Alba D’Urbano (b. 1955, Tivoli, IT) is an artist, curator and Professor Emerita. Appointed in 1995 to the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, she led the Intermedia class from 1998 to 2021. She lives and works in Berlin.
In the 1980s, her practice addressed the impact of mass media and its growing stream of manipulable, virtual images on the perception of reality. Berlin’s urban fabric, marked by disrupted lines of communication, formed the setting for early video works including Nur die Augen können (Checkpoint Charlie, 1985) and Kreis, der (Ernst-Reuter-Platz, 1987).
In the 1990s, she turned to interactive video and computer-based installation, developing a formally complex and critically engaged practice. International recognition followed with the multi-part projects Hautnah (1995) and Il Sarto Immortale (1995-2000), in which digitally processed images of her own body were translated into garments presented on the catwalk, exposing the commodification of the female body in media and fashion.
Since the 2000s, in collaboration with Tina Bara, her work has adopted a feminist perspective, conceiving the body as a site of cultural and social inscription. Series such as Portrait Alba / Tina Ritratto (2000), Kunstwerke (2004-2006), Bellissima (2006-2009) and Cover Girl (2008-2011) examine the construction of normative behaviour while drawing on autobiographical material.
Alongside her artistic practice, D’Urbano has curated international exhibitions with various collaborators, engaging political and social questions through process-oriented and media-reflective approaches. Key projects include Natural_mente (2000), Eine Frage (nach) der Geste (2006-2007), Cultural Clash Nomade (2013), 2.5.0. Object is Meditation and Poetry (2015), Source (ongoing) and States of Uncertain Domesticities (2025).
Since the late 1980s, her work has been exhibited internationally at major media art and contemporary art institutions, including the ZKM Zentrum für Kunst und Medien in Karlsruhe and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Taipei, as well as across Europe, the United States and Asia. She features in numerous public collections, including the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg, the Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst in Leipzig and the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.

Curriculum Vitae

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das Schöne Heim: Spiegelung, fine art print, 30×40 cm, edition 25 + 4 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Eingebung, fine art print, 40×30 cm, edition 25 + 4 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, CasaBellaArt 1, lambda print, 75×101 cm, 2004-2006, edition 5 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, CasaBellaArt 2, lambda print, 70×95 cm, 2004-2006, edition 5 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, CasaBellaArt 3, lambda print, 66×90 cm, 2004-2006, edition 5 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, CasaBellaArt 4, lambda print, 65×85 cm, 2004-2006, edition 5 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, CasaBellaArt 5, lambda print, 58×75 cm, 2004-2006, edition 5 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, CasaBellaArt 6, lambda print, 55×70 cm, 2004-2006, edition 5 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Kunstwerke 36, Video DVD, Loop 30’, Stereo, 2004-2005, 1 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Rasierer 1, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 24×30 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Rasierer 2, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 24×30 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Rasierer 3, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 24×30 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Birne 1, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 30×24 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Birne 2, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 30×24 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Birne 3, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 30×24 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Kaffeefilter 1, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 30×24 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Kaffeefilter 2, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 30×24 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Kaffeefilter 3, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 30×24 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Kunstwerke 36: Banner, textile print, 230×121 cm, edition 3 + 2 AP, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 1, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 1, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 2, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 2, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 4, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 4, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 7, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 7, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das Schöne Heim: Spiegelung, fine art print, 30×40 cm, edition 25 + 4 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Eingebung, fine art print, 40×30 cm, edition 25 + 4 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, CasaBellaArt 1, lambda print, 75×101 cm, 2004-2006, edition 5 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, CasaBellaArt 2, lambda print, 70×95 cm, 2004-2006, edition 5 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, CasaBellaArt 3, lambda print, 66×90 cm, 2004-2006, edition 5 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, CasaBellaArt 4, lambda print, 65×85 cm, 2004-2006, edition 5 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, CasaBellaArt 5, lambda print, 58×75 cm, 2004-2006, edition 5 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, CasaBellaArt 6, lambda print, 55×70 cm, 2004-2006, edition 5 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Kunstwerke 36, Video DVD, Loop 30’, Stereo, 2004-2005, 1 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Rasierer 1, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 24×30 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Rasierer 2, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 24×30 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Rasierer 3, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 24×30 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Birne 1, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 30×24 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Birne 2, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 30×24 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Birne 3, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 30×24 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Kaffeefilter 1, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 30×24 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Kaffeefilter 2, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 30×24 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Die Kunst und das schöne Heim: Kaffeefilter 3, inkjet print on watercolour paper, 30×24 cm, 2004-2006, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, price on request

Tina Bara, Alba D’Urbano, Kunstwerke 36: Banner, textile print, 230×121 cm, edition 3 + 2 AP, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 1, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 1, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 2, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 2, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 4, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 4, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 7, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request

Alba D’Urbano, Private Property: Intimate 7, fine art print face mounted on acrylic glass, 60×42 cm, 2003-2005, edition 5 + 2 AP, available as pair of diptychs, price on request