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Today, by combining the analytical power of Artificial Intelligence with the analogue sources preserved in my personal archive, I reconstructed a significant moment in the history of visual culture: the 1970 Assembly of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA) held in Canada.
This reconstruction draws upon the original report by Corrado Maltese (1917-2001), published in the November 1970 issue of NAC - Notiziario Arte Contemporanea (Edizioni Dedalo).
The congress marked a decisive turning point. In a period of profound technological and social transformation, the Canadian context became a laboratory in which traditional art criticism was compelled to confront major figures of contemporary thought such as Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980), Rudolf Arnheim (1904-2007), and the influential critic Lawrence Alloway (1926-1990).
In this context, the shift from art as a collectible object to art as a global medium of communication became particularly evident.
Today, discussions about a supposed "crisis of criticism" are widespread. Yet this historical perspective suggests otherwise: what is often described as crisis may instead be understood as transformation. Authentic criticism remains intellectually autonomous, resisting the pressures of market-driven cultural consumption.
Revisiting Maltese means reclaiming a critical practice that is both political and participatory.
G. R.
March, 2026
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