Saul Marcadent
PhD, researcher, and curator in Venezia, Italia
Saul Marcadent
PhD, researcher, and curator in Venezia, Italia
Saul Marcadent is a researcher at the Università Iuav di Venezia and curator. His research activity focuses on the interaction between the approach to publishing and a theoretical and critical perspective. He has lectured in institutions such as HEAD Genève, The New School Parsons Paris, and Academy of Fine Arts Wien. He is currently a visiting researcher at UAL University of the Arts London. He is editor of Dune. Writings on fashion, design and visual culture, a bilingual academic journal, and author of the book Publishing as Curating: Design and imagery in contemporary fashion magazines (Marsilio Editori) brought out in English and Italian editions; the book will be published in Spanish, with an updated introduction, in autumn 2024. Among his recent collaborations, he has been curator for ICA Milano; visiting curator for Istituto Svizzero in Rome; he was guest writer for Self Service magazine; he curated the conversation series Publishing Trafficfor Gucci Garden in Florence. Since May 2023, he has been curating the Responsible Times project for Università Iuav di Venezia, focusing on the culture of sustainability.
Collaborations
Art spaces and projects:
Carnets, Venice
Case Sparse, Malonno/Berlin
Expo Gate, Milan
Le Dictateur, Milan
Natural Recall, Treviso/Milan
Pomo Galerie, Milan
Reading Room, Milan
Spazi fotografici, Sarzana
Spazio Punch, Venice
Vessel, Bari
Festivals:
Cave, Modena
Fruit (Fashion Documents), Bologna
Glasgow Art Festival (2014 Frames)
Mag to Mag, Bologna-Milano
Pordenonelegge
Printing Fashion, Paris
Smart Life Festival (Cave), Modena
Testo, Florence
Vogue Photo Festival, Milan
Institutions and foundations:
Camec, La Spezia
Careof, Milan
Fondazione Buziol, Venice
Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice
Gucci Garden, Florence
ICA, Milan
Istituto Svizzero, Rome
Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi, Venice
Triennale Milano
Villa Manin, Passariano UD
Magazines and journals:
Dune Journal, Venice
Parse Journal, Gothenburg
Printing Fashion, Paris
Progetto Grafico, Milan
Self Service Magazine, Paris
Publishers:
bruno, Venice
Le Dictateur Press, Milan
Marsilio Editori, Venice
NERO Editions, Rome
Postemedia, Milano
Universities:
Academy of Fine Arts Wien
HEAD Genève
IED Milan
IED Venice
IULM Milan
Libera Università di Bolzano
London College of Fashion (UAL University of the Arts London)
NABA Milan
The New School Parsons, Paris
University of Camerino
University of Ferrara
University of Parma