Claudio Guarino (born January 1966, Cesa, Italy died February 2004 London UK) was a multimedia visual artist. He worked in video, performance, film, photography. His characteristic works were operatic performances in gallery spaces focusing on the visual rather than the musical aesthetic.Claudio studied at Goldsmiths College and the Royal College of Art in LondonAt Goldsmiths he was awarded the Hamad Butt Award [1] in 1997He was selected for newcontemporaries98 [2] [3] in 1998Solo shows include:Suspicion, performance opera Victoria Miro Gallery London 1997Mater Dolorosa, performance opera Victoria Miro Gallery London, 1997House of Injection, performance opera, Institute of Contemporary Arts London, 1997Viene, performance opera Chiesa di Sant'Angelo, Pisa 1998Galleria ARTRA Performance opera Aria 1998[4]Galleria ARTRA Retrospective October 2008 [5]Group shows include:Soggettivita e narrazione, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Castello di Rivoli, Torino 1999I giochi e le fiabe, Museo Laboratorio d'Arte Contemporanea, Citta Sant'Angelo (Pescara) 2000[6]Video Invitational, fa projects London 2003[7]