Silvana Lagos
2026

Silvana
Lagos.

Curator · Writer · Cultural Strategist London · Stockholm · Riyadh Scroll ↓
Statement

Curatorial frameworks, strategic architecture, institutional delivery — at the scale at which culture is built.

Based
London · Stockholm
Practice across
Europe · North America · Latin America · Africa · Middle East · Asia

Current

01 / 03 2026 Peruvian PavilionThreshold 16th Gwangju BiennaleGwangju, KR Curator & Artistic Director 02 / 03 2025– Art on the MovePublic art across the city's mobility infrastructure Royal Commission for Riyadh City · Bureau BaynRiyadh, KSA Curatorial Team 03 / 03 2025– JAX DistrictCultural strategy & long-term identity positioning Saudi Arabia's flagship creative quarterRiyadh, KSA Cultural Strategist

Featured projects.

A selection from twelve years of curatorial work across museums, public realms, foundations, and gallery contexts.
MAP Shanghai2023–24 El Anatsui · After the Red MoonTate Modern Turbine Hall inaugural global tour Royal Commission for Riyadh City2023 Noor RiyadhFlagship light-art festival, 2023 edition macLYON2023 The Skin is a Thin ContainerNathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg Borås Konstmuseum2023 Only for the WickedNathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg Royal Commission for Riyadh City2022 Noor Riyadh82 public artworks · 25 blue-chip artists Frank Bowling Studio2022 Frank Bowling OBE RAStudio systems · MFA Boston, Ludwig Museum, SF MoMA

Public Program — conversations, panels, residencies.

A continuing thread of talks and convenings — moderating, programming, and publishing alongside the projects themselves.
[ Image · Cecilia Vicuña conversation ]
PP.012021 · London
Art and Text as a Political Device
Cecilia Vicuña in conversation with Camila Marambio · Amalgama
[ Image · Tschabalala Self & Sanford Biggers ]
PP.022023 · New York
Material Storytelling, Social Identities
Tschabalala Self & Sanford Biggers · Frieze NYC, The Standard Hotel
[ Image · Rosana Antolí conversation ]
PP.032020 · London
Translating Movement
Rosana Antolí in conversation with Marti Manen, Director of Index · Amalgama
[ Image · Paola Torres seminar ]
PP.042021 · London
Weaving Data
Paola Torres Núñez del Prado with Dr. Giuliana Borea · Amalgama seminar

Press — selected features.

Profiles, reviews, and conversations from Vogue Scandinavia, Market Art Fair Stockholm, and beyond.
[ Tearsheet · Market Art Fair ]
01 / 052026
Market Art Fair Stockholm
20th Anniversary City Guide
[ Tearsheet · Vogue Scandinavia ]
02 / 052024
Vogue Scandinavia
I work in the in-between spaces — profile, photographed by Bafic in Ghana
[ Tearsheet · Plaza Kvinna ]
03 / 052024
Plaza Kvinna
Profile feature
[ Tearsheet · Cultbytes ]
04 / 052020
Cultbytes
A Fresh Take on the Meaning of Space — review of Non-Space, Lima
[ Tearsheet · C-print ]
05 / 052018
C-print
Curator Talks: Silvana Lagos

Memberships & affiliations.

Sitting boards, contributing magazines, advising programmes — a public layer of the practice.
Role Organisation Country
Advisory CouncilThe Watermill CenterUS
Advisory BoardArt and Theory PublishingSE
Curatorial Advisory BoardSalón ACME 2025MX
Curatorial Advisory BoardNoor Riyadh 2024KSA
MemberAWITAUK
Young PatronTateUK
ContributorCAP CreativeIT
ContributorElephant MagazineUK