Ten Photography Books to Buy, Browse, and Study in 2021
A curated list of ten photography books from 2020-2021 features notable titles such as 'Franco Vimercati. Un minuto di fotografia / One Minute of Photography' (Quodlibet, 2020), overseen by Marco Scotini, with contributions from Paolo Fossati and others. 'Maurizio Galimberti – Uno sguardo nel labirinto della Storia' (Skira, 2021) innovatively explores collage through found images. 'Carlo D’Orta – Architextures' (Eclipse, 2020) showcases architectural abstractions. 'The Earth Will Come to Laugh and Feast' (powerHouse Books, 2020) combines Gabriele Tinti's poetry with Roger Ballen's visuals. Additionally, titles like 'Tina Modotti. Donne, Messico e libertà' (24 Ore Cultura, 2021) and 'I giganti del mare' (Nomos, 2021) are included.
Key facts
- Franco Vimercati (1940-2001) is the subject of a monograph curated by Marco Scotini, published by Quodlibet in 2020.
- Maurizio Galimberti (born 1956) uses found photographs and film stills to create non-collages in his 2021 Skira book.
- Carlo D'Orta (born 1955) photographs architectural reflections and abstractions, with a new cycle 'Biocities Grey'.
- Gabriele Tinti (born 1979) writes ecphrastic poetry to accompany Roger Ballen's (born 1950) photographs in a 2020 powerHouse Books volume.
- Tina Modotti (1896-1942) is the focus of a Mudec exhibition and catalog edited by Biba Giacchetti, published by 24 Ore Cultura in 2021.
- Gaia Pasquale's 2021 Nomos book uses the Agenzia Lorandi archive to depict transatlantic cruises from Genoa to New York.
- 'Abitata pietra' (2021) stems from a residency in Matera, Montescaglioso, and Mottola, with contributions from multiple photographers.
- Stephen Frailey's 'Looking at Photography' (Damiani, 2020) profiles 99 photographers alphabetically by first name, excluding Italians.
- MAST Foundation's 2018 annual volume (MAST-Electa, 2020) includes W. Eugene Smith's Pittsburgh industrial photography.
- Bonnie Briant's 'Lump Sum Lottery' (Damiani, 2021) is a disordered sequence of images from a decade-long archive, with text by Silvia Plachy.
Entities
Artists
- Franco Vimercati
- Marco Scotini
- Paolo Fossati
- Luigi Ghirri
- Javier Hontoria
- Simone Menegoi
- Elio Grazioli
- Angela Madesani
- Maurizio Galimberti
- Carlo D'Orta
- Gabriele Tinti
- Roger Ballen
- Tina Modotti
- Biba Giacchetti
- Frida Kahlo
- Diego Rivera
- Gaia Pasquale
- Antonio Cammareri
- Stefania D'Amato
- Luogo Comune
- Federico Barattini
- Giuseppe Laera
- Vincenzo Pagliuca
- Felice Rosa
- Marco Trulli
- Emmanuele Curti
- Mauro Acito
- Stephen Frailey
- Adam Fuss
- Alec Soth
- Alex Prager
- Zoe Leonard
- John Szarkowski
- Urs Stahel
- W. Eugene Smith
- Bonnie Briant
- Silvia Plachy
- Nan Goldin
- Juergen Teller
- Marco Enrico Giacomelli
Institutions
- Galleria Raffaella Cortese
- Quodlibet
- Skira
- Eclipse
- powerHouse Books
- 24 Ore Cultura
- Mudec
- Nomos
- Convento di San Francesco
- Museo della fotografia Sestini
- Agenzia Lorandi
- Viaindustriae
- Damiani
- MAST Foundation
- Studio Labics
- Olivetti
- Electa
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Macerata
- New York
- United States
- Brooklyn
- Mexico
- Bergamo
- Genoa
- Matera
- Montescaglioso
- Mottola
- Bologna
- Pittsburgh
- Ivrea
- Paris
- Nice
- Mykonos
- Mauthausen
- Hasankeyf
- Turkey
- Alps
- Rome
- EUR
- Dubai