Laura Lecce on Curating, Pelagica, and Early Career
Curator Laura Lecce recounts her path into contemporary art, from studying philosophy at the Università Statale di Milano to an internship at GAMeC in Bergamo, where she worked on a project in the city's prison. She later assisted Marina Abramović during her 2012 exhibition and performance "The Abramović Method" at PAC in Milan. In 2014, Lecce founded Pelagica, a non-profit gallery supporting emerging and mid-career Italian and Mediterranean artists. In 2018, at the invitation of Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and alongside curator Caterina Molteni, she convened the assembly "Supercondominio" at Castello di Rivoli, gathering new Italian contemporary art spaces for discussion.
Key facts
- Laura Lecce studied philosophy at the Università Statale di Milano.
- She interned at GAMeC in Bergamo under Giovanna Brambilla.
- Her first project was in the city prison, engaging inmates with the museum's collection.
- She worked on Marina Abramović's 2012 exhibition at PAC in Milan.
- Lecce founded Pelagica in 2014 as a non-profit gallery.
- Pelagica supports emerging and mid-career Italian and Mediterranean artists.
- In 2018, she co-organized the Supercondominio assembly at Castello di Rivoli.
- The assembly was invited by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev and co-curated with Caterina Molteni.
Entities
Artists
- Marina Abramović
- Regine Petersen
Institutions
- GAMeC
- PAC
- Pelagica
- Castello di Rivoli
- Università Statale di Milano
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Bergamo
- Rivoli