Aesthetic Confessions: Nicola Vassell

Nicola Vassell is Founder of Nicola Vassell Gallery, a contemporary art gallery committed to discourse that widens the lens of the history and future of art. The gallery works with artists including, Alvaro Barrington, Julia Chiang, Adebunmi Gbadebo, Alteronce Gumby, Wangari Mathenge, Ming Smith, Elizabeth Schwaiger, Uman and Alberta Whittle. Formerly CEO of art consultancy Concept NV, Vassell specialized in collection building and developing exhibitions rooted in cultural phenomenology. She was a Director at Deitch Projects and Pace Gallery, New York and a visiting lecturer at Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Vassell is a member of New Museum’s Artemis Council.

Ginevra de Blasio is a writer and curator from Rome, Italy, now based in New York City, USA. She graduated with a BA in Art History and Visual Culture from the University of Exeter, England, and from an MA in Visual Arts Administration at NYU, New York. Ginevra had curatorial and work experiences at The Drawing Center, Performa, Fondazione Corsini, 99 Canal, and Paula Cooper Gallery. Currently, she is involved in multiple projects and serves as a research assistant to Adam Weinberg, Director Emeritus of the Whitney Museum of American Art.