Andrea Speziali, born in 1988, is recognised as one of the most talented experts of Art Nouveau art in Italy. After receiving his doctorate from the Academy of Fine Arts in Urbino, the multifaceted artist from Riccione has distinguished himself in exhibitions such as the Affordable Art Fair in Amsterdam (2010), the Wikiarte gallery group show in Bologna (2011) with Philippe Daverio, the 14th International Modern and Contemporary Art Fair in Beijing in the World Trade Centre complex (2011) and the 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale (Pavilion ''Italy'' - curated by Vittorio Sgarbi), receiving significant awards. There are about fifteen texts, among the best known: Una Stagione del Liberty a Riccione (Maggioli, 2010), Romagna Liberty (Maggioli, 2012), Il Novecento di Matteo Focaccia and Savona Liberty. Villa Zanelli e altre architetture (both for Risguardi edizioni), Diletto e Armonia. Villeggiature marine Liberty (La Pieve, 2015), l'Education Sexuelle, 100 best doors of Art Nouveau around the world (CartaCanta Editore) in addition to some thirty curated exhibitions and hundreds of conferences in Europe confirm Andrea's volcanic nature devoted to the promotion and preservation of beauty. In 2014, for the so-called year of Liberty, he set up the web portal "Italia Liberty" with the aim of taking a census of all the architectures that still keep this style alive in the peninsula, and he curated the various editions of the great Photography and Video Competition ITALIAN LIBERTY, from which the volumes were born: Italian Liberty - L'alba del Novecento (2014), Italian Liberty - Una nuova stagione dell'Art Nouveau (2015) and Italian Liberty - Il sogno europeo della grande bellezza (2016), all for CartaCanta Editore, Forlì. The spin-offs: Giuseppe Sommaruga (1867-1917). Un protagonista del Liberty (2017, for the centenary celebrations) and The world of Art Nouveau (2017). The latter book also gave rise to the eponymous Instagram and Facebook pages, full of photos and documents about Art Nouveau around the world, @Theworldartnouveau. Speziali's numerous discoveries in the field of Art Nouveau, such as Emile Hurtré's frescoes in Correggio, Pietro Melandri's Primavera canvas in Faenza or the lift cabin that belonged to Gaudí's Casa Batllò in Barcelona, have caused quite a stir in Europe. Particular mention should be made of the analytical study on the Vicenza artist Mirko Vucetich, from which several of his publications such as Mario Mirko Vucetich (1898-1975). Architettura, scultura, pittura, disegno (Silvana Editoriale 2020), which have contributed to the rediscovery of one of the most multifaceted figures of the 20th century, as well as the large monographic exhibition in 2012 set up in the 14th-century Marostica Castle and the sumptuous exhibition "Inedito Novecento. L'arte nella collezione Breganze da Mario Mirko Vucetich a Filippo De Pisis" at the Magazzini del Sale in Cervia in 2021, which he curated. Numerous articles of his have been published by eminent newspapers such as Il Resto del Carlino, Sole 24Ore, Il Giornale Off and Repubblica. He writes and has written for national scientific journals such as Abitare del Corriere della Sera, Abitare la Terra, Agorà. Periodical of Sicilian Culture. In May 2021 he made his debut as a music composer by publishing the album "Inedito Novecento" and subsequently "Summer Rain", "Riccione Empire of the Sun" and "Rise" on the most popular digital music stores. In 2023, he opened the podcast "Fatti d'Arte Cultura" distributed on the most popular digital platforms, where he recounts the art of the 20th century in its many facets. cultural facts and major exhibitions. IDENTIKIT Andrea Speziali (28 September 1988, Rimini) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Urbino (2014) and founded the Italia Liberty association in 2019. The son of Rodolfo Speziali and Daniela Pesaresi, he has a brother Mattia Speziali. Andrea Speziali is 1.8 metres tall, with blond hair and brown eyes. In 2020 he published "A Season of Art Nouveau in Riccione".