Six New Art Books: Kiefer, Marca-Relli, Nitsch, Invernomuto, Zanchi, Famiglietti
Six new art books have been published in Italy, each focusing on significant artists or art historical topics. The first is a catalogue for Anselm Kiefer's installation at Palazzo Ducale in Venice, featuring essays by Gabriella Belli, Janne Sirén, Salvatore Settis, and others. The second covers Conrad Marca-Relli's exhibition at Palazzo Albertoni Spinola in Rome, curated by Mattia De Luca, with texts by David Anfam and Massimo Belli. The third collects three essays by Lóránd Hegyi on Hermann Nitsch, examining his role in Viennese Actionism. The fourth is a book by the duo Invernomuto (Simone Bertuzzi and Simone Trabucchi) on their ongoing project 'Black Med', which explores the Black Mediterranean. The fifth, by Mauro Zanchi, discusses photography as an extendable medium, referencing thinkers like Belting, Flusser, Freud, and Wittgenstein. The sixth, by Gino Famiglietti, recounts the legal battle between Italy and France over a Louis XV commode by Antoine-Robert Gaudeaus and Jacques Caffieri, now at the Château de Versailles.
Key facts
- Anselm Kiefer's installation at Palazzo Ducale in Venice coincided with the 2022 Venice Biennale directed by Cecilia Alemani.
- The Kiefer catalogue includes essays by Gabriella Belli, Anselm Kiefer, Janne Sirén, Salvatore Settis, Massimo Donà, Jean de Loisy, Elisabetta Barisoni, and an interview by Hans Ulrich Obrist.
- Conrad Marca-Relli's exhibition at Palazzo Albertoni Spinola in Rome was organized by Galleria Mattia De Luca in collaboration with the Archivio Marca-Relli.
- The Marca-Relli book is published by Skira and contains texts by David Anfam and Massimo Belli.
- Lóránd Hegyi's book on Hermann Nitsch includes three essays and is published by Silvana Editoriale.
- Hermann Nitsch died in April 2022 at age 83.
- Invernomuto's 'Black Med' project includes installations at the Parco Archeologico di Pompei and a book published by Humboldt Books.
- Mauro Zanchi's 'La fotografia come medium estendibile' is published by Postmedia Books.
- Gino Famiglietti's 'La commode. Una storia italiana' is published by Castelvecchi.
- The commode was made by Antoine-Robert Gaudeaus and Jacques Caffieri in the mid-18th century and is now at the Château de Versailles.
Entities
Artists
- Anselm Kiefer
- Conrad Marca-Relli
- Hermann Nitsch
- Invernomuto
- Simone Bertuzzi
- Simone Trabucchi
- Mauro Zanchi
- Gino Famiglietti
- Anish Kapoor
- Tintoretto
- Vicentino
- Palma il Giovane
- Andrea Emo
- Antoine-Robert Gaudeaus
- Jacques Caffieri
- Maimonides
Institutions
- Palazzo Ducale
- Galleria Mattia De Luca
- Archivio Marca-Relli
- Palazzo Albertoni Spinola
- Skira
- Silvana Editoriale
- Humboldt Books
- Postmedia Books
- Castelvecchi
- Marsilio Arte
- Parco Archeologico di Pompei
- Château de Versailles
- Venice Biennale
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Rome
- Cinisello Balsamo
- Milan
- Pompei
- Versailles
- France
- Andalusia
- Germany
- Algeria
- Adriatic coast