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Ephemeral photo-works in conversation with a museum's off-display sculpturesItalian photographer and video artist Elisa Sighicelli (born 1968) was invited by the Gallery of Modern Art, Milan (GAM) to curate an exhibition in dialogue with the gallery's repository containing over 800 sculptural objects: a population of plasters, bronzes, marbles, waxes, mutilated bodies and languid female figures that, unbeknownst to the museum visitors, inhabit the basement waiting for a location on the upper floors. Through a series of photographs, Sighicelli reveals surprising formal relationships and silent dialogues in casual juxtapositions: a statue that whispers in the ear of another, a sidelong glance that seems to cross the eyes of a companion, a close contact that suggests a love encounter. Elements such as dust, inventory tags and bubble wrap become crucial nodes of a spontaneous script activated by the artist's gaze on the sculptures.

Portraits painted in bloodItalian artist Pietro Costa presents a series of portraits made using the subjects' blood as pigment. This publication expands on Costa's ongoing Bloodwork project, which incorporates his own blood into works that straddle painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and installation.

No-one captures the allure and charm of Venice better than CanalettoThis volume presents a substantial overview of the life and works of the great Venetian painter. More than 70 works by Canaletto, including paintings and drawings from both public and private collections, are brought together to demonstrate the breadth of the artist's creative capacity. Also included is a rare collection of documents concerning Canaletto's artistic adventures, as well as a series of prints that served as inspiration while crafting his iconic city views. Together, these materials illuminate both the public genius and private personality and life of the Venetian master.Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768), known as Canaletto, began his career as a scene painter for the theaters of Venice. The artist is best known for his ability to capture encompassing views of the Venetian cityscape in paint, works that were frequently sold to European aristocrats on the Grand Tour. These early paintings often subtly blur the boundary between the real and imaginary, as the artist masterfully repositioned buildings and warped viewpoints to achieve the most holistic presentation of his subject. Although Canaletto is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 18th century today, his life was mired in controversy as he struggled with his public perception, fighting to be accepted by the Venetian Academy of Fine Arts before dying in poverty.

Beginning with the analysis of two works by Titian (ca. 1488-1576) preserved in the Czech Republic--the so-called "Vanitas" belonging to the Prague Castle Collections, a portrait of a beautiful young woman usually interpreted as an allegory of vanity, and the gruesome "Flaying of Marsyas" housed in the Archbishop's Palace in Kromeriz--Titian: Vanitas deals with the artistic and existential life of the Cadore-born painter and presents the two paintings in the context of Titian's broader production. This volume, edited by Lionello Puppi and Serena Baccaglini and including texts from Giorgio Reolon, Barbara Putova, Silvia Miscellaneo and Antonio Genova, delves into the Renaissance artist's process and self-presentation, from the preparation of models and the production of replicas to the success of the artist and the intention and manipulations of his self-portraits.

Transforming history into fiction: a reimagining of the Napoleonic warsItalian painter and illustrator Andrea Ventura (born 1968) and his brother, photographer Paolo Ventura (born 1968), have collaborated on this latest book project, which presents their artistic reinterpretations of the myth of the great Napoleonic battles and the Grande Armée that fought them.

Groundbreaking photojournalism from a pioneering Brazilian photographerThis anthological volume retraces the entire career of French Brazilian photographer and filmmaker Miguel Rio Branco (born 1946), who is known for his photojournalism in Brazil and has worked as a correspondent for Magnum Photos since 1980.

In Theaters of War, Italian photographer Luca Campigotto (born 1962) presents research on World War I, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Campigotto's pictures reveal not only the physical traces preserved by nature, but also the lingering emotional effects and trauma of the war.