Art critics and polemicist
Vittorio Sgarbi on Tuesday quit as Sicily executive councillor
for the arts and cultural heritage.
Sgarbi, 65, known for his waspish wit, fierce invective and
impassioned and encyclopaedic knowledge of art, said he would
pass on his mandate to Sicilian sea heritage chief Sebastiano
Tusa.
Tusa, also 65, is a well-known archaeologist.
"I hope (Tusa) is the new councillor for the cultural
heritage," said Sgarbi.
Sgarbi said he was quitting because he was "fed up" with new
Sicily Governor Nello Musumeci, elected on a centre-right ticket
in November.
"Musumeci is really bad-mannered," said Sgarbi, who also said
he would "spit in the face of anti-establishment 5-Star Movement
(M5S) members who filed a note of censure against him.
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