Dylan Colussi obtained in 2024 a PhD at Università Iuav di Venezia, dedicating his research to exploring the role of archives in the work creative directors in fashion brands.
He developed his interests during his master studies in Fashion Design. He is assistant curator of the travelling exhibition “ Gucci Cosmos” (West Bund Art Center, Shanghai; 180 Studios, London, 2023 and Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Arts, Kyoto, 2024) and “ Memorabile. Ipermoda” (MAXXI, Rome, 2024) curated by Maria Luisa Frisa. Since 2018 he is curating the archive of the Emilio Pucci Heritage Hub in Florence.
Academic background
Before obtaining a PhD, he graduated from the MA course in Fashion and Visual Arts at Università Iuav di Venezia.
Didactic work
Since 2021 to 2023 he has been teaching assistant, Curatorial Practices in Fashion, class held by Maria Luisa Frisa for the students of the MA Course in Fashion and Visual Arts at IUAV University in Venice.
He held the cycle of lectures “Virtual Bodies, Digital Clothes, Synthetic Worlds” at SIVA, Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts.
