9 Books to See the Environment Through New Eyes

A curated list of nine books explores the environment from diverse perspectives, ranging from trees and universes to architecture and landscape art. The selection includes Kevin Hobbs & David West's 'La storia degli alberi' (L'ippocampo, 2020), which blends scientific and narrative catalogues of tree species; Guillaume Duprat's 'Universi' (L'ippocampo, 2018), explaining cosmological models for children; Sarah Tavernier & Alexandre Verhille's 'The Illustrated Atlas of Architecture and Marvelous Monuments' (Gestalten, 2016), an infographic journey through global architecture; John Berger's 'Paesaggi' (il Saggiatore, 2019), a collection of art criticism that indirectly addresses landscape; Angelo Capasso's 'Naturans' (Skira, 2018), examining landscape in contemporary art from Seurat to Chinese artists; 'A Map of the World according to Illustrators & Storytellers' (Gestalten, 2020), featuring hand-drawn maps by various illustrators; Marina Lalatta Costerbosa's 'La costruzione del futuro' (Mucchi, 2020), essays on Bauhaus legacies; Alessio Fransoni's 'Enzo Mari o della quantità politica dell'oggetto 1953-1973' (Postmedia Books, 2019), a monograph on the designer's political dimensions; and Darroch & Michael Putnam's 'Il colore dei fiori' (Phaidon-L'ippocampo, 2019), a compact guide to 400 flowers with removable cards. The list was published on Artribune in May 2020.