Miuccia Prada Formalises Role as Fondazione Prada Director, Establishes Steering Committee

Key facts

• Miuccia Prada formalised her role as Director of Fondazione Prada.
• Prada has been committed to the institution for over three decades.
• A Steering Committee was established to develop multidisciplinary research.
• Research areas include education, visual studies, neuroscience, social practices, cinema, visual languages, and intercultural dialogue.
• Committee members: Giuliana Bruno, Giancarlo Comi, Theaster Gates, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Salvatore Settis.
• Giuliana Bruno is Emmet Blakeney Gleason Professor at Harvard University.
• Giancarlo Comi is Honorary Professor of Neurology at Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele in Milan.
• Theaster Gates is an artist, activist, and Professor at University of Chicago.
• Alejandro González Iñárritu is a film director, screenwriter, and producer.
• Salvatore Settis is an archaeologist, art historian, and Professor Emeritus at Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa.
• The research aims to foster cultural debate for Fondazione Prada's programme.
• Fondazione Prada has venues in Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Milan, and Venice.
• The programme involves a network of artists, curators, scientists, scholars, filmmakers, and musicians.