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Silvio Lorusso
Italian writer and artist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Silvio Lorusso (born 1985) is an Italian writer, artist, and designer. His work critically examines design culture, technology, digital platforms, and labor. He is the author of Entreprecariat (2019), a book on entrepreneurialism and precarious labor,[1] and What Design Can’t Do (2023), which explores the limitations of the design profession.[2] What Design Can’t Do was nominated among the best design books of 2023 by Fast Company[3] and The Architect's Newspaper.[4]
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Biography
Lorusso earned a Ph.D. in Design Sciences from Iuav University of Venice and serves as an assistant professor at Universidade Lusófona.[5][6]
Work
Lorusso's artistic and research practice includes projects such as Kickended[7][8] and Shouldn't You Be Working?,[9] which comment on digital culture and productivity. Lorusso also created the Post-Digital Publishing Archive,[10] an online archive focused on works of experimental publishing informed by digital technology.
Books
- Lorusso, Silvio (2019). Entreprecariat: Everyone is an Entrepreneur, Nobody is Safe. Eindhoven, NL: Onomatopee. ISBN 9789493148161. OCLC 1129258681. Paperback edition. Foreword by Geert Lovink. Afterword by Raffaele Alberto Ventura.
- Lorusso, Silvio (2023). What Design Can't Do: Essays on Design and Disillusion. Eindhoven, NL: SetMargins'. ISBN 9789083350134. OCLC 1410442586. Paperback edition.
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