Eight New Art and Architecture Books Reviewed

Artribune presents a roundup of eight recent publications spanning art, architecture, photography, and cultural theory. Marie Leclerc's 'Essere Audrey' (Sperling & Kupfer) explores Audrey Hepburn's multicultural background across Belgium, UK, Netherlands, and Switzerland. Arwed Messmer's 'Zelle-Cell' (Hatje Cantz) uses police archives to document the kidnapping of CDU politician Peter Lorenz. Marco Scotini's 'Artecrazia' (DeriveApprodi) examines exhibition machines and public governance. 'Quadrati e altre forme' (Phaidon) teaches children about squares through Josef Albers. Alessandra Acocella's 'Avanguardia diffusa' (Quodlibet) traces public art in Italian towns from Spoleto 1962 to Fiumalbo, Caorle, and Zafferana Etnea. Mario Cucinella's 'Creative empathy' (Skira) accompanies an exhibition on glocal environmental design. 'B-Comics. Shhh!' (Ifix) presents ten silent comics by authors born in the 1980s and 1990s, curated by Maurizio Ceccato. Michel Nuridsany's 'Basquiat' (Johan & Levi) highlights the artist's Haitian and Puerto Rican heritage.