Arnold Braho on Curating as a Political Act
Born in 1993, Arnold Braho is an independent curator based in Milan and serves as an assistant curator to Marco Scotini. He is a co-founder of both the curatorial platform Sa.turn and the collective Provinciale11. His notable projects include "Racconti dalle Terre Piumate" for Pietro Fachini at ArtNoble Gallery in 2024, "Não contes à mãe" for Delio Jasse at Zet Gallery in Portugal (2023), and "Fare i conti con il rurale" at Fondazione Arsenale in Iseo (2023). Braho studied art history in Venice and obtained a master's degree in Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies from NABA in Milan. His curatorial practice focuses on political engagement and a decolonial approach. Additionally, he established an artist residency in Mulazzo, Tuscany, and curates "specchiospecchio" in Porta Genova.
Key facts
- Arnold Braho is a Milan-based independent curator and assistant to Marco Scotini.
- He co-founded Sa.turn (publishing, visual arts, music) and Provinciale11.
- He curated solo shows for Pietro Fachini (ArtNoble Gallery, Milan, 2024) and Delio Jasse (Zet Gallery, Braga, 2023).
- He worked on Disobedience Archive at the 17th Istanbul Biennial (2022) and Beta Biennial in Timișoara (2022).
- His curatorial approach is 'dramaturgical,' inspired by Harald Szeemann and WHW.
- He emphasizes a decolonial perspective from the Global South.
- With Provinciale11, he started a residency in Mulazzo, Tuscany.
- He co-curates 'specchiospecchio' with Paola Shiamtani in Milan.
Entities
Artists
- Arnold Braho
- Marco Scotini
- Pietro Fachini
- Delio Jasse
- Nanni Balestrini
- Luigi Nono
- Demetrio Stratos
- Can Altay
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Okwui Enwezor
- Harald Szeemann
- Helena Mendes Pereira
- Paola Shiamtani
- Stefano De Gregori
- Giordano Cruciani
- Camilla Cassinari
- Stefano Pizzamiglio
- Caterina Angelucci
Institutions
- ArtNoble Gallery
- Zet Gallery
- Fondazione Arsenale
- Center for Italian Modern Art
- 17th Istanbul Biennial
- Villa Arson
- FM Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea
- MAXXI
- NABA
- Sa.turn
- Provinciale11
- Disobedience Archive
- Beta Biennial
- Studio SBT
- Toscanaincontemporanea2024
- Cassa di Risparmio di Carrara
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Venice
- Braga
- Portugal
- Iseo
- New York City
- United States
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- Nice
- France
- Rome
- Berlin
- Germany
- Timișoara
- Romania
- Mulazzo
- Lunigiana
- Tuscany
- Verona
- Sardinia
- Porta Genova