Marco Craig was born in Milan in 1970. He lives and works in Milan, Italy.
He has been a professional photographer, a freelance journalist and publicist since 1990. He is the son of the theatre actor Mimmo Craig. After a long collaboration with the prestigious Studio Ballo & Ballo, he has been creating pieces and covers fo important fashion and design magazines such as Wallpaper, Vogue, Elle, Vanity Fair, Brutus Japan. Attracted by the world of advertising, he has contributed to the most important Italian and foreign advertising agencies by signing and winning international awards for well-known brands such as Audi, Lavazza, S.Pellegrino, Cassina, Vodafone, Montblanc .
In the world of Beauty he has created images for L’Oreal, Wella, Kiko, Acqua di Parma, and Nivea. Today, in addition to advertising, fashion and beauty projects, he is responsible for the image of various artists in the world of music and cinema and works on personal projects related to the world of art.
Art and Books
DO NOT CROSS – Photography book published by Damiani Editore, translated in two languages and distributed in Italy and the United States.
WITNESS 1:1- Personal project linked to the world of art where he searched for objects and clothing that were in close physical contact with athletes during memorable sporting events. Each work tells an exciting story of sport, where man and design become both witnesses and protagonists.
ANTHROPOCENE FOSSILS – Personal project linked to the world of art, where he sought and researched iconic objects linked to the world of luxury with a personal vision of transformation by making them fossils as testament to posterity.
ANTHROPOCENE FOSSILS – Artist’s book linked to the project of the same name, in an autographed limited edition.
IDENTIKIT – THE POWER OF IDENTITY – Collective educational-photographic project.
Exhibitions and Events
2016 – DO NOT CROSS, Storytelling by Marco Craig – Teatro Leica, Milan
2017 – DO NOT CROSS, Storytelling by Marco Craig – Triennale Milano, Milan
2019 – WITNESS 1:1, Mia Photo Fair – with Still Gallery, Curator Denis Curt, Milan
2020 – WITNESS 1:1, Still Gallery – Solo Show – Curator Denis Curti, Milan
2020 – WITNESS 1:1, VisionQuesT 4rosso– Solo Show – Curator Clelia Belgrado, Genoa
2021 – WITNESS 1:1, THE PHAIR – with VisionQuesT 4rosso– Curator Clelia Belgrado, Turin
2022 – WITNESS 1:1, PAN Palazzo delle Arti – Curator Marina Guida, Naples
2024 – IDENTIKIT – THE POWER OF IDENTITY, Mudec Museo delle Culture – Collective Show – Curator Denis Curti, Milan
2024 – ANTHROPOCENE FOSSILS, Mia Photo Fair – with VisionQuesT 4rosso – Curator Clelia Belgrado, Milan
2024 _ ANTHROPOCENE FOSSILS, UNSEEN– Amsterdam – with VisionQuesT 4rosso – Curator Clelia Belgrado, Amsterdam
WITNESS 1:1
ANTHROPOCENE FOSSILS
IDENTIKIT: the power of identity
