Giorgio Andreotta Calò was born in Venice in 1979. He now lives in Amsterdam and Venice. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia (1999-2005) and continued his studies at the KunstHochSchule Berlin (2003-2004). From 2001 to 2003, and also in 2007, he was assistant to Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. He has been the artist in residence at the Rijksakademie voor de Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam (2009-2011). http://www.sprovieri.com/artists/giorgio-andreotta-calo/biography/