Curator's Biography

Aaron Rose is an artist, film director, writer, musician, and independent curator currently living in Los Angeles. For ten years (1992-2002) he was owner/director of the Alleged Gallery in New York, which inspired a book, Young, Sleek and Full of Hell (2002). Since then, Rose has been working as a freelance curator, choosing artists for the Undefeated Billboard Project, a public art project in Los Angeles produced in conjunction with Nike. He was co-curator of the successful museum exhibition and book Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art & Street Culture which toured the world through 2008. Rose directed the feature documentary film “Beautiful Losers” (Arthouse Films/US theatrical in 2008) and recently completed the short documentary film “Become A Microscope” based on the life of 1960’s artist/activist nun Sister Corita. Rose runs his own publishing imprint, Alleged Press (in conjunction with Italian publisher Damiani), which releases hardcover books by contemporary artists. He is also co-editor (along with Ed Templeton & Brendan Fowler) of ANP Quarterly, a free arts/culture magazine. He plays music and tours with his band The Sads and continues to organize exhibitions in galleries and museums worldwide.