New Art Books: From Michelangelo to Palestinian Photography
A roundup of notable art book releases includes Vittorio Sgarbi's monograph on Michelangelo, published by La Nave di Teseo, completing his Renaissance trilogy. Vincenzo Trione's 'Prologo Celeste' (Einaudi) explores Anselm Kiefer's expansive ateliers in Barjac and Croissy, France. 'The Milaneser' (Fratelli Bonvini) features 137 illustrators depicting Milan. Tano d'Amico's 'Sotto le mura di Gerusalemme' (Mimesis) captures Palestinian daily life with accompanying poetry. A rediscovered volume on photographer Lori Sammartino, 'Italia' (Nomos Edizioni), highlights her postwar work cut short by her 1971 death.
Key facts
- Vittorio Sgarbi's Michelangelo monograph published by La Nave di Teseo in 2023, 280 pages, €22.
- Vincenzo Trione's 'Prologo Celeste' on Anselm Kiefer's studios in Barjac and Croissy, published by Einaudi in 2023, 376 pages, €36.
- 'The Milaneser' features 137 illustrators, published by Fratelli Bonvini in 2023, 224 pages, €39.
- Tano d'Amico's 'Sotto le mura di Gerusalemme' published by Mimesis in 2023, 92 pages, €12.
- Lori Sammartino's 'Italia' edited by Angela Madesani, published by Nomos Edizioni in 2023, 208 pages, €35.
- Sgarbi's book covers Michelangelo's influence from Titian to Pollock.
- Kiefer's ateliers are described as cosmogonic spaces.
- The Milaneser project started in 2020, curated by Lara Aldeghi and Stefano Joker Lionetti.
Entities
Artists
- Michelangelo
- Vittorio Sgarbi
- Vincenzo Trione
- Anselm Kiefer
- Tano d'Amico
- Lori Sammartino
- Angela Madesani
- Lara Aldeghi
- Stefano Joker Lionetti
- Tiziano
- Caravaggio
- Picasso
- Pollock
- Prometeo
- Efesto
- Sisifo
Institutions
- La Nave di Teseo
- Einaudi
- Fratelli Bonvini
- Mimesis
- Nomos Edizioni
- Zetalab
- Associazione Illustri
- Artribune
Locations
- Italia
- Milano
- Barjac
- Croissy
- Francia
- Gerusalemme
- Palestina
- Lipari
- Donaueschingen
- Vigevano