New Encyclopedia Explores Toti Scialoja's Multifaceted Career
Published by Electa and edited by Eloisa Morra, the encyclopedia 'Scialoja A-Z' presents 109 entries dedicated to Toti Scialoja (1914–1998), who was a versatile poet, critic, and educator. The work incorporates insights from approximately thirty experts across various disciplines. It traces Scialoja's artistic journey from post-expressionism to experimental abstraction, emphasizing his contributions as a poet, art critic, educator, graphic designer, and set designer. The book also highlights his relationships with notable figures such as de Kooning, Calvino, and Pasolini. As the first comprehensive monograph on his oeuvre, it features reproductions, photographs, and archival materials, including significant writings by Giovanni Raboni and rare documents related to Manganelli, Malerba, and Giuliani.
Key facts
- New encyclopedia 'Scialoja A-Z' published by Electa, edited by Eloisa Morra.
- Contains 109 entries on Toti Scialoja (1914–1998).
- Contributions from around thirty specialists across multiple disciplines.
- First monograph dedicated to Scialoja's complete work.
- Scialoja was a painter, poet, critic, professor, graphic designer, and set designer.
- Connections with de Kooning, Pascali, Maselli, Calvino, Pasolini, Manganelli, Raboni.
- Graphic design by Studio Sonnoli.
- Includes rare and unpublished documents.
- Scialoja was featured in the exhibition 'Calvino Cantafavole' at Palazzo Ducale in Genoa (Oct 15, 2023 – Apr 7, 2024).
- Morra previously published volumes on Scialoja: 'Un allegro fischiettare nelle tenebre' (2014) and 'Paesaggi di parole' (2019).
Entities
Artists
- Toti Scialoja
- Willem de Kooning
- Pino Pascali
- Titina Maselli
- Italo Calvino
- Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Giorgio Manganelli
- Giovanni Raboni
- Alberto Savinio
- Carlo Emilio Gadda
- Gabriella Drudi
- Paolo Albani
- Mario Barenghi
- Orietta Bonifazi
- Claudio Crescentini
- Maria De Vivo
- Valeria Eufemia
- Alessandro Fo
- Federico Francucci
- Giorgia Gastaldon
- Elisa Genovesi
- Laura Iamurri
- Chiara Mari
- Michela Morelli
- Eloisa Morra
- Massimo Natale
- Luca Pietro Nicoletti
- Onofrio Nuzzolese
- Lucia Ronchetti
- Maria Rossa
- Luca Scarlini
- Mario Scialoja
- Luca Serianni
- Marcello Sessa
- Giulio Tiozzo
- Marco Tirelli
- Marco Tonelli
- Patrizia Valduga
- Luigi Malerba
- Alfredo Giuliani
Institutions
- Electa
- University of Toronto
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma
- Garzanti
- Quodlibet
- Carocci
- Studio Sonnoli
- Palazzo Ducale di Genova
- Rai 2
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Paris
- France
- Rue de la Tombe Issoire
- Procida
- Genoa