Demetrio Paparoni

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Demetrio Paparoni
Anish Kapoor and Demetrio Paparoni, Athene 1983
Born	(1954-01-25) January 25, 1954 (age 71) Siracusa, Italy
Occupation(s)	Art critic ; Curator ; Writer ; Editor
Website	demetriopaparoni.com

Demetrio Paparoni (born Siracusa, Italy, 1954) is an Italian art critic, curator, writer, and editor who has taught History of Modern Art and History of Contemporary Art at the University of Catania.

Paparoni is the art critic of the Italian newspaper Domani.^[1] He has curated a number of major exhibitions. In 1983 he founded the contemporary art magazine Tema Celeste^[2][3] and the publishing house of the same name, which he ran until 2000.^[4][5][6][7]

His art criticism books include The Devil: A Visual History (Cernunnos/Abrams).^[8][9][10] and Art and Posthistory, Conversations on the End of Aesthetics written with Arthur Danto (Columbia University Press).^[11][12]

Paparoni has published monographs on Chuck Close, Jonathan Lasker, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (Alberico Cetti Serbelloni editore), Wang Guangyi, Natee Utarit, Ronald Ventura, Gottfried Helnwein (Skira),^[13] Nyoman Masriadi, Rafael Megall, Andres Barrioquinto (Rizzoli New York).^[14][15]

His essays are featured in monographs and catalogs of many artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Peter Halley, Keith Haring, Edward Hopper, Zhang Huan, Alex Katz, David La Chapelle, Markus Lupertz, Tony Oursler, Mimmo Paladino, Michelangelo Pistoletto, David Salle, Jenny Saville, Sean Scully, Li Songsong, Doug and Mike Starn, Joana Vasconcelos, and Andy Warhol, among others.^[16][17]

• (in Italian) Roberta Scorranese (2020). Demetrio Paparoni, Critico d'arte, Il tempo delle donne del Corriere della Sera
• John Sallis (2017). Shades—Of Painting at the Limit, Indiana University Press ISBN 9780253031334
• David Carrier (1994). The Aesthete in the City: The Philosophy and Practice of American Abstract Painting in the 1980s, Pennsylvania State University Press ISBN 9780271042978
• Michael Schmidt (2013). From demonic terrorist to sainted icon: The transfiguration of Nelson Mandela, Daily Maverick
• Paolo Falcone, Valentina Bruschi (2009). Passaggi in Sicilia la collezione di Riso e oltre, Skira ISBN 9788876247231
• Tiziana Andina, Erica Onnis (2019). The Philosophy and Art of Wang Guangyi, Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN 978-1-3500-1937-9
• (in Italian) Andrea Mecacci (2014). Introduzione a Andy Warhol, Editori Laterza ISBN 9788858115350
• (in Italian) Massimo Melotti (2017). Vicende dell'arte in Italia dal dopoguerra agli anni Duemila, Franco Angeli Edizioni ISBN 9788891755490
• (in Italian) Maria Cristina Carratù (2015). Demetrio Paparoni: "L'estetica non basta, serve l'economia. L'arte sia un concreto motore di rilancio", La Repubblica
• (in Italian) Davide Vecchi (2014). "Expo, al critico d’arte Celant contratto di consulenza da 750mila euro", Il Fatto Quotidiano
• (in Italian) V.v. A.a. (1996). Arte contemporanea italiana pittori e scultori 1946-1996 : opere e mercato 1996-1997, Agnellini ISBN 9788841537688
• (in Italian) V.v. A.a. (1998). Guida ragionata ai periodici italiani, La Rivisteria
• (in Norwegian) "Demetrio Paparoni", Samtidskunst.com Contemporary Art
• (in Norwegian) Av Nora Joung (2018) Vold, sentimentalitet og maktesløshet, Kunstkritikk