Five New Art Books: From Digital Power to Como Abstraction
A roundup of five recent art publications covers digital art critique, a century-old Swiss bookstore, Palermo photography, narcissism in self-portraiture, and historical abstraction in Como. Vincenzo Estremo's 'Variante Digitale' (Postmedia Books, 2024) examines post-digital art and platform power dynamics. 'Cent'anni di libri e libertà' (Edizioni Casagrande, 2024) celebrates 100 years of Libreria Casagrande in Bellinzona and 75 years of its publishing arm. Fabio Sgroi's 'Attraverso Palermo' (Treccani Libri, 2024) documents Palermo over 40 years, with texts by Nadia Terranova, Giuseppe Barbera, Claire Fontaine, Fabrizio Lentini, and Costanza Quatriglio. Matt Colquhoun's 'Narciso' (Nero, 2024) traces self-portraiture from Dürer to Kim Kardashian. Luigi Cavadini's 'Astrattismo storico comasco' (Nomos Edizioni, 2024) details Como's abstract movement from the 1930s to 1960s, featuring Mario Radice, Manlio Rho, and rationalist architects Giuseppe Terragni and Cesare Cattaneo.
Key facts
- Vincenzo Estremo's 'Variante Digitale' published by Postmedia Books in 2024, 136 pages, €16.00
- 'Cent'anni di libri e libertà' celebrates 100 years of Libreria Casagrande and 75 years of Edizioni Casagrande, 168 pages, €10.00
- Fabio Sgroi's 'Attraverso Palermo' is the second volume in the 'Grandi città grandi fotografi' series by Treccani Libri, 360 pages, €79.00
- Sgroi photographed for L'Ora di Palermo in the 1980s
- Matt Colquhoun's 'Narciso' published by Nero in 2024, 260 pages, €22.00
- Luigi Cavadini's 'Astrattismo storico comasco' published by Nomos Edizioni in 2024, 164 pages, €19.90
- Como abstract movement involved artists Mario Radice, Manlio Rho, Carla Badiali, Aldo Galli, Carla Prina, Cordelia Cattaneo
- Architects Giuseppe Terragni and Cesare Cattaneo associated with rationalism in Como
Entities
Artists
- Vincenzo Estremo
- Fabio Sgroi
- Matt Colquhoun
- Luigi Cavadini
- Mario Radice
- Manlio Rho
- Carla Badiali
- Aldo Galli
- Carla Prina
- Cordelia Cattaneo
- Giuseppe Terragni
- Cesare Cattaneo
- Albrecht Dürer
- Rembrandt
- Caravaggio
- Lee Friedlander
- Hervé Guibert
- Paris Hilton
- Kim Kardashian
- Nadia Terranova
- Giuseppe Barbera
- Claire Fontaine
- Fabrizio Lentini
- Costanza Quatriglio
- Valentina Bruschi
- Dario Moalli
Institutions
- Postmedia Books
- Edizioni Casagrande
- Libreria Casagrande
- Treccani Libri
- Nero
- Nomos Edizioni
- L'Ora di Palermo
- Artribune
Locations
- Bellinzona
- Switzerland
- Palermo
- Italy
- Como
- Milan
- Vigevano