#19 Silvana Lagos
In this episode of ‘The Art Bystander’ our host Roland-Philippe Kretzschmar meets with Silvana Lagos in a relaxed conversation to discuss art curating, how to price art, the role of art in democracies and her latest ventures in art across the globe.
Silvana Lagos is a curator and writer based between London, UK, and Stockholm, Sweden. She is the artistic director of Meridian Creative Center – El Anatsui. An independent art professional, with a strong background in curating, project management, and strategic consulting. Demonstrated wide multidisciplinary experience in the field of museums and public art as a project director and curator, with delivered projects in Europe, The United States, Latin America, China, and the Middle East, managing large-scale multi-national projects.
Delivered projects include - macLYON, Mfa Boston, Ludwig Museum, SF MoMa, University of Greenwich, Hauser & Wirth, Zurich, Fondazione Prada, Prada Double Club Miami, Museo Tamayo, Luma Foundation Arles, Qatar Museums, Gagosian NYC, Massimo de Carlo, Milan, Noor Light Festival, Riyadh, “All the World’s Futures” 56th Edition of Venice Biennale, Galleria Continua Beijing, and simultaneous co-running exhibitions at Copenhagen Contemporary and KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art Aalborg, Denmark. As a curator, Silvana has worked with the development of the Norberg Festival art program and artwork commissions. Notable artists included Christine Sun Kim (US), Romain Tardy (FR), Farvash Razavi (SE), and Anna Sagstrom (DE/SE). She co-curated Silver Sehnsucht as a b-side exhibition during Frieze London. She is on the board of Amalgama, a cultural program and digital platform devoted to exhibiting, promoting and publishing the work of women artists from Latin America. Her recent public program: TRAMA saw conversations between Rosana Antoli, and Marti Manen, Director of Index, Paola Torrez Núñez de Prado, with Dr. Giuliana Borea and Cecilia Vicuña and Camila Marambio, curator and Director of the nomadic research program Ensayos. As well as a set of artists conversations during Frieze NYC (2023) at the Standard Hotel with Tschabalala Self and Sanford Biggers.
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