Electra 2: Stupidity

"There is stupidity in every era, but each era has its own kind of stupidity" – Flaubert. This subject is approached in this edition by Yves Michaud, Philosophy professor and art critic, with an essay about the impact of mass and surplus of information; by American philosopher Avital Ronell, who analyses the phenomenon and concept of stupidity and the way it can be appropriated by philosophy and literature; by Italian artist Serena Giordano,who explores the importance of stupidity in art; and by Italian sociologist Alessandro Dal Lago, with the article "Idiocy, Identity and Migrations"; Antonio Baiao and Antnio Pedro Marques, editors of the annual publication Bestiario, talk about the triumph of the narrative of stupidity in the digital public space. This second edition's interview talks to Italian Salvatore Settis, art historian and archaeologist, known for his public speaking and essays about the way in which political and economic administration can threaten legacy. The second edition of Electra will also include a portfolio by American artist Dean Monogenis; Ted Bonin's journal, a New York gallerist; and a profile on Nick Cave by Bernardo Futscher Pereira.