Four New Art Books: Photography, Feminism, and Sofonisba Anguissola

A review of four recent Italian art publications covers photography as therapy, Rainer Maria Rilke's letters on Paul Cézanne, a biography of Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola, and an anthology of feminist science fiction and fantasy. Anna D’Elia's 'Fotografia come terapia' (Meltemi Editore, 2018) explores photography as a therapeutic practice through the work of Luigi Ghirri. A collection of Rilke's letters about Cézanne, inspired by the 1907 Paris retrospective, is published by 5 Continents (2018) and forthcoming in Italian from Jaca Book. Giovanna Pierini's 'La dama con il ventaglio' (Mondadori Electa, 2018) offers a novelized biography of Sofonisba Anguissola (1532-1625), who lived between Cremona, Genoa, Palermo, and Madrid. 'Le visionarie' (Nero Editions, 2018), edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, gathers 29 stories weaving science fiction, fantasy, and feminism. The article was published on Artribune Magazine #46.