Il nuovo libro di Vincenzo Trione vuole ridefinire il concetto di avanguardia (le recensioni dei suoi allievi)
On March 9, 2026, at IULM University in Milan, Vincenzo Trione presented his new book *Rifare il mondo. Le età dell’avanguardia* (Einaudi, 2025). The event was part of the cultural program *Leonardo alla IULM*, which also featured pages from the Codex Atlanticus on loan from the Biblioteca Ambrosiana. Trione, a professor at IULM, discussed the book with four of his students: Anna Luigia De Simone, Vincenzo Di Rosa, Anna Calise, and Alessia Scaparra Seneca. The talk, titled "Nessuna parola caratterizza l’arte contemporanea più di avanguardia," explored the concept of the avant-garde, its historical legacy, and its contemporary reactivation through movements, manifestos, collectives, and cultural phenomena.
The book offers a method for understanding the present by redefining the avant-garde as a persistent, low-intensity force that resurfaces in diverse forms—from rock concerts and fashion shows to video games and climate activism. Trione’s approach, as analyzed by his students, involves dissecting objects (manifestos, artworks, texts) and building a personal lexicon to decode their meanings. The work matters because it challenges conventional art-historical narratives and provides a critical tool for navigating today’s visual culture, linking historical avant-gardes to current artistic and social practices.