Elena Castiglia was born in Arezzo on 22 February 1995. She has always been passionate about art, and in 2018 she completed a three-year course in Painting at Rome University of Fine Arts. In the meantime, she attends the Course in Curatorial Practices at the School for Curatorial Studies of Venice. Her interest in contemporary art and curatorship led her in 2021 to graduate in the two-year Visual Cultures and Curatorial Practices specialist course at the Brera Academy in Milan. She is currently attending a course on Fundraising and Crowdfunding for Culture promoted by Fondazione Enaip Lombardia. During her studies she has always remained active through internships and work experiences in galleries, museums and in the production for artists of international relevance such as MASBEDO, while continuing her research in the curatorial field. In 2020, together with two artists, she founded Sottofondo studio, a non-profit space for contemporary art in Arezzo. She currently lives and works in Milan.
A cura di chi? Una riflessione sulla pratica artistica e curatoriale all’interno del sistema dell’arte contemporanea
The research focuses on the contemporary debate surrounding two figures in the art world: the artist and the curator. Studies on the subject are currently multiplying and seek to outline and understand the dynamics that have led to an increasingly evident hybridisation of roles among those working within the cultural field, specifically the artistic field. The fundamental distinctions between the professionals involved are in fact disappearing, and hybrid figures are often created.
As many professionals who work closely with art argue, it is essential to look to the evolution of the exhibition space and the exhibition itself to find the origin of these dynamics.
