Fernando Castro Flórez (Plasencia, 1964) holds a PhD in Aesthetics from the Autonomous University of Madrid, where he is a tenured professor. He has written for cultural supplements of newspapers such as El País, Diario 16, El Independiente, El Sol o El MundoFor more than ten years he has worked as an art critic in the Cultural ABCHe regularly contributes to Revista de Occidente, Dardo, Exit Book o Discover ArtHe edits the magazine IVAM NotebooksShe is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Reina Sofía National Art Centre Museum and has curated over one hundred exhibitions. Her publications include: Skirmishes. Art in the Time of Demolition, Fasten Seat Belt. Field Notes of an Art Critic, Farces and Other Outrages of Contemporary Art y A public "truth". Critical considerations on contemporary art.