Lenz publishes books on contemporary art, photography, architecture and design.
Our imprint includes catalogues, monographs, theory and artist books.
Christian Frosi was long considered one of the most inspiring and promising Italian artists debuting in the early 2000s. That is until just over ten years into his career, when he decided to make himself unreachable and remove himself from art history, its customs and figures.
Featuring new contributions by Sitara Abuzar Ghaznawi and a wealth of commissioned texts and writings, this book is conceived as a continuation of the exhibition held at Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich and, in a modified form, at Swiss Institute, New York.
In a context in which institutions are facing a surge of public scrutiny, the publication revisits the artistic practice of institutional critique to ask what it means today, and to consider its ability to respond to the urgent social, political, and economic issues of our time.
Covering the past thirty years of Scott’s practice, this monograph offers the largest comprehensive selection of paintings, drawings, masks and architectural models, as well as an unique insight on his creative and transformative approach.
A first monograph on Shahryar Nashat, generously illustrated with color photographs of the artist’s work and new scholarly contributions. Published in conjunction with two solo exhibitions, at Kunsthalle Basel and Swiss Institute in New York.
The first reference monograph dedicated to the artist and audio investigator, this book analyzes a practice that has been consistently exploring ‘the politics of listening’ and the role of sound and voice within the law and human rights.
Edited by Laura Barreca and Giovanna Fiume
Texts by Laura Barreca, Naor Ben-Yehoyada, Giovanna Fiume, Gabi Scardi, Jane C. Schneider, Peter T. Schneider
Designed by BIFFIPOL
2026, English / Italian, softcover, 24 x 15.6 cm, 384 pages
ISBN 979-12-82771-01-6
MAXIPROCESSO showcases the first-ever presentation of Maria D. Rapicavoli’s complete photographic series of the same name: 360 photographs, one for each of the archival folders that collectively document the largest mafia “Maxi Trial” in history, held in Palermo from 1986 to 1987. A selection from Rapicavoli’s series was exhibited at the Court of Palermo in 2026, housed in an installation designed by architecture firm Supervoid. The photographs convey the physical dimension of the exacting work underpinning the trial: reports, interrogations, wiretaps, depositions, and other documents charting Cosa Nostra’s activities. Together, they form the material footprint of the Palermo antimafia team’s vast investigation, which reconstructed and exposed the organization’s hierarchical structure for the first time.
In photographing the folders as a series, Rapicavoli moves beyond documentary representation. The images’ apparent repetition conveys the sheer volume of evidence produced by the investigation, making visible the scale of an archive whose contents usually remain inaccessible. By publishing the complete sequence, this volume communicates the materiality and magnitude of what is a crucial body of archival heritage. Thirty of Rapicavoli’s photographs have entered the permanent collection of the Museo Civico di Castelbuono, which has committed to ensuring their enduring accessibility and to fostering continued awareness and discussion of the historical legacy they represent.
The project also extends into the digital space through a series of podcast interviews pairing young Sicilian students with figures personally involved in the history of the Maxiprocesso. The initiative aims to encourage younger generations to interact more closely with this history and to develop a heightened sense of social responsibility. As Laura Barreca, Director of the Museo Civico di Castelbuono, observes: “As a public museum, today we reflect on the active role that cultural institutions can play in building a more aware, responsible, and engaged society. In Sicily, this duty assumes a still deeper meaning: here the memory of the Maxiprocesso will continue to be preserved, reinterpreted, and handed down to new generations, lending full expression to the power of contemporary art as as a tool for interpretation, dialogue, and dissemination.”
MAXIPROCESSO was staged by the Museo Civico di Castelbuono with the support of the 2025 Strategia Fotografia open call promoted by the Italian Ministry of Culture’s Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity, and with the assistance of nctm e l’arte: A project by ADVANT Nctm. The project was developed with the support of Antonio Balsamo, President of the Court of Appeal of Palermo, and Alessandra Camassa, President of the Court of Trapani, and marks the fortieth anniversary of the start of the Maxiprocesso. Through photography and contemporary art, it reaffirms the trial’s landmark role in late-twentieth-century Italian history while exploring the connections between justice, cultural institutions, and social responsibility, and how this pivotal event can be interpreted and transmitted to new generations.
Photos: Alessio Keilty