Six New Art and Music Books for Ferragosto 2020
For Ferragosto 2020, Artribune introduces six new titles: 1. 'La geometria nei capolavori di Caravaggio' (Il Ponte Vecchio, 2020) by Bruno Cagnoli examines Caravaggio's masterpieces through geometric frameworks. 2. Edited by Veronica Caciolli, 'Lisa Mara Batacchi. The Time of Discretion' (Silvana Editoriale, 2020) delves into Batacchi's interactions with the Hmong community. 3. Luciano Crespi, Letizia Tedeschi, and Annalisa Viati Navone present 'Marco Zanuso. Architettura e design' (Officina Libraria, 2019), a critique of Zanuso's impact on architecture and design. 4. 'Andrè Masson. L'arte e i suoi pittori. Improvvisazioni' (Christian Marinotti Edizioni, 2020) by Stefano Esengrini includes writings from André Masson. 5. Giulia Di Maggio Sommariva's 'Isola delle Femmine e Capaci' (Nuova Ipsa Editore, 2020) intertwines historical narratives with personal family stories. 6. 'Freddie Mercury. The show must go on' (Diarkos, 2020) by Paolo Borgognone recounts the life of Freddie Mercury and the legacy of Queen.
Key facts
- Six new books are featured for Ferragosto 2020.
- Bruno Cagnoli's book analyzes Caravaggio's use of geometric schemas.
- Cagnoli is a researcher at Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia in Bologna and formerly at UC Berkeley.
- Veronica Caciolli edited a book on Lisa Mara Batacchi's experience with the Hmong in China.
- The Batacchi book includes contributions from Federico Campagna, Valentina Levy, Xiaomei Wang, and Sumesh Sharma.
- A critical reading of Marco Zanuso's architecture and design is published by Officina Libraria.
- Zanuso was editor of Domus and Casabella-Continuità, and designed for Arflex, Gavina, Brionvega, Borletti.
- Stefano Esengrini's anthology of André Masson's writings is the first in Italy.
- Giulia Di Maggio Sommariva's book combines history and personal memories of Isola delle Femmine and Capaci.
- Paolo Borgognone's book on Freddie Mercury covers his life from 1970 to his death in 1991.
Entities
Artists
- Caravaggio
- Lisa Mara Batacchi
- Marco Zanuso
- André Masson
- Freddie Mercury
- Farrokh Bulsara
- Brian May
- Roger Taylor
Institutions
- Artribune
- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
- University of California Berkeley
- Il Ponte Vecchio
- Silvana Editoriale
- Officina Libraria
- Christian Marinotti Edizioni
- Nuova Ipsa Editore
- Diarkos
- Domus
- Casabella-Continuità
- Arflex
- Gavina
- Brionvega
- Borletti
- Queen
Locations
- Bologna
- Italy
- California
- USA
- China
- Cinisello Balsamo
- Milan
- Rome
- Palermo
- Santarcangelo di Romagna
- Rimini
- Isola delle Femmine
- Capaci
- Sicily
- United Kingdom