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Riccardo Legena
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Researcher
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ABOUT
Riccardo Legena is an art historian, researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Bern in Switzerland and the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice in Italy. His main research topics are the representation of Arab and Middle Eastern Art at Biennials and other international expos, fairs and art events.
Discipline
Art/Art History
Sub Areas
19th-21st Centuries
Middle East/Near East Studies
Turkish Studies
Nationalism
Identity/Representation
Modernization
Geographic Areas of Interest
Turkey
Arab States
Islamic World
Palestine
Specialties
Curatorial Studies
Art Expos, Events & Fairs
Languages
German (native)
English (fluent)
French (fluent)
Italian (fluent)
Turkish (advanced)
Arabic (elementary)
Education
MA | 2017 | Institute for Art History | University of Bern
BA | 2015 | Institute for Art History | University of Bern
Abstracts
Emily Jacir's "Stazione" at the first Palestinian Pavilion – the predictably unrealizable typographic landscaping of Palestinian and Arab History in Venice The Istanbul Biennial - The Untold Story Of The Capitalization Of Critical Art