7 nuovi libri d’arte e cultura in libreria. Mappe del presente: tra arte, lavoro, memoria e forme della percezione
This article from Artribune presents a curated selection of seven new art and culture books recently released in Italy. The featured titles range from a theoretical lexicon for 21st-century arts edited by Nicolas Martino, which redefines key terms like 'author,' 'AI,' and 'care,' to a poetic pop-up book by Japanese designer Katsumi Komagata titled 'Piccolo Albero,' which uses paper engineering to narrate the cycle of life. Other works explore themes of labor, memory, domestic space (Giorgio Morandi), inner labyrinths (Andrea Bocconi), and direct testimony from Gaza, all aiming to provide new frameworks for understanding a fractured present.
This roundup matters because it reflects a broader cultural shift in the art world toward interdisciplinary and sensory approaches to publishing. By highlighting books that merge theoretical rigor with tactile, poetic, or testimonial forms, the article underscores how contemporary art publishing is evolving to address complex social and perceptual questions. It also signals the continued importance of small presses and independent editors in Italy, such as Luca Sossella Editore, in fostering critical discourse and experimental formats that resist mainstream commercial trends.