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Renato Miracco

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Renato Miracco in 2024

Renato Miracco (born 1953) is a scholar, art critic, and curator from Naples, Italy.[1][2] He previously served as the Cultural Attaché of the Italian Embassy in Washington, and he is a former member of the Board of Guarantors for the Italian Academy at Columbia University.[3] Miracco has curated numerous important exhibitions on Italian art worldwide and has published widely.[3] From 2019 to 2024 he is serving as Guest Curator at the Phillips Collection in Washington DC, the first American Museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Currently, Miracco serves on the Board of IA&A (International Art & Artists Foundation) in Washington DC. Miracco was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for Cultural Achievements in 2018.[4] Now an American citizen, Miracco continues his prolific work in curation, art criticism, and cultural diplomacy endeavors.

Career highlights

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During his tenure as the Cultural Attaché of the Italian Embassy from 2009 to 2017, Miracco made significant contributions to cultural exchange and diplomacy through the arts, bridging Italy and the United States.[3] In 2013, he organized a series of more than 300 events to celebrate and explore the impact of Italian culture in the United States. As Attaché, Miracco supervised all of the Italian Embassy's exhibitions, organized the Italy@150 program in partnership with over 80 museums across the United States, and helped organize a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Archaeology between the governments of Italy and the United States.[5]

Miracco's influential prior positions include serving as Director of Chiara Fama for Cultural Affairs for the Italian Cultural Institute in New York (2007-2009), acting as an Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, and organizing an exhibition at the Quirinale Palace in Rome for the President of Italy.[6]

Miracco has lectured at Pratt Institute and other universities and institutions across the globe[7] and has curated exhibitions at prestigious museums and collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Phillips Collection,[8] the National Gallery of Art, the Morgan Library and Museum, the Estorick Collection, and the Tate Modern.[6]

Miracco's notable curated exhibitions include "An Italian Impressionist in Paris: Guiseppe de Nittis" at the Phillips Collection, which was declared among the 10 best exhibitions in 2023 by the Washington Post.[9] Since 2018, he has been the Curator of the Pinacoteca De Nittis in Barletta, Italy.[10] Additionally, Miracco is the Curator and Editor of the Catalogue SOLMI Ship of Fools, Venice Biennale 2024, Palazzo Dona dalle Rose from April 18 to July 2024.[11]

Miracco is a prolific author and critic known for publishing numerous exhibition catalogues and art books that highlight Italian and American art, Impressionism, and cultural heritage. His recent notable publication, Giuseppe De Nittis: La Donazione di Léontine Gruvelle De Nittis (2023), in both Italian and English, revisits De Nittis's connections with French artists like Manet, Degas, and Caillebotte, emphasizing his unique contributions to Impressionism and his innovative visual systems that closely intertwine images and narrative.

Exhibitions

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Selected exhibition history
Exhibition Institution or Location Year(s) Role
SOLMI Ship of Fools Venice Biennale 2024 2024 Curator
Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, L’altra realta’ nella Parigi di Fine Ottocento Palazzo Della Marra, Barletta, Italy 2024 Curator
De Nittis, La Strada da Napoli a Brindisi Editrice Rotas, Barletta, Italy 2023 Curator
An Italian  Impressionist in Paris: Giuseppe De Nittis The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. 2022-2023 Curator
Bice Lazzari Modernist Pioneer The Estorick Collection, London, UK 2022 Curator
Bice Lazzari: The Poetry of Mark-Making The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. 2018-2019 Curator
Rereading De Nittis, Today   Pinacoteca De Nittis  Palazzo della Marra, Barletta, Italy 2018 Curator
Saving Art, Preserving Heritage Embassy of Italy in Washington, D.C. 2018 Curator
War &Art WWI-USA in Italy  Destruction and Protection of Italian Cultural Heritage During World War I Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Virginia 2017-2019 Curator
Massimiliano Gatti: The Day Memory Dissolved The Italian Academy at Columbia University, New York 2016 Curator
Afro-Cuba: Mystery and Magic of Afro-Cuban Spirituality The OAS AMA | Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, D.C. 2016 Curator
Le Onde: Waves of Italian Influence (1914–1971) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. 2015-2016 Curator & Gallery Talk
Gemme dell'impressionismo: dipinti della National Gallery of art di Washington Ara Pacis, Rome, Italy 2014 Co-curator
Next Stop: Italy The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. 2013 Curator
Italian Paper Exhibition Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C. 2013 Curator
Giorgio de Chirico: Myth and Archaeology The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. 2013 Curator
Paolo Ventura: Selected Works The Italian Academy at Columbia University, New York 2013 Curator
Costantino Nivola Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C. 2012 Curator
Paintings from the Academia Carrara Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C. 2011-12 Curator
Spirit Into Shape: Contemporary Italian Sculpture Meridian International Center, Washington, D.C. 2011 Curator
Giorgio Morandi, 1890-1964 Museum of Modern Art of Bologna, Bologna, Italy 2009 Curator
Giorgio Morandi, 1890-1964 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2008 Curator[12]
Renato D’Agostin: Metropolis Leica Gallery, New York 2008 Curator
I lavoratori in cammino: da Pelizza da Volpedo a Ceroli Italian Chamber of Deputies, Rome, Italy 2007-2008 Curator
The Artworks collected by Arturo Toscanini New York Philharmonic Lincoln Center, New York 2007 Curator
Piety and Pragmatism: Spiritualism in Futurist Art The Estorick Collection, London, UK 2007 Curator
Female Italian and Russian Avant-Garde Art, 1910-1935 Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia 2007 Curator
Mirko Dalla Mitologia all’Archetipo 1937- 1957 New York University, New York 2007 Curator
Lucio Fontana At the roots of Spatialism New York University, New York; Italian Cultural Institute, LA 2006 Curator
Giulio Aristide Sartorio 1860-1932 Chiostro del Bramante, Rome, Italy 2006 Curator
Il Fregio di Giulio Aristide Sartorio Palazzo Montecitorio, Rome, Italy 2006 Curator
Beyond Painting: Burri, Fontana, Manzoni Tate Modern, London, UK 2005-2006 Curator
Bice Lazzari: Abstract Emotion (L'emozione Astratta) Biennale Ca Pesaro, Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, Venice, Italy 2005 Curator
Futurist Skies: Italian Aeropainting The Estorick Collection, London, UK 2005 Curator
Italian Still Life, 1910-1960 Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, and Peru 2005 Curator
Federico Zandomeneghi: Impressionista Veneziano Chiostro del Bramante, Rome, Italy 2005 Curator
Sironi  Monumentale  Cartoni e studi 1931-1940 MART Rovereto 2005-2024 Curator
De Nittis: Impressionista Italiano Chiostro del Bramante, Rome; Fondazione Mazzotta, Milan, Italy 2004 Curator
I Tesori del Mare Museo Fattori, Livorno, Italy 2004 Co-curator
Il Respiro dell Anima, Giorgio Morandi e la Natura Morta in Italia Europalia  Bruges Groeningemuseum, Arentshuis, Bruges, Belgium 2003-2004 Curator
Futurismo 1909-1926 Museum of Ixelles, Ixelles, Belgium 2003-2004 Curator
Aerea cielos futuristas Museo Municipal de Arte Contemporaneo, Madrid, Spain 2003 Curator
Italian Art 1950-1970: Capolavori della Collezione Farnesina India Museum Contemporary Art, New Delhi 2003 Curator
Giulio Aristide Sartorio Impressioni di Guerra 1917-1918 Palazzo Montecitorio, Deputy Chambers, Rome, Italy 2002 Curator
Light and Painting in Italy 1850-1914 Fondazione Adriano Olivetti, Ivrea, Italy; Estorick Collection, London, UK; Museum of Modern Art Brussels, Brussels, Belgium 2002 Curator
Carlo Carrá: Works on Paper The Estorick Collection, London, UK 2001-2002 Curator
Carlo Carrá: 1900-1965: Las Mutaciones del Espiritu Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile; Córdoba, Argentina 2001 Curator
Il Ritratto Italiano Rome, Italy 1998 Curator
Sironi: Il Lavoro e l'Arte Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, Italy 1997 Curator
Mario Sironi: el Trabajo y el Arte Mexico City, Mexico; Buenos Aires, Argentina 1996-1998 Curator

Publications

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Selected publication history
Publication Publisher Year Role
[Exhibition catalogue] SOLMI Ship Of Fools Venice Biennale 2024 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, L’altra realta’ nella Parigi di Fine Ottocento ed, Rotas 2024 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Italian and American Art, An Interaction 1930-1980 5 Continents Editions   2024 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Giuseppe De Nittis La Donazione di Léontine Gruvelle De Nittis Gangemi Ediitore 2023 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] De Nittis, La Strada da Napoli a Brindisi Editrice Rotas Rotas Edition 2023 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Bice Lazzari Modernist Pioneer Estorick Collection 2022 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Rileggere De Nittis, ogg,  Guida al Percorso della Mostra (Italian & English)   Pinacoteca De Nittis, Barletta, Italy 2021 Author & Curator
Oscar Wilde's Italian Dream 1875-1900 Damiani Editore 2020 Author
[Exhibition catalogue] War &Art WWI-USA in Italy  Destruction and Protection of Italian Cultural Heritage During World War I Gangemi Editore, Rome 2017 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] War & Art: WWI – USA in Italy Gangemi Editore 2015 Author & Curator
Italian Treasures in the US: An Itinerary of Art Gangemi Editore 2015 Author
[Exhibition catalogue] Le Onde Waves of Italian Influence (1914-1971) Gangemi Editore 2015 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Gemme dell'impressionismo: dipinti della National Gallery of art di Washington National Gallery of Art 2014 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] War & Art: Destruction and Protection of Italian Cultural Heritage During World War I Gangemi Editore 2014 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Giorgio de Chirico: Myth and Archaeology Silvana Editorale 2013 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Costantino Nivola: 100 Years of Creativity Charta/Italian Cultural Institute 2012 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Andrea Bianconi Charta 2011 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Giuseppe Ripa: Liminal Charta 2011 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Giulio Rimondi: Beirut Nocturne Beirut Museum 2011 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Giuseppe Ripa: Moondance Charta 2010 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Lucio Fontana: At the Roots of Spatialism Gangemi Editore 2010 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Instant Book: Italian Artists-New York[13] Charta/Italian Cultural Institute 2010 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Federico Solmi Charta 2010 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Michele Ciacciofera: Silence Charta 2010 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Piety and Pragmatism: Spiritualism in Futuristic Art Gangemi Editore 2010 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Harry Bertoia. D ecisi che una sedia non poteva bastare Silvana Editoriale 2009 Contributor & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Fausto Melotti With Photos by Ugo Mulas Charta/Italian Cultural Institute 2009 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Giorgio Morandi: 1890-1964: Nothing Is More Abstract Than Reality Skira 2008 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Paolo Mussat Sartor: Luoghi D'arte E Di Artisti: 1968-2008 JRP Ringier 2008 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Giorgio Morandi Charta/Italian Cultural Institute 2008 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] The Artworks Collected by La Colezione d'Arte di Arturo Toscanini Mazzotta 2007 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Lucio Fontana: At the roots of Spatialism Gangemi Editore 2006 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Giulio Aristide Sartorio 1860-1932 Chiostro del Bramante 2006 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Giorgio Morandi e a natureza-morta na Italia Mazzotta 2006 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Achille Perilli Works on Paper 1946-1957 Estorick Collection, London   2006 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Italian Abstraction 1910-1960 Estorick Collection, London   2006 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Beyond Painting: Burri, Fontana, Manzoni Tate Publishing 2005 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Afro - the Memory's Alphabet Italian Cultural Institute London   2005 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Sironi  Monumentale Cartoni e studi 1931-1940 Mart Rovereto 2005 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] I Tesori del Mare Comune de Livorno 2004 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Le souffle de l'âme Exhibitions International 2004 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Il Respiro dell Anima, Giorgio Morandi e la Natura Morta in Italia Europalia  Bruges Groeningemuseum 2003-2004 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Painting Light: Italian Divisionism, 1885-1910 Estorik Collection, London 2003 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Giulio Aristide Sartorio  Impressioni di Guerra 1917-1918 Chamber of Deputies, Rome 2002 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Mario Sironi: Between Futurism and the Urban Landscape 1914-1920 Estorick Foundation, London 2002 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Giacomo Balla 1894-1910    Delta Graphic on behalf of Pinacotrca de Estado, San Polo, Brazil 2000 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Sironi: Il Lavoro e l'Arte Newton 1997 Author & Curator
[Exhibition catalogue] Il Metalibro Edizioni Colonnese 1984 Author & Curator
Oscar Wilde: Verso il Sole Edizioni Colonnese 1981 Author

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