Luigi Serafini is a multifaceted artist, born in Rome and
based in Milan and Rome. In 2007, the Padiglione d'Arte
Contemporanea in Milan (PAC) dedicated a mostra ontologica
(ontological exhibition) to him. In early 2021, the Centre Regional
d'Art Contemporain (CRAC-Occitanie) in Sete, France, hosted an
exhibition devoted to the surrealist universe of the Codex. The
original plates of the Codex can be seen in the Masone Labyrinth
Museum, near Parma, Italy.
"Codex Seraphinianus is the perfect book to drive a reader
mad with delight and frustration. Created by Italian artist Luigi
Serafini, it's a vast compendium of surreal illustrations annotated
in a made-up language. The infinitely bizarre diagrams - a horse
with a caterpillar rear end, umbrellas walking on human legs, a
machine extruding people - make "Codex" impossible to put down or
comprehend. It feels like a biology textbook designed by Salvador
Dali on acid. The giant new 40th anniversary edition from Rizzoli
includes 15 fresh drawings. To see it once is to be enchanted
forever." -WASHINGTON POST
"This mysterious and untranslated book of wonder is phenomenal even
if your state has not legalized marijuana. If your state has
legalized psilocybin you might want two copies." -BOINGBOING.NET
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