Ernesto Schick (1925–2025) To mark the centenary of Ernesto Schick's birth and the new edition of Railway Flora, out soon for Humboldt Books and Florette, chiassoletteraria is organising a poetic-philosophical journey with phytotherapist and field botanist Antonella Borsari, philosopher Mosè Cometta and poets Fabio Pusterla and Alberto Nessi. Chiasso, Spiazzo FFS Thursday 8 May, 6 p.m. – 7.30 p.m.

"The intervention undertaken by Andreotta Calò stems from a long and careful reflection on the territory that led to the direct involvement of members of the Cooperativa Pescatori La Sulcitana, Carbosulcis workers and those made redundant, with the aim of rethinking these figures and trying to restore a specific role to them. Embarking on this journey at a time of ‘crisis of presence’, at a stage in history when their mission is being questioned, means becoming aware of this delicate transition and rediscovering the authentic sense of a community." Excerpt from "Giorgio Andreotta Calò. in girum imus nocte", text by Elisabetta Masala from “in girum imus nocte”, by Giorgio Andreotta Calò (studiogiorgioandreottacalo).

Reprint! Danimarca 1961 Ugo Mulas Italy 1961: a moment of tumultuous change, at a time when Denmark constituted an oasis of peace. Its orderly countryside, its design reflecting new ways of living, a civil population which was building a social model with modern farms and neat town centres. It was these and other reasons that led ‘L’Illustrazione Italiana’ to send the critic Giorgio Zampa and photographer Ugo Mulas to carry out an in-depth reportage in Scandinavia Minor. Some of their encounters were the stuff of legends, such as those with the writer and baroness Karen Blixen, or with the Nobel prize winner for physics Niels Bohr, but Mulas’s eye was also drawn to the newly founded Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, and in his photographs we may already note his interest in art, one which was to characterise his later research. Introduction by Dario Borso (dario.borso). Graphic design: piarda The book is available in bookshops and on our website (link in bio or stories).

Out now! I Am Only the Housekeeper, but I Don’t Know… Edited by Luca Lo Pinto and Olaf Nicolai On occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Jože Plečnik (1872–1957), a key figure of the Modernist movement in architecture and creator of numerous buildings and monuments around the city of Ljubljana, in 2022 Luca Lo Pinto (lucalopintoo) and Olaf Nicolai (#olafnicolai) curated an exhibition titled I Am Only the Housekeeper, but I Don’t Know… in the Slovenian architect’s former home (plecnikova_hisa). The publication retraces the contemporary interventions undertaken by the curatorial duo, who invited twenty-five internationally recognised Slovenian and foreign artists, allowing them to enter the house through their own works to commemorate Plečnik’s oeuvre and place its reading into a different and more contemporary context. Drawing inspiration from a fictionalised letter ascribed to Urška, Plečnik’s hypothetical governess, the exhibition creates new perspectives within the house and accepts that “things can be a certain way, and that they can also be different,” as stated in Urška’s letter. Photos by Giovanna Silva (giovannamuzzisilva). Ph: francescospallacci Book design: juliempeeters The book is available on our website (link in bio or stories) and in bookshops.

Out soon! I Am Only the Housekeeper, but I Don’t Know… Edited by Luca Lo Pinto and Olaf Nicolai The publication retraces the same-name exhibition that Luca Lo Pinto (lucalopintoo) and Olaf Nicolai (#olafnicolai) curated for the Plečnik House in Ljubljana in 2022 on occasion of the 150th anniversary since the birth of Jože Plečnik, key figure of the Modernist movement in architecture. Design: juliempeeters Photographs: giovannamuzzisilva

Veniteci a trovare a bookpride dal 21 al 23 marzo! Stand F37 Superstudio Maxi Via Moncucco 35, Milano

New edition! Campo di Marte II Nathalie Du Pasquier The new edition of Campo di Marte by Nathalie Du Pasquier (nathaliedupasquier) is enriched with sixteen additional compositions, expanding and complementing the original selection of the first edition! Production Assistant: Hugo Berger (hugopaciullo), Matilde Losi (matildelosi). Photographs: Alice Fiorilli (alice.fiorilli), Ilvio Gallo (ilviogallo), Delfino Sisto Legnani (delfino_sl).

Out now! A War Play Giulio Squillacciotti A War Play is a project by Giulio Squillacciotti (giuliosq) that investigates the representation of war and its staging. The project stems from a stereoscopic image by the painter Giuseppe Augusto Levis (1879–1926) from a series of works dedicated to the historical depiction of the First World War. Levis constructed tableaux vivants using peasants from the local area (Piedmont), hired for the occasion. Squillacciotti works on the re-temporalisation of the work in the contemporary context, adding further layers to the staging. The book traces the project from a theoretical-narrative perspective, bringing together the contributions of the curators, ARTECO (arteco_torino, beatrice.zanelli) and CRIPTA747 (cripta747, alexandrotripodi, mitmirtanz, camizii), as well as researchers Vittoria Martini (vittoria__martini) and Kamil Dalkir (kamil.dlkr), who question the extent to which visual constructions may influence the viewer’s perception and interpretation, pre-empting and sometimes subverting the veracity of the narration. Photos by Claudia Ferri (claudia._.ferri). 📸: francescospallacci Book Design: studiograndhotel On occasion of the exhibition Giulio Squillacciotti. A War Play, the result of the artistic residency in Chiomonte, at the Pinacoteca G.A. Levis (pinacoteca_levis_chiomonte). The book is available on our website (link in bio or stories) and in bookshops.

Sabato 1 marzo, ore 13.00, non perdetevi “Trasformai la mia casa in un tempio” Presentazione del testo “Templi per lombardi laboriosi. Architetture di Mario Galvagni a Inveruno” con Emmanuela Carbé (emmanuela.carbe), Paolo Colagrande (paolo_colagrande), Elisa Di Nofa (elisadinofa) e Francesco Paleari (francescopaleari) Sala Ortese, Stazione Leopolda Testo Firenze (testofirenze)