Elena Pontiggia

Elena Pontiggia holds a degree in Philosophy. She was Professor of Contemporary Art History at the Accademia di Brera, Italy, and currently at Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Her research focuses on 20th-century art both in Italy and internationally, and on the tension between modernity and classicism in the artists' poetics. She served on the Board of Directors of the Roman Quadriennale (2002- 2008), and has been President of the Scientific Committee of the VAF (Volker, Aurora Feierabend) Stiftung (Frankfurt, Germany). She has been awarded many prizes: the San Valentino 1996; the Carducci 2009; the Semeria 2022. Recognized as one of the leading experts on the work of Mario Sironi, she has curated the general catalogue of several 20th-century masters and edited the Italian edition of various artists' writings (e.g., Klimt, Kandinsky, Modigliani, Picasso, de Chirico, Pollock). Her latest books include: Mario Sironi. La grandezza dell'arte, le tragedie della storia; Christian Schad; Arturo Martini. La vita in figure; De Chirico. Gli anni 40.