Two Centuries of Automotive History
100 Masterpieces from the Collection of MAUTO - Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile
Skira (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 1. October 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-88-572-5551-4 (ISBN)
Description
100 cars from all over the world to tell the story of two centuries of automotive history.
A journey through history that shows how the automobile has influenced fashion, society, art, scientific research and technological achievements in a constant drive toward innovation.
The Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile is a benchmark institution for automotive culture, a place for debate and experimentation that, starting from the enhancement of its preserved heritage, creates original content capable of speaking the languages of the contemporary culture. Drawing on a wide variety of contributions and materials, the museum's new catalogue reflects its complexity: from the technical specifications of the masterpieces in the collection to a selection of archival documents that reconstruct their histories, from newly commissioned artworks to research projects showcased in immersive and interactive environments. The volume is completed by an extensive iconographic section, highlighting the sculptural power of the automobiles, along with textual contributions by the curators, who reinterpret the museum's heritage from a cross-disciplinary and contemporary perspective.
A journey through history that shows how the automobile has influenced fashion, society, art, scientific research and technological achievements in a constant drive toward innovation.
The Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile is a benchmark institution for automotive culture, a place for debate and experimentation that, starting from the enhancement of its preserved heritage, creates original content capable of speaking the languages of the contemporary culture. Drawing on a wide variety of contributions and materials, the museum's new catalogue reflects its complexity: from the technical specifications of the masterpieces in the collection to a selection of archival documents that reconstruct their histories, from newly commissioned artworks to research projects showcased in immersive and interactive environments. The volume is completed by an extensive iconographic section, highlighting the sculptural power of the automobiles, along with textual contributions by the curators, who reinterpret the museum's heritage from a cross-disciplinary and contemporary perspective.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Milan
Italy
Illustrations
190
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 170 mm
ISBN-13
978-88-572-5551-4 (9788857255514)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Gianluigi Ricuperati, writer and editor, has published around twenty books, including essays, novels, catalogues and unidentified objects. He is editor-in-chief of Nova Express magazine and his publishers include Feltrinelli, Gallimard and Mondadori. He writes for La Stampa and numerous Italian and foreign newspapers. He has collaborated with Italian and foreign museums and cultural institutions.
Maurizio Arnone head of the "Future Cities & Communities" research domain at Fondazione LINKS and, since 2024, curator of "The Future Unfolds" project for the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile. He deals with innovative technologies for mobility, transport planning and modelling, zero-emission, cooperative, connected and autonomous mobility, ITS and traffic control, and last mile delivery. He is the author of more than 20 scientific publications on automibile.
Giacinto Di Pietrantonio, art critic, curator, visiting lecturer at the IED in Turin and former lecturer in art history, history of representation methods and publishing systems for art at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, art publishing and exhibition design at the IED Accademia Galli in Como. Editor and co-director of Flash Art, (1986-1992), he has curated exhibitions in Italy and abroad. Currently art curator, at MAUTO, Turin, he is recipient of several awards and is the author of books on Enzo Cucchi, Jan Fabre, Design in Italy and Encounters with Architecture and Design.
An automotive journalist, Silvia Baruffaldi is the Editor-in-Chief of the international magazine Auto&Design, a bilingual publication founded in 1979 and considered a benchmark in global automotive design. She also contributes to Il Sole 24 Ore's Motors column and chairs the jury of the Car Design Award, a historic prize established by Auto&Design in 1984 to celebrate automotive styling.
Maurizio Arnone head of the "Future Cities & Communities" research domain at Fondazione LINKS and, since 2024, curator of "The Future Unfolds" project for the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile. He deals with innovative technologies for mobility, transport planning and modelling, zero-emission, cooperative, connected and autonomous mobility, ITS and traffic control, and last mile delivery. He is the author of more than 20 scientific publications on automibile.
Giacinto Di Pietrantonio, art critic, curator, visiting lecturer at the IED in Turin and former lecturer in art history, history of representation methods and publishing systems for art at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan, art publishing and exhibition design at the IED Accademia Galli in Como. Editor and co-director of Flash Art, (1986-1992), he has curated exhibitions in Italy and abroad. Currently art curator, at MAUTO, Turin, he is recipient of several awards and is the author of books on Enzo Cucchi, Jan Fabre, Design in Italy and Encounters with Architecture and Design.
An automotive journalist, Silvia Baruffaldi is the Editor-in-Chief of the international magazine Auto&Design, a bilingual publication founded in 1979 and considered a benchmark in global automotive design. She also contributes to Il Sole 24 Ore's Motors column and chairs the jury of the Car Design Award, a historic prize established by Auto&Design in 1984 to celebrate automotive styling.