Gillo dorfles intervista me cristiano

Not long after the turn of the century, he still has the sense of wonder and the insatiable curiosity of a child for contemporary styles and fashions. No area of creativity is missed by his acute, far-seeing eye; no social phenomenon is not subjected to his passionate investigations; no mania or weakness escapes his wit.

He frequents all the arts without distinction.

Gillo dorfles intervista me cristiano

He knows their history, their main directions, and how to make connections, parallels and conjunctions between them. He moves easily from the theoretical to the anecdotal. He has a gentle touch, able to alleviate theoretical sluggishness with the lightness of his irony and the lively variety of his elegant way of speaking.

Ordinary life, investigated from every angle, is the focus for many of his thoughts.
 

Gillo Dorfles was born on 12 April 1910 in Trieste; his father was from Gorizia and his mother from Genoa. He spent his childhood and adolescence in Genoa and Trieste.