The Rise and Fall of King PaintinThe astonishing adventures, rise and fall of King Paintin', a visual artist who combines Art with Ethics, at a time when such mix leaves people cold. This all happens behind the scenes of the Italian art system, a microcosm, an aristocratic circle in which one can...

Good practices, sustainable development, circular economyThe three publications of the Department of Architecture and Design (DAD) of the Politecnico di Torino (Turin Polytechnic) present the results of the EU project Retrace, REgions TRAnsitioning towards a Circular Economy.The first publication,...

Good practices, sustainable development, circular economy. The three publications of the Department of Architecture and Design (DAD) of the Politecnico di Torino (Turin Polytechnic) present the results of the EU project Retrace, REgions TRAnsitioning towards a Circular Economy.The first publication,...

Good practices, sustainable development, circular economyThe three publications of the Department of Architecture and Design (DAD) of the Politecnico di Torino (Turin Polytechnic) present the results of the EU project Retrace, REgions TRAnsitioning towards a Circular Economy.The first publication,...

The poetic memories of an Ottoman JewThis is the sensitive and poetic autobiography of a distinguished and internationally famous antiques dealer, an unforgettable gentleman among those who made a living from art in the last century. From his education at the begining of the century as a scion of...

The new global model of protection by the Vatican Museums This important book is dedicated to the new strategy being applied for the protection of the collections of the Vatican Museums. It aims to describe, using simple “manual-style” language, what it means to organise and plan effective...

Clair, Canfora, Rosenberg: master thinkers face off on the question of fakesThis volume collects the masterful and memorable interventions of the workshops “The mirror of reality. Fakes and history of art”, organised by the Federico Zeri Foundation in Bologna in 2013. The question of “fake”...

The new global model of protection by the Vatican Museums This important book is dedicated to the new strategy being applied for the protection of the collections of the Vatican Museums. It aims to describe, using simple “manual-style” language, what it means to organise and plan effective...

The most renowned Italian publicist. In summary: a genius“The world we live in is a world of images that will become even more intense, that the public will play to accept and to relive in different ways. This is the future of man, bombarded by images... it will be a new game, because the images...

What quality of living means in modern times

The search for comfort in public and private buildings is what has most contributed to defining the quality of living in the modern world.

A “noir” about the international antique trade written by a famous gallery ownerA serial killer terrorises the major antique shows from New York to Paris, an intriguing American antique dealer fights the European establishment, powerful enemies threaten her, and an FBI agent protects her...

What art owes to dreamsThe author of this book is a successful physician who examines the relationship between art and dreams and explores what dreams represent and have represented in the various forms of art: literature, sculpture and painting, theatre and cinema, music.He analyses the relationships...

The first simplified manual for those who want to invest in artOften the purchase of a work of art, even one of considerable value, is made without taking the essential precautions. For example, what does it mean that a painting is “authentic”? What is the legal value of the expertise?

The most famous pamphlet by Jean Clair against contemporary artGalleries teem with diverse objects that have nothing of art except the places that exhibit them and the words of the commentators. The theory of the avant-garde has transferred to the field of art the millenary propositions of the Revolutions.

The initiatory manual for the “guardians” of cultural assetsLarge sums are invested by public and private entities in the restoration of cultural assets, but it is above all necessary to have a correct and ongoing programme of routine maintenance, proper training for the “maintenance...

A non-fiction novel in Afghanistan on the traffic of stolen human organsOne autumn morning, the life of a renowned surgeon and charming man in full maturity is turned upside down by his mysterious kidnapping. Many attempted to find him: the government, the international police, television reporters,...

History, traditions, natural beauty: the fascination of the exceptional and unique Favourite residence of King Victor Emmanuel II and his mistress, Rosa Vercellana, the royal apartments of the Castello della Mandria were conceived as a love nest for the couple. More than twenty fully-furnished rooms...

History, traditions, natural beauty: the fascination of the exceptional and unique Favourite residence of King Victor Emmanuel II and his mistress, Rosa Vercellana, the royal apartments of the Castello della Mandria were conceived as a love nest for the couple. More than twenty fully-furnished rooms...

A large factory becomes a challenge for prominent artistsThe former Hangar Bicocca factory in Milan has become a site of worldwide importance for contemporary art. The project originated from the decision to repurpose the huge Ansaldo industrial facility where the coils for electric motors for trains...

When artists intervene in the public sphere to attempt social transformationMany contemporary artists propose works expressly conceived for sharing with the creativity of our times. They conceive of art as an agent of growth and development in civil life and in the community.

The model of an extraordinary practice of benevolenceThis is the history in words and illustrations of one of the world's most extraordinary and renowned humanitarian institutions. For over a century and a half, “the Cottolengo” has assisted hundreds of thousands of people: the sick,...

Why we need art: the public and artists respondTo understand what role art, about which there has been so much discussion, actually plays in our everyday lives (and the lives of those who create art), we have to abandon certain habits and customary ways of thinking. If there is a message in each work...