Guggenheim curator since 2011
Álvaro Rodríguez Fominaya
joined the Guggenheim in 2011 as Curator,
with primary responsibility for the exhibitions and collection of the
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Between 2008 and 2011, he served as Executive
Director/Curator of Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong. During his term, he curated
exhibitions such as This Is Hong Kong
(touring to Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts-Taipei, LOOP Alternative Art
Space-Seoul, Kunsthalle Wien-Vienna, and others), Shahzia Sikander: Authority As Approximation, Jompet: Third Realm, Acconci
Studio + Ai Weiwei: A Collaborative Project, Surasi Kusolwong: Golden Fortune (Good News Is Coming) and Dan Perjovschi: Hong Kong First. Between
2002 and 2008, he served in successive positions at Centro Atlántico de Arte
Moderno (CAAM), Spain, as Curator, Chief Curator, and Acting Director, where he
organized monographic exhibitions by Paul Klee, Jean Tinguely, Niki de Saint
Phalle, and Joseph Kosuth, as well as group shows such as Weather Report. Climate
Change and Visual Arts; Scrabble: Video, Language and Abstraction; and ¡Viva La Muerte! Art and Death In Latin
America.
In addition to his curatorial work, he has been
consultant lecturer at the Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Singapore, part-time
lecturer at City University of Hong Kong's School of Creative Media, and
program leader of the Para/Site Art Space-Hong Kong Jockey Club Curatorial
Training Program, and has contributed to multiple international art
publications. He completed the Postgraduate Program in Curatorial Studies at
Fundación “la Caixa” in Barcelona.