ALEC VON BARGEN
IN SHANGHAI

FourStars is proud to sponsor successful professionals who add great value to interns’ professional development. Alec Von Bargen is a professional photographer who seeks to capture a collection of moments, brief glimpses into our most solitary journeys and the ways in which these paths inevitably intersect with the outer world: true with their historical, political, and social contexts. Most recently Alec exhibited as part of the official selection at the 54th Venice Biennale, at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and at the International Festival of Photography in Arles. He has won numerous international awards and is included in private and public collections worldwide. His current project, 'Veritas Feminae' will see his images, installations and videos travel the world as part of a multi-year traveling exhibit. In addition, Alec was awarded by the Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai as an Artist in Residency for his unique multicultural and artistic value.

FourStars is currently sponsoring Alec as their professional artist at the Shanghai Headquarters office to provide interns the opportunity to draw inspiration from his universal experiences and develop skills to distinguish themselves in our global economy.

“The uniqueness of his photography is not the only thing that has captured us” says Chiara Grosso, President of FourStars, “Alec’s passions for the world and for his contemporary, multi-cultural being are only some of the incredible values that we would like to bequeath to our candidates”.

Alec helps internships gain new insights that add value in their professional fields. FourStars purposely integrated Alec into their staff to create a robust variety of professional skills that represent true internationalization and entrepreneurial environments. Though influential mentors like Alec, candidates discover different social, cultural, professional, and historical contexts to prepare for what tomorrow’s working world will be like.

Alec Von Bargen

Alec Von Bargen tries to capture a collection of moments, fleeting glances within the solitary journey of man and the ways in which paths inevitably intersect with the outside world, in harmony with the historical, political and social context. Alec has recently exhibited at the 54th Venice Biennale, at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and at the International Festival of Photography in Arles. He has won many international awards and his works are part of public and private collections all over the world. Alec works in many parts of the world but his home is in the Maya jungle.

Exibition 2016:

October 2016
Visual Advisor to the Venice Film Festival's - Biennale College Cinema - Venice, Italy

September 2016
'Alec Von Bargen - 'Split' - Solo Exhibition' Swatch Art Peace Hotel - Shanghai, China

September 2016
Photo Shanghai - Shanghai Exhibition Center - Shanghai, China

May 2016
'Man, forgotten' - Solo exhibition - Galleria Nuova Morone - Milan, Italy



Exibition 2015:

October 2015
Invited to return as guest artist to the Swatch Art Peace Hotel - Shanghai, China

October 2015
Named 'visual advisor' to the Venice Biennale - Biennale College Cinema - Venice, Italy

September 2015
'Alec Von Bargen - 'Solo Exhibition' - Leo Gallery - Hong Kong, PRC

May 2015
56th Venice Biennale - Arsenale - Venice, Italy


February 2015
'Hybrid Memories' - BAC Bogotà Contemporary Art Center - Bogota, Colombia

January 2015
Small is Beautiful - Leo Gallery - Shanghai, China

Exibition 2013:

May 2013
"Veritas Feminae" di Alec Von Bargen - Ex-Filanda Meroni - Soncino, Italy

September 2013
"Veritas Feminae" di Alec Von Bargen - OCAT – Contemporary Art Terminal - Shanghai, Cina