Six New Books on Betrayal, Philosophy, and Japanese Art

A roundup of six recent publications covers topics from ukiyo-e masters to a philosophical trip in California. Skira's volume on Utamaro, Hokusai, and Hiroshige accompanies a Turin exhibition running until June 25. Karl-Markus Gauss's 'Viaggio avventuroso intorno alla mia camera' (Keller, 2023) uses objects in his Salzburg apartment to trigger personal and collective histories. Isabella Guanzini and Giovanna Melandri's 'Come ripartire' (Il Melangolo/KUM!, 2022) proposes a new economic model based on care, born from the 2021 KUM! festival curated by Massimo Recalcati. Luca Starita's 'Pensiero stupendo' (effequ, 2023) examines betrayal in Western culture through etymology, literature, and psychology. Lorenzo Gasparrini's 'Ci scalderemo al fuoco delle vostre code di paglia' (D Editore) is a feminist philosophical pamphlet critiquing patriarchy. Simeon Wade's 'Foucault in California' (Blackie Edizioni, 2023) recounts Michel Foucault's 1975 LSD trip in Death Valley, which influenced his later work.