Louisa Gagliardi: Many Moons is published on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition at MASI Lugano. The work of Louisa Gagliardi blends traditional painting techniques with digital technology, exploring themes such as identity, social transformations, and the relationship between individuals and their environment through works imbued with a sense of ambiguity and mystery. This richly illustrated catalogue deepens the uncanniness of her practice thanks to contributions by Francesca Benini, the exhibition curator, along with Sara Catella, Noëmi Lerch, and Micah Schippa-Wildfong.

Known for his interdisciplinary practice uniting sound, film, and performance, Greek-British artist Mikhail Karikis creates works shaped by a deep sense of social and environmental responsibility. This richly illustrated monograph, published in conjunction with his large-scale solo exhibition at the Kunstmuseum St.Gallen, presents his latest participatory projects, which explore the intertwined themes of voice, community, and ecological transformation. Featuring essays by international authors, as well as a conversation between Karikis and artist-collaborators Sonia Boyce and Zineb Sedira, the publication offers a comprehensive view of Karikis's experimental and socially engaged approach. Like the artist's audiovisual compositions, the book is an invitation to listen more attentively-to others, to the environment, and to the political power of sound. Texts by Iwona Blazwick, Gianni Jetzer, Henna Keski-Mäenpää, Jack Nicholls, and contributions by Sonia Boyce, Mikhail Karikis, and Zineb Sedira

What happens when you fuse an exhibition format with a versatile space for daily domestic encounters? Since 2019, the Palazzina team has explored this question in three different neighborhoods. Palazzina. Ring Everywhere pairs installation views from 30 projects featuring 100+ artists with essays by Ingo Niermann, Nora Joung, Cassiane C. Pfund, Ines Goldbach, and an interview with Palazzina members moderated by Marlene Marti Bürgi. This publication thus continues the welcoming and collaborative exchange that has been initiated by the Basel-based, independent exhibition project Palazzina. Edited by Palazzina: Á. Birna Björnsdóttir, Ester Alemayehu Hatle, Ines Tondar, Ivan Mitrovic, Jakub Andrzejewski, Kelly Tissot, Madeleine Noraas, Mathieu Dafflon, Nicolás Sarmiento, Noemi Pfister, Simone Holliger, Vera Mühlebach, Victoria Holdt

A pea-pod, a huge bag, a potted plant, advertising slogans, self-help books-in her work, Sereina Steinemann focuses on simple things, everyday life, normality. Her first comprehensive presentation is therefore simply called Works and covers the entire spectrum of her production, from paintings to flyers, and from drawings to sculptures. While the Swiss artist clearly shares her interest in the world of commodities with Pop Art, she presents these ordinary things with great affection and with a smile, instead of as cool-sleek still lives. Thanks to the simplicity of the motif and painting style, her works have a quietly touching impact-as in her painting of a colourful striped woollen sock or a blue cup on a red-and-white checked tablecloth. Texts by Lucy Duggan, Heike Geißler, Daniel Morgenthaler, Eveline Suter

How are city transformations to be read? How are we to interpret the incessant metamorphosis of places and social relationships that has characterized urban contexts since their inception? These questions drive Knots, a collaborative research project by the Politecnico di Milano's Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU) and Prospekt, a photojournalism agency dedicated to chronicling urban issues worldwide. By reshaping how we question urban transformations, Knots seeks to uncover overlooked dimensions of change, particularly in Milan's Scali. Showcasing outcomes from interdisciplinary workshops, the book highlights the value of crossing disciplinary boundaries to spark critical yet grounded discussions on the ways cities and their social fabrics evolve.

Michael E. Smith occasionally creates drawings as organizational notes for his exhibitions: a to-do list may be intertwined with a sketch outlining an idea for a sculpture, and at times, drawings emerge as impromptu phone scribbles. Over the past fifteen years, Michael E. Smith has accumulated a substantial collection of drawings, largely unpublished until now. To complement the exhibition dedicated to the artist, the Kunst Museum Winterthur is releasing an artist book featuring a comprehensive selection of drawings from this period. Afterword by Lynn Kost