Exit Morandi, by Maria Cristina Bandera and Sergio Risaliti

Giorgio Morandi spent a lifetime painting a remarkably small world: bottles, bowls, boxes, flowers and the landscape around his summer home. From these ordinary things he created paintings of extraordinary stillness and beauty. Published to accompany a major exhibition at Florence's Museo Novecento, Exit Morandi brings together paintings, drawings and prints while exploring Morandi's relationship with the great critics who recognised his importance, including Roberto Longhi, Cesare Brandi and Francesco Arcangeli. It also includes contributions from contemporary artists Claudio Parmiggiani and Sean Scully. A beautifully illustrated introduction to an artist who proved that you do not need a vast subject to make great art: sometimes a few bottles on a table contain an entire world.