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Enrico Camprini on the Curator's Role: Responsibility, Compromise, and the Need for Authentic Collaboration

opinion-review · 2026-04-26

In a conversation with Artribune, Enrico Camprini, an independent curator born in 1995 in Forlì, shares insights into his curatorial approach and philosophy. A graduate in Philosophy and Visual Arts from the University of Bologna, he established Marktstudio in 2020. Camprini stresses the interpretative duty of curators, proposing they should act as 'travel companions' for artists. He mentions notable exhibitions, including Bekhbaatar Enkhtur's display at Matèria in Rome and Maria Morganti's solo show at Galleria de' Foscherari in Bologna. He expresses admiration for curators such as Gaia Bobò, Giulia Gaibisso, Paolo Gabriotti, and Davide Visintainer, and references 'Per analogiam' by Gianni Caravaggio and 'Bloodline Shrine' by Meredith Monk as significant works. Viola Cenacchi conducted the interview.

Key facts

  • Enrico Camprini is an independent curator and critic born in Forlì in 1995.
  • He studied Philosophy and Visual Arts at the University of Bologna.
  • He founded Marktstudio in 2020, starting in a frame shop opposite MAMbo.
  • Camprini curated a show by Bekhbaatar Enkhtur at Matèria in Rome with impermanent wax works.
  • He curated a solo exhibition by Maria Morganti at Galleria de' Foscherari in Bologna.
  • He criticizes curators becoming too similar to art advisors.
  • He admires curators Gaia Bobò, Giulia Gaibisso, Paolo Gabriotti, and Davide Visintainer.
  • He cites Alberto Boatto's 1974 exhibition 'Ghenos, Eros, Thanatos' as a reference.

Entities

Artists

  • Enrico Camprini
  • Giuseppe De Mattia
  • Bekhbaatar Enkhtur
  • Maria Morganti
  • Gianni Caravaggio
  • Meredith Monk
  • Federico Cantale
  • Finn Theuws
  • Giorgia Garzilli
  • Clarissa Baldassarri
  • Ed Atkins
  • Alberto Boatto
  • Viola Cenacchi

Institutions

  • University of Bologna
  • MAMbo
  • Marktstudio
  • Matèria
  • Galleria de' Foscherari
  • GAM Torino
  • Pio Istituto delle Sordomute Povere
  • Arte Fiera
  • Art City
  • Iuno
  • Condylura
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Forlì
  • Italy
  • Bologna
  • Rome
  • Turin

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