iorgio Di Genova is the author of Storia dell’Arte Italiana del ’900 (History of Twentieth-Century Italian Art). Already in its eighth volume, the book constitutes the greatest editorial undertaking on twentieth-century artistic production yet to be published in Italy.
n innate polemicist, he left the PCI (Italian Communist Party) in 1956 and today identifies himself politically with the unaligned left. As a critic he has followed eccentric routes, and he loves to interpret art in the light of psychoanalysis and anthropology.
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iorgio grew up in Rome in the Testaccio neighborhood. He loves to cook and has reconstructed the original recipe for spaghetti alla carbonara. He is a fan of the Roma soccer club and is proud of his his beloved granddaughters, Anita and Matilde. Both girls are actively involved in drawing and enjoy making unique portraits of their grandfather.
