First monograph on Francesco Vezzoli published by Rizzoli

Rizzoli has released the first comprehensive monograph on Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli, edited by curator Cristiana Perrella. The 370-page volume, priced at €130, features contributions from 27 authors including curators, critics, museum directors, an archaeologist, and figures from outside the art world. It covers Vezzoli's entire career from his early embroideries to complex video productions, performances, and installations that blend high and low culture, referencing cinema, television, fashion, advertising, theater, music, literature, and art history. The book includes interviews with Hans Ulrich Obrist, Miuccia Prada, and James Franco, as well as a "glossy" section documenting Vezzoli's own celebrity status. The graphic design is by Patrick Li. Vezzoli, born in Brescia and trained at Central Saint Martins in London, is known for works that explore fame, power, desire, and the fluid boundaries between acceptable and unacceptable in contemporary society. His projects have involved stars like Lady Gaga, Jessica Chastain, and Sharon Stone, and have been shown at major institutions worldwide including MOCA Los Angeles, MAXXI Rome, and the Palais de Iéna in Paris.