Six New Art Books: Penone Writings, World Press Photo 2022, and More
This week's editorial roundup features six new publications. Giuseppe Penone's collected writings from 1968 to the present are published by Electa, coinciding with his installation 'Idee di pietra' at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. The World Press Photo 2022 catalogue by Skira documents global tensions through prize-winning photographs. Chiara Montani's second historical novel 'La ritrattista' continues the story of Piero della Francesca and Lavinia. Manuela Mellini's 'Libera-mente 2' offers 180 puzzles including anagrammed art attributions. Domitilla Dardi's 'Herbaria' explores herbariums from Anna Atkins to the Voynich manuscript. The 23rd limited-edition issue of My Monkey magazine features Claudia De Luca's interpretation of 'Zorba the Greek'.
Key facts
- Giuseppe Penone's writings from 1968 to 2022 are collected in a new Electa volume curated by Francesco Stocchi.
- The Penone book accompanies the installation 'Idee di pietra' at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome.
- A previous edition of Penone's writings was published in 2009 by Gianfranco Maraniello for a MAMbo exhibition.
- World Press Photo 2022 catalogue covers continental awards including protests in Sudan, Nigerian schoolgirls, Madagascar's zebu war, and Bedouin discrimination in Egypt.
- Chiara Montani's 'La ritrattista' is the sequel to 'Il mistero della pittrice ribelle', featuring Piero della Francesca.
- Manuela Mellini's 'Libera-mente 2' includes 180 puzzles and anagrammed art attributions.
- Domitilla Dardi's 'Herbaria' categorizes herbariums into fantastic, graphic, mixed-media, and florilegia.
- My Monkey magazine's 23rd issue features Claudia De Luca's interpretation of Nikos Kazantzakis' 'Zorba the Greek'.
- My Monkey prints 50 numbered and signed copies per issue, priced at €35.
- The magazine has previously featured artists Simone Pellegrini and Mirko Baricchi.
Entities
Artists
- Giuseppe Penone
- Chiara Montani
- Piero della Francesca
- Manuela Mellini
- Domitilla Dardi
- Anna Atkins
- Joan Fontcuberta
- Ulisse Aldrovandi
- Claudia De Luca
- Simone Pellegrini
- Mirko Baricchi
- Nikos Kazantzakis
- Anthony Quinn
- Alan Bates
- Francesco Stocchi
- Gianfranco Maraniello
Institutions
- Electa
- MAMbo
- Garzanti
- Mondadori
- Rizzoli
- 24 Ore Cultura
- Skira
- My Monkey Edizioni
- World Press Photo
- Terme di Caracalla
- MAXXI
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Bologna
- Berlin
- Germany
- Sudan
- Nigeria
- Madagascar
- Egypt