Artcore gallery

Gallery Profile

Artcore/Fabrice Marcolini is committed to presenting the highest caliber and most innovative contemporary art by Canadian and International artists. The gallery’s first exhibition in 1997 was History of Sex by Andres Serrano and over the past ten years the ambitious programming of Artcore / Fabrice Marcolini has included work by European, North American and Asian master, mid-career and emergent artists by the likes of Francesco Clemente, Enzo Cucchi, Massimo Vitali, Fernando Bottero, Joseph Beuys, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Medrie MacPhee, and Max Streicher amongst others.

In 2003, Artcore/Fabrice Marcolini relocated to a new gallery district in Toronto called The Distillery District and became one of the largest commercial gallery spaces in Canada. The inaugural exhibition in the new gallery space was a museum-quality survey entitled The Nature of Joseph Beuys. The exhibition was supported by a published monographic catalogue of Beuys work. Over the past ten years, has participated in over 100 art fairs worldwide, including Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach establishing a reputation as a leading expert in the field of contemporary art and a trusted provider of professional expertise.

Currently, Artcore/Fabrice Marcolini represents a staple of over 20 established contemporary artists. In addition, Artcore/Fabrice Marcolini’s list of catalogue publications has been expanded significantly over the past 10 years and now totals over 20 publications.

Marco Brambilla, Hans Broek, Riccardo De Marchi, Oliver Dorfer, Michael Flomen,
Joan Fontcuberta, Miklos Gaàl, Steve Gibson, Liu Ming, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer,
Medrie MacPhee, Angel Marcos, Manfred Peckl, Liliana Porter, Ulf Puder, Stephan Reusse,
Max Streicher, Perry Thompson, Tim White, Santiago Ydáñez, Zhang Huan, Dennis Hollingsworth

Director Profile

Founding director Fabrice Marcolini brings over 15 years of expertise to Artcore. In 1994, Mr. Marcolini founded Contemporary Art Bank, for whom he worked as a private dealer and independent curator. Prior to opening of the Yorkville location, he was responsible for numerous exhibitions including several major surveys presented in Canada, the United States, and Europe. His exhibition entitled Immaginario Inuit in 1995, organized as an official Canadian event for the 50th anniversary of the United Nations, was the largest exhibition of Inuit art ever to be presented in a European museum. Hosted by the Palazzo Forti Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, it was sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and included works from some of Canada’s most important private and public collections. The exhibition entitled Dal Progetto all’Opera presented in 1996, featured bronze sculptures from 25 different artists representing over 10 countries. Accompanied by an extensive catalogue, the exhibition traveled to Toronto, Montreal, and New York.

Mr. Marcolini continues to develop his knowledge of contemporary art through his network of International contacts in New York, London, Berlin, Cologne, Venice, Sao Paulo, and Beijing.
Through constant travels, Mr. Marcolini keeps abreast of new developments in the contemporary art centers. Artcore/Fabrice Marcolini’s participation at major art fairs worldwide also serves to significantly increase the visibility of Canadian artists outside Canada.

Artcore/Fabrice Marcolini
55 Mill Street
Pure Spirits Building No. 62
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 3C4
Tel: (416) 920-3820
Fax: (416) 920-0909

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