Stefano Rabolli Pansera

Stefano Rabolli Pansera is an Italian architect and art curator, currently the director of Bangkok Kunsthalle and Khao Yai Art Forest.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Pansera was born in 1980 in Brescia, Italy.[4]

Career

In 2009, Pansera founded Beyond Entropy, a London-based non-profit limited company practicing architecture, urbanism, and cultural analysis.[5] In 2011, he co-founded Beyond Entropy Africa, a limited company registered in Angola, with Angolan architect Paula Nascimento.[6] The pair curated the Angolan pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Veneziawhich won the Golden Lion for "best national participation".[7]

Pansera founded the St. Moritz Art Film Festival in 2020.[8][9]

In 2022, Pansera became the director of Bangkok Kunsthalle.[10] In 2025, he became director of Khao Yai Art Forest.[11][12]

Pansera will curate the film program for Art SG 2025.[13][14]

Publications

  • Beyond Entropy: When Energy Becomes Form (2011)[5]

References

  1. ^ "The Italian architect who is transforming Bangkok into a contemporary art capital". www.domusweb.it. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  2. ^ Lankarani, Nazanin (2025-04-13). "Near Bangkok, a Sprawling Forest Where Art Seems to Grow on Trees". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  3. ^ Cotter, Holland (2013-06-05). "Beyond the 'Palace,' an International Tour in One City". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  4. ^ https://zeitzmocaa.museum/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Stefano-Rabolli-Pansera_Adjunct-Curator-Zeitz-MOCAA.pdf
  5. ^ a b Rabolli Pansera, Stefano, ed. (2011). Beyond entropy: when energy becomes form. London: AA Publ. ISBN 978-1-907896-06-4.
  6. ^ ""CHANGING NOTHING SO THAT EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT": CONVERSATION WITH BEYOND ENTROPY - Arquitetura e Design | ARTECAPITAL.NET". www.artecapital.net. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  7. ^ "Africa triumphs at the Venice Biennale". BBC News. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  8. ^ Amez-Droz, Fabienne (2024-09-12). "Stefano Rabolli Pansera on the St Moritz Art Film Festival". Lux Magazine. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  9. ^ "The Gravitational Force of Cinema Attracts Tourism in the Engadine". ELLE Decor (in Italian). 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  10. ^ "Can a kunsthalle turn Bangkok into Southeast Asia's premier art hub?". Art Basel. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  11. ^ "Patron Marisa Chearavanont and Curator Stefano Rabolli Pansera on Transforming Thailand's Art Scene". Prestige Online - HongKong. 2025-02-21. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  12. ^ "A world of art awaits in Khao Yai". Bangkok Post. 2025-04-15. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  13. ^ "Singapore art fest highlights SEA creativity". Bangkok Post. 2024-12-19. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  14. ^ Mun-Delsalle, Y.-Jean. "The Art Fair That's Putting Southeast Asia In The Spotlight". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-04-28.