Dušan Josip
Smodej

Dušan Josip Smodej is a curator, writer, and editor based in Venice. A graduate of FAMU Prague and member of the International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art, he founded Fotopub Association in 2014, which The Guardian named one of the best photography institutions in the world in 2018. He served as Head Curator at Fotopub's Project Space in Ljubljana until 2022, during which time he was also a founding board member of Ulay Foundation. Between 2020 and 2022, he led Academia Nuts, an academic programme co-organised by the Ulay Foundation and Ljubljana's art academies, and served as editor-in-chief of Culture.si, the main Slovenian online cultural magazine published by the Ministry of Culture. Since 2022, he has worked freelance across Europe, collaborating with institutions including Sotheby's, Dover Street Market, The New Centre for Research and Practice, We R the Nomads and a/political. His critical writing appears regularly in Nasty Magazine, Culture.si, Triple Ampersand and Rivista Segno. In 2024, he was selected as one of three finalists for the inaugural CEI Young Art Critic Award at the 60th Venice Biennale. He currently serves as Artistic Director of Sardegna Biennale.

Education

2023 · Art & Curatorial Practice, The New Centre for Research and Practice
2018 · BA Photography, FAMU Prague

Membership

International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art

Base

Venice, Italy