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Tiago de Abreu Pinto
Tiago de Abreu Pinto (born 1984, Salvador, Brazil) is an independent curator, Ph.D. in Art History from Complutense University of Madrid (Madrid, Spain), based between Madrid and São Paulo, whose practice is shaped by an ongoing dialogue with literature and philosophy. Previously gallery manager and director at NoguerasBlanchard, he is also the co-founder of the art magazine Revista Claves de Arte (Madrid), focused on contemporary art galleries. Nominated Special Correspondent of The Future Generation Art Prize Pinchuk Foundation (Ukraine), he is the recipient of the Gwangju Art Biennale scholarship (2012) and Art Curatorial Award Se Busca Comisario (2014) awarded by the Spanish Government. Tiago has curated exhibitions in museums, commercial galleries, biennials etc. in Spain, France, Morocco, Netherlands and Brazil.
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Curating under Lockdown: Die Balkone
Watch Now! Övül Ö. Durmusoglu (Curatorial Intensive, Inhotim ‘12) and Joanna Warsza, co-curators of Die Balkone, in conversation with curators Elena Sorokina and Tiago de Abreu Pinto (Curatorial Intensive, Summer NY ‘12). The four discussed how they activated their communities during quarantine, claimed public space for art and structured their responsive approaches on values of solidarity, generosity, and mutual support.
read more »Novel: Tiago de Abreu Pinto and Sreshta Rit Premnath
Artist Sreshta Rit Premnath discusses his practice with curator Tiago de Abreu Pinto, whose recent project is focused on ways of storytelling through the medium of the novel.
read more »Sean Edwards / Marcellvs L. / Guillermo Mora
Tiago de Abreu Pinto shares the concepts behind his proposal that turned into an exhibition at Noestudio, Madrid.
read more »Contemporary Curatorial Practice
Focusing on new models for curating and exhibition development, ICI’s annual summer Curatorial Intensive offers curators the opportunity to meet colleagues from around the world and share ideas on how to push the parameters of their practice.
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