Alessandro Facente is a New York-based independent art critic and curator currently affiliated with Artists Alliance. He holds an M.A. in Art History and Contemporary Art from La Sapienza University in Rome. His research explores the crossover and interplay of art criticism and curatorship through a concept he refers to as ‘curaticism.’ As an Adjunct, he has lectured at institutions such as NYU Steinhardt (Art and Art Professions) and the Digital and Interdisciplinary Art Practice (DIAP) program at CCNY. He has participated in various curatorial programs, including Residency Unlimited (New York), HIAP (Helsinki, Finland), Ateliê397 (São Paulo, Brazil), and 'CPR 2018' (Iceland, Faroe Islands, Finland, Norway, and Sweden), and curated solo/group exhibitions, independent projects, and talks in non-profit spaces, foundations, and galleries, such as Cuchifritos Gallery + Project Space, Critical Practices Inc., NARS Foundation, Italian Institute of Culture in New York, and Kunstverein Dresden (Germany). His articles, interviews, and essays have appeared in art magazines such as Art Asia Pacific, Heichi, Hyperallergic, and Temporary Art Review. As a Studio Visitor, reviewer and Visiting Critic, he has engaged with organizations such as Art Omi, Lower East Side Printshop, NYFA, Art In General, while also schools like the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Pratt Institute, The School of Visual Arts, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Stuart Weitzman School of Design (PENN), and Columbia GSAPP.
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