About me
Short bio:
Fausta Maria Bolettieri, (born in Bari, Italy) is a London-based curator. She devotes special academic and critical attention to the phenomenon of art collecting of the sixties, modern and contemporary western art, as well as to non-western contemporary art practices and movements in the Mediterranean area and the Asia. She is currently involved with Ayyam Gallery in London, a contemporary gallery focused on Middle Eastern artists.
She is also co-founder of The Gallery House Archive, based on Gallery House London (1972-73) a significant and undocumented avant-garde gallery space. The research group produced a publication, sponsored by Lisson Gallery and had a first show at Flat Time House London, former studio of John Latham.
Nowadays the group is working with the Goethe Institut in London which is hosting an archival exhibition focused on Gallery House and hosted in June a conference with German and British critics, art Historians and artists who debated on the topic of “the space and the avant-garde”.
In December 2014 she graduated form a master in Culture Criticism and Curation at Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, in 2013 two of her curatorial projects won an European Award and in 2011 she was appointed Regional Coordinator of the Italian Pavillion (Apulia Region) of The Venice Biennale, curated by Vittorio Sgarbi. Her critical texts were featured in online publications like Glass Magazine and ItsLiquid.
Projects
- there was an opening the carpet was squishyCurator of the exhibition along with six colleagues. The exhibition is generated from the study of John Latham's archive in Flat Time House in South London. The curatorial approach of 'There was an opening, the carpet was squishy' is specifically related to a limited period of time 1972-1973 in which Latham and a group of radical and avant-garde artists were involved in events and exhibitions in an unoccupied space in South Kensington, London. This place was called Gallery House. The peculiarity of the space was that it never closed, never charged admission, and never censored artists. The aim is to represent a similar approach in terms of freedom from market rules and embrace the idea of a type of art which is not just a commodity. Additionally, a limited edition publication was produced with the generous support of Lisson Gallery. The exhibition of four contemporary artists ran from 28 November - 11 December at Flat Time House. The opening weekend consisted of a curated programme of performances and events.
Work history
Assistant Gallery Manager
Organising marketing materials and advertising for exhibitions
using ARTLOGIC and Egnyte to catalogue works, clients and create Private Views of series of works
Organising private views, art fairs, auctions
Coordinate the organisation, installation and de-installation of the exhibitions
Relationship with the press and collectors
Managing the shipping of the works of art
Sales
Assistant Curator
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assistant curator for artsdepot open 2015.
annual artsdepot open exhibition is a celebration of creativity. Emerging and established artists, from Barnet and from further afield, can apply for a chance to have their work prominently displayed at artsdepot.
It'a a volunteer position.
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Skills
- Events
- Marketing PR
- Visual Arts
- Art Direction
- Project Management
- Excel
- Indesign
- Office
- Photoshop
- Powerpoint
- Word
- Language Other Than English: Italian
- Language English
- Languages Other Than English: French
- Language Other Than English: Spanish
Education
Curating, art Collections, art History, Culture, Archival Research, Contemporary Museums
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Master in Culture Criticism and Curation