10 Must-Read Books of 2025: From Fontana to Gaza
A selection of ten significant books released in 2025 features: 'Lucio Fontana. La possibilità di un oltre' by Paolo Campiglio (Johan & Levi Editore, €40), which delves into the artist's life; Serge Latouche’s 'Il disastro urbano e la crisi dell’arte contemporanea' (Elèuthera, €14), which connects urban decline with the commercialization of art; Philippe Daverio's 'Come San Francesco inventò l’arte moderna' (Solferino, €21.50), a posthumous work examining St. Francis's influence on contemporary art; Valerio Mattioli's 'Novanta. Una controstoria culturale' (Einaudi, €23), chronicling 1990s counterculture; and 'L’opera che non c’è' (Postmedia books, €26), which documents unfulfilled art projects, along with works by Hugh Nini, Franco Bifo Berardi, Valentina Tanni, Tommaso Sarti, and Stefano Casciani.
Key facts
- Paolo Campiglio's book on Lucio Fontana is published by Johan & Levi Editore in 2025, 352 pages, €40.
- Serge Latouche's 'Il disastro urbano e la crisi dell’arte contemporanea' is published by Elèuthera, 104 pages, €14.
- Philippe Daverio's 'Come San Francesco inventò l’arte moderna' is published by Solferino, 256 pages, €21.50.
- Valerio Mattioli's 'Novanta. Una controstoria culturale' is published by Einaudi, 552 pages, €23.
- Elisabetta Modena and Marco Scotti edit 'L’opera che non c’è' published by Postmedia books, 306 pages, €26.
- Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell's 'LOVING II' is published by 5 Continents Editions, 336 pages, €55.
- Franco Bifo Berardi's 'Pensare dopo Gaza' is published by Timeo, 250 pages, €18.
- Valentina Tanni's 'Antimacchine' is published by Einaudi, 200 pages, €18.
- Tommaso Sarti's 'Pisciare sulla metropoli' is published by MachinaLibro, 144 pages, €14.
- Stefano Casciani's 'Mendini' is published by Rizzoli Libri, 300 pages, €100.
Entities
Artists
- Lucio Fontana
- Giotto
- Piero della Francesca
- Andrea Mantegna
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Raffaello
- Tiziano
- Johannes Vermeer
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Alessandro Mendini
- Baby Gang
- Raffaele Carrieri
- Teresita Rasini
Institutions
- Johan & Levi Editore
- Elèuthera
- Solferino
- Einaudi
- Postmedia books
- 5 Continents Editions
- Timeo
- MachinaLibro
- Rizzoli Libri
- MoRE museum/archive
- Casabella
- Domus
- Alessi
- Swatch
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Argentina
- Milan
- Albisola
- Paris
- Buenos Aires
- Assisi
- Gaza
- Palestine
- Leoncavallo
- Forte Prenestino
- Livello 57
- Officina 99
- Vigevano