Giancarlo Politi

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Giancarlo Politi is the founder of Flash Art Magazine. Politi was born in Trevi, Italy, in 1937. In 1967 he moved to Rome, where he started his own art magazine, called "Flash", and then changed into Flash Art. In the mid-70s he moved to Milan and founded Giancarlo Politi Editore, who publishes art books, catalogues, and Art Diary, a directory to artists studios, art galleries, art critics and art institutions.

In 1993, Giancarlo Politi, founded the Trevi Flash Art Museum. The museum has hosted several exhibitions featuring international artists, including Maurizio Cattelan, Vanessa Beecroft, Damien Hirst, Andres Serrano, and Mark Kostabi.

In 2001, Giancarlo Politi started the so called 'no-budget biennals'. The first one was in Tirana, Albania, but then, for institutional reasons (apparently there were conflicts with the some art institutions in Tirana), he opted for Prague. The third edition of the Prague Biennale 3 is due for June 2007.