Eva Beresin

Denise Wendel-Poray is a Canadian/ French writer, editor and curator holding degrees from the universities of Yale and McGill. She is author of books and essays on the relationship between art, theater and music. (Painting the Stage, Skira Editore 2019, The Last Days of the Opera, Skira Editore, 2023) She has directed and authored artist's monographs for Skira (Kalif Tahir Thompson, 2023, Chiharu Shiota, 2024 Paul Pagk, 2025). She has advised and curated for museum and gallery shows for artist such as William Kentridge, Howard Hodgkin and Hermann Nitsch. As a journalist, she is a regular contributor to Le quotidien de l'art, Wiener Kurier, Art Press, and La Scena. She is the director of Skira's new Milestones series on today's greatest living artists. Gert Korentschnig is an Austrian journalist, editor, and cultural commentator. He serves as Head of the Culture and Media editorial department at the Austrian daily newspaper Kurier, where he is also first music critic and Vice-Editor-in-Chief, writing extensively on theatre, opera, and the broader arts. Known for his incisive critiques and cultural essays, Korentschnig brings deep insight into performance, dramaturgy, and cultural context. His work places particular emphasis on the intersections of art, culture, and public life in Austria and beyond.