Italian Art Historian Slams British Cultural Arrogance Over Omission in Artist's Film Book

Marco Senaldi, an Italian philosopher and art theorist, critiques British cultural arrogance in an opinion piece on Artribune. He highlights the omission of Italian artist film contributions from the book 'Artist's Film' by David Curtis, with a preface by Steve McQueen. Senaldi points out that the book ignores key Italian figures like Bruno Munari, Mario Schifano, Fabio Mauri, Paolo Gioli, and Francesco Vezzoli. He also notes that Curtis misspells the names of Gianfranco Baruchello and Alberto Grifi in a reference to their work 'Verifica incerta' (1964). Senaldi contrasts this with Italy's meticulous respect for foreign names, accusing the British of hypocritical postcolonial and inclusive rhetoric. The piece reflects on the decline of the British myth post-Brexit, citing political figures Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, and questions Italy's self-perception as a periphery of the British Empire.