Eleonora Battiston

author

Italian[1] b. 1978, Bologna, Italy[1] active 1998–present

Eleonora Battiston is an Italian art critic, curator, and author specializing in Chinese contemporary art. Born in Bologna in 1978, she studied in Beijing at the Beijing Language and Culture University from 1998 to 2003 before earning a degree in History of Art of East Asia from Bologna University in 2002. She has curated numerous major international exhibitions, including the Nanjing Biennale and the Prague Biennale, and has authored numerous critical essays and books on emerging generations of contemporary artists.[1,2]

  • Chinese contemporary art
  • curation
  • interdisciplinary approaches

Books

Works by Eleonora Battiston

  • 2005 Li Wei Damiani · book · English · ISBN 8889431288 Preface and editorial contribution.
  • 2006 Feng Zhengjie Damiani · book · Italian, English · ISBN 8889431369 Curated by Eleonora Battiston.
  • 2007 Out Of The Red: The New Emerging Generation Of Chinese Photographers Pearly Books · book · English · ISBN 9788890130496 Author/Contributor.

Exhibitions

  • 2010 Nanjing Biennale Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum, Nanjing, China · group
  • 2009 4th Prague Biennale Prague · group

References

  1. Eleonora Battiston link
  2. Eleonora Battiston. Artribune link