11 Art Books for Christmas: From Van Gogh to Ai Weiwei
A curated list of 11 art books for Christmas gifts, covering modern and contemporary international artists. Titles include Mariella Guzzoni's 'I libri di Vincent' on Van Gogh's literary passions, Raymond Duchamp-Villon's 'Muovere l'immoto' on sculpture, Edward Hopper's ledger books with annotations by his wife Jo, Sylvie Forestier's 'Chagall: la scena umana' and 'Chagall: le vetrate' on Chagall's stained glass, Patrick de Vries's 'Alberto Giacometti and the Perception of Reality' focusing on drawings, Barnett Newman's 'All'origine della nuova astrazione' collecting his critical writings, Anna Rosellini's 'Isa Genzken' on the sculptor's architectural approach, Ai Weiwei's 'Umanità' compiling 132 statements on refugees, Cornelia Lauf's monograph on Thomas Frontini, and 'Alicja Kwade. In Aporie' documenting her exhibition across Finland and Denmark. The list is presented by Marco Enrico Giacomelli on Artribune, with links to purchase.
Key facts
- Mariella Guzzoni's 'I libri di Vincent' explores Van Gogh's literary influences, published by Johan and Levi in 2020.
- Raymond Duchamp-Villon's 'Muovere l'immoto' critiques the museum's effect on sculpture, published by Castelvecchi in 2019.
- Edward Hopper's ledger books reveal detailed annotations by his wife Jo, published by Jaca Book in 2020.
- Sylvie Forestier's 'Chagall: la scena umana' and 'Chagall: le vetrate' cover Chagall's stained glass and human figures, published by Jaca Book in 2020.
- Patrick de Vries's 'Alberto Giacometti and the Perception of Reality' focuses on Giacometti's drawings, published by Hatje Cantz in 2019.
- Barnett Newman's 'All'origine della nuova astrazione' collects his critical essays, published by Christian Marinotti in 2019.
- Anna Rosellini's 'Isa Genzken' links her sculpture to architecture and resistance to Postmodernism, published by Postmedia Books in 2020.
- Ai Weiwei's 'Umanità' is a text-only collage of 132 statements on refugees, published by Damocle in 2019.
- Cornelia Lauf edited the monograph on Thomas Frontini, published by MER Books in 2019.
- 'Alicja Kwade. In Aporie' documents her exhibition across Finland and Denmark, published by Hatje Cantz in 2019.
- The list was published on Artribune by Marco Enrico Giacomelli in December 2020.
Entities
Artists
- Vincent van Gogh
- Mariella Guzzoni
- Raymond Duchamp-Villon
- Marcel Duchamp
- Jacques Villon
- Edward Hopper
- Jo Hopper
- Marc Chagall
- Sylvie Forestier
- Charles Marq
- Brigitte Simon
- André Malraux
- Alberto Giacometti
- Patrick de Vries
- Giovanni Giacometti
- Cézanne
- Masson
- Balthus
- Isaku Yanaihara
- Barnett Newman
- Clement Greenberg
- Walter Benjamin
- Isa Genzken
- Anna Rosellini
- Rem Koolhaas
- Ai Weiwei
- Larry Warsh
- Thomas Frontini
- Cornelia Lauf
- Matt Mullican
- Kris Martin
- Magritte
- Dalí
- Alicja Kwade
- Patrizia Sandretto
- Marie Nipper
- Arja Miller
- Minik Rosing
- Marco Enrico Giacomelli
Institutions
- Johan and Levi
- Castelvecchi
- Jaca Book
- Hatje Cantz
- Christian Marinotti
- Postmedia Books
- Damocle
- MER Books
- Artribune
- Goupil
- Gruppo di Puteaux
- Museo Nazionale Messaggio Biblico Marc Chagall
- Chiesa di Notre-Dame de Toute Grâce
- Cattedrale di Saint-Étienne
- Art Institute of Chicago
- ONU
- New York City Ballet
- Metropolitan Opera
- Biennale di Venezia
- Columbia University
- Copenhagen Contemporary
- EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art
- Natural History Museum of Denmark
Locations
- Monza
- Italy
- Roma
- Rome
- Milano
- Milan
- Berlino
- Berlin
- Germany
- Venezia
- Venice
- Gent
- Ghent
- Belgium
- Kingston
- Cleveland
- Ohio
- United States
- Nizza
- Nice
- France
- Assy
- Metz
- New York
- Chicago
- Finland
- Denmark
- Espoo