Five New Art Books: From Villa Hotels to Leonardo's Mountains
Five new art books have been released in Italy. 'Byblos Art Hotel-Villa Amistà' (Electa, 2024, €42) documents a historic villa near Verona transformed into a hotel-museum with over 200 works by artists including Vanessa Beecroft, Damien Hirst, Marc Quinn, Anish Kapoor, and Giulio Paolini. Sandro Albini's 'Tutte le montagne di Leonardo' (GAM Editrice, 2024, €30) explores mountains in Leonardo da Vinci's paintings, inspired by Mario Baratta's 1910 text and recent neuroscience. The catalog for Carla Accardi's retrospective at Palazzo Esposizioni Roma (until June 9, 2024) marks her centenary, edited by Daniela Lancioni and Paola Bonani (Quodlibet, 2024, €45). 'Controculture. 1956–1995' (Lazy Dog, 2024, €27.50) is the second volume on graphic culture covering situationism, subvertising, pacifism, environmentalism, feminism, gender and ethnic minority rights, psychedelic and sexual revolutions. 'Armi Improprie', edited by Vincenzo Trione (Johan & Levi, 2024, €25), collects proceedings from a conference at Università IULM in Milan on April 27, 2023, addressing the state of art criticism, referencing critics Roberto Longhi, Cesare Brandi, Giulio Carlo Argan, and Carla Lonzi.
Key facts
- Five new art books published in Italy in 2024.
- Byblos Art Hotel-Villa Amistà volume by Electa, 192 pages, €42.
- Villa Amistà near Verona has Roman origins, renovations in 1400s, 1700s, and 2004 by Alessandro Mendini.
- Hotel-museum features over 200 works by Vanessa Beecroft, Damien Hirst, Marc Quinn, Anish Kapoor, Giulio Paolini.
- Sandro Albini's 'Tutte le montagne di Leonardo' published by GAM Editrice, 132 pages, €30.
- Carla Accardi catalog edited by Daniela Lancioni and Paola Bonani, Quodlibet, 712 pages, €45.
- Accardi exhibition at Palazzo Esposizioni Roma until June 9, 2024, centenary of her birth.
- 'Controculture. 1956–1995' edited by Francesco Ciaponi & Silvia Sfligiotti, Lazy Dog, 276 pages, €27.50.
- 'Armi Improprie' edited by Vincenzo Trione, Johan & Levi, 384 pages, €25.
- Conference at Università IULM Milan on April 27, 2023, on art criticism.
- Critics referenced: Roberto Longhi, Cesare Brandi, Giulio Carlo Argan, Carla Lonzi.
Entities
Artists
- Vanessa Beecroft
- Damien Hirst
- Marc Quinn
- Anish Kapoor
- Giulio Paolini
- Carla Accardi
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Sandro Albini
- Mario Baratta
- Roberto Longhi
- Cesare Brandi
- Giulio Carlo Argan
- Carla Lonzi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Dino Facchini
- Vincenzo Trione
- Daniela Lancioni
- Paola Bonani
- Francesco Ciaponi
- Silvia Sfligiotti
- Dario Moalli
Institutions
- Electa
- GAM Editrice
- Quodlibet
- Lazy Dog
- Johan & Levi
- Palazzo Esposizioni Roma
- Università IULM
- Byblos Art Hotel-Villa Amistà
Locations
- Verona
- Italy
- Milan
- Rome