Six Art Books Published in Autumn 2020
A roundup of six notable art and culture books released in autumn 2020, covering topics from lockdown drawings to design and architecture. Donato Piccolo's 'BANGOVID19' collects erotic drawings made during lockdown, curated by Valentino Catricalà with texts by Luca Beatrice and physicist Marco Cattaneo. Museion in Bolzano launched 'Museion Bulletin', a thematic publication series directed by Bart van der Heide. 'Bagliore' features six young writers who undertook residencies at cultural centers across Italy, published by cheFare and Il Saggiatore. Photographer Riccardo Banfi's 'Sunshine Noir' documents Los Angeles urban solitude through 125 images, with texts by Nicoletta Misler and John Bowlt. 'La Casa Che Vorrei' presents 50 designers' ideal home concepts, edited by Margherita Pincioni and Gianfranco Setzu. 'Carlo Mollino Designs' by Pier Paolo Peruccio and Laura Milan reexamines the architect's work through archival documents and Zanotta's production since 1981.
Key facts
- Donato Piccolo's 'BANGOVID19' features drawings made during lockdown, curated by Valentino Catricalà.
- Museion Bulletin is a new thematic publication series from Museion Bolzano.
- 'Bagliore' includes stories by six writers under 35 about cultural centers in Italy.
- Riccardo Banfi's 'Sunshine Noir' contains 125 photos of Los Angeles.
- 'La Casa Che Vorrei' collects reflections from 50 designers on the ideal home.
- 'Carlo Mollino Designs' examines the architect's work via Zanotta's production.
- The book 'Carlo Mollino Designs' covers projects from 1938 to 1959.
- All books were published in autumn 2020.
Entities
Artists
- Donato Piccolo
- Valentino Catricalà
- Luca Beatrice
- Marco Cattaneo
- Bart van der Heide
- Federica Andreoni
- Pierluigi Bizzini
- Marco De Vidi
- Giulia Gregnanin
- Alessandro Monaci
- Matteo Trevisani
- Riccardo Banfi
- Nicoletta Misler
- John Bowlt
- Federico Barbon
- Alberto Bassi
- Margherita Pincioni
- Gianfranco Setzu
- Carlo Mollino
- Pier Paolo Peruccio
- Laura Milan
Institutions
- Maretti Editore
- Museion
- cheFare
- Il Saggiatore
- SAM Sampling Moods
- Soter editrice
- Zanotta
- Quodlibet
- Artribune
- National Geographic Italia
- Maker Faire – The European Edition
- Politecnico di Torino
Locations
- Bolzano
- Italy
- Turin
- Torino
- Los Angeles
- Milano
- Milan
- Imola
- Macerata
- Villanova Monteleone
- Palermo
- San Vito dei Normanni
- Borca di Cadore
- Catania
- Civitella Casanova