La Tristeza de Nuestros Museos (“The Sadness of Our Museums”)
18:30 hours
Next Thursday, August 1, at 6:30 p.m., the launch of the book La tristeza de nuestros museos (The Sadness of Our Museums) by researcher Cecilia Bettoni will take place at the Il Posto Research and Documentation Centre. The author will discuss the content of this essay with art historian Ignacio Smulewicz.
Cecilia Bettoni is a professor and researcher. She received her PhD in Philosophy with a specialization in Aesthetics and Art Theory from the University of Chile with a thesis on the declinations of Benjamin’s concept of aura, partially published in various articles and essays. She specializes in theories of art and visuality, art historiography, and artistic institutions and systems. Her translations include Matthew Rampley’s In Search of Lost Time: On Aby M. Warburg and Walter Benjamin (2017) and Jean-Louis Schéfer’s The Ordinary Man of Cinema (2020). She currently works in the Art Department at Alberto Hurtado University, where she directs the Bachelor’s Degree in Art Theory and History.
