Visions: Galleria Valentina Moncada
The First Decade Published by Charta.
Artwork by Gillian Wearing, Ian Davenport, Tony Cragg, Mona Hatoum, Anish Kapoor, Yayoi Kusama, Rachel Whiteread, Chen Zhen. Photographs by Larry Clark, Nan Goldin, Nan Goldin. Edited by Costantino D'Orazio. Text by Cristiana Perrella, Valentina Moncada, Ludovico Pratesi. As a child, Valentina Moncada, daughter of an art-loving fashion photographer, spent much of her play time observing photo shoots with some of the world's most famous models and artists: she played with Oliviero Toscani, Verushka and Cy Twombly, all frequent guests at her father's studio. From early on in life Moncada understood it was the art world to which she belonged, leading her to found the contemporary art gallery that bears her name. This book documents the first decade of her bold and enthusiastic adventures in the international art world.
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