Summer book releases: from Carol Rama to AI

A diverse selection of new art books for August includes the catalog for Gian Maria Tosatti's exhibition at Pirelli HangarBicocca, the long-awaited catalogue raisonné of Carol Rama, interviews with film editors by Gabrielle Oldham, a study of Futurist mail art edited by Maurizio Scudiero, and the AI-focused volume AI 2041 by Chen Qiufan and Kai-Fu Lee. The Tosatti catalog, published by Marsilio, features essays by Anselm Kiefer and Eugenio Viola, and documents works from 2006 onward. The Carol Rama catalogue raisonné, curated by Cristina Mundici with Raffaella Roddolo and Maria Grazia Messina, spans two volumes and 800 pages, published by Skira. First Cut collects conversations with master film editors, released by Minimum Fax. Arte Postale Futurista, from Luni Editrici, includes 820 images. AI 2041, from Luiss Press, addresses the moral and societal implications of artificial intelligence.