New publication: “Im Schlangenhain. Nella Serpentara”

The 150th anniversary of the Serpentara provided the occasion for a positioning. In 1873, artists saved the oak grove in Olevano Romano, Italy, from being cut down. Today, “Villa Serpentara” is a residence for Akademie scholars. In 15 contributions, Serpentara artists, contemporary witnesses and art historians explore the myth, visual motif and stories surrounding the famous oak grove and offer new approaches to its history.

This publication is published on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Serpentara, edited by Clara Herrmann and Anneka Metzger on behalf of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin.

Graphic design: Stoodio Santiago da Silva
Editing: Martin Hager

Insert in the form of an artist's booklet by Patrizia Bach: “von den in den Felsspalten zahllos hausenden Schlangen | sugli innumerevoli serpenti che dimorano nelle fessure rocciose”, 16 pages, 22.5 × 16cm. Content: 62 drawings and archive material from the historical archive of the Academy of Arts (photographs and texts).

German/Italian
240 pages, monochrome, with color section and insert
ISBN 978-3-88331-257-6
€ 22