In an exclusive
interview, Swide meets young Italian curator Massimiliano Gioni, recently
nominated as Director of the 55th International Art Exhibition in Venice.
#EXHIBITION
Massimiliano
Gioni, born in Busto Arsizio (Lombardy, Italy) in 1973, has an extensive career
as a contemporary art curator: Artistic Director of Fondazione Nicola
Trussardi in Milan since 2003 and Associate Director of the New
Museum of Contemporary Art in New York since 2007, has been recently
nominated Director of the 55th International Art Exhibition in
Venice titled Il Palazzo Enciclopedico will take place in Venice from
June, 1st to November, 24th 2013 at the Giardini and at the Arsenale as well as
in various venues the city.
What does being a
curator exactly mean? What is the most difficult thing about being one?
Ethimologically
it mean “the one who takes care” of artworks. Simple as it is, as a definition
it works very well: to take care of an artwork, to pick it, to display it in
the best way and to relate it to others in order to create a dialogue, are the
most simple aspects of this job and yet the most important ones.
When did you
understand you wanted to be a curator?
Actually the word
curator wasn’t used a lot when I starter to get into contemporary art – at
around 14 years old. Then people talked about art critics, not curators.
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