Roski Talks: Francesco Urbano Ragazzi

ABOUT FRANCESCO URBANO RAGAZZI

Francesco Urbano Ragazzi is a curatorial duo founded in Paris in 2008. They have organized exhibition projects for public and private institutions such as ISCP (New York), MMCA (Seoul), Kunstnernes Hus (Oslo), CERN (Geneva), Bucharest Biennale, Maraya Art Centre (Sharjah), Castello di Rivoli Research Center (Turin), Palazzo delle Esposizioni (Rome), Reykjavik International Film Festival, Centre d’Art Contemporain Genève, La Loge (Brussels), La Casa Encendida (Madrid), Institut Français (Paris), Ruya Foundation (Baghdad), and Emirates Foundation (Abu Dhabi). In 2025, Francesco Urbano Ragazzi was appointed Inaugural Fellow for Curatorial Research at the American Academy in Rome. Between 2023 and 2024, they curated Jonas Mekas 100! in Italy, marking the centenary of the renowned Lithuanian filmmaker’s birth. In 2022, they served as artistic directors of LIAF, the longest-running contemporary art biennial in Scandinavia. In 2021, together with Carlo Antonelli, they published the award-winning Fuori!!! 1971–1974, an anthology dedicated to the first LGBTQ+ magazine in Italian history.

ABOUT ROSKI TALKS

The USC Roski School’s Roski Talks lecture series offers engaging weekly presentations from leading visual artists, design innovators, scholars, performance artists, architects, and other influential figures throughout the academic year. These events are a popular among the Roski community and frequently attract members of the public.

Held in an intimate setting, Roski Talks encourage audience participation and open dialogue. Each session concludes with lively group discussions and Q&A opportunities.

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