Elena Pontiggia

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Elena Pontiggia
Born (1955-07-22) July 22, 1955 (age 69)
Nationality Italian
Alma mater University of Milan
Occupation(s) Art critic, Professor
Employer(s) Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Politecnico di Milano
AwardsGolden Valentine's Day (for Art History)

Elena Pontiggia (22 July 1955) is an Italian art critic and professor at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera.

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Biography

Born in Milan, only daughter of Giampiero Neri, Elena Pontiggia graduated in philosophy at the University of Milan with a thesis on Nietzsche's aesthetics. [1] She teaches "art history" at the Brera Academy and at the "Politecnico di Milano" of Milan. She collaborates for various newspapers and magazines. Since 2011 she has written for La Stampa. Among the prizes she won it is included the "Golden Valentine's Day" for the History of Art in 1996, the "Carducci prize" for Modernity and Classicism in 2009 and the Prize "Casinò di Sanremo-Antonio Semeria". [2]

Selected books

References

  1. Masoero, Ada. "Pontiggia a capo del Kuratorium della Fondazione VAF - Il Giornale dell'Arte". www.ilgiornaledellarte.com/Articolo/pontiggia-a-capo-del-kuratorium-della-fondazione-vaf.
  2. "Enrico Vanzina, Mario Baudino ed Elena Pontiggia sono i "Trofei" del Premio Letterario Internazionale "Casinò di Sanremo-Antonio Semeria" 2022". September 14, 2022.