Carolina Lio is a curator, writer and researcher based in London. She is the founding director of the organisation Looking Forward, London; curator at Visible (Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto and Fondazione Zegna), Italy; and Unit Leader in History of Art, Design and Visual Culture at Istituto Marangoni, London. She holds a degree in Semiotics from Università di Bologna, an MA in Curating Contemporary Art from the Royal College of Art, London, and is also a graduate of the CuratorLab programme at Konstfack University, Stockholm.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Looking Forward
Looking Forward is a curatorial office based in London active since 2019. It works with a network of international partners to develop new models of ethical curating and shared resources in the global context with specific focus on social justice, sustainability, equality and care.
Content editor and producer of the first monography of artist Marzia Migliora, curated by Anna Cestelli Guidi and Matteo Lucchetti, produced by Looking Forward.
coming soon in September 2024
Decolonization, Resilience and Regeneration
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Content editor and contributor of the book curated by Martina Angelotti, Matteo Lucchetti and Judith Wielander, published by NERO Editions.
coming soon in September 2024
Curator of the seminar Feedforward - Heritage of Slavery (2022) Contemporary artistic and curatorial responses to historical trauma in the context of the role of London in the transatlantic slave trade. Held at the Museum of London Docklands, supported by British Art Network, Paul Mellon Centre, Yale, Tate, Arts Council England.
My Echo, My Shadow and Me
Visible
Since 2010, Visible has researched and supported art projects that consider the social body’s potential for enacting responsible transformation. It has worked with artists who deal with the pivotal issues of our times, such as the climate crisis, social justice, Indigenous rights, and gender- and queer-based violence. The biennial Visible Award was initiated in 2011, the first European award for socially engaged artistic practices. In 2023, Visible began envisioning a series of situated fellowships for ongoing long-term socially engaged art practices that are tailored to the needs and context of the projects.
Seen Through Art (2023) a series of online stories/exhibitions exploring the urgencies of our time through art projects, videos, texts, and publications by Visible (Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto and Fondazine Zegna).
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public programme
Walking Deptford's Legacy of Slavery
Curating and commissioning artist responses to the relevant local historical heritage in Deptford, SouthEast London, in partnership with MoSAF Museum of Slavery and Freedom.
2022