Present Position

PhD – Aesthetics and Theory of Art, University of Palermo (supervisors Proff. L. Pizzo Russo and F. Fimiani).

2008 (to present) – Tutor “Master in Comunicazione Estetica e Museale” in convention with Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna di Roma.

Education

2009 May-July, “Indipendent Student” at Columbia University of New York City, supervisor Arthur C. Danto.

2005/2006 MA., University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (supervisors Proff. T. Griffero and M. Di Monte). Title of the Dissertation: "The Anaesthetics of the Brillo Box. On Arthur Danto Philosophy of Art" (vote: 110/110 cum laude).

2003/2004 BA., University of Rome “Tor Vergata” (supervisors Proff. G. Patella and G. Salmeri). Title of the Dissertation: "An Introduction to François Jullien's Philosophy" (vote: 110/110 cum laude).

2002/2003 Socrates/Erasmus Program, University of Salamanca (Spain).

Foreign languages

English: good knowledge in spoken and written English

Spanish: good knowledge in spoken and written Spanish

French: fairly good knowledge in spoken French

Membership

2008 (to present) - Member of SIE (Società Italiana d'Estetica).

2007 - Member of the advisory board of “Sensibilia. Colloquium on Perception and Experience”.

2008 (to present) - Executive secretary for “Sensibilia. Colloquium on Perception and Experience”

Areas of competence

Aesthetics, History of Aesthetics, Hermeneutics, Theories of Art, History and Criticism of Contemporary Art, Sociology of Art.

Topics

Publications:

Essays

2004 – “Jaques Derrida. Donare la morte”, Ágalma. Rivista di studi culturali e di estetica, n. 7-8, marzo 2004.

2009 - “Autorialismo e vincoli: perché l’autore non muore mai” in Sensibilia 2008, eds. M. Di Monte - M. Rotili, Milano-Udine, Mimesis, pp.369-384.

2009 - “La metafora del banale nella filosofia dell’arte di Arthur C. Danto”, in Metafore del vivente. Linguaggi e ricerca scientifica tra filosofia, bios e psiche, eds. E. Gagliasso, G. Frezza, Milano, Franco Angeli, pp. 150-154.

2010 - forthcoming – “From the Artworld to the Artist’s world. Riflessioni sul ruolo dell’autore nella filosofia dell’arte  di Arthur Coleman Danto”, in “Il mondo dell’arte dopo il tempo dell’arte. Prospettive sull’estetica di Arthur C. Danto”, ed. Michele Di Monte, Roma, Meltemi.

2011- forthcoming - "Danto after Warhol: torward an Aesthetics of Meaning", on Leitmotiv. Topics in Aesthetics an Philosophy of Art.

Editions and translations:

2009 – traduction: “La globalizzazione e le trasformazioni del paesaggio urbano” by Marc Augé, L’Unità, 6 maggio 2009, pp. 38-39.

2009 - forthcoming – ed. with M. Di Monte “Vincoli. Sensibilia 2008”, Milano-Udine, Mimesis.

2010 - “Oltre il Brillo Box: Il mondo dell'arte dopo la fine della storia”, by Arthur Coleman Danto, Milano, Marinotti. Read a review and another review

2011 - Focus on Danto, on Leitmotiv. Topics in Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art.

Lectures, Seminars, Conferences

2009 – (Spring): “L'arte in scatola. Opera d'arte, metafora e interpretazione in Arthur Danto”, Università di Fisciano (Sa), in collaboration with prof. F. Fimiani.

2008 – (Winter): “Logiche dell’arte contemporanea”, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata” (9th-18th December), in collaboration with prof. T. Griffero (Aesthetics).

2008 – (Winter): Metaphor Club, III International Meeting: Metaphors of the living, “La metafora del banale: sul valore dei contesti intensionali (e intenzionali) nella filosofia dell’arte di Arthur C. Danto”.

2008 – (Spring): “Vincoli d’Autore”, in “Sensibilia 2-2008. Colloquium on Perception and Experience. Vincoli/Constraints”.

2010 - (Winter): "Blame in to a Box. Danto's definition of art", John Cabot University of Rome, in collaboration with prof. Brunella Antomarini.

2010 - (Winter): "Il mondo dell'arte dopo Andy Warhol. Danto e l'estetica del significato", Università di Roma "Tor Vergata" (9th-22th December), in collaboration with Prof. T. Griffero (Aesthetics)