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 Régional d’Art Contemporain
(CRAC-Occitanie) in Sète, 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
Dalí 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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