Seven New Art Books Covering Italian Divisionism, Iranian Contemporary Art, and More
Artribune presents seven new art and culture books. Annie-Paule Quinsac's "Divisionismo italiano 1880-1920" expands her 1968 Sorbonne thesis to include Carlo Fornara and extensive iconography, with a technical-scientific bibliography. Massimo Minini's "Scritti" collects his texts and press releases, with covers by Daniel Buren. Nicola Toffolini's "La regimazione di acque e cuccioli di drago" is the third artist guide in the Centro Di series, featuring drawings of Friuli Venezia Giulia. Andrea Caira and Arianna Cavigioli's "La resistenza oltre le armi" documents Sarajevo's cultural resistance during the siege. Mohammadjavad Hosseinkhani's "Arte contemporanea in Iran 1997-2017" covers the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art and four artists who stayed in Iran. Enrico Terrinoni and Vittorio Giacopini's "Fantasmi e ombre" links Giordano Bruno, James Joyce, and Rome. "Sulla scacchiera" by Franco Maria Ricci explores chess through journalism, neuroscience, and rare pieces.
Key facts
- Annie-Paule Quinsac's thesis on Italian Divisionism, originally from 1968, is now a two-volume set covering 1880-1920.
- The Quinsac book includes Carlo Fornara among nine artists studied in depth.
- 90% of Divisionist works remain in private collections, making the photographic campaign unique.
- Massimo Minini's 'Scritti' includes his famous press releases and 'Pizzini' texts.
- Daniel Buren created four colored ink-on-paper covers for Minini's book.
- Nicola Toffolini's guide to Friuli Venezia Giulia is part of Centro Di's 'XXI. Guide d’artista' series.
- Andrea Caira and Arianna Cavigioli's book covers Sarajevo's cultural resistance during the 1992-1995 siege.
- Mohammadjavad Hosseinkhani's book starts with the 1977 opening of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art.
- The Hosseinkhani book focuses on artists Moakhar, Golshiri, Hedayat, and Tavakolian who remained in Iran.
- Enrico Terrinoni and Vittorio Giacopini's book links Giordano Bruno's 1600 execution, James Joyce's 1907 commemoration, and Luciano Lama's 1977 expulsion from Sapienza University.
- 'Sulla scacchiera' is published by Franco Maria Ricci and priced at €60.
Entities
Artists
- Annie-Paule Quinsac
- Carlo Fornara
- Vittore Grubicy de Dragon
- Gaetano Previati
- Angelo Morbelli
- Giovanni Segantini
- Emilio Longoni
- Attilio Pusterla
- Plinio Nomellini
- Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo
- Massimo Minini
- Daniel Buren
- Nicola Toffolini
- Eva Geatti
- Fabrizio Bellomo
- Giacomo Zaganelli
- Alberto Salvadori
- Andrea Caira
- Arianna Cavigioli
- Mohammadjavad Hosseinkhani
- Moakhar
- Golshiri
- Hedayat
- Tavakolian
- Enrico Terrinoni
- Vittorio Giacopini
- Giordano Bruno
- James Joyce
- Luciano Lama
Institutions
- Sorbonne
- Klincksieck
- La Compagnia della Stampa
- Silvana Editoriale
- Centro Di – Centro di Documentazione Internazionale sulle arti
- Mimesis
- Aracne
- Luca Sossella
- Franco Maria Ricci
- Artribune
- Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
- Sapienza University
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Roccafranca
- BS
- Italy
- Cinisello Balsamo
- Firenze
- Florence
- Tuscany
- Puglia
- Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Sarajevo
- Bosnia
- Mariupol
- Teheran
- Tehran
- Iran
- Genzano di Roma
- Rome
- Parma