Pietrangelo Buttafuoco

Pietrangelo Buttafuoco

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Pietrangelo Buttafuoco is an Italian journalist and cultural commentator, currently serving as the president of the Venice Biennale. He plays a crucial role in promoting discussions on architecture and its social implications, particularly in the context of urgent global issues such as climate change and geopolitical conflicts.

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Pietrangelo Buttafuoco is the president of the Biennale foundation who criticized the European Union's decision regarding funding.

Beneški bienale se ne bo uklonil Evropski uniji
Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·SloveniaSlovenia· 2026-07-28
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Pietrangelo Buttafuoco confirmed that the Russian pavilion would be reopened at this year's exhibition.

ЄС припинив грант Венеційській бієнале через участь російського павільйону
Українська правда (Ukrayinska Pravda)·UkraineUkraine· 2026-07-21
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Tom Renier

Pietrangelo Buttafuoco is the president of the Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia and is involved in a controversy regarding his decision to give space to Russia at the Biennale.

La Rai «pronta a cancellare la trasmissione di Buttafuoco da Radio Uno». L'ipotesi di una «ritorsione» per lo spazio dato alla Russia alla Biennale di Venezia
Corriere della Sera·ItalyItaly· 2026-07-15
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Pietrangelo Buttafuoco is mentioned as being present at the Biennale di Venezia during a significant event.

Zuffe, rancori e gelosie. Così la destra litiga inseguendo il «sogno» dell’egemonia culturale
Corriere della Sera·ItalyItaly· 2025-12-24
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Pietrangelo Buttafuoco is the president who proposed Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu as curators for the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale.

Wang Shu e Lu Wenyu vão ser os curadores da Bienal de Arquitectura de Veneza 2027 | Arquitectura
Público·PortugalPortugal· 2025-11-29
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Wang Shu
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Lu Wenyu

Pietrangelo Buttafuoco is the president of the Biennale who emphasizes the need to raise awareness when children die.

LaBiennale e le proteste ProPal: «Si fa rumore se i bambini muoiono»
Corriere della Sera·ItalyItaly· 2025-08-26
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Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, the Biennale’s president, praised Kouoh’s 'refined, young, and disruptive intelligence' in a press statement.

Koyo Kouoh, history-making curator of the 2026 Venice Biennale, has died, age 57
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-05-13
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Pietrangelo Buttafuoco, the president of the Biennale, praised Koyo Kouoh's vision and influence in the art community.

Morreu Koyo Kouoh, curadora da Bienal de Veneza | Artes
Público·PortugalPortugal· 2025-05-10
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Pietrangelo Buttafuoco emphasized the political responsibility of institutions like the Venice Biennale to urgently discuss the climate crisis.

Bienal de Veneza quer propor soluções inclusivas para a urgência climática | Arquitectura
Público·PortugalPortugal· 2025-02-11
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