Matteo Bergamini's 'Speednews' Examines Art Criticism in the Digital Age

Matteo Bergamini's book 'Speednews. L’arte scritta veloce' analyzes the transformation of art criticism in the digital era. Published by Collezione da Tiffany, the work blends memoir, pamphlet, and philosophical reflection on speed. Bergamini argues that the acceleration of information reduces critical distance and contemplative experience. He opposes digital dematerialization with direct encounters: traveling, visiting studios, and interviewing artists. The book references Mario Perniola and Paul Virilio, and includes citations of Clarice Lispector, Andy Warhol, Francesca Alinovi, and Enzo Mari. In an interview with Giuseppe Simone Modeo, Bergamini discusses the possibility of contemplative experience in the age of hyper-visibility, citing Art Basel's initiative to show works without prior PDFs or social media. He suggests criticism survives in unexpected places, like specialized online art news sites. Bergamini reflects on the tension between intellectual freedom and system necessities, noting that cultural flattening has also democratized access. He critiques the pandemic-era slogan 'we will never be the same again' as hollow. The book is presented as a hybrid text, part personal confession and part generational manifesto, avoiding curatorial jargon. Bergamini's writing is described as rapid, nervous, aphoristic, and grounded in concrete experience.