Five Must-Have Exhibition Catalogues from 2017-2018

Marco Enrico Giacomelli reviews five essential catalogues from Italian exhibitions held between 2017 and 2018. The Fondazione Prada in Milan published a 696-page catalogue for 'Post Zang Tumb Tuuum. Art Life Politics: Italia 1918-1943', which rigorously documents the relationship between art and fascism, including a notable essay by Marla Stone. 'Canova, Hayez, Cicognara. L’ultima gloria di Venezia' (Marsilio/Electa, 2017) celebrates the bicentenary of the Gallerie dell’Accademia di Venezia, with contributions from Paola Marini and Fernando Mazzocca. 'Fulvio Roiter. Fotografie 1948-2007' (Marsilio, 2018) accompanies a retrospective at Casa dei Tre Oci in Venice, curated by Denis Curti, featuring essays by Curti and Italo Zannier. 'Hiroshige. Visioni dal Giappone' (Skira, 2018) was published for the exhibition at Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome, with texts by Rossella Menegazzo and Sarah E. Thompson, highlighting works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 'Tutta l’Umbria. Una mostra' (Silvana Editoriale, 2018) comprises two volumes: a facsimile of the 1907 catalogue by Umberto Gnoli and a new catalogue edited by Cristina Galassi and Marco Pierini, covering Umbrian art from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.