Luca Lo Pinto

Luca Lo Pinto is an Italian curator and publisher. He served as Artistic Director of MACRO – Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma from 2020 to 2025. From 2014 to 2019 he worked as a curator at the Kunsthalle Wien. He is co-founder of the magazine and publishing house NERO. He has produced a series of solo exhibitions with artists including Emilio Prini, Simone Forti, Michel Auder, Nathalie du Pasquier, Jason Dodge, Tony Cokes, Friedl Kubelka, Cinzia Ruggeri, Camille Henrot, Olaf Nicolai, Pierre Bismuth, Babette Mangolte, Lawrence Weiner, Gelatin & Liam Gillick, Charlemagne Palestine, Lisa Ponti, Darren Bader, as well as publications with Mario Garcia Torres and Mario Diacono. Other curatorial projects include I am only the housekeeper, but I don't know… (Casa Plečnik, Ljubljana); 16th Quadriennale d'Arte (Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome); Le Regole del Gioco (Achille Castiglioni Studio-Museum, Milan); Trapped in the Closet (Carnegie Library/FRAC Champagne Ardenne, Reims); Antigrazioso (Palais de Tokyo, Paris); AnderSennoSogno (Museo H.C. Andersen, Rome); D'après Giorgio (Fondazione Giorgio de Chirico, Rome); Conversation Pieces (Museo Mario Praz, Rome). In 2012 he edited the book Documenta 1955–2012. The Endless Story of Two Lovers. He has contributed to numerous exhibition catalogues and magazines (Flash Art, Kaleidoscope, Mousse, Purple, Spike, Rolling Stone, All In, Capsule).

Lara Facco

Lara Facco is a registered journalist, graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti in Bologna and from Ca' Foscari in Venice, and is a specialist in communications for contemporary art and culture. She has over twenty years of experience in the museum and public and private institution sector, spanning strategic communications and media relations, with expertise ranging from journalistic writing to social media strategy and integrated communication campaign planning. She began her career collaborating with the Venice Biennale in 1999 and in 2001 as a member of Harald Szeemann's staff, starting as a public guide before becoming a junior assistant on the curator's team, working in particular on the editing of the catalogue for the 49th International Art Exhibition. From 2002 she moved into the world of communications, supporting the press office of the Architecture Biennale for institutional communication. From that point on, she gained experience within public institutions (such as the Mart in Rovereto and MAMbo in Bologna) and in the organisation of major cultural events. Since 2010 she has worked alongside public and private institutions including the Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, OGR Torino, GAMeC in Bergamo, Palazzo Te in Mantua, the Museo delle Civiltà, Galleria Borghese, and the Gallerie Nazionali d'Arte Antica Barberini Corsini in Rome. For the latter, through her agency, she oversaw the international press campaign for the exhibition Caravaggio 2025 at Palazzo Barberini, which received worldwide media acclaim.

Giorgio Andreotta Calò

Giorgio Andreotta Calò studied sculpture at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice and at the Kunsthochschule in Berlin, graduating in 2005 with a thesis on Gordon Matta-Clark. Between 2001 and 2007 he was an assistant to Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. In 2008 he moved to the Netherlands, where he was artist in residence at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam (2009–2011). In 2011, Calò's work was presented at the 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, directed by Bice Curiger. In 2012 he won the Premio Italia per l'arte contemporanea, promoted by the Museo MAXXI in Rome, with the work Prima che sia notte. Between 2012 and 2013 he was artist in residence at the Centre National d'Art Contemporain at Villa Arson (Nice, France). In 2014 he won the Premio New York, promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2017, Calò was one of three artists invited to represent Italy in the Pavilion curated by Cecilia Alemani at the 57th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Also in 2017, with the project Anastasis, he won the Italian Council grant promoted by the MiC, for the creation of a monumental installation presented in 2018 at the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam. In 2019 a solo exhibition was dedicated to him at Pirelli HangarBicocca. In 2024 he inaugurated a solo exhibition on sculpture at the Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna at Ca' Pesaro. Between 2017 and 2024 he designed and realised a permanent work at the Castello di Ama, in the Chianti hills.

Patrizia Brusarosco

Patrizia Brusarosco, after studying Architecture and graduating in Business Economics from the University of Venice in 1988, founded Viafarini in Milan in 1991 — a non-profit organisation for Contemporary Art. In 1994, together with Careof, she co-founded the Careof/Viafarini Documentation Centre, in collaboration with the City of Milan. In 2001, Viafarini won the Premio Cenacolo Innovazione for the project "Museum without a Centre", awarded by Assolombarda (a business association) and the publishing houses Il Sole-24 Ore, Mediaset, Mondadori, and Rcs Editori. In 2007, Viafarini won the American Center Foundation Grant, in recognition of its experimental spirit in supporting emerging artists across a number of projects. In 2008, together with Mario Gorni, Patrizia Brusarosco co-founded the DOCVA Documentation Centre for the Visual Arts at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan. Also in 2008, she launched the residency programme VIR Viafarini-in-residence. In 2020, she opened the Viafarini.work space in the Corvetto neighbourhood of Milan.

Barbara Carnevali

Barbara Carnevali is Director of Studies in Philosophy and Professor of Social Aesthetics at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. She also teaches at the Academy of Architecture of the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI). Her work revolves around the notion of Social Aesthetics, which reflects on the relationship between social phenomena and aesthetic forms. Another significant strand of her research is devoted to philosophical modernity, in particular to the forms of the modern self, and to the relationship between philosophy and literature. Her scholarship brings together philosophy, social theory, and literature, examining the forms through which modern experience is represented and shaped. She sits on the editorial board of the journals Intersezioni and European Journal of Philosophy, and is a columnist for the newspaper La Stampa. Among her books: Romanticismo e riconoscimento. Figure della coscienza in Rousseau (Il Mulino, 2004); Le apparenze sociali. Una filosofia del prestigio (Il Mulino, 2012; new ed. 2025), of which a substantially revised and updated English edition is also available: Social Appearances. A Philosophy of Display and Prestige (New York, 2020); La linea rossa. Milano e il design della modernità (forthcoming, Feltrinelli, 2026). She edited for Einaudi the anthologies Georg Simmel, Saggi di estetica sociale (with Andrea Pinotti, 2020) and Teorie del design in Italia (with Emanuele Quinz, May 2026). She is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Consorzio per il festivalfilosofia.

Franco Broccardi

Franco Broccardi is an expert in the economics of culture and sustainability, a consultant, board member, and auditor for museums, theatres, art galleries, foundations, festivals, and cultural associations. He provides consultancy and training for banking foundations and public and private institutions on matters relating to the third sector, management and organisation of cultural institutions, and the art market. He is an adjunct professor in Economics of Cultural Heritage at the Università degli Studi di Bergamo. He is the author of the book Cultura adesso – un'economia contemporanea (Nomos, 2025). Co-founder and partner of the Milan-based studio Lombard DCA, and founder and editor of the journal ÆS Arts+Economics.

Cristina Masturzo

Cristina Masturzo is an art historian and critic, specialist in the contemporary art market, art writer, and educator. Since 2017 she has taught "Economics and the Art Market" and "Communication and Enhancement of Collections" on the Academic Master's in Contemporary Art Markets at NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan, of which she has been Course Leader since 2024. From 2022 to 2024 she lectured in Art Market, Marketing, and Communication at the Istituto Marangoni in Florence. Since 2018 she has been editor and contributor for the art market section of Artribune Magazine, where she has curated the newsletter Incanti since 2023. In 2020 she was among the coordinators of the Forum dell'arte contemporanea italiana. She collaborates with the Department of Visual Arts at NABA (Milan, Rome) and works as a freelancer on research projects about the art system and independent editorial projects. Her texts have been published in sector magazines, volumes, and catalogues.

Elena Mazzi

Elena Mazzi ha studiato presso l’Università di Siena, lo IUAV di Venezia e il Royal Institute of Art di Stoccolma. Partendo dall’esame di territori specifici, nelle proprie opere rilegge il patrimonio culturale e naturale dei luoghi intrecciando storie, fatti e fantasie trasmesse dalle comunità locali, nell’intento di suggerire possibili risoluzioni del conflitto essere umano-natura-cultura. La sua metodologia di lavoro, vicina all’antropologia, privilegia un approccio olistico volto a ricucire fratture in atto nella società, partendo dall’osservazione e procedendo combinando saperi diversi. L’opera di Mazzi è stata esposta in mostre collettive e personali; ha partecipato a diversi programmi di residenza ed è vincitrice di premi sia in Italia che all’estero. Dal 2015 conduce laboratori in collaborazione con Istituzioni, Scuole, Accademie. Mazzi sta svolgendo un dottorato pratico di ricerca presso Villa Arson-Université Côte-d’Azur, Nizza.

Angelica Gatto

Angelica Gatto is an art historian whose research spans curating, management, and the production of contemporary art exhibitions and events. After graduating in Art History from the Sapienza University of Rome, with a focus on contemporary art and art criticism, in 2016 she was selected for CAMPO, the curatorial programme of the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin. She furthered her studies with a First-Level Master's in Gender Studies and Policies at the University of Roma Tre, with a thesis entitled "Some Considerations on Gender Stereotypes in the Media Language of Italian Commercial Television between the 1980s and Early 1990s". Her research investigates the intersections between cultural policies and subcultures. She currently holds the role of Assistant Curator at the Fondazione Memmo in Rome and collaborates with Untitled Association on special projects related to communication and art event management. A regular contributor and editorial assistant for ATPDiary, she has worked on exhibitions and projects for public and private institutions, including the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, the Polish Institute in Rome, the Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, the Museo Civico Medievale in Bologna, the Chiesa di San Giuseppe alle Scalze in Naples, and Latitude in Yerevan. She regularly conducts teaching activities and seminars in collaboration with institutions such as NABA – Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, promoting debate on contemporary practices and research. She recently edited the catalogue DA A AD A. Artisti dall'Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, published by Silvana Editoriale (2025).

Altremuse

Altremuse was founded in 2020 to make space for alternative narratives and perspectives in Art History and visual culture. On the one hand, it does so by cultivating diversified critical approaches; on the other, by keeping firmly in mind that, if the medium is truly the message, then it cannot do without bending towards a direct, contemporary, and cross-disciplinary language. We are an editorial platform that experiments with new forms of storytelling in dialogue with a broad audience. We are a creative studio specialising in the world of art and culture. We collaborate with cultural institutions and artistic organisations to create audiovisual content and narrative formats that translate a critical vision of art into contemporary and shareable experiences. We work in curating and cultural programming, applying our theoretical approach to public programmes, live performances, and interdisciplinary projects. In brief: Altremuse is an editorial platform and creative studio that since 2020 has been promoting alternative narratives in art history through a contemporary and cross-disciplinary language. It collaborates with cultural institutions, developing curatorial projects, audiovisual content, and innovative formats to make art criticism a shared experience.

Virginia Ferraguti

Virginia Ferraguti, con un background in studi umanistici, ha progressivamente consolidato un profilo professionale nel settore della progettazione e consulenza strategica, completando un Master in Economia e Gestione dei Beni Culturali, un programma formativo sul Project Management e un corso intensivo in Progettazione Europea. Attualmente lavora in PTS, dove affianca enti del terzo settore, amministrazioni pubbliche e istituzioni culturali nella preparazione strategica e tecnica di proposte progettuali da finanziare con fondi nazionali ed europei. Nello specifico, si occupa principalmente di: identificare e valutare opportunità finanziarie offerte da misure nazionali ed europee, con un focus sui settori culturali e creativi e sui fondi europei a gestione diretta; ideare e sviluppare proposte progettuali e attività in risposta a tali bandi; identificare bisogni, obiettivi e impatti previsti delle proposte di progetto; redigere documenti tecnici e amministrativi in risposta ai bandi, fornire assistenza tecnica e operativa nell’attuazione dei progetti finanziati. Ha fornito attività di consulenza su diverse misure europee di finanziamento diretto, tra cui Europa Creativa, Erasmus+ e CERV (Citizen, Equality, Rights and Values), indiretto, tra cui FAMI (Fondo Asilo, Migrazione e Integrazione), nonché su bandi nazionali finanziati tramite il PNRR.

Cristiana Perrella

Cristiana Perrella is a curator and art critic. Since March 2025 she has been director of MACRO – Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma. She directed the Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato from 2018 to 2021 and, previously, the Contemporary Arts Programme of the British School at Rome (1998–2008). She founded and directed SACS – Sportello arte contemporanea della Sicilia at the RISO museum in Palermo (2007–2009) and curated the art and science project of the Fondazione Marino Golinelli in Bologna (2009–2018). As an independent curator she has collaborated with Italian and international institutions, including MAXXI in Rome, the Bienal de Valencia, IKSV in Istanbul, and Fondazione Prada in Milan. She teaches Management and Economics of the Arts and Cultural Institutions on the Master's degree programme in Theory and History of the Arts and the Image at the Università San Raffaele in Milan.

Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo

Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo is an Italian art collector and patron. She is the founder of the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, with locations in Madrid, Turin, and Guarene, president of the Committee of Italian Foundations for Contemporary Art, as well as a member of the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and of the International Council of the Tate Gallery in London. After graduating in Economics and Commerce from the University of Turin, she approached contemporary art as a collector in the early 1990s. Her passion for art evolved into an organised activity in 1995, when she established the Foundation.

Paolo Zani

Paolo Zani is the founder of ZERO..., Milan.