Seven new art books challenge canons and amplify marginalized voices

A roundup of seven recent Italian art and culture books, all sharing an urgency to center what has long been peripheral. The selection includes: Johnny L. Bertolio's 'L'ha scritto lei, ma...' (Tlon Edizioni, 2026, €18) examining why female authors are excluded from Italian school curricula; Carla Rossi's 'Oltre i margini' (Libreria Universitaria Edizioni, 2026, €34.90) recovering the role of European female miniaturists from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance; 'Bertolucci A-Z' edited by Michele Guerra (Electa, 2026, €45) a collaborative dictionary covering Attilio, Bernardo, and Giuseppe Bertolucci; Lorenzo Donati's 'A Place of Safety' (Luca Sossella Editore, 2026, €14) documenting the Kepler-452 theatre company's journey aboard the Sea-Watch 5 rescue ship in the Central Mediterranean; 'Qui c'era la nostra casa' (Meltemi Press, 2026, €12) collecting stories from Gaza children written during the siege; 'Musei, genere e queerness' edited by Nicole Moolhuijsen (Nomos Edizioni, 2026, €19.90) the first Italian essay on queerness and museology; and Lorenzo Cicconi Massi's 'Senigallia. Luce dell'Adriatico' (Emuse, 2026, €36) a black-and-white photographic portrait of the Adriatic town.