Name Michael Watson | ||
Michael Robert "Mike" Watson (born 1979) is a British-born curator, art critic and theorist, currently based in Rome, Italy. Since 2015, Watson has lectured at John Cabot University in the department of Visual Communications.
In 2012, Watson completed his PhD thesis at Goldsmiths College, University of London, in the department of Visual Cultures, under the supervision of Alex Duttmann, moderated by Howard Caygill and Peter Hallward. His thesis examined the relationship between Theodor Adorno's Shudder and Conceptual Art.
In 2012, Watson also co-founded Joan of Art, in collaboration with Nomas Foundation of Rome, which envisages a free education system set up within a network of art spaces. Additionally, Watson has curated numerous international projects and exhibitions including at the MACRO Museum, Rome; and the Venice Biennale (in conjunction with the Maldives Pavilion).
As a writer, Watson regularly contributes to Frieze, Art Review, Nero and Radical Philosophy, on topics such as art, social activism and education.
His forthcoming book entitled Joan of Art, Towards a Conceptual Militancy is set to be published by ZerO books in early 2016.