Six New Art Books: From Meme Aesthetics to Sardinian Street Art

A roundup of six newly published art books covers diverse topics. Angelo Bellobono's 'Linea Appennino 1201', published by Collezione Maramotti and Danilo Montanari Editore, documents his 2018 walk along the Apennine ridge from Pollino/Dolcedorme to Monte Maggiorasca, featuring painted magazines. Valentina Tanni's 'Memestetica' (Nero Editions) explores the relationship between visual arts and digital culture from the 2000s onward, tracing a path from Marcel Duchamp to TikTok. 'Muri di Sardegna' (Dario Flaccovio Editore), curated by Asteras, is the first guide to mural works in Sardinia, covering cities like Cagliari, Sassari, Oristano, and Nuoro. Carlo De Cristofaro's 'Frediano Frediani tra Classicismo e Modernità' (Edizioni Paparo) examines the architect's work in Naples between the wars, including the library of the Anton Dohrn zoological station and two Cumana railway stations. Antonio Arévalo's 'Le terre di nessuno. Poesie 1980-2016' (Edizioni Ensemble) collects poetic texts by the Chilean writer, reflecting his exile culture between Italy and the Ibero-American world. 'Ussita (Monti Sibillini). Deviazioni inedite raccontate dagli abitanti' (Ediciclo), curated by Sineglossa and Riverrun hub, is a non-tourist guide co-written with the community, featuring contributions from Wu Ming2 and others.