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Future Publications
Eliseo MattiacciEdited by Germano Celant A glimpse into the mind of one of the most unique sculptors of the twentieth century. This monograph considers Mattiacci’s historic adventures starting from the 1960s, when the artist was associated with the Italian avant-garde movement Arte Povera. July 2013 | Hardcover | 432 pages | $115.00 
VicuñaWritten by Bruna Rotunno The vicuña is a small camelid that lives in the high alpine areas of the Andes—prized for its extraordinarily soft and fine wool—that has been long threatened with extinction. This book tells the story of the vicuña, its natural habitat, and the complexities of its existence and the efforts to save it. July 2013 | Hardcover | 144 pages | $95.00 
Conversations with Contemporary Arab ArtistsWritten by Till Ferath and Sam Bardaouil A selection of fifteen well-established Arab artists in conversations moderated by experts on contemporary Middle Eastern art. As revolutionary movements challenge decades of authoritarian rule across Arab countries, Conversations with Contemporary Arab Artists is the first book to give voice to artists from across the region. August 2013 | Trade Paperback | 192 pages | $40.00 
The Encyclopedic Palace. 55th International Art ExhibitionEdited by Massimiliano Gioni An overview of the state of contemporary art and its ultimate trends. The Encyclopedic Palace is the title chosen by the director for the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale. It evokes the design registered in 1955 with the US Patent office by the self-taught artist Marino Auriti, depicting an imaginary museum that was meant to house all worldly knowledge, bringing together the greatest discoveries of the human race, from the wheel to the… August 2013 | Trade Paperback | 784 pages | $130.00 
In GrimaniWritten by Giulio Manieri Elia, Contribution by Ritsue Mishima and Ana Milijanovic August 2013 | Trade Paperback | 160 pages | $36.00 
Katrin SigurdardottirWritten by Ilaria Bonacossa, Contribution by Mary Ceruti August 2013 | Hardcover | 112 pages | $39.00 
The New Acropolis MuseumEdited by Bernanrd Tschumi Architects, Contribution by Dimitrios Pandermalis, Yannis Aesopos, Joel Rutten and Bernard Tschumi A comprehensive look at the eagerly anticipated New Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, and the celebrated collection it houses. Marking the opening of the New Acropolis Museum, this book examines both its architecture and the archaeological treasures it was built to house. The building addresses the dramatic complexities of the collection and the site with minimalist simplicity by using three main materials—glass, stainless steel, and concrete. “There’s no way at the beginning of the twenty-first century… August 2013 | Trade Paperback | 168 pages | $29.95 
Balthus and CatsWritten by Alain Vircondelet This album reveals Balthus’s fascination with felines and is a perfect complement to the Metropolitan Museum’s exhibition Balthus: Cats and Girls that opens in September 2013. Alain Vircondelet was a close friend of the late Balthus and originally wrote this text in intimate collaboration with the artist. He explains the symbolism within Balthus’s paintings and draws parallels between the sleepy, languishing forms of the girls and cats he painted. Balthus, who referred to himself as the… August 2013 | Hardcover | 96 pages | $29.95 
Twentieth-Century American PhotographyWritten by Claudia Fini and Francesca Lazzarini, Edited by Filippo Maggia The prestigious new volume by Skira devoted to international contemporary photography is focused on some of the greatest American masters of the twentieth-century. This will be the first of two books (with the second coming in 2014) that seek to illustrate the outstanding quality and variety of the works which have marked American photography from the mid-twentieth-century to the present day. This first volume presents a detailed and annotated selection of works executed between the 1940s… September 2013 | Hardcover | 136 pages | $50.00 |
