Italian art critic and essayist Eleonora Fiorani dies at 79
On March 10, 2021, Eleonora Fiorani, a prominent Italian epistemologist, essayist, and art critic, passed away in Milan at the age of 79. She was a faculty member at Politecnico di Milano, IED, and NABA, and contributed to the scientific committee of the Triennale di Milano, where she curated notable exhibitions such as 'Textile vivant' and 'Rick Owens. Subhuman Inhuman Superhuman' between 2015 and 2018. Fiorani pursued her studies in philosophy and history at Università Statale di Milano under the guidance of Ludovico Geymonat, later branching into diverse disciplines. Beginning her art writing career in 1988, she examined human-environment interactions. Her final exhibition was 'Fantasmi del Novecento' in 2019. Among her works are 'Il naturale perduto' and 'Geografie dell’abitare'. The obituary was penned by artist Amalia Del Ponte.
Key facts
- Eleonora Fiorani died on March 10, 2021 in Milan at age 79.
- She was an epistemologist, essayist, and art critic.
- She taught at Politecnico di Milano, IED, and NABA.
- She served on the scientific committee of Triennale di Milano, curating fashion exhibitions from 2015 to 2018.
- Exhibitions curated: 'Textile vivant', 'Nuovo vocabolario della moda italiana', and 'Rick Owens. Subhuman Inhuman Superhuman'.
- She studied philosophy and history at Università Statale di Milano under Ludovico Geymonat.
- She began writing about art in 1988 for a performance by Walter Maioli.
- Her last project was the 2019 diffuse exhibition 'Fantasmi del Novecento' co-curated with Maria Fratelli and Mariella Brenna.
- The exhibition involved CASVA and Casa Museo Boschi di Stefano in Milan.
- Her publications include 'Il naturale perduto', 'Friedrich Engels e il materialismo dialettico', 'Leggere i materiali', 'Il mondo degli oggetti', 'Geografie dell’abitare', 'I mondi che siamo. Nel tempo delle ritornanze', 'Cantare il tempo e l’essere', 'La matta di casa', and 'Scintille d’umanità'.
- The obituary was written by artist Amalia Del Ponte.
- Fiorani taught at the liceo sperimentale of Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan.
Entities
Artists
- Eleonora Fiorani
- Amalia Del Ponte
- Walter Maioli
- Francesco Leonetti
- Arnaldo Pomodoro
- Ludovico Geymonat
- Maria Fratelli
- Mariella Brenna
Institutions
- Politecnico di Milano
- IED
- NABA
- Triennale di Milano
- Università Statale di Milano
- Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi di Milano
- CASVA
- Casa Museo Boschi di Stefano
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Venezia