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Six New Art Books: Chanel, Haring, Piazzolla, Superstudio, Light Art, Mochi

publication · 2026-04-27

Six new art books have been published, covering diverse topics from fashion to street art. A reprint of Chiara Pasqualetti Johnson's 'Coco Chanel. La rivoluzione dello stile' marks the 50th anniversary of Chanel's death and the centenary of Chanel N°5 perfume, featuring 150 images by Man Ray, Cecil Beaton, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Robert Doisneau. Gisella Borioli's '2000-2020 Design Super Show' chronicles 20 years of design exhibitions at Superstudio Più in Milan, the city's first multicultural hub. Tomaso Montanari's 'Capolavori fuori centro. I cavalli di Piacenza di Francesco Mochi' examines the two equestrian statues in Piazza Cavalli, Piacenza, by Francesco Mochi, promoted by Fondazione di Piacenza e Vigevano and Comune di Piacenza. Roberto Pasqualetti and Gian Guido Maria Grassi's 'Tuttomondo di Keith Haring' revisits Haring's 1989 mural in Pisa, his last public work before his death on February 16, 1990. Jacqueline Ceresoli's 'Light art paradigma della modernità' analyzes Italian Light Art's humanistic approach versus American pragmatism. María Susanna Azzi's 'Astor Piazzolla. Una vita per la musica' celebrates the centenary of the Argentine composer's birth, based on over 250 interviews.

Key facts

  • Chiara Pasqualetti Johnson's 'Coco Chanel. La rivoluzione dello stile' reprint marks 50 years since Chanel's death and centenary of Chanel N°5.
  • The Chanel book includes 150 images by Man Ray, Cecil Beaton, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Robert Doisneau.
  • Gisella Borioli's '2000-2020 Design Super Show' covers 20 years of design exhibitions at Superstudio Più in Milan.
  • Tomaso Montanari's book focuses on Francesco Mochi's equestrian statues in Piazza Cavalli, Piacenza.
  • Keith Haring's 'Tuttomondo' mural in Pisa from June 1989 is his last public work; he died on February 16, 1990.
  • Jacqueline Ceresoli's 'Light art paradigma della modernità' examines Italian Light Art's humanistic approach.
  • María Susanna Azzi's 'Astor Piazzolla. Una vita per la musica' is based on over 250 interviews.
  • Astor Piazzolla was born on March 11, 1921, and died on March 11, 2021.

Entities

Artists

  • Coco Chanel
  • Keith Haring
  • Astor Piazzolla
  • Francesco Mochi
  • Man Ray
  • Cecil Beaton
  • Henri Cartier-Bresson
  • Robert Doisneau
  • Gisella Borioli
  • Flavio Lucchini
  • Tomaso Montanari
  • Roberto Pasqualetti
  • Gian Guido Maria Grassi
  • Jacqueline Ceresoli
  • María Susanna Azzi
  • Daniel Barenboim
  • Kronos Quartet
  • Al Di Meola
  • Tonino Guerra
  • Milva
  • Lalo Schifrin
  • Georges Moustaki
  • Plácido Domingo
  • Carter Brey
  • Leandro 'Gato' Barbieri
  • Gary Burton
  • Jorge Calandrelli
  • Oscar Castro-Neves
  • Franca Mulligan
  • Paquito D'Rivera
  • Sergio Assad
  • Odair Assad
  • Christine Walevska
  • Raúl Barboza
  • Yo-Yo Ma
  • Gidon Kremer
  • Daniel Piazzolla
  • Pino Presti
  • Salvatore Accardo
  • Richard Galliano

Institutions

  • White Star
  • Super Studio Group
  • Fondazione di Piacenza e Vigevano
  • Comune di Piacenza
  • Skira
  • Edizioni ETS
  • Meltemi
  • Sillabe
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Pisa
  • Piacenza
  • New York
  • Argentina
  • Lower East Side
  • Manhattan
  • Costa Azzurra
  • Montevarchi
  • Sesto San Giovanni
  • Livorno
  • Torino

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