Best Art Books of 2022: From Caliandro to Banksy, a Year in Italian Publishing
In its 2022 review, Artribune highlights 20 outstanding art books from Italy across multiple genres. The award for best art criticism goes to Christian Caliandro's 'L'arte rotta' (Castelvecchi), which explores the vulnerability of art amid the pandemic and conflict. Marco Scotini's 'L'inarchiviabile' (Meltemi) examines the role of archives as tools for counter-history. Carlo Ginzburg's reissued work 'Indagini su Piero' (Adelphi) offers a fresh perspective on Piero della Francesca. Additional noteworthy titles include Carol Diehl's 'Banksy!' (Carocci), Vika Kirchenbauer's 'Works, Scripts, Essays 2012-2022' (Mousse), and 'Rubens e Genova' (Electa). Tlon is awarded best publisher, while Gli Ori's I Limoni series, curated by Pietro Gaglianò, is honored as the top editorial series.
Key facts
- Christian Caliandro's 'L'arte rotta' (Castelvecchi, 2022) wins best art criticism.
- Marco Scotini's 'L'inarchiviabile' (Meltemi, 2022) features artists like Harun Farocki and Meschac Gaba.
- Carlo Ginzburg's 'Indagini su Piero' (Adelphi, 2022) reissues his 1981 study on Piero della Francesca.
- Carol Diehl's 'Banksy!' (Carocci, 2022) offers critical analysis of the anonymous street artist.
- Vika Kirchenbauer's 'Works, Scripts, Essays 2012-2022' (Mousse, 2022) collects decolonial writings.
- Valerio Berruti and Dario Cestaro's pop-up book 'La giostra di Nina' (Gallucci, 2022) is a best artist book.
- The catalogue 'Rubens e Genova' (Electa, 2022) accompanies a show at Palazzo Ducale, Genoa.
- Elmgreen & Dragset's 'Useless bodies?' (Progetto Prada Arte, 2022) is a critical reader on the body.
- Skira's 'Lucio Fontana. Catalogo ragionato delle sculture ceramiche' (2023) documents 2,000 ceramic works.
- 'La Fondazione Giorgio Cini. Settant'anni di storia' (Marsilio Arte, 2022) covers the institution's history.
- Alessandro Masi's novel 'L'artista dell'anima' (Neri Pozza, 2022) fictionalizes Giotto.
- Riccardo Fregoso's 'Adriatico' (Kerber, 2022) features square-format coastal photographs.
- Laura Raicovich's 'Lo sciopero della cultura' (Nomos, 2022) critiques museum labor and decolonization.
- 'Extra Bold' (Quinto Quarto, 2022) is a feminist, inclusive graphic design guide.
- 'Venini Luce 1921-1985' (Skira, 2022) catalogues Venini's lighting projects.
- Hugh Ferriss's 'Metropoli del futuro' (Pendragon, 2022) reissues his 1929 visionary urbanism book.
- 'Palermo. Un'autobiografia nella luce' (Humboldt Books, 2022) pairs Giorgio Vasta and Ramak Fazel.
- bell hooks's 'Insegnare comunità' (Meltemi, 2022) presents a pedagogy of hope.
- Ludovico Solima's 'Le parole del museo' (Carocci, 2022) links museum management and sustainability.
- Vincenzo Trione curated 'Sull'arte' (La nave di Teseo, 2022) collecting Umberto Eco's art writings.
- Alva Noë's 'Strani strumenti' (Einaudi, 2022) rethinks art and human nature.
- Jacques Derrida's 'Memorie di cieco' (Abscondita, 2022) is a new Italian edition.
- Ulisse Aldrovandi's 1642 'Monstrorum Historia' (Moscabianca, 2022) is reprinted with selections.
- Tlon wins best publisher for philosophical and art titles.
- Gli Ori's I Limoni series, curated by Pietro Gaglianò, is best editorial series.
Entities
Artists
- Christian Caliandro
- Marco Scotini
- Carlo Ginzburg
- Carol Diehl
- Banksy
- Vika Kirchenbauer
- Valerio Berruti
- Dario Cestaro
- Rubens
- Piero della Francesca
- Elmgreen & Dragset
- Lucio Fontana
- Alessandro Masi
- Giotto
- Riccardo Fregoso
- Laura Raicovich
- bell hooks
- Ludovico Solima
- Umberto Eco
- Alva Noë
- Jacques Derrida
- Ulisse Aldrovandi
- Harun Farocki
- Meschac Gaba
- Franco Vimercati
- Marcella Campagnano
- Ugo La Pietra
- Gianikian e Ricci Lucchi
- Laura Grisi
- Alberto Grifi
- Gianni Pettena
- Ivan Kožarić
- Deimantas Narkevičius
- Jaan Toomik
- Marko Pogacnik
- Vyacheslav Akhunov
- Mao Tongqiang
- Santa Nastro
- Lucrezia Longobardi
- Saverio Verini
- Leeroy Kun Young Kang
- Ewa Majewska
- Ludovico Einaudi
- Nils Büttner
- Anna Orlando
- Christian Marazzi
- David Le Breton
- Claudia Bianchi
- Kate Crawford
- Rosi Braidotti
- Luca Massimo Barbero
- Enrico Crispolti
- Angiolo Mazzoni
- Carlo Scarpa
- Marino Barovier
- Carla Sonego
- Hugh Ferriss
- Giorgio Vasta
- Ramak Fazel
- Vincenzo Trione
- Eugenio Scalfari
- Vincenzo Santarcangelo
- Federico Ferrari
- Françoise Viatte
- Régis Michel
- Jean Starobinski
- Julia Kristeva
- Lorenzo Peka
- Andrea Colamedici
- Maura Gancitano
- Naomi Wolf
- Reza Negarestani
- Pietro Gaglianò
- Teresa Macrì
- Stefania Zuliani
- Francesco Lauretta
- Mirella Bentivoglio
- Chiara Bersani
- Fischli & Weiss
- Ahmad Nejad
- Elisa Sighicelli
- Ettore Sottsass Jr.
- Ellen Lupton
- Madeleine Finlay
- Jisu Choi
- Claudio Musso
- Giulia Cavalieri
- Gianluigi Ricuperati
- Elvira Vannini
Institutions
- Castelvecchi
- Meltemi
- Adelphi
- Carocci
- Mousse
- Gallucci
- Electa
- Progetto Prada Arte
- Skira
- Marsilio Arte
- Neri Pozza
- Kerber
- Nomos
- Quinto Quarto
- Pendragon
- Humboldt Books
- La nave di Teseo
- Einaudi
- Abscondita
- Moscabianca
- Tlon
- Gli Ori
- Fondazione Prada
- Fondazione Giorgio Cini
- Palazzo Ducale
- MAXXI
- Reggia di Venaria
- Sky Arte
- The MIT Press
- Princeton University Press
- Libreria Brac
- Scripta Festival
- Premio Scripta
- Il giornale dell'arte
- Artribune
- Le stanze del vetro
- Venini
- Palazzo Grassi
- Italia 61
- La Galleria Nazionale di Roma
- Louvre
- Orto Botanico di Bologna
- Nova Express Magazine
- Camelozampa
- Monselice
Locations
- Italy
- Roma
- Milano
- Venezia
- Genova
- Torino
- Firenze
- Bologna
- Faenza
- Busto Arsizio
- Vicenza
- Monselice
- Bielefeld
- Parigi
- Anversa
- Berlino
- Alba
- Venaria
- Palermo
- Siena
- Germany
- France
- Belgium
- South Korea