Renato Barilli Rebuts Vittorio Sgarbi Over Palazzo dei Diamanti Extension
Renato Barilli, professor emeritus at the University of Bologna, responds to Vittorio Sgarbi's fierce opposition to adding a rear extension to Ferrara's Palazzo dei Diamanti. Barilli defends the project, which Sgarbi considers an affront to the building's nobility. Barilli recalls a past collaboration when Sgarbi, as Milan's culture assessor under Mayor Letizia Moratti, helped secure a Pierre Restany exhibition at the PAC in 2008, though Sgarbi left office before it opened. Barilli also addresses Sgarbi's potential appointment as president of MART, questioning his managerial skills while acknowledging his art critic credentials. Barilli had previously supported the Ferrara mayor's plan and now appeals to Minister Franceschini to reopen the case, though he doubts success due to political changes.
Key facts
- Vittorio Sgarbi opposes adding a rear extension to Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara.
- Renato Barilli defends the extension project.
- Sgarbi was Milan's culture assessor under Mayor Letizia Moratti.
- Barilli requested Sgarbi's support for a Pierre Restany exhibition at PAC in 2008.
- The Restany exhibition took place in 2008 after Sgarbi left office.
- Sgarbi is a candidate for president of MART.
- Barilli appeals to Minister Franceschini to reopen the Palazzo dei Diamanti case.
- The political color of Ferrara's mayor has changed.
- Sgarbi is described as an 'excellent screen animal' who acts without half measures.
- Barilli accuses Sgarbi of being a 'casinista' (troublemaker) in managerial roles.
Entities
Artists
- Renato Barilli
- Vittorio Sgarbi
- Pierre Restany
- Lucio Fontana
- Achille Bonito Oliva
- Mario Cucinella
- Eugenio Riccomini
- Arturo Carlo Quintavalle
- Riccardo Muti
- Moni Ovadia
- Andrea Emiliani
- Vittorio Emiliani
- Raniero Gnoli
- Nicola Spinosa
- Marc Fumaroli
- Massimo D'Alema
- Furio Colombo
- Pier Luigi Cervellati
- David Grieco
- Andrea Carandini
- Mario Botta
- Mario Bellini
- Massimo Bray
- Fulvio Abate
- Pierluigi Cerri
- Pietro Citati
- Oscar Farinetti
- David Ekserdjian
- Christoph Frommel
- Elio Garzillo
- Giulio Giorello
- Dacia Maraini
- Gennaro Migliore
- Dario Nardella
- Nuccio Ordine
- Leoluca Orlando
- Gaetano Pesce
- Paolo Portoghesi
- Salvatore Settis
- Tomaso Montanari
- Gino Famiglietti
- Franco Bernabè
- Ilaria Vescovi
- Bonisoli
- Cofferati
Institutions
- Palazzo dei Diamanti
- University of Bologna
- Comune di Milano
- PAC (Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea)
- MART
- Artribune
- l'Unità
- Corriere della Sera
Locations
- Ferrara
- Italy
- Milan
- Paris
- France
- Bologna
- piazza Maggiore