Federico Ferrari

Federico Ferrari
Born (1969-09-15) 15 September 1969 (age 54)
EraContemporary philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
SchoolContinental philosophy
Main interests
Aesthetics
Notable ideas
Arte essenziale

Federico Ferrari (born 15 September 1969) is an Italian philosopher and art critic. He teaches Philosophy of Art at Brera Academy, in Milan, Italy.[1]

Career

Under the influence of Maurice Blanchot and Jean-Luc Nancy he has published many essays on philosophy, as well as literature. He has written two books with Jean-Luc Nancy: the first on the subject of nude,[2] the second on the iconography of the writer.[3] More recently, he has focused on the ontological state of the image, the deconstruction of the museum in postmodernity, and the question of art and/or in time.[4][5] In 2011 he theorized the aesthetics of "Arte Essenziale", which manifested itself in the show held at Collezione Maramotti (Reggio Emilia, Italy) and at Frankfurter Kunstverein (Germany).[6] Eugenio Viola writes of Ferrari, "In a time when many continue to lament what they see as the inexorable decline of theory’s role in criticism, "Arte essenziale" (Essential Art), curated by philosopher Federico Ferrari, does its part to placate concerns with an exploration of the ties that link artistic practice and philosophical speculation. The show focuses on the Wesen, or essence, of a work of art—a notion that has always been inextricably linked with a search for the new."[7]

Bibliography

Video lectures

References

  1. ^ "Federico Ferrari, Author at Antinomie". Antinomie (in Italian). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ Ginette Michaud, Nus sommes [la peau des images], de Federico Ferrari et Jean-Luc Nancy, Spirale, Montreal, n. 192, 2003
  3. ^ Catherine Mavrikakis, Iconographie de l’auteur, de Federico Ferrari et Jean-Luc Nancy, Spirale, Montreal, n. 204, 2005
  4. ^ "Il re è nudo Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine" by Antonello Tolve in "Arskey"
  5. ^ "Il mondo-immagine e l'insieme vuoto Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine" by Fabrizio Migliorati in "doppiozero"
  6. ^ "Shortguide of the exhibition[permanent dead link]" by FKV
  7. ^ "Arte essenziale" by Eugenio Viola in "Artforum"