Collector’s book
“An unusual exploration into velocity”
from an idea by Andrea Benetti
Andrea Benetti’s book, entitled “An Unusual Exploration into Velocity,” is unique in its kind. Initially conceived as a book on philosophy and art, it later welcomed prestigious contributions from the pens of university professors who are among the most renowned in their academic fields. The publication explores the concept of speed, with Andrea Benetti, the creator of the project, offering speculative insights on velocity and its relationship to the evolution of civilizations over time. He theorizes three types of speed (natural, mechanical, and absolute), which he represents through twelve artworks. He also included three photographs by Luca Vezzoso—one for each type of speed—and a sculpture by Lanfranco Di Rico, symbolizing speed in relation to humanity. The second part of the book features professors who each contributed a short essay on how speed has influenced, and continues to influence, their specific field of teaching—ranging from politics, law, and medicine, to music, philosophy, chemistry, and physics. The project is supported by international institutions and is published in both English and Italian. Introducing Andrea Benetti’s pictorial work are four important critiques written by equally renowned critics and art historians. To provide the most comprehensive overview possible, we will list below the names of all the contributors to the book.
They wrote the critical piece on Andrea Benetti’s painting
Christian Parisot ⋅ President of the Amedeo Modigliani Institut Archives Lègales – Paris-Rome
Gregorio Rossi ⋅ Curator of the Museum of Italian Contemporary Art in America
Curator of the “Natura e sogni” pavilion · 53rd edition of the Venice Biennale of Art
formerly Curator of the Amedeo Modigliani Documentation and Research Center
They wrote an analysis on the influence of velocity in their subject of study
Prof. Kenneth H. Keller ⋅ Former Director and Professor, Johns Hopkins University
School of Advanced International Studies – Bologna
Prof. Gianfranco Pasquino ⋅ Full Professor of “Political Science” – Department of Political Science
University of Bologna – Johns Hopkins University
Prof. Antonino Galloni ⋅ former Professor of “Economics”
Berkeley University (California)
L.U.I.S.S. University
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (MI)
University of Rome
Università di Modena
Prof. Fabrizio Politi ⋅ Dean of the Faculty of Economics – Full Professor of “Constitutional Law”
University of L’Aquila
Prof. Gaetano Bonetta ⋅ Dean of the Faculty of Education Science – Full Professor of “General Pedagogy”
University of the Studies “G. D’Annunzio” of Chieti and Pescara
Prof. Raffaele Bugiardini ⋅ Full Professor of “Diseases of the Cardiovascular System” – Faculty of Medicine
University of Bologna
Prof. Pierluigi Giordani ⋅ Former Full Professor of “Urban Planning” – Department of Urban Architecture and Surveying
University of Padua
Prof. Silvio Bergia ⋅ Former Full Professor in the disciplinary grouping of “Theoretical Physics”
Department of Physics – University of Bologna
Prof. Mauro Catenacci ⋅ Full Professor of “Criminal Law” – Faculty of Law
University of Teramo
Prof. Gianfranco Bartalotta ⋅ Professor of “History of Theater and Performance”
Faculty of Education Sciences – Roma Tre University
Full professor of “Methodologies and techniques of the globality of languages”
Faculty of Education Sciences -Unisu Telematic University
Prof. Gianluca Tagliamonte ⋅ Professor of “Etruscology and Italic Antiquities”
Department of Cultural Heritage
University of Salento – Lecce
Prof. Renata Nemola ⋅ Professor of “Piano Accompaniment” and “Accompaniment Practice”
“Gian Battista Martini” Conservatory of Bologna
University of the Studies “G. D’Annunzio” of Chieti and Pescara
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