Eleonora Castagna
Born in Este, Italy, in 1989, Eleonora Castagna obtained her bachelor degree in Modern Italian Art, Humanities and Literature from Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna. She recently received an MFA in Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies from NABA in Milan, spending six months at ITU in Istanbul as an exchange student. Her field of research includes public art and the politics of commons. Her MFA thesis focused on the role of social virtual platforms for the recent revolutionary movements in Turkey. Independent curator (for La Medusa -cultural center- and for Biagiotti Progetto Arte -gallery-), free lance journalist of contemporary art (for Toylet Mag, Diorama, Droste Effect and Alfabeta2), critic and cultural communication consultant, she took part in dOCUMENTA(13) as a Student Artist Assistant for the project AND…AND…AND with Ayreen Anastas and Rene Gabri. At RU (Court Street 360, Brooklyn), she worked with the Special Projects curator Ayelet Danielle Aldouby. She also worked at The Still House Group (in Red Hook, Brooklyn) as an Administrative Assistant. She attended the 25th session of the curatorial training program at the École du Magasin in Grenoble. She is currently working at ChertLüdde gallery in Berlin.
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Articles by Eleonora Castagna
From There We Came Out and Saw the Stars. Hera Büyüktaşçıyan for Underneath the ArchesDec 18, 2018
“The name of the work is From There We Came Out and Saw the Stars. It is the last quote from the Inferno by Dante Alighieri. We decided to translate it into English because we thought …
Fabio Roncato: Il pianeta dove evaporano le rocceOct 29, 2018
On Fabio Roncato’s solo show The Planet Where Rocks Evaporate «Close these remains in their tombs. Gutai art doesn’t change materials, it brings them to life. Gutai art doesn’t counterfeit materials. In Gutai art, …
Maybe you will win | Pietro Gaglianò on Ryts MonetJun 21, 2018
> The 6. Moscow International Biennale for Young Art has begun on June 8, 2018. Its main exhibition is curated by Lucrezia Calabrò Visconti, an Italian independent curator, and includes artwork by Ryts Monet. …
Berlin Outpost | Interview with curator Joan LeeMar 22, 2018
Here in Berlin we had the pleasure to have a chat with Joan Lee, an independent young curator coming from New York. We met her at GlogauAIR, a nonprofit artist residency and project space, in …
Arthur Fouray’s “2080″ at ZQM in BerlinJun 9, 2017
Eleonora Castagna: The exhibition you are presenting at ZQM in Berlin (which was inaugurated on the 20th of May and will close on the 18th of June) was presented through several steps. One of the …
A curatorial team for Localedue: Giulia Morucchio and Irene RossiniJan 13, 2017
When did your collaboration start? Could you talk about your very first project together? We started our collaboration while attending University in Venice. Our first project together was curating the screening of a documentary film …
Random Institute: Interview with Sandino ScheideggerJul 19, 2016
Would you explain, in a few words, what Random Institute is? Random Institute is many things for many people. It’s all about perception, and most people perceive it as an institution that generates unlikely encounters …
Alessandro Di Pietro and Jacopo Miliani at CAB GrenobleDec 8, 2015
Until the New Year, the two upper floors of the Centre d’Art Bastille in Grenoble, France will be hosting artwork by artists Alessandro Di Pietro and Jacopo Miliani, who were selected for the Double Cross …
Interview with Hera Büyüktaşçıyan on Armenity, Venice BiennaleJun 24, 2015
I had the chance to interview my friend Hera Büyüktaşçıyan, who is one of the youngest artists showcased at “Armenity“, the exhibition presented by the Armenian Pavilion, winner of the Golden Lion at the 56th …
Working, working, working. I prefer the sound of the sea at Centre d’Art Contemporain GenèveApr 14, 2015
The young artist Alfredo Aceto (1991, Turin, Italy), now in residence at the Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, presents an exhibition entitled “Lavorare, lavorare, lavorare, preferisco il rumore del mare(1).” Following Refaire le portrait, …
A Walk Through The Art. The 2015 Armory ShowMar 8, 2015
The 2015 Armory Show – now at its 17th edition – selected 199 galleries from 28 different countries. The art fair takes place in New York – this year March 5-8, 2015. The 2015 Armory Show …
Intervals – Allora & Calzadilla in Philadelphia at The Fabric WorkshopMar 3, 2015
Last Sunday it was a super cold day in Philly, so I spent the whole afternoon at The Fabric Workshop. A friend of mine was my tour guide through the city, which I was visiting …
