Federico Bottino

I started writing about contemporary art, and ended up loving it. There's something about learning to see beauty that I think makes you a better thinker and probably a better person too. Here are the projects I've conceived and the shows I've curated, usually with artists I admire.

As author.

May I Love You?

2022 · Author and concept curator

May I Love You?

A triptych of NFT animations by Emiliano Ponzi and Giuliano Sangiorgi, released on SuperRare for Valentine's Day 2022. I authored the project's concept and curatorial frame.

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Underneath

2021 · Concept author, production

Underneath

A 3D digital sculpture by Valerio Berruti that opens his official website. Concept and production by Federico Bottino.

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Hugs4Music

2020 · Concept author and musician

Hugs4Music

Social call for music attached to Valerio Berruti's L'abbraccio più forte. I co-authored the call and contributed as a musician; the work was exhibited at the MAC USP Museum of Contemporary Art in São Paulo (Além exhibition, 2021) with the 100+ soundtracks playing over the animation.

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KVArt

It will always be all about human imagination.

KVArt is the contemporary art program of Kakashi Venture Accelerator — the first Italian tech company to run a permanent art collection. A small program: a physical space in Torino (Via Sant'Antonino 17B), a few curated shows a year, and a permanent collection that grows by acquiring at least one work from every collaborating artist. I'm the artistic director.

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Shows I have curated.

Amnesia — Maca Cerquera

2026 · Artistic director

Amnesia — Maca Cerquera

Solo show by Maca Cerquera (Lima, 1990) at KVArt, Torino, 20–22 February 2026. Embroidery, drawing, collage, sculpture — thread, clay, and line as fragile archives of memory. The exhibition included an AI guide trained on the artist's own words.

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