ASU-LACMA Navigating change in museums lecture series | Cecilia Alemani | The Architecture of Belonging: Curating in Unconventional Spaces

Feb 9 | Noon to 1:15 p.m. MST | Zoom

Alemani will discuss her curatorial practice through recent exhibitions such as the 59th Venice Biennale (2022), the 12th International at Site Santa Fe (2025-26) and her work at the High Line in NYC. Key to her practice is the inclusion of broad  transcultural and gender perspectives, staging shared experiences related to pressing and ongoing issues today, as well as the dialogue between contemporary art and art history. 

Cecilia Alemani is an Italian curator based in New York City. Since 2011, she has been the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Director & Chief Curator of High Line Art, the public art program presented by the High Line in New York City. She also curated the 12th SITE Santa Fe International, which opened in June 2025. From 2020 to 2022, she served as artistic director of the 59th Venice Biennale, where she curated the acclaimed exhibition “The Milk of Dreams,” which attracted over 800,000 visitors.