Six New Art Books: From Erik Kessels' Defense of Amateurism to a Lithuanian Journey
Artribune presents six new book releases spanning art, architecture, and cultural criticism. Erik Kessels' 'Il perfetto dilettante' (Corraini) champions amateurism as a creative detox, urging readers to embrace boredom and reject professional saturation. Francesco M. Cataluccio's 'Non c'è nessuna Itaca' (Humboldt Books) offers an intimate travelogue of Lithuania, profiling artists like Mantas Kvedaravicius, Anastasia Sosunova, and the Sun & Sea collective, while touching on historical tragedies. Andrea Meregalli's 'Le avventure di Culomiao' (Postmedia Books) uses two stamps—a cat and a poop emoji—to create paper-based memes, with a closing essay by Giulio Alvigini. Maurizio Galimberti's biography 'Il mosaico del mondo' (Marsilio), co-authored with Denis Curti, reveals his orphanage childhood and the origin of his mosaic-like portraits, including the famous Johnny Depp image. The Quaderni del Circolo Rosselli release 'Sardegna 2021' (Pacini Editore), a comprehensive volume updating the 1951 monograph by Il Ponte, with a section on contemporary art by Roberta Vanali. Finally, the MART launches a new series on artist pedagogy, starting with a volume on Angelo Demitri Morandini, a philosopher and computer scientist turned artist.
Key facts
- Erik Kessels' book 'Il perfetto dilettante' published by Corraini, 160 pages, €26.50.
- Francesco M. Cataluccio's 'Non c'è nessuna Itaca' published by Humboldt Books, 144 pages, €16.
- Andrea Meregalli's 'Le avventure di Culomiao' published by Postmedia Books, 96 pages, €12.
- Maurizio Galimberti's biography 'Il mosaico del mondo' co-authored with Denis Curti, published by Marsilio, 240 pages, €18.
- Quaderni del Circolo Rosselli volume 'Sardegna 2021' edited by KRLS, published by Pacini Editore, 464 pages, €15.
- MART launches a new series on artist pedagogy; first volume on Angelo Demitri Morandini, 88 pages, €15.
- Kessels' book argues for amateurism as a creative antidote to professional overstimulation.
- Cataluccio's travelogue covers Vilnius, Kaunas, and remote villages near Poland and Kaliningrad.
Entities
Artists
- Erik Kessels
- Francesco M. Cataluccio
- Andrea Meregalli
- Maurizio Galimberti
- Denis Curti
- Angelo Demitri Morandini
- Giulio Alvigini
- Roberta Vanali
- Charles Baudelaire
- Kim Gordon
- Roberto Longhi
- Jonas Mekas
- Mantas Kvedaravicius
- Anastasia Sosunova
- Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlonis
- Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė
- Vaiva Grainytė
- Lina Lapelytė
- Jurgis Baltrušaitis
- Marija Gimbutas
- Emmanuel Lévinas
- Johnny Depp
- Piero Calamandrei
- Jurgis Mačiūnas
Institutions
- Artribune
- Corraini
- Humboldt Books
- Postmedia Books – Sartoria Editoriale
- Marsilio
- Pacini Editore
- Quaderni del Circolo Rosselli
- Il Ponte
- MART
- New Museum
- Biennale di Venezia
Locations
- Mantova
- Italy
- Milano
- Venezia
- Pisa
- Rovereto
- Lithuania
- Vilnius
- Kaunas
- Poland
- Kaliningrad
- Russia
- Königsberg
- Mariupol
- New York
- Sardinia
- Florence