Matteo Lucchetti

Matteo Lucchetti is a curator, art historian, and writer based in Rome. He is currently curator for contemporary arts and cultures at Museo delle Civilità in Rome. Since 2011, he has been co-curating Visible with Judith Wielander. He is also a guest curator for the project Pompeii Commitment. Archaeological Matters. In 2017–18, he worked as curator of exhibitions and public programs at BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht, and was curator of the 16th Art Quadriennale in Rome. Lucchetti’s most recent curatorial projects include Museum of Opacities, Museo delle Civiltà, Rome, 2023; DAAR’s Ente di Decolonizzazione, Borgo Rizza, winner of the Golden Lion at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, 2023; Climavore Italy with Cooking Sections, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, 2021; Marzia Migliora: The Spectre of Malthus, MA*GA, Gallarate, 2020–21; and Sammy Baloji: Other Tales, Lunds konsthall and Kunsthal Aarhus, 2020. He has been a visiting professor at HISK, Ghent; Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam; Sint Lucas Antwerpen, Antwerp; and Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan.