This small anthology reviews some of the central themes of Diego Marcon’s research: from the role of the display in exhibitions to his relationship with cinema, from the use of special effects and animatronics to the sense of community established through his work. Glassa accompanies the exhibition of the same name designed by the artist for the spaces of the Centro per l’arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato.
Strata raccoglie 37 conversazioni con artisti il cui lavoro ha dato un contributo significativo alla scena artistica italiana e internazionale a partire dal 2000. Questo libro è il resoconto personale di una serie di incontri, amicizie e relazioni professionali che Vincenzo de Bellis e Alessandro Rabottini hanno coltivato negli ultimi vent’anni.
Strata compiles 37 conversations with artists whose work has made a significant contribution to the Italian and international art scene since 2000. This book is the personal account of a number of encounters, friendships, and professional relationships that Vincenzo de Bellis and Alessandro Rabottini have nurtured over the past twenty years.
Pardon Façade documents the artistic output of Luca Monterastelli, showcasing almost all of the sculptures and installations that he produced between 2011 and 2022. Across four chapters—corresponding to four solo shows that he staged in Milan, Otegem, Antwerp, and Naples—the publication provides the first overview of the artist’s work.
More than half a century after its premiere, Yvonne Rainer, in collaboration with choreographer and dancer Emily Coates, directed the 2019 revival of her 1965 performance Parts of Some Sextets. This book poses questions about the trajectories of artworks, performers, and audiences, all while tracing the life—and afterlife—of a dance.
How does technology organize life? This book documents and reflects on the exhibition Proof of Stake: Technological Claims at Kunstverein in Hamburg, curated by Simon Denny and Bettina Steinbrügge. It brings together a unique group of artists and scholars who investigate the technological apparatuses and power relations of organized life.
Edited by Lorenzo Giusti and Valentina Gervasoni
Texts by Emanuele Coccia and Ernesto Neto
Designed by Lorenzo Mason Studio
2025, English / Italian, softcover, 11 x 17.7 cm, 96 pages
ISBN 979-12-80579-62-1
On the occasion of the exhibition Mentre la vita ci respira – SoPolpoVit’EreticoLe, Emanuele Coccia provides a commentary on the practice of the artist Ernesto Neto and the latter’s transformation of the exhibition space into a piece of living architecture, a place of interaction that seeks the participation of the viewer so as to engender a profound link between body, environment, and wider community. Coccia explores the potential of Neto’s artistic practice, in which the aesthetic engagement is partially mediated through the use of senses, including smell, that are all too often neglected in the act of aesthetic engagement and are here called upon to reawaken deep-seated memories and emotions.
Art on Earth is the third book in a series of short essay collections inspired by the site-specific art projects specially conceived for GAMeC at Palazzo della Ragione, a symbolic, time-honored location within the city of Bergamo that embodies the values of community life and participation. The artist was asked to name an author who interests him—be it a researcher, a philosopher, or a scholar—and whose thinking could be said to underpin the project, with a view to finding a path through the complexities of the present day, starting from the work produced but without necessarily lingering on it.
