Biography
Francesca Fabiani, curator, is Head of Photography Department of Architecture’s Museum at MAXXI Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, Rome, Italy. She is in charge of acquisitions, exhibitions, commissions and research projects. She studied Art History at Università La Sapienza in Rome and moved into photography in 2003. From 1990 has curated and organized a number of exhibits on Art, Architecture and Photography for public and private institutions, as Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Roma; Biennale di Venezia; Festival dei Due Mondi, Spoleto; CIVA, Centre International pour la Ville, l'Architecture et le Paysage, Bruxelles; Académie de France, Rome, Instituto Moreira Salles, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Most recent exhibitions:"Luigi Ghirri. Pensare per immagini. Icone Paesaggi Architecture (MAXXI, Roma 2013; IMS San Paolo e Rio de Janeiro, 2013-2014): "Paola De Pietri. TO FACE" (MAXXI 2012); "Pieter Hugo. Permanent Error (MAXXI 2011); “MAXXI Cantiere d’autore. Racconto fotografico” (MAXXI 2011); “Youssef Nabil. I won’t let you die” (Accademia di Francia_Villa
Medici, Roma 2009); “Sguardi contemporanei. 50 anni di architettura italiana” (IX Biennale di Architettura, Venezia 2004); “Atlante italiano 003: ritratto dell’Italia che Cambia” (MAXXI 2003).
She has published essays and articles and curated catalogues on photography, among these: Luigi Ghirri. Pensare per immagini. Icone Paesaggi Architetture (Milano 2013); MAXXI Cantiere d’autore. Racconto fotografico, (Milano 2010); Atlante italiano007. Rischio paesaggio (Milano 2007); and, recently the complete catalogue of the Photography MAXXI Collection Fotografia. MAXXI Architettura. Fotografie. Le collezioni (Milano 2010). She also the author of Hendrik Christian Andersen. La vita, l’arte, il sogno (Gangemi Editore, Roma 2003).
She held conferences on the museum’s collection, promoting and protecting photography, acted as jury member or nominator for competitions and awards and as Portfolio’s reviwer in PhotoFestival. She’s also teacher and tutor at Fondazione Fotografia, Modena.
She lives in Rome.
