Diego Mantoan

Diego Mantoan is a researcher in art history and art economics, having studied and holding lectures at several renowned European institutes, such as Freie Universität Berlin, Ca' Foscari University in Venice, University of Trento. He holds a BA and MA in Art's Management and Economics (Venice), a further MA in Art History (Trento) and a PhD in Art History (Berlin). From 2002 to 2008 he has worked at the Venice Biennale, first being in charge of the marketing plan at the contemporary art exhibition, later as Jury Secretary. He could thus work alongside top curators such as Francesco Bonami and Hans Ulrich Obrist, as well as many other arts and culture celebrities such as film director Wim Wenders, visual artist Rirkrit Tiravanija and composer Arvo Pärt. In the last eight years he has been a professional archive curator for celebrated artists and museums in Germany. Amongst others, he has curated the archive of video-artist Douglas Gordon (Berlin), of the Julia Stoschek Foundation (Düsseldorf) and of painter Sigmar Polke (Cologne). He has a record of several scientific publications in the history of art and its economics, as well as of theatre plays and books, essays and reviews for newspapers and online magazines. "The Road to Parnassus" draws upon the varied academic and practical experience of the author, whose skills and knowledge developed serving for years both in scientific research as well as in high ranking art institutions and for top class art professionals