Eugenio Viola

Born in Italy, Viola received his BA in “Cultural Heritage Conservation” from the University Suor Orsola Benincasa in Naples (2001), his MA in “Organization and Communication of the Visual Arts” from the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, Milan (2002), and his Ph.D. in “Methods and Methodologies of Archaeological and Historical-Artistic Research” from the University of Salerno (2010).

[7] Viola is the current Chief Curator of The Bogota Museum of Modern Art (MAMBO), a leading Colombian institution.

During his tenure, he has commissioned major projects by Dor Guez (Catástrofe, 2021),[9] Luz Lizarazo (Cicatrices, 2021–2022),[10] Voluspa Jarpa (Sindemia, 2021–2022)[11] and Miguel Angel Rojas (Regreso a la Maloca, 2021)[12] among other artists.

The award winner of the inaugural edition of the prize, Chilean artist Voluspa Jarpa (Rancagua, 1971), portrayed a necessary memory of the social unrest that occurred in both Chile and Colombia in late 2019.

Her project Sindemia provided a multifaceted approach to the urgency for documentation and visibility of human rights violations during the protests.

He presented the first Australian solo exhibition of Kimsooja (Zone of Nowhere, 2018), in which the work extended beyond the walls of PICA and into the streets of Perth, where iterations of To Breathe – The Flags (2012-2018) materialized as site specific installations around the city.

Art in Action (2009-2012),[16] where he presented site-specific performances of Ron Athey, Angela Barretta, Tobias Bernstrup, Andrea Cusumano, Kira O’Reilly, Jamie Shovlin and Lustfaust, Milica Tomic, Maria José Arjona, Tania Bruguera, Regina José Galindo, Teresa Margolles, among the others.

He curated the Italian Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennial, Storia della Note e Destino delle Comete [History of Night and Destiny of Comets],[17] where for the first time in the history of the Italian Pavilion, was presented the work of a single artist,[18] in response to his appointment he declares “A decisive proposal, equating national participation alike other countries.

A Chairman’s Tale, 2015),[20] whose iteration at the Museum of the Occupations in Tallinn was listed by the American Hyperallergic amongst the top 15 exhibitions around the world in 2016.