTON GALLERY London-England 1993
WEBSTER HALL New York City 1993
GALLERIA DEI SERPENTI, Rome-Italy 1992
KNITTING FACTORY New York 1991
CARAVAN OF DREAMS Fort Worth, Texas 1987
RIZZOLI BOOKSTORE New York 1981
SICOF INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW Milan-Italy 1977
SALVADOR DALI MUSEUM Figueroa-Spain 1975
Awards
NOHO New York AWARD FOR ECXCELLENCE IN ART, First Prize 2006
FILM & VIDEO
2011 BELLA SONCINO 22 min.
2010 CELESTIAL 55 min.
2009 NYC Reportage , 36 min.
2009 STRAMBESTORIEINTER feature movie 1 our and 20 min.
2008-Porcellino Pane e vino: food-video 36 min.
2005-2007: Shorts for the TV series INVASIONI BARBARICHE for La7 TV Italy:
DR SPOT, DOLLS?, WOOF WOOF BAU BAU, WE DRINK RITALIN, GAY PRIEST, OF (ORIANA FALLACI a Non Interview), GAY FAMILIES, EXTREME CHRISTIANS NYC, EXALTATION, IF IT RAINS COCK YOUR GUN, TANTRIK, SMOKE, THE SOCK OF PADRE PIO
2004 &MMA e IVAN, 40 min. Inter movie
2003 COINCIDENZA, 40 minutes INTER Channel Milan
2001, 9/11 WORLD TRADE CENTER, TWIN TOWERS Video Footage (CNN, HBO, RAI, FOX, MICHAEL MORE)
Books
MONDO INTER 2003 Silvana Editoriale
ISAB ENERGY, RITRATTI DI GRUPPO 2000
Pubblications
ABITARE, AMICA, ARCHITECTURAL INTERIEUR , CIACK, COSMOPOLITAN, COVER, DNR, DAG ALLEMAAL, DAZED & CONFUSED, DONNA, DOWNTOWN, ELLE, ELLE DÉCOR, ESQUIRE, EUROPEO, EXPRESSEN, GIOIA, GENTE, GULLIVER, HOT WIRED, INTERIOR DESIGN, IO DONNA, JAPAN KINEMA, LIFESTYLE , KING, MARIE CLAIRE, MAX, NEW YORK TIMES, OF X, PEOPLE ,PHOTOGRAPHY ITALIANA, PANORAMA, POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY, PARENTING , SASSY , SETTE, SEVENTEEN, SOAP OPERA WEEKLY, STAR, SISTER IN STYLE , TELERAMA, TOKYO NEWS, TUTTOTURISMO, UK VAN PARYS, VOGUE, W, WOMENS WEAR DAILY