Five Art Books to Start 2021: From Belarusian Dissident Support to Florence Lockdown Photography
A roundup of five notable art and culture book releases for early 2021 includes a silent book by Belarusian artist Sasha Zelenkevich to raise funds for arrested students, a photographic volume on Florence's lockdown supporting Careggi Hospital, Lapo Baraldi's timeless black-and-white images of empty Florence, a centennial history of Italian art materials manufacturer FILA, and a study of British cultural revolution from 1956 to 1967. The books are self-published or released by small presses, with proceeds often directed to social causes.
Key facts
- Sasha Zelenkevich's silent book 'Esercizi di memoria' raises funds for Belarusian students arrested for dissent.
- The crowdfunding campaign for Zelenkevich's book is run by Marta Ferrara on Produzioni dal Basso.
- 'Firenze 2020. Il racconto fotografico del lockdown' is curated by FUL Magazine and features 20 photographers.
- Proceeds from 'Firenze 2020' support Azienda Ospedaliera di Careggi for COVID-19 patients.
- Lapo Baraldi's 'Firenze com'è' captures Florence in lockdown with medium-format black-and-white film.
- Baraldi's book includes a text by architect Elena Ronchi, professor at Istituto Lorenzo de' Medici.
- '1920-2020 Cento anni di FILA' by Valerio Millefoglie and Andrea Antinori celebrates the company's centenary.
- FILA owns brands Giotto, Tratto, Das, Didò, Pongo, Lyra, Maimeri, Canson, and Arches.
- Silvia Albertazzi's 'Questo è domani' covers British cultural revolution from 1956 to 1967, including Swinging London.
- The book references the Suez Crisis and Soviet invasion of Hungary as starting points.
Entities
Artists
- Sasha Zelenkevich
- Lapo Baraldi
- Elena Ronchi
- Valerio Millefoglie
- Andrea Antinori
- Silvia Albertazzi
- Marta Ferrara
Institutions
- Produzioni dal Basso
- FUL Magazine
- Firenze Urban Lifestyle
- Azienda Ospedaliera di Careggi
- Istituto Lorenzo de' Medici
- Forma Edizioni
- Corraini Edizioni
- FILA – Fabbrica Italiana Di Lapis & Affini
- Giotto
- Tratto
- Das
- Didò
- Pongo
- Lyra
- Maimeri
- Canson
- Arches
- Paginauno – McNelly
- Artribune
Locations
- Belarus
- Italy
- Florence
- Firenze
- Mantova
- Lissone
- United Kingdom
- England
- London