I am an exhibition curator, writer, and lecturer, born in Genoa and raised in Canada, currently based in Milan, Italy. I hold a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Milan and a Postgraduate diploma in Curatorial Studies from the École du MAGASIN, Grenoble, France. I recently earned a second Master’s degree in History from the University of Milan, graduating with honors.
My curatorial career includes positions as Exhibition Coordinator and Associate Curator at P.S.1 The Institute for Contemporary Art (now MoMA PS1), Long Island City, New York; Chief Curator at MAGASIN – Centre national d’art contemporain, Grenoble, France; Associate Curator at Museo del Novecento, Milan; and Executive and Artistic Director of Villa Reale, Monza. Alongside my curatorial work, I have published more than 100 articles and 25 essays, edited 15 volumes, published a further 4 as publisher, and worked as an English copyeditor on more than 60 volumes for the art book publishing houses Silvana Editoriale, Charta, Skira, and Allemandi.
I currently serve as Senior Lecturer in Art Semiotics, Cultural Anthropology, and History of Art and Costume at NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan. I also collaborate as an English copyeditor with Allemandi publishing house in Turin and am a member of ICOM (International Council of Museums).
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Writing, curating exhibitions, and teaching are, to me, three forms of the same pursuit: making ideas worth investigating visible, legible, and shareable through their aesthetic expression. What has always guided me is the pleasure of expanding my own understanding and the responsibility of passing it on, together with the stubborn conviction that beautiful, meaningful things can change the way we think. As Ennio Flaiano put it: “Who refuses to dream is condemned to masturbate with reality.”
