Eleonora Brizi: From Ai Weiwei's Assistant to Crypto Art Curator
Born in 1985, Eleonora Brizi has established herself as a key figure in the crypto art scene as a digital art curator. She graduated with a degree in Oriental Studies from La Sapienza University of Rome and spent four years as Ai Weiwei's assistant in Beijing, later collaborating with curator Jérôme Sans. In 2018, she relocated to New York, where she discovered the intersection of art and blockchain. In October 2020, she curated the Renaissance 2.0 exhibition in Rome and published the book Crypto Art Begins in 2022. While Brizi emphasizes the worldwide appeal of crypto art, she acknowledges that its principles are frequently unachieved. On May 10, 2023, she initiated a project at the MEET Digital Culture Center in Milan centered on the DADA collective, envisioning a future intertwined with the metaverse and blockchain.
Key facts
- Eleonora Brizi graduated in Oriental Studies from La Sapienza University of Rome with a thesis on the Stars group.
- She worked as Ai Weiwei's assistant in Beijing for four years.
- She also assisted curator Jérôme Sans in China.
- In 2018, she moved to New York and attended a conference on digital art and blockchain at the National Arts Club.
- She organized the exhibition Renaissance 2.0 in October 2020 at Musei di San Salvatore in Lauro, Rome.
- She curated the book Crypto Art Begins, published by Rizzoli in 2022.
- On May 10, 2023, she opened a project dedicated to the DADA collective at MEET Digital Culture Center in Milan.
- Brizi believes AI algorithms can help curators discover new artists beyond social media and marketplace algorithms.
Entities
Artists
- Eleonora Brizi
- Ai Weiwei
- Jérôme Sans
- Jason Bailey
Institutions
- Università La Sapienza di Roma
- Galleria Continua
- National Arts Club
- New Art Academy
- MEET Digital Culture Center
- Musei di San Salvatore in Lauro
- Rizzoli
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Beijing
- China
- New York
- United States
- Milan