Giovanni Testori Archive Philology and creative sparks

The papers of Giovanni Testori (1923-1993)—painter, writer, playwright, poet and art critic—are increasingly arousing fascination among scholars and enthusiasts. Recent academic research has yielded interesting philological results; in other cases, an innovative approach has also allowed for creative outcomes. During the meeting, these topics are discussed with Giovanni Agosti, Giovanni Hänninen and Davide Dall'Ombra. Until February 28th, a selection of the Archive's papers is housed in the Cuore space, where materials from the Lombardy Region Testori Collection (on deposit in the Novate Milanese House) and the Giovanni Testori Association Archive are presented in a chronological path enriched with thematic insights.

Speakers Giovanni Agosti, full professor of Modern Art History at the University of Milan, scholar and expert in Lombard Renaissance art Giovanni Hänninen, photographer, teaches Photography for Architecture at the School of Architecture and Society of the Polytechnic University of Milan Davide Dall'Ombra, director of the Giovanni Testori Association Alice Boltri, head of the Testori Archive