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 Simon Moretti (b.1974) is a London-based artist whose multidisciplinary practice explores psychoanalytical and philosophical themes through the frameworks of context, display, and cultural memory. Engaging deeply with the strategies of appropriation, he draws upon found imagery, historical archives, and textual material to construct layered visual narratives that question authorship, temporality, and meaning.
 
Moretti’s work frequently intersects with curatorial and publishing practices, reflecting his interest in collaborative modes of production and the dissemination of ideas. By combining image, text, and installation, his projects often unfold as conceptual inquiries into the relationships between art, theory, and the mechanisms of display. He has exhibited widely in both solo and group exhibitions and has contributed to numerous curatorial and editorial initiatives that bridge contemporary art and critical thought.
 
Selected projects include: Hereafter, The Swedenborg Society, London (2025) Eau Sauvage, Mackintosh Lane, London (2022) Crocodile Cradle, PEER London (2021) The Enigma of the Hour: 100 Years of Psychoanalytic Thought, Freud Museum, London (2019); Revolt of the Sage, Blain Southern, London (2016), Dadadandy Boutique, ARTPROJX SPACE, London (2008); Le Palais des Etoiles, Selfridges, London (2007); Space is the Place, Ritter Zamett London (2006); From A to B and Back Again, Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris (2005), EXPO 21: Strategies of Display, Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham and Mead Gallery, Coventry (2004).Select exhibitions include None of the Above, Kanal-Centre Pompidou, Brussels (2020); To Be Free is to Loose Sight of the Shore, Archaeology of the Final Decade, Dhaka Art Summit, Dhaka (2018); The Show is Over a project by Ahmet Ögüt and Goshka Macuga, Witte de With, Rotterdam. The Camera Exposed, works from the collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2016); ; L’Intime, Le Collectioneur Derrier la Porte, La Maison Rouge, Paris (2011); The Art Parade, Deitch Projects, New York (2007); The Sleep of Ulro, Liverpool Biennial 06, Liverpool (2006); Thank You for the Music, Sprueth Magers, Munich/London (2005); ; and None of the Above, Swiss Institute, New York (2004). 

Awards include the Selfridges Commission as part of Surreal Things in collaboration with the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (2007); the Fondazione Teseco commission, Pisa (2006); the Henry Moore Institute Award; the Art Council of England Artist Award (2002); and Tate Modern Turbine Hall commission (2000)
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