The Italian Cultural Institute is pleased to present “Italian Excellences. Illustrations for Italo Calvino”, an exhibition in which 61 illustrations to Italo Calvino’s texts were presented.
This exhibition offers a valuable opportunity to engage with writings conceived for young readers, and fairy tales that provide an opportunity for shared adult/children reading time. It is also a significant medium for presenting children’s publishing to the world, a research-led space full of high-quality offerings, vital to the education of future generations. This edition others visitors a historical and geographical overview of one of the greatest interpreters of Italian literature, a man who turned words into images. From five hundred plus worldwide illustrators who took part, the event showcases thirty-one Italian creators, along with non-Italians and
previously published works, plus a selection of thirty others identified by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair Contest dedicated Illustrated Calvino jury. The different exhibition sections – their titles conceived to underline the link between the written texts and their illustrations – form a visual itinerary through fairy tales, novels, adaptations, school texts, and new worlds.
The exhibition will be open to the public until 29th of December 2023.