Books published by Silvana

The year 1947 was a crucial one for Christian Dior. It was then that the fashion designer simultaneously founded his maison and his perfume factory in Paris.

American photographer Francesca Woodman produced six artist's books during her short, troubled life. Presented here is a facsimile edition of one of those notebooks.

60 haute couture designs from the collections of the Musee des Arts Decoratifs offer a panorama of Dior's haute couture creations since 1947, always the epitome of modern elegance. Text in English and Arabic.

The mysterious and contemplative work by Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf, among the most renowned authors of contemporary portraiture. Text in English and Italian.

The American artist's sophisticated, darkly humorous works get their first major exhibition in the Middle East, curated by Germano Celant.

Timeless elegance, classical references and statuary beauty distinguish the photographic work by the famous Vogue photographer, Horst P. Horst, a true master of the fashion portrait. Text in English and Italian.

This unprecedented project shows how incorporating women into the field of architecture would generate new places for thought and attention on the part of professionals, or consolidate and expand those that exist. Text in English and Italian.

Yto Barrada's artistic practice draws upon the roles of activist, educator, architect, botanist and anthropologist to explore expressions of communality and individual being. Text in English and Arabic.

Unique and exclusive jewels are exhibited in the evocative spaces of the Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza, home to a one-of-a-kind Italian museum. Text in English and Italian.

Photographer Georges Lenzi shares his magnificent shots from the fascinating world of Argentinean Gauchos.

An extensive set of sculptures and original photos by John Chamberlain show his lifelong exploration and experimentation around coloured car body parts and the illusion of movement in space.

Giacomelli's landscape is both real and invented, just as his eye is both visionary and visual.

Offers an exhaustive account of this unique human, artistic and intellectual adventure through a comprehensive and up-to-date art historical analysis of Leonardo's work. Accompanied by spectacular illustrations.

Artists respond to the storied history of a Munich exhibition spaceThis catalog chronicles three exhibitions at BNKR, Munich--a WWII air-raid bunker turned internment camp turned exhibition space. The artworks exhibited relate to architecture and deception, confinement or transformation. Artists include Hans Op de Beeck, Bettina Pousttchi, Gregor Sailer and others.

Il volume presenta il catalogo ragionato della produzione documentata di Arredoluce, che conta 555 fra lampade e complementi di arredo, e la ricostruzione della storia dell'azienda e dei designer che vi hanno lavorato. Arredoluce nasce nel 1943 a Monza grazie ad Angelo Lelii, imprenditore e progettista: la sua curiosità per le innovazioni provenienti dall'estero, unita all'amore per i materiali della tradizione e a una cura maniacale per i dettagli, ha segnato la linea di produzione dell'azienda. Con Arredoluce, di cui si ricordano le partecipazioni alle Triennali di Milano dal 1947 al 1960, hanno collaborato importanti designer tra cui Gio Ponti, Ettore Sottsass jr. e Nanda Vigo.

This catalog accompanies the first major retrospective of London-based Iraqi artist Dia Al-Azzawi (born 1939). Working in a variety of two- and three-dimensional mediums over his 55-year career, including his mural-like political paintings and assemblage works, Al-Azzawi has become one of Iraq's most influential artists.

Over 350 works created by Jodice - artist, photographer and filmmaker - over 25 years of career bring about a kaleidoscopic fresco of our time. Text in English and Italian.

A "whimsical" journey through 800 glass masterpieces from the 18th century to the present, acquired by the Galleria Rizzarda in Feltre, Veneto.

The Ferrero Collection is the most important collection in the world dedicated to the Lenci Manufacturing company.

A rich survey on the different facets of the unclassifiable French artist from the 20th century, who left behind a body of work of great stylistic diversity and inventiveness. Text in English and French.

Cohabitats comprises essays and visual material that look to the theme of the Biennale Architettura 2021 from the lens of a specific geographic location.

Luisa Lambri uses architecture to create her images, rather than the other way around, revealing negligible details of modernist architecture or iconic minimalist sculptures. Text in English and Italian.

A photographic book dedicated to the projects of Michele De Lucchi's studio, presented in a whole new way, through evocative associations: "The synapses of architecture". Text in English and Italian.

Like no other, the Thomas Walther Collection at the MoMA captures the imaginative spirit of early 20th-century photography, a time of dynamic circulation of ideas and daring aesthetic experimentation.

The precious artefacts in the Aron Collection act as cue for a meticulous comparative study of medieval Islamic metalwork, created both by renowned artists and anonymous craftsmen.