Anna Luigia De Simone

Anna Luigia De Simone is Associate professor of Cinema, Photography and Television (L-Art/06), where she teaches Curatorial practice and exhibition media, History of contemporary art, and Art and Television at the Faculty of Arts and Tourism - IULM University where she is also member of the Ph.D in Visual and Media Studies Committee.

In 2015, she coordinated the curatorial staff of the Italian Pavilion at the 56th International Art Exhibition - la Biennale di Venezia.

Currently, she coordinates the editorial project of the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Art Treccani, directed by V. Trione.

Since 2017 she has been a regular contributor to the magazine “Arte” (Cairo Editore).

She has contributed to the documentary archival researches and to the editorial and curatorial coordination of international catalogues and exhibitions. Among the others: Mario Sironi/Constant Permeke: i luoghi e l'anima (Palazzo Reale di Milano, 2005); El siglo de Giorgio de Chirico (IVAM, 2007); Valencia 09-Confines. Pasajes de las artes contemporaneas (IVAM, 2009); Salvador Dalí. Il sogno si avvicina (Palazzo Reale di Milano, 2010); Alberto Savinio. La commedia dell’arte (Palazzo Reale di Milano, 2011); Post-classici. La ripresa dell'antico nell'arte contemporanea italiana (Foro romano e al Palatino di Roma, 2013); Codice Italia (Biennale di Venezia, 2015).

In 2010, she curated the section “Dalí and media” of the exhibition Salvador Dalí. Il sogno si avvicina, curated by V. Trione, at Palazzo Reale di Milano. She has held the critical coordination of the following exhibitions: Igort. Pagine nomadi (Triennale di Milano, 2012), Claudio Abate. Obiettivo arte (Triennale di Milano, 2013), In atelier. Aurelio Amendola: fotografie 1970-2014 (Triennale di Milano, 2014), Gregorio Botta. Un’altra Ultima Cena (Triennale di Milano, 2015-Expo 2015), GAME VIDEO/ART. A SURVEY, (IULM OPEN SPACE-XX1 Triennale di Milano, 2016), Antonio Biasiucci. Riti (IULM OPEN SPACE, 2017), Marco Nereo Rotelli. Le forme del valore: arte e denaro (Campus IULM, 2019); and of the digital exhibition titled Still Lives. Arte oltre l’emergenza (www.iulm.it).

She has published the books: Architetture d’avanguardia. Scenari e visioni della città nel Novecento (2008), La superficie del mondo. Spazio dell’immagine e immagine dello spazio nei ritratti di Andy Warhol (2012), and Andy Warhol’s TV. Dall’arte alla televisione (2017). In 2009, she curated a collection of reviews by Gillo Dorfles. Inviato alla Biennale 1949 al 2009 (Scheiwiller).

MAIN AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST

Anna Luigia De Simone’s research interests encompass visual studies and aim at studying intermediality processes among art, photography, cinema, and television. Her monographs and numerous essays deepen these themes. Among the others: Andy Warhol allo specchio (“Fata Morgana”, 2011); Dentro l'immagine. Come si guarda un quadro in televisione, in A. Grasso, V. Trione (ed.), Arte in tv. Forme di divulgazione (Johan & Levi, 2014); Salvador Dalí: per una teoria della televisione liquida (“Fata Morgana”, 2016); Un archivio senza pareti. Salvador Dalí e la televisione italiana (“L’avventura”, 2017); La Factory del selfie. L’immagine condivisa da Andy Warhol a Instagram, in M. Mazzocut-Mis, C. Spenuso (ed.), Fermo immagine (Mimesis, 2018); Sulle tracce dell’umano: il video-recording nell’ontologia relazionale del Post-human (“Fata Morgana”, 2019); and many contributes in the book V. Trione (ed.), Il cinema degli architetti (Johan & Levi, 2014).

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COURSES 2023/24

Bachelor of Science in Fashion and creative industries

- History of Contemporary Art

- Art and media

Master's Degree in Art, Valorization Strategies and the Markets

- History and Theory of Contemporary Exhibitions

COURSES 2022/23

Bachelor of Science in Fashion and creative industries

- History of Contemporary Art

- Art and media

Master's Degree in Art, Valorization Strategies and the Markets

- History and Theory of Contemporary Exhibitions

COURSES 2021/22

Bachelor of Science in Arts, Media, Cultural Events

- Art and television

Bachelor of Science in Fashion and creative industries

Contemporary visual arts

- History of contemporary art

Master's Degree in Art, Valorization Strategies and the Markets

- Exhibitions and media

COURSES 2020/2021

Bachelor of Science in Arts, Media, Cultural Events

- Art and television

Bachelor of Science in Fashion and creative industries

Contemporary visual arts

- History of contemporary art

Master's Degree in Art, Valorization Strategies and the Markets

Theory and practice communication of artistic events

- Curatorial practice and exhibition media 

COURSES 2019/2020

Bachelor of Science in Arts, Performing Arts, Cultural Events

-Art and television

Master's Degree Course in Art, Valorization Strategies and the Markets

- Art and media curatorship

Master's Degree in Hospitality & Tourism Management

- Cultural Heritage, Arts and Tourism

COURSES 2018/2019

Bachelor of Science in Arts, Performing Arts, Cultural Events

- Art and television

Master's Degree in Arts, Heritage and Markets

- Curatorship of art exhibitions

Master's Degree in Hospitality & Tourism Management

- Cultural heritage, arts and tourism

COURSES 2017/2018

Bachelor in Arts, Design and Entertainment

- Art and television

Master's Degree in Arts, Heritage and Markets

- Theory and practice of artistic and cultural events

Curatorship of contemporary art exhibitions

Master's Degree in Hospitality & Tourism Management

Cultural heritage, arts and tourism

COURSES 2016/2017

Degree Course in Arts, Design and Entertainment (in common with the Degree Course in Tourism: culture and development of territories)

- Art and television

Master's Degree in Arts, Heritage and Markets

- Curatorship of contemporary art exhibitions

COURSES 2015/2016

Degree Course in Arts, Design and Entertainment (in common with the Degree Course in Tourism: culture and development of territories)

Contemporary visual languages - History of contemporary art

Bachelor of Science in Tourism: culture and development of territories

- History of contemporary art

Degree Course in Tourism: culture and development of territories (in common with the Degree Course in Arts, Design and Entertainment)

- History of contemporary art

Master's Degree in Arts, Heritage and Markets

Operational practices - Methodology and curatorship of contemporary art exhibitions

COURSES 2014/2015

Bachelor of Science in Arts, Design and Entertainment (in common with the Bachelor of Science in Communication in Art and Culture Markets)

- Art and advertising

Bachelor of Science in Tourism: culture and development of territories

- History of contemporary art

Bachelor in Arts, Design and Entertainment

Contemporary visual languages

- History of contemporary art

COURSES 2013/2014

Bachelor of Science in Communication in the Art and Culture Markets

Culture in public spaces

- Public art

COURSES 2012/2013
Degree Course in Communication in the art and culture markets

- Contemporary artistic trends

Master's Degree Course in Arts, Heritage and Markets
- Laboratory of Cultural Design for the Territory