Carla Zaccagnini (born 1973) is a Brazilian artist and curator.

Carla Zaccagnini
Born1973 (age 50–51)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityBrazilian

Early life and education

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Zaccagnini was born in Buenos Aires in 1973. In 1981 she moved to Brazil with her family. She received a BFA degree from the Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado, São Paulo in 1995. In 2004 Zaccagnini earned an MA in Visual Poetics from the Universidade de São Paulo.[1]

Career

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Zaccagnini was assistant curator at the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo from 2001 to 2002, and director of the curatorial department at Centro Cultural São Paulo in 2008.[2] IN 2021 she was a guest curator for the 34th Bienal de São Paulo.[3] In 2022, Zaccagnini published a book, Cuentos de Cuentas (Accounts of Accounting), both a memoir and a book about money and financial collapse.[4][5][6][7]

Collections

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Her work is included, among other, in the collection of the Tate Museum, London[8] and the Guggenheim Museum.[1] Her work Elements of Beauty: a Tea Set is Never Only a Tea Set, 2014 - 2015 is held in the collection of the Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo.[9]

Personal

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Zaccagnini is married to fellow artist, Runo Lagomarsino, and they both exhibited in Los Angeles in 2016.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Carla Zaccagnini". The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Carla Zaccagnini". The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  3. ^ "Bienal de São Paulo announces the continuation of its digital program". São Paulo Biennial Foundation. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ Zaccagnini, Carla (2022). Cuentos de cuentas [Accounts of Accounting] (in English and Spanish). Berlin: K. Verlag. ISBN 9783947858323. OCLC 1336487506.
  5. ^ Rexer, Lyle (4 October 2022). "Carla Zaccagnini's Cuentos de Cuentas". The Brooklyn Rail. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. ^ Weeks, Meg (20 October 2022). "Chronicles of a Financial Collapse". Hyperallergic. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. ^ Kolhatkar, Sheelah (2 May 2022). "Making Art Out of Inflation". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  8. ^ "BRAVO-RADIO-ATLAS-VIRUS-OPERA | 2009–10". Tate. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Carla Zaccagnini - Elements of Beauty: a Tea Set is Never Only a Tea Set, 2014". São Paulo Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 9 July 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  10. ^ Miranda, Carolina A. (1 June 2016). "Investigating Carmen Miranda and fighting the 'biennial effect': Two Latin American artists in L.A. prepare for Pacific Standard Time". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.