11 art books for Christmas 2024: from Palermo to AI war photography
Artribune presents 11 art books for Christmas 2024, covering travel, photography, street art, AI, dioramas, climate change, and more. Titles include 'Palermo' edited by Giorgio Villani (Franco Maria Ricci, €75), a photographic homage to the Sicilian capital; 'Obey' by Shepard Fairey (Skira, €37), celebrating 35 years of the street artist; 'The Christmas Book' (Marsilio Arte, €40) exploring Christmas through art and pop culture; 'L’alba dell’Autostrada del Sole' edited by Lucia Bergonzoni (Electa, €42) on the iconic Italian highway; 'In miniatura' by Simon Garfield (Johan & Levi, €22) on the art of miniatures; 'Arte e cambiamento climatico' edited by Maja and Reuben Fowkes (Libri Scheiwiller, €29) on art and climate change; 'Mineralia' edited by Domitilla Dardi (24 ORE Cultura, €65) on minerals and natural forms; 'We Are At War' by Phillip Toledano (L’Artiere, €55) using AI to simulate a lost Robert Capa roll from D-Day; 'Diorami. Letteratura e cultura visuale' edited by Franca Franchi (Officina Libraria, €19.80) on 19th-century dioramas; 'Torazine 666' (Nero, €35) collecting the entire run of the Italian underground magazine; and 'Arte e Psiche' by Vittorino Andreoli (Edizioni Low, €19) on art, psyche, and madness.
Key facts
- 11 art books recommended for Christmas 2024
- Palermo edited by Giorgio Villani published by Franco Maria Ricci, €75
- Obey by Shepard Fairey published by Skira, €37
- The Christmas Book published by Marsilio Arte, €40
- L’alba dell’Autostrada del Sole edited by Lucia Bergonzoni published by Electa, €42
- In miniatura by Simon Garfield published by Johan & Levi, €22
- Arte e cambiamento climatico edited by Maja and Reuben Fowkes published by Libri Scheiwiller, €29
- Mineralia edited by Domitilla Dardi published by 24 ORE Cultura, €65
- We Are At War by Phillip Toledano published by L’Artiere, €55
- Diorami. Letteratura e cultura visuale edited by Franca Franchi published by Officina Libraria, €19.80
- Torazine 666 published by Nero, €35
- Arte e Psiche by Vittorino Andreoli published by Edizioni Low, €19
Entities
Artists
- Giorgio Villani
- Massimo Listri
- Luciano Romano
- Manfredi Gioacchini
- Ibn Jubayr
- Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
- Leonardo Sciascia
- Shepard Fairey
- Sam Bilton
- David Trigg
- Dolph Gotelli
- Andy Warhol
- Keith Haring
- Alexander McQueen
- Lucia Bergonzoni
- Luca Campigotto
- Silvia Camporesi
- Barbara Cannizzaro
- Simon Garfield
- Alberto Giacometti
- Edwin Lutyens
- Maria (Queen consort of George V)
- Jake Chapman
- Dinos Chapman
- Maja Fowkes
- Reuben Fowkes
- Domitilla Dardi
- Phillip Toledano
- Robert Capa
- Franca Franchi
- Vittorino Andreoli
- Karl Jaspers
- Carl Jung
- Jacques Lacan
- Carlo Zinelli
- Dario Moalli
Institutions
- Franco Maria Ricci Editore
- Skira
- Marsilio Arte
- Electa
- Johan & Levi
- Libri Scheiwiller
- 24 ORE Cultura
- L’Artiere
- Officina Libraria
- Nero
- Edizioni Low
- Artribune
- Phaidon
- Paris Photo
Locations
- Palermo
- Italy
- Sicily
- Milan
- Naples
- Bologna
- Florence
- Rome
- Paris
- Bergamo
- Vigevano
- Milano
- Switzerland