Artribune Podcast: Vittorio Gaddi and Maria Del Zompo on Art and Science

In an episode of the Artribune podcast series 'Contemporaneamente,' curated by Mariantonietta Firmani, notary and collector Vittorio Gaddi and University of Cagliari rector Maria Del Zompo discuss the intersection of art and science. Gaddi, a notary in Lucca since 1983 and founder of the Vittorio e Nunzia Gaddi collection, has been collecting contemporary Italian and international art since the late 1990s. His collection has been lent to major museums in Italy, Europe, and the United States, and is cited in publications including the BMW Art Guide by Independent Collectors and 'Il piacere dell’arte' by Adriana Polveroni and Marianna Agliottone. He serves on the steering committee of the collectors' association 'Collective.' Del Zompo, a neurologist and pharmacologist, became rector of the University of Cagliari in 2015. Her research spans psychopharmacology, psychiatric genetics, and pharmacogenetics, with about 200 publications. The conversation explores the biological basis of thought, the role of multidisciplinary contamination in societal development, and risks of money laundering in the art economy. The podcast aims to connect art with science, literature, history, philosophy, architecture, and cinema.