Bianchi will be in charge of overseeing the management of Pirelli HangarBicocca and will work closely with the artistic Vicente Todolí and all the team of the institution. While Lanata who after six years at the helm of the contemporary art space will keep the position already held in Pirelli as Director of Real Estate.
Alessandro Bianchi (Turin, 1976), graduated in philosophy and with a master's degree in management of cultural heritage, he held the role of Secretary General of the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation from 2002 to 2009. At the same time he coordinated the 2005 and 2008 editions of the Triennial of Contemporary Art in Turin. From 2009 to 2013 he was Secretary General of the MAXXI Foundation – Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism – and, again since 2009, Director of the Capri Foundation. In the past seven years he has dedicated his activity to the development of various cultural institutions as a Senior Advisor: Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Foundation (Milan), Teatro Regio (Turin), Teatro Comunale (Bologna), National Foundation for Dance (Reggio Emilia), Foundation for Culture (Turin). And then tutor and lecturer in various international academies such as the Business School of Rome and the University of Milan.
