Christian Caliandro's 'Trappole dell’acting (VIII)' Reflects on Cultural Worth and Urban Regeneration

In the eighth installment of his series 'Trappole dell’acting', art historian Christian Caliandro (born 1979) offers a personal manifesto on what makes life worth living, listing cultural touchstones from Kubrick films to Pink Floyd albums, and from Pollock paintings to Virginia Woolf novels. He critiques contemporary urban regeneration, citing Milton Glaser's 2019 interview where Glaser laments the transformation of New York's Lower East Side and the rise of Hudson Yards as a luxury enclave. Caliandro argues that regeneration is driven not by virtuous goals but by angry, experimental, and self-destructive individuals. He expresses optimism that taste, currently absent, will return. The article also promotes three newsletters: 'Incanti' on the art market, 'Render' on urban regeneration, and 'PAX' on cultural tourism. The piece is published on Artribune and references previous installments in the series.