Seven February Books Explore Philosophy, Photography, and Urbanism
A roundup of seven new books published in February 2026, each interrogating contemporary fractures through distinct lenses: Mark Fisher's 'Materialismo gotico' (Einaudi, €19) diagnoses advanced capitalism as a spectral, gothic atmosphere; Jacopo and Antonello Boschi's 'Camouflage' (LetteraVentidue Edizioni, €13.50) traces camouflage from nature to urban space; Joel Meyerowitz's 'Morandi's Objects' (Damiani Books, €55) photographs every object in Giorgio Morandi's Bologna studio, with over 130 new images; Francesco Somaini's 'Corpo Urbano' (Johan & Levi Editore, €23), edited by Fulvio Irace, collects his polemical writings from 1970–1982 on sculpture as urban critique; Raffaele De Ritis's 'Destrezza e libertà' (Edizioni SEB27, €16) frames circus as political resistance, launching the Accademia Cirko Vertigo's book series; Susan Ferguson and Tithi Bhattacharya's 'Morire e vivere in Palestina' (Edizioni Alegre, €18) applies social reproduction theory to Gaza, coining 'riprodutticidio sociale'; Fabrizio Toppetti and Vincenzo Moschetti's 'Mirabilia' (Quodlibet, €28) maps Rome's imaginary through 976 pages of cartography and iconography from antiquity to today.
Key facts
- Seven books published in February 2026 are reviewed.
- Mark Fisher's 'Materialismo gotico' published by Einaudi, 312 pages, €19.
- Jacopo and Antonello Boschi's 'Camouflage' published by LetteraVentidue Edizioni, 100 pages, €13.50.
- Joel Meyerowitz's 'Morandi's Objects' published by Damiani Books, 200 pages, €55, includes over 130 new photographs.
- Francesco Somaini's 'Corpo Urbano' edited by Fulvio Irace, published by Johan & Levi Editore, 172 pages, €23.
- Raffaele De Ritis's 'Destrezza e libertà' published by Edizioni SEB27, 120 pages, €16, first in 'Quaderni dell’Accademia Cirko Vertigo' series.
- Susan Ferguson and Tithi Bhattacharya's 'Morire e vivere in Palestina' published by Edizioni Alegre, 240 pages, €18.
- Fabrizio Toppetti and Vincenzo Moschetti's 'Mirabilia' published by Quodlibet, 976 pages, €28.
Entities
Artists
- Mark Fisher
- Jacopo Boschi
- Antonello Boschi
- Joel Meyerowitz
- Giorgio Morandi
- Francesco Somaini
- Raffaele De Ritis
- Susan Ferguson
- Tithi Bhattacharya
- Fabrizio Toppetti
- Vincenzo Moschetti
- Fulvio Irace
- Daniele Jalla
- Amanda Renshaw
- Dario Moalli
Institutions
- Einaudi
- LetteraVentidue Edizioni
- Damiani Books
- Johan & Levi Editore
- Edizioni SEB27
- Edizioni Alegre
- Quodlibet
- Accademia Cirko Vertigo
- Artribune
Locations
- Bologna
- Italy
- Roma
- Gaza
- Palestina
- Milano
- Vigevano