Swizz Art Biz - How Giorgia von Albertini thrives as an independent art curator

Jan 31 2022 35 mins

Giorgia von Albertini is one of the youngest and most successful Swiss art curators at the moment. The 29-year-old started her career in the arts between her Bachelor and Masters degrees, when she collaborated with the renowned Swiss curator Bice Curiger, the renowned Swiss curator and co-founder of Parkett, who was only the third woman ever to curate the Venice Biennale in 2011.

"I simply wrote a letter to Bice saying how much I admired her work and asked if there was a way we could collaborate," von Albertini tells Swizz Art Biz. When listening to her, one can tell she is someone who dares to take initiative.

Even if it’s certainly not the best paid job in the art industry, she makes sure she gets paid for her work: “I always found that in a capitalist economy, no one should work for free and it was important to me to not devalue my work.”

So what does it take to succeed? "You need to love the work and put in the work."

Listen to this candid conversation with Giorgia von Albertini to find out her attitude towards work and why she wasn’t scared to collaborate with established figures in the art world including Swiss artist Not Vital. Plus, hear about her latest project, a monograph on Mexican artist Martín Soto Climént, which will be launched in Rome on February 3 at Karma International in Zurich on February 8, and then in London and Paris.