Auronda Scalera & Alfredo Cramerotti
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Dr. Alfredo Cramerotti and Auronda Scalera are internationally recognized curators and cultural leaders whose practice bridges contemporary art, technology, and global networks. They form a curatorial duo active across Europe, America, the Middle East, and Asia, spearheading major exhibitions, biennials, and cultural programs that aim to redefine how audiences engage with art and digital culture, and creative learning.
Alfredo is Director of mm:museum [media majlis museum] at Northwestern University Qatar and President of IKT – International Association Curators of Contemporary Art (600+ members worldwide). Beyond his institutional role, he has directed over 150 international exhibitions and curated projects for major biennials (Venice Art Biennale 2013-2022, Manifesta 8 2010, Sequences VII Reykjavik 2015). His recent projects include Noor Riyadh (International Lead Curator), Art Dubai Digital, and Leviathan (57th Venice Biennale, worldwide tour). He is the author of five books, among which Aesthetic Journalism (2009) and the forthcoming Hyper-imaging in Art, Media and Visual Communication (2026). He is Chair of Digital Strategies Committee at AICA – International Association Art Critics and Advisor for the British Council, the UK Government Art Collection, Italian Ministry of Culture, and the KSA Visual Art Commission.
Auronda is an artistic director, curator, board member, and lecturer. With two decades of experience in contemporary art, Auronda has a profound understanding of the global art market and creates exhibitions and programs that blend art and cutting-edge technologies. She has curated or contributed to international exhibitions as Alula Design Award 2025, Noor Riyadh Festival, Art Dubai Digital, Lumen Prize x Sotheby’s, the IKT Congress 2025 in Qatar and the UAE, Web to Verse at Manchester Metropolitan University UK. A lecturer at Kingston University London and IESA Paris, she regularly speaks at cultural summits (WEF Davos AI House, House of Beautiful Business, Misk Creative Forum) and contributed as expert witness on art and culture to the UK Parliament’ s House of Lords on art and new technologies. Her curatorial research focuses on public art, digital art and inclusivity in cultural institutions. She is part of the AI & Art Group at The Alan Turing Institute in London, and the AI & Education Group at The Oxford University. She is a columnist for Observer NY and Wired.
Dr. Alfredo Cramerotti and Auronda Scalera are internationally recognized curators and cultural leaders whose practice bridges contemporary art, technology, and global networks. They form a curatorial duo active across Europe, America, the Middle East, and Asia, spearheading major exhibitions, biennials, and cultural programs that aim to redefine how audiences engage with art and digital culture, and creative learning.
Alfredo is Director of mm:museum [media majlis museum] at Northwestern University Qatar and President of IKT – International Association Curators of Contemporary Art (600+ members worldwide). Beyond his institutional role, he has directed over 150 international exhibitions and curated projects for major biennials (Venice Art Biennale 2013-2022, Manifesta 8 2010, Sequences VII Reykjavik 2015). His recent projects include Noor Riyadh (International Lead Curator), Art Dubai Digital, and Leviathan (57th Venice Biennale, worldwide tour). He is the author of five books, among which Aesthetic Journalism (2009) and the forthcoming Hyper-imaging in Art, Media and Visual Communication (2026). He is Chair of Digital Strategies Committee at AICA – International Association Art Critics and Advisor for the British Council, the UK Government Art Collection, Italian Ministry of Culture, and the KSA Visual Art Commission.
Auronda is an artistic director, curator, board member, and lecturer. With two decades of experience in contemporary art, Auronda has a profound understanding of the global art market and creates exhibitions and programs that blend art and cutting-edge technologies. She has curated or contributed to international exhibitions as Alula Design Award 2025, Noor Riyadh Festival, Art Dubai Digital, Lumen Prize x Sotheby’s, the IKT Congress 2025 in Qatar and the UAE, Web to Verse at Manchester Metropolitan University UK. A lecturer at Kingston University London and IESA Paris, she regularly speaks at cultural summits (WEF Davos AI House, House of Beautiful Business, Misk Creative Forum) and contributed as expert witness on art and culture to the UK Parliament’ s House of Lords on art and new technologies. Her curatorial research focuses on public art, digital art and inclusivity in cultural institutions. She is part of the AI & Art Group at The Alan Turing Institute in London, and the AI & Education Group at The Oxford University. She is a columnist for Observer NY and Wired.