Seven New Books Explore Visual Culture, Archives, and Identity
Seven publications delve into themes such as photography, visual activism, hip hop culture, and ultras, examining the influence of images on memory, identity, and a sense of belonging. Notable contributors include Michel Foucault, Fabio Castelli, Rosa Matteucci, Corrado D'Agostini, Anna Giatti, Nicholas Mirzoeff, Napal, Ben Matundu, and Francesco Trione. The titles featured are: 'Storia della verità. Corso all’Università di Buffalo marzo-aprile 1972' by Michel Foucault (Einaudi, 2026, 356 pp., €25); 'Fotografia anonima. Vernacolare, orfana o trovata' by Fabio Castelli (Seipersei, 2026, 104 pp., €29); 'Svizzera. Il tempo è galantuomo' by Rosa Matteucci (Humboldt Books, 2026, 100 pp., €24); 'La tecnica degli Alinari' edited by Corrado D’Agostini and Anna Giatti (Dario Cimorelli Editore, 2026); 'Vedere nell’oscurità' by Nicholas Mirzoeff (Meltemi, 2026, 162 pp., €15); 'JAM ON IT. Storie Hip Hop vol. 1' by Napal and Ben Matundu (Drago Publisher, 2026, 308 pp., €35); and 'Sciarpe, Adesivi, Identità' by Francesco Trione (Drago Publisher, 2026, 122 pp., €14).
Key facts
- Seven new books are reviewed, covering photography, visual activism, hip hop, and ultras culture.
- Michel Foucault's 'Storia della verità' is based on his 1972 course at the University at Buffalo, published by Einaudi in 2026.
- Fabio Castelli's 'Fotografia anonima' explores anonymous, vernacular, orphan, and found photography, published by Seipersei in 2026.
- Rosa Matteucci's 'Svizzera. Il tempo è galantuomo' is a travelogue through Swiss cemeteries, with images by Louis De Belle, published by Humboldt Books in 2026.
- The Alinari technique book is edited by Corrado D’Agostini and Anna Giatti, published by Dario Cimorelli Editore, available from September 25, 2026.
- Nicholas Mirzoeff's 'Vedere nell’oscurità' addresses visual activism in Palestine, published by Meltemi in 2026.
- Napal and Ben Matundu's 'JAM ON IT' is a collective history of Italian hip hop, published by Drago Publisher in 2026.
- Francesco Trione's 'Sciarpe, Adesivi, Identità' analyzes the symbolic culture of ultras, published by Drago Publisher in 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Michel Foucault
- Fabio Castelli
- Rosa Matteucci
- Corrado D’Agostini
- Anna Giatti
- Nicholas Mirzoeff
- Napal (Marcello Saolini)
- Ben Matundu (Ben 'B Buck' Matundu)
- Francesco Trione
- Louis De Belle
- Rainer Maria Rilke
- Carl Gustav Jung
- Massimo Colonna
- Raffaello Sanzio
Institutions
- Einaudi
- Seipersei
- Humboldt Books
- Dario Cimorelli Editore
- Meltemi
- Drago Publisher
- Fondazione Alinari per la Fotografia
- Archivi Alinari
- University at Buffalo
- Artribune
- Amazon
Locations
- Italy
- Switzerland
- Buffalo
- United States
- Gaza
- Palestine
- Raron
- Zurich
- Florence
- Firenze
- Rome