Critics
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MASSIMILIANO PORRO
Massimiliano Porro taught Art History at the Bernardino Luini Private Art High School in Cantù and currently teaches Medieval and Modern Art History at the Aldo Galli Academy of Fine Arts in Como, majoring in Visual Arts – School of Contemporary Arts, and Medieval Art History, majoring in Restoration. He holds a degree in Modern Literature with a major in Art History and a Master's Degree in Art History and Archaeology. He holds the SSIS (Italian School of Education) qualification for teaching in secondary schools. He writes articles for cultural magazines, artist reviews, and exhibition catalogs.
NUCCIO MULA
Born in Agrigento in 1956 and passed away in January 2026, Nuccio Mula was an art and literary critic, writer, poet, essayist, journalist, teacher, and cultural activist. After studying classical studies and graduating with honors in Visual Arts and Performing Arts, he worked for decades as an academic, teaching subjects related to media theory and history, philosophy of image, perception, psychology of form, and the phenomenology of contemporary arts.
A journalist from a young age, he has combined teaching with extensive critical and editorial work, focusing on literature, the visual arts, communication, sociology, ethics, and image culture. He has published poetry collections, essays, studies, plays, and critical essays, authoring hundreds of articles on artists, authors, and contemporary cultural phenomena in Italian and international catalogs, newspapers, and periodicals.
Founder and President of the Agrigento Writers and Artists Association, he has been a member of numerous Italian and international cultural institutions and associations, including the PEN Club, MENSA International, the International Association of Literary Critics, and the International Association of Art Critics. Since 2009, he has also been the web director of the Encyclopedia of Italian Art and a member of its Scientific Committee. Throughout his long career, he has received numerous awards for criticism, literature, and nonfiction, including the Telamone International Prize, the Sikelé Prize, the National "Sipario d'Oro" Prize, and the International "Il Pennino d'Oro" Prize. In 2002, he was named a Benemerito della Cultura Italiana (Meritorious of Italian Culture) and has also promoted and founded initiatives, prizes, and institutions dedicated to the dissemination of culture, philosophy, and the arts.
A founding member of the Michele Cea Foundation, he accompanied its journey with expertise, dedication, and profound human touch. For those who knew him within the Foundation, he was, even before being a cultural figure, a dear friend, a generous and engaging presence. His critical research spanned different languages and disciplines, with a particular focus on the relationships between image, thought, communication, and the phenomenology of art, leaving a significant contribution to contemporary cultural and artistic debate.
ALESSANDRA CONSIGLIO
Born in 1981, Dr. Alessandra Consiglio was born in Palermo, the city where she studied and began her education. In 2011, she earned a master's degree in Art History from the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy. Her education was further enhanced by a regional training course, leading to a diploma in Museum Communication and Image Technician and a Master's degree in Art Curatorship from the Artedata school in Florence. During her university years, she participated in the "Note di stucco" project, serving as a guide to the work of Giacomo Serpotta. She also designed and created web pages with historical and artistic profiles for the Diocesan Museum of Palermo, dedicated to the churches and oratories of Palermo. She has authored several critical reviews, published on the artists' websites or in catalogs; she has also curated both group and solo exhibitions. She currently works as a freelance curator and for the cultural association Incontemporanea Arte Attiva, based in Palermo.
“The precariousness of the human being, of the individual, means that he is almost at the mercy of his own existence, but in the midst of the chaos, here are threads that intersect and intertwine with each other, capable of helping man, of giving him that security that is often lacking and that causes an alienating void and makes one feel lost.” Alessandra Consiglio
