Alice Montanini is an Italian-born curator and writer based in Paris.
Recently, she curated the exhibition Embodied Histories (2024) at the Marta Czok Foundation in Venice, organised under the patronage of the Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe. Introducing for the first time in Italy the work of Zimbabwean artists Peter Musami and Mukudzei Muzondo, the exhibition explored postcolonial issues through historical and contemporary contexts, highlighting the enduring effects of colonial legacies on collective and individual memory, as well as on perception and identity.
After completing a Master’s degree in Philosophy at the Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, she obtained a Master’s degree in Curating Contemporary Art at the London Metropolitan University - School of Art, Architecture, and Design.
Through her background in phenomenological aesthetics, she is particularly drawn to site-specific, immersive settings designed to engage viewers’ perceptions and sensory experiences, while establishing a dynamic dialogue with their environment, whether physical or symbolic. Her curatorial approach seeks to challenge traditional modes of display by prioritizing experiential engagement through multi-sensory and participatory practices.
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She has collaborated with various galleries, including the Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art, the Whitechapel Gallery in London, and BUILDING in Milan.
Among her curatorial projects is the exhibition Flashbacks (2022) at BUILDINGBOX in Milan, which showcased works by renowned international artists such as Vincenzo Agnetti, Leiko Ikemura, Roman Opałka, and Remo Salvadori. As Gallery Coordinator and Exhibition Curator at BUILDING in Milan, she successfully led notable exhibitions, including Leiko Ikemura: Before Thunder, After Dark (2021) and Tadashi Kawamata: Nests in Milan (2022).
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Her interest on various communication modalities and strategies for promoting contemporary art led her to found the YouTube channel Arte Contemporanea Oggi, which is dedicated to making modern and contemporary art history accessible to a wider audience.
