2501

Jacopo Ceccarelli, known as 2501, is a Milanese artist born in 1981, recognised as a leading figure in contemporary urban art.

His artistic career is characterised by a continuous stylistic evolution and a profound experimentation with techniques and materials.

His beginnings and artistic training

At the age of 14, 2501 started to express himself through graffiti, focusing on tags and letters on trains, using the pseudonym ‘Never’. A significant period in his education was his stay in São Paulo, Brazil, where he came into contact with the vibrant South American street art scene.

This experience profoundly influenced his style and led him to develop a unique technique. He later adopted the stage name ‘2501’, corresponding to his date of birth and symbolising an artistic and personal rebirth.

Evolution of style and techniques

2501's artistic production is extremely eclectic, ranging from videos to paintings, from organic elements to sculptures made from materials found on the street. His work is characterised by a constant desire for experimentation and reinvention.

In recent years, she has developed a distinctive style based on undulating black and white lines that evoke a sense of movement and three-dimensionality, symbolising changing perception.

For the artist, the style is a means to express profound concepts, focusing on ‘gestures’, i.e. the movement of the hand on the surface, and drawing inspiration from nature to create works that oscillate between the abstract and the figurative.

Participation in international exhibitions and festivals

2501 has shown his work in numerous exhibitions and festivals globally, collaborating with prestigious institutions such as the Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato, the Milan Triennale and MACRO in Rome.

In 2019, he created the interactive work ‘The Machine’ for Contemporary Day, an international event in collaboration with the National Historical Museum. In the same year, he presented his solo exhibition ‘Visual Sequencing and Tracking Skills’ during Art Basel Miami at the Product/81 Creative Lab.

In 2018, the Gagliardi Museum in Noto hosted the exhibition ‘ABSTRACTA - from Balla to Street Art’, which included his works. In 2017, he participated in the group show ‘Cross the Street’ at MACRO and in various festivals and art projects, including ‘Borgo Universo’ in Aielli, Abruzzo.

In 2015, he presented a special project at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia at the Foro Italico in Rome, in collaboration with Wunderkammern. In 2013, he took part in the official satellite event of the 55th Venice Biennale, ‘Back 2 Back to Biennale’, and permanently installed one of his works at Palazzo Collicola Museo Carandente in Spoleto, as part of the street art project ‘Onthewall’.

In 2009, he won the Street Art Award at the Metropolis Art Prize with the video ‘Mask’, screened in Times Square, New York.

Projects and solo exhibitions

Among 2501's most significant projects is “Nomadic Experiment - On the Brink of Disaster”, a trilogy of exhibitions that began in 2015 in Rome at the Wunderkammern gallery and continued in Miami and Los Angeles.

This project reflects on the contemporary condition characterised by frenetic rhythms and constant change, exploring the concept of both geographical and mental nomadism through a variety of works, including paintings, installations and videos.

In 2018, he presented his solo exhibition ‘Milano’ at the Milan branch of Wunderkammern, a homage to his hometown, in which urban architecture becomes an integral part of the works, through the use of monochrome maps and lines that reinterpret the city space.

2501's career is characterised by continuous research and experimentation, which have led him to be recognised as one of the most influential artists on the contemporary urban art scene.

His ability to combine different techniques and materials, together with a profound conceptual reflection, makes his work unique and constantly evolving.

2501: Works for sale with prices and value from Wunderkammern

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