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Bassam El Baroni is associate professor in curating and mediating art at the Department of Art and Media, School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Aalto University. He holds a PhD in Curatorial Knowledge, department of Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths, University of London. Prior to working at Aalto University, he was lecturer in art theory at ArtEZ University of the Arts, the Netherlands.
His research lies at the intersection of curatorial practice/studies, theory, technology, and economics. Through exhibitions, publications and other media, he has most recently been preoccupied with financialization in relation to artistic practices and artists’ engagement with infrastructural futures and histories. He is currently working on a new book on the politics of game-engine based contemporary artworks set to be published in late 2023 by ArtEZ Press.
Bassam is an internationally recognised curator who has curated and co-curated biennials of contemporary art in Spain (Manifesta 8, Murcia, 2010 - 2011), Norway (LIAF, Lofoten Islands, 2013), Ireland (Eva International – Ireland’s Biennial, Limerick, 2014), and Lebanon (HOME WORKS 7, Beirut, 2015). Most recently he curated the exhibition Infrahauntologies at the Edith-Russ-Haus for Media Art, Oldenburg, Germany, and La Box, ENSA Bourges, France (2021 and 2022).
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctoral degree, Other, University of London
Award Date: 30 Nov 2017
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
Research output: Artistic and non-textual form › Exhibition › Art in coproduction › peer-review
El Baroni, Bassam (Recipient), 18 May 2020
Prize: Invitation or ranking in competition
Bassam El Baroni (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Academic keynote or plenary lecture
Bassam El Baroni (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Academic keynote or plenary lecture
Bassam El Baroni (Speaker) & Miina Pohjolainen (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
Bassam El Baroni (Invited speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
Patrizia/Patti Costantin (Organiser) & Bassam El Baroni (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of an event for a non-academic audience (public outreach)
04/01/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
04/12/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance