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Cecilia Alemani
Cecilia Alemani
Curating
Rebirth in Venice
Date RecordedJuly 7, 2022
Duration80 minutes
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DescriptionCecilia Alemani will speak about the process of organizing the most prestigious art exhibition in the world: The Venice Biennale. She will talk about how she developed a theme for the exhibition, how the so-called “Time Capsules” built a foundation for her show, how she selected the artists, worked with the participants on new commissions, the installation, and where she sees her highly political exhibition stand in the context of other large-scale art events, from museum blockbusters to art fairs.Meet the PresenterCecilia AlemaniCecilia Alemani is an Italian curator based in New York and the curator of the 59th Venice Biennale. Since 2011, she has been the Director & Chief Curator of High Line Art, the public art program presented by the High Line in New York. In 2018, Alemani served as Artistic Director of the inaugural edition of Art Basel Cities: Buenos Aires. In 2017, she curated the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Photo: Courtesy The High Line, photographer Liz Ligon
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