Gabi Scardi

Gabi Scardi
Curriculum Vitae
Gabi Scardi is born in Milan in 1962. She is a curator and art critic based in Milan.
Her research is chiefly focused on the latest tendencies in artistic practice.
She is curatorial counsellor for MAXXI (Museum of the 21st Century Arts) in Rome.
She co-curates CECAC (European Course for Contemporary Art Curators) - Fondazione Ratti, Como, Italy and Province of Milan.
Between 2005 and 2009 she was the Contemporary Art Advisor to the Province of Milan; she conceived exhibition and events programs, an audience development strategy and a network of contemporary art non-profit spaces.
Between 2000 and 2004 she headed the Archivio degli Artisti C/O Careof-Viafarini, Milan.
She teaches modules on Contemporary Art and Public Art at: Università Cattolica, Milan; Politecnico di Milano, Faculy of Design, Milan; Università Bicocca, Faculy of Sociologioy, Milan; Domus Academy, Milan; TSM - Trento School of Management, Trento.
She is a correspondent for the Sunday cultural supplement of the newspaper “Il Sole 24 Ore” and she regularly contributes to national and international magazines.
She is a member of IKT (International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art).
She edited several books and catalogues.
Several essays in catalogues and publications.
She is currently working on several projects; among them:
the opening exhibition of MAXXI, Spazio (may 2010); a solo show of Fikret Atay in Viafarini, Milan (june 2010).
She curates group and solo exhibitions and projects. Among her most recent projects:
TAMA Side Effects within Lyon Biennale; Maria Papadimitriou, Infinto fa rumore, eternità fa silenzio, Fotografia Europea, Reggio Emilia, 2009 (essay in the catalogue, Electa); Yoshua Okón, Canned Laughter, Viafarini, Milan, 2009; Libia Castro & Òlafur Òlafsson, Riccardo Crespi Gallery, Milan, 2009; The Mobile Archive, Viafarini Careof DOCVA, Milan, 2009; Marina Ballo Charmet, Parco, Triennale, Milan, 2008 (cat.); Stéphanie Nava, Considering a Plot (Dig for Victory), Viafarini, Milan, 2008, Alfredo Jaar, It is Difficult, Spazio Oberdan, Hangar Bicocca (cat. Corraini); Alfredo Jaar, Questions Questions public project (conference proceedings), Milan, 2008; Debora Hirsch, BR-101, Fondazione Olivetti, Roma, 2008 (cat.); Nasan Tur, Public Privacy Riccardo Crespi Gallery, Milano, 2007; Yael Bartana. In the Army, I am an outstanding soldier, March Foundation, Padova, 2007 (cat.); LESS, Strategie alternative dell’abitare, PAC Padiglione d’arte Contemporanea (Pavilion for Contemporary Art), Milan, 2006 (cat. Five Continents); LESS#1 Alternative Living Strategies, section of Gwangju Design Biennale 2007 (cat.); Wherever We Go, Ovunque Andiamo (co-curated with Hou Hanru), Spazio Oberdan, Milan and SFAI San Francisco Art Institute 2007 (cat. Five Continents); Drink Water, Lucy e Jorge Orta, Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation, Venice 2006 (cat. Gli Ori), Emilio Fantin, 2006 (cat. Pendragon), Claudia Losi, 2006 (cat. Pendragon), GAM Galleria d’Arte Moderna- Bologna.
She conceived and curated the periodic event involving Italian contemporary art non-profit associations Numero Zero (2006), Numero Uno (2007), Numero Due (2008) e Numero Tre - Noi Siamo Qui (2009), Triennale, Milan (cat.)
She organises lectures, panel discussions and congresses.
Among the recent congresses:
- Paesaggi Straordinari, Triennale, Milan, 2009.
- Abbiamo dimenticato la cultura? Alla ricerca della cultura in Italia… (Did we forget culture?...), Teatro Litta, Milan, 2009.
- Art and life in Towns. Experiences and ideas for urban Transformation and social Quality), Triennale, Milan, 2008.
She organises workshops (among them: Franco Vaccari, Maja Bajevic, Antoni Muntadas, Adrian Paci, Maria Papadimitriou).
She participated in intercultural artistic project; Voyages Croisés, Dakar, Milano, Biella, Torino, Roma Zingonia, Senegal and Italy (book).
Some of the projects completed include the two European projects: Initinere Lecce, Italy; and was invited to take part to EU-Roma. Research Project on Roma Housing Developements in Europe (essay in the forthcoming book).

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