Metropolitan Voids Agency

Metropolitan Voids Agency is the first monographic publication dedicated to the collected works of artist Margherita Moscardini. The book recounts the work carried out by Moscardini spanning seventeen years, between 2008 and 2024, inviting a reading of her practice in its entirety as an investigation into ‘urban voids’: those which Moscardini has recognized and designated as voids, or those she has herself invented in the urban fabric.

This publication was possible thanks to the numerous collaborators and partners that supported Margherita Moscardini’s work. The artist and editors would like to thank: Gian Marco Casini, Cristina Bernardini, Diego Zuelli, Gian Marco Casini Gallery, Livorno, Ex Elettrofonica, Roma.

Margherita Moscardini

Metropolitan Voids Agency

Commissioned by
Ar/Ge Kunst

Curated by
Zasha Colah, Francesca Verga

Editorial coordination
Greta Martina, Verena Rastner

Authors: Pippo Ciorra, Zasha Colah, Lawrence Liang, Margherita Moscardini, Derk Stegeman, Nora Sternfeld, Pelin Tan, Francesca Verga

Translations
Emanuela Maltese

Proofreading
Emanuela Maltese

Softcover, 408 pages

ISBN 9783949973727

35,00 €

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