Carmine Benincasa

Carmine Benincasa
Born (1947-12-17) 17 December 1947
Eboli, Italy
Nationality Italian
Education University of Rome
Occupation Art critic, author, journalist
Title Professor

Carmine Benincasa is an Italian art critic and art historian professor.

Biography

Carmine Benincasa was born in Eboli in the south of Italy. After studying in a religious school he moved to Rome to study theology, philosophy and law.

He was a professor of art history at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Macerata in Florence and professor of history art at the Faculty of Architecture of the University La Sapienza of Rome. During this period he established contact with intellectuals like Jean-Paul Sartre,[1] Jorge Luis Borges, Marguerite Yourcenar, Bruno Zevi and many more.

He is currently chief editor of Cahiers d'Art International.

From 1978 to 1982 he was member of the Commissione Consultiva Arti Visive della Venice Biennale [2] and main advisor of the Ministry of Culture and Environment. In 1994 for his political implications he was accused of robbery and sent-off to jail for a very short period as the accusations were inconsistent. Within the legislation system of Italy, only 20 years later the Supreme Court of Italy find him innocent of all the charges.[3]

He has published numerous essays, articles and monographs on major authors of contemporary art i.e. P. Klee; A. Masson; A. Tàpies; G. Corneille: R. Guttuso; H. Moore; M. Ceroli; P.A. Renoir; U. Mastroianni ; W. De Kooning; J. Mirò; G. Rouault; A. Modigliani, A. Bragaglia; G. Balla; W. Kandinsky; H. Matisse; G. Morandi; O. Kokoschka, as well as curated exhibitions mostly all over the world, including the Venice Biennale.

Andy Warhol with prof Benincasa (left), Rome

Selected works

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