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Mónica Bello

Art historian and curator.

Since 2015, she has held the position of Head of Arts at CERN at the at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva, where she provides strategic leadership and oversight for the laboratory’s art initiatives, directing the conception and implementation of the artistic programs, including artistic residencies, art commissions and exhibitions. Recent curatorial projects are the opening exhibition Exploring the Unknown at CERN Science Gateway; the Icelandic Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale represented by artist Sigurður Guðjónsson; Dark Matters at Science Gallery Melbourne; Quantum/Broken Symmetries, a touring exhibition in six different art centres in Europe and Asia; and the Audemars Piguet Art Commission for Art Basel. Before coming to Geneva, Bello served as Artistic Director of VIDA, the Art and Artificial Life Award at Fundación Telefónica.