Christian Caliandro's Summer Theory: Culture and Current Events through Lucio Battisti

Christian Caliandro, an art historian and professor at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, published a personal essay titled 'Summer Theory. Cultura e attualità a partire da Lucio Battisti' on Artribune in August 2018. The piece weaves together fragmented observations from Palermo, Borgo Pineto, and Bari, referencing Lucio Battisti's song 'Windsurf' and Pearl Jam's 'Just Breathe'. Caliandro reflects on memory, identity, and the degradation of contemporary culture, contrasting past artistic values with present mediocrity. He mentions his ongoing work 'The Twilight World' (2014–ongoing) set in Shatila, Beirut, and includes a vignette about a traffic policeman in Palermo. The essay also promotes Artribune's newsletters: Incanti (art market), Render (urban regeneration), and PAX (cultural tourism). Caliandro is a member of the scientific committee of Symbola Fondazione per le Qualità italiane.