«If the ministry censored me it would be fascism»- Corriere.it

Vittorio Sgarbi, his performance with Morgan (with a good dose of profanity) on the Maxxi stage, the Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano was very irritated, he is afraid
to be forced to resign?
«Sangiuliano is a lover of futuristic aesthetics, on which he is planning an exhibition. Futurism means Dadaism, it means the revolution inside museums triggered by Marcel Duchamp. An obvious provocation that, years later, culminates in Manzoni’s Artist’s Shit…».

Well, undersecretary, but there really is a risk that they will ask you to leave…

“If I really were asked to resign for something like this, the Ministry of Culture would have to close its doors forever. It would be censorship, real fascism. Sangiuliano’s observations are acceptable, but if they refer to behavior in society or in institutional settings: for example, it is clear that at the Quirinale I don’t start swearing. But mine was a show, it was provocation. There was a profound misunderstanding.”

But she used strong tones.

“When an accident of any kind occurs, you know it. No one here noticed. Everyone cheered and the video was all online for a while. Then it happens that a group of “ladies” employees of Maxxi sends this letter of protest to Alessandro Giuli, president of the museum, and only then does the uproar break out. Above all, I understand that the “lady” who animated this letter is a fierce opponent of this government: the letter is just a way to hit Giuli, because he is simply guilty of being right-wing ».

In fact, Sangiuliano also asks Giuli for explanations.

«And Giuli will explain to him the same things that I have just explained to you».

But did the minister hear him?

“Sure, he texted me asking how I’m doing.”

And how did he respond?

« That I am indignant with the Calendas, with the solons of the Democratic Party. And above all with the grillini, who militate in a party whose son of the founder Beppe is on trial for sexual assault ».

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