Sky Arte documentary profiles Memmo Mancini, legendary art supplier
On November 29, Sky Arte will broadcast the documentary 'Il venditore di colori,' featuring Domenico 'Memmo' Mancini, the proprietor of the renowned 'Ditta Poggi' shop located near Rome's Pantheon. Mancini, born in 1944, started his career at G. Poggi at the age of 18, opting for this path over a banking position, and has catered to notable clients such as Giorgio de Chirico, Salvador Dalí, and Andy Warhol. Directed by Daniele Costantini, the film traces the transformation of the shop from a general store to a dedicated artist supplier. It includes insights from Balthus's widow, Setsuko Klossowska de Rola, and showcases Mancini's patronage of artists like Mario Schifano and Renato Guttuso. The production is a collaboration between Sky Arte and Artribune.
Key facts
- Documentary 'Il venditore di colori' airs on Sky Arte on November 29.
- Subject is Domenico 'Memmo' Mancini, owner of 'Ditta Poggi' near the Pantheon in Rome.
- Mancini was born in 1944 and started working at G. Poggi at age 18.
- He supplied artists including de Chirico, Dalí, Balthus, Guttuso, Warhol, Rauschenberg, Twombly, Schifano, and Transavanguardia painters.
- Director Daniele Costantini first heard of Mancini in the late 1970s through Franco Angeli.
- Production support from Roberto Cicutto; cinematography by Maurizio Calvesi.
- Setsuko Klossowska de Rola, Balthus's widow, appears in the documentary.
- Mancini provided Mario Schifano with deli paper and fluorescent American enamels.
Entities
Artists
- Domenico Mancini
- Memmo Mancini
- Giorgio de Chirico
- Salvador Dalí
- Balthus
- Renato Guttuso
- Giulio Turcato
- Andy Warhol
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Cy Twombly
- Mario Schifano
- Sandro Chia
- Enzo Cucchi
- Mimmo Paladino
- Franco Angeli
- Setsuko Klossowska de Rola
- Alberto Giacometti
- Federico Fellini
Institutions
- Ditta Poggi
- G. Poggi
- Sky Arte
- Artribune
- Accademia di Francia a Villa Medici
- Fondazione Balthus
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Pantheon
- via del Gesù
- Piazza Argentina
- via dei Barbieri
- Switzerland
- Rossinière