Margarita D'Amico (1938 – 12 October 2017) was a

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journalist, researcher, and professor who made a substantial impact on art criticism and cultural journalism in Venezuela.

Career

D'Amico graduated with a Bachelor in Journalism and Arts from the

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(UCV) in 1961 and with a postgraduate in Audiovisual Information in the

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in 1964. She became a professor at the Social of Communication Faculty of the UCV. D'Amico is the author of the book ''Lo Audiovisual en Expansión'' (Monte Ávila Editores, 1971). She also authored several columns published in the El Nacional newspaper, including ''Videosfera'', ''Los novelistas invisibles'', ''Sí y No'', ''Espacios'', ''La Nueva Música.'' In the newspaper El Universal D'Amico authored the column ''Vanguardia Hipersónica''. D'Amico created the television series ''Arte y Ciencia y Pioneros'', broadcast on channels 5 and 8 of

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, as well as the radio program ''Vanguardia Hipersónica'', on

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. She also organized several video workshops and festivals in Venezuela and abroad. To investigate new communication methods, D'Amico founded ''Proyecto Arte y Ciencia'' ("Art and Science Project"), starting with the pilot program ''Creando con los Polímeros.'' She was a collaborator in the ''Comunicación del Centro Gumilla'' magazine and the researcher center ''Cultura Visual del Centro de Investigación y Formación Humanística'' (CIFH) of the

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(UCAB). Until the end of her life, D'Amico explored subjects like the creation of images through new technologies, technological possibilities for expression, and other topics having to do with aesthetics and modern communication. D'Amico published her historic archive, ''La bohemia hipermediática,'' through UCAB.

References

External links

Toques de contemporaneidad Blog de Margarita D'Amico

Videos de Castillito MOMA1

Margarita D'Amico en la Biblioteca Nacional de Venezuela

D’Amico, Margarita, ''Nuevos medios y su impacto en el arte contemporáneo''
(Conferencia en Taller Curatorial Experimental II, 2012 en Periférico Caracas). {{DEFAULTSORT:DAmico, Margarita 1938 births 2017 deaths Venezuelan women journalists Venezuelan people of Italian descent Central University of Venezuela alumni Academic staff of the Central University of Venezuela University of Paris alumni Venezuelan expatriates in France Venezuelan women educators