13 Art Books for Christmas: From Chiara Fumai to Jeff Koons

A roundup of 13 recent art books, heavily focused on Italian artists, is presented by Marco Enrico Giacomelli. The list includes a major monograph on the late Chiara Fumai (1977–2017), curated by Francesco Urbano Ragazzi, Milovan Farronato, and Andrea Bellini, published by Nero. Alessandro Pessoli's exhibition at Chiostri di Sant'Eustorgio in Milan is documented in a Lenz Press catalogue. Olafur Eliasson's writings are collected in 'Leggere è respirare, è divenire' (Christian Marinotti). Nathalie Léger's 'L'abito bianco' recounts the tragic story of Pippa Bacca. Angelo Bellobono's 'Mappa Appennino' documents his high-altitude painting project. Margherita Morgantin's artist book 'Sotto la montagna. Sopra la montagna' merges nuclear physics and biodiversity. Jeff Koons is featured in two volumes: 'Lost in America' (Skira) accompanying his Palazzo Strozzi show, and 'Il desiderio messo a nudo' (Johan and Levi) with conversations by Massimiliano Gioni. Banksy is analyzed in a comprehensive book by Stefano Antonelli and Gianluca Marziani (Giunti), plus a children's book by Fausto Gilberti (Corraini). Maurizio Cattelan's 'Breath Ghosts Blind' at HangarBicocca comes with a catalogue and a separate 'Index' of 130 interviews. Bertozzi & Casoni's 'Opere | Works 1997-2020' (Allemandi) surveys the duo's career.