Eugenio Viola (Naples 1975) is an Italian art critic and curator. He received his PhD in “Methods and Methodologies of Archaeological and Historical-Artistic Research” at University of Salerno, and specializes in the experiences and theories related to performance and bodily poetics. On this subject Viola most notably edited monographs devoted to Marina Abramović, (Sole 24 Ore Cultura, Milan), Regina Jose Galindo (Skira, Milan, 2014), and ORLAN (Ed. Charta, Milan- New York, 2007) among others, and published a number of essays for international publications.

2017-2019 saw Viola as the Senior Curator at Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, in Western Australia, where his curatorial practice was focused on cultivating and strengthening the institution’s relationship with the Asia-Pacific region. He presented the first Australian solo exhibition of Kimsooja (Zone of Nowhere, 2018), in which the work extended beyond the walls of PICA and into the streets of Perth, where iterations of To Breathe – The Flags (2012-2018) materialized as size specific installations around the city. Viola has also been instrumental in a promising partnership between PICA and Taipei Fine Arts Museum as part of the City of Perth and Taipei Residency Exchange Program.