Six New Art Books: From Lorenzo Lotto to Hell and Renaissance
A weekly roundup of six new art publications. Enrico Maria Dal Pozzolo compiles the first complete catalogue of Lorenzo Lotto's paintings in nearly 50 years, a 620-page volume published by Skira. Seymour Chwast and Steven Heller release 'Hell: An Illustrated Guide to the Underworld' with Corraini, an encyclopedic yet compact book exploring various cultural depictions of hell. Davide Mariani's 'Art and Fashion: History and Results of a Restless Partnership' (Postmedia Books) examines the fraught relationship between art and fashion. Raffaele Gavarro's 'Avanti & Indietro: 16 Conversations on Art in Time and Analog-Digital Reality' (Maretti) continues his exploration of the 'analogicodigitale' concept through dialogues with sixteen artists. Carlo Sala edits 'States of Tension: Conversations on Image, Society and Politics' (Silvana Editoriale), stemming from a 2017 project at the Mu.Fo.Co. museum in Cinisello Balsamo, featuring sixteen interviews with photographers. Bernard Aikema's 'The Renaissances in Europe 1480-1620: Art, Geography and Power' (Libri Scheiwiller) argues for a polycentric view of the Renaissance, challenging singular narratives.
Key facts
- Enrico Maria Dal Pozzolo compiled a new catalogue of Lorenzo Lotto's paintings, published by Skira in 2022, 620 pages, €95.
- The previous complete catalogue of Lotto was published by Rizzoli in 1975, with text by Rodolfo Pallucchini and critical apparatus by Giordana Mariani Canova.
- Seymour Chwast and Steven Heller's 'Hell: An Illustrated Guide to the Underworld' was published by Corraini in 2022, 128 pages, €25.
- Davide Mariani's 'Art and Fashion: History and Results of a Restless Partnership' was published by Postmedia Books in 2022, 96 pages, €14.
- Raffaele Gavarro's 'Avanti & Indietro: 16 Conversations on Art in Time and Analog-Digital Reality' was published by Maretti in 2021, 168 pages, €18.
- Carlo Sala's 'States of Tension: Conversations on Image, Society and Politics' was published by Silvana Editoriale in 2021, 152 pages, €18.
- The 'States of Tension' project began in 2017 at Mu.Fo.Co. (Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea) in Cinisello Balsamo, leading to a 2018 exhibition and video interviews on YouTube.
- Bernard Aikema's 'The Renaissances in Europe 1480-1620: Art, Geography and Power' was published by Libri Scheiwiller in 2021, 264 pages, €54.
Entities
Artists
- Lorenzo Lotto
- Seymour Chwast
- Steven Heller
- Davide Mariani
- Raffaele Gavarro
- Carlo Sala
- Bernard Aikema
- Rodolfo Pallucchini
- Giordana Mariani Canova
- Raffaella Poltronieri
- Valentina Castegnaro
- Marta Paraventi
- Ivana Spinelli
- Emilio Vavarella
- Eugenio Tibaldi
- Gea Casolaro
Institutions
- Skira
- Rizzoli
- Corraini
- Postmedia Books
- Maretti
- Silvana Editoriale
- Libri Scheiwiller
- Mu.Fo.Co. (Museo di Fotografia Contemporanea)
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Mantua
- Imola
- Cinisello Balsamo
- Venice
- Europe