Massimo Cacciari presents 'Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità' at Biennale di Venezia

On June 10, 2026, at 5:30 PM, the Biblioteca della Biennale di Venezia will host a presentation of 'Massimo Cacciari racconta "Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità"', a lectio magistralis by Massimo Cacciari, Sandro Parenzo, and Ranuccio Sodi. The event is produced by Nove Discovery Italia and Videa Group, with Emilio Giovanni Alessandrelli and Mario Genovese, directed by Ranuccio Sodi. It begins with a dialogue between Biennale President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco and Cacciari, followed by a 65-minute screening. The program airs on June 13 on Nove. This installment of Nove's history cycle revisits Karl Kraus's 1922 pacifist masterpiece on World War I, exploring its relevance to contemporary conflicts. Cacciari's lecture addresses international tensions, corruption of language, and dehumanization, with dramatic readings by Massimo Venturiello and Paola De Crescenzo and AI animations. The work is a satirical drama with over 200 scenes and hundreds of characters. Cacciari contextualizes Kraus within a critical tradition from Nietzsche and Dostoevsky, avoiding direct parallels but prompting reflection on regression in international relations and the decline of supranational organizations like the UN.