Mario Perniola

Mario Perniola (1941–2018) was a philosopher and art critic. He studied art history and philosophy, including under Luigi Pareyson in Rome. He later taught aesthetics at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and edited the journal Agalma. His writings addressed subjects including the avant-garde, the Situationist International, postmodernism, and critical theory. Perniola died in Rome in 2018.