Lisette Lagnado is a writer and curator, holding a PhD in Philosophy from the University of São Paulo, São Paulo. She is professor in the Postgraduate Masters Programme in Visual Arts at Faculdade Santa Marcelina, São Paulo. Lagnado was the coordinator of the archive of Hélio Oiticica’s work (Projeto HO, Instituto Itaú Cultural, São Paulo), and her original approach to this research has led to increased study of the artist. In 2007 she was chief curator of the 27th São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo, and she recently curated Drifts and Derivations: Experiences, Journeys and Morphologies, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2010. Lagnado has contributed to publications on many artists such as Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Thomas Hirschhorn, and Rivane Neuenschwander. Recent published articles include: “Documenta 12 in Kassel,” Afterall.org (2008); “Home and Homeland: About Ahlam Shibli’s photo series ‘Eastern LGBT,” Nafas Art Magazine (February 2007); and “Turning So Many Corners,” (on the work of Renata Lucas), Frieze no. 107 (May 2007). She is also editor of the online art magazine Trópico. Lagnado lives and works in São Paulo. [Last updated 2010]
