eBooks

Pizziolo, M & Ravasio, R 2013, This is not propaganda. Arte contemporanea italiana. Collezione Antonio Stellatelli, L’Artistica, Savigliano.

Dedicated to contemporary Italian art, Antonio Stellatelli’s collection, curated by Marina Pizziolo and Romano Ravasio, includes paintings, sculptures and photographs by Italian artists born since 1960. The result is an original interpretation of the art situation in Italy. The book was launched in New York and New Delhi.

Pizziolo, M & Ravasio, R 2012, The Indian Renaissance. A research project on the new frontiers of art, L’Artistica, Savigliano.

The book presents an overview of the latest contemporary Indian artworks to enter the Stellatelli collection, curated by Marina Pizziolo and Romano Ravasio. In recent years India has been experiencing an extraordinary Renaissance from the artistic, cultural and economic standpoint. This collection “in progress”, which we present as the account of a project, of a journey just embarked upon, is intended to be an Italian homage to Indian energy.

Pizziolo, M & Ravasio, R 2009, Zhang Dali. The forbidden fascination of new China, Argo, Turin.

The catalogue of the exhibition held in Turin at Palazzo della Provincia. It presents an extraordinary selection of works by one of the greatest contemporary Chinese artists: works acquired by a private Turinese collection curated by Marina Pizziolo and Romano Ravasio.

Pizziolo, M & Sgarbi, V 2008, Corrente. Le parole della vita, Skira, Milan.

The catalogue of the major retrospective dedicated to the Corrente movement, held in Milan at Palazzo Reale. In 1943, when the nightmare of bombing threatened Milan, Ernesto Treccani, founder of the movement, wrote: “In my mind I have a painting, which must be full of life and death. Black, white, grey, and some red, like lightning. We must speak the words of life to men”.

Pizziolo, M 2004, Il corpo e l’anima. Federico Guida e Paolo Schmidlin, Skira, Milan.

The catalogue of the exhibition held at the Fondazione Bandera when it was directed by Marina Pizziolo. This fascinating comparison between painter Guida and sculptor Schmidlin inaugurated a series of duets between emerging Italian artists.

Pizziolo, M 1998, Corrente e oltre. Opere dalla collezione Stellatelli. 1930-1990, Charta, Milan.

The catalogue of the exhibition held in Milan, at the Museum of La Permanente. The Stellatelli collection offers a unique perspective on the careers of fifteen artists who participated in the Corrente movement in the period between 1930 and 1990. Sixty years of Italian art are reflected in the work of these artists.