Selection of books, edited volumes, chapters in edited books and artist catalogues
Journal thematic issue guest editing:
Zhuofei Wang and Zoltán Somhegyi (eds.)
Studi di estetica 30 (2004/3)
Leading theme: Contingency in Global Aesthetic and Artist Practices
Link of the volume
Studi di estetica 30 (2004/3)
Leading theme: Contingency in Global Aesthetic and Artist Practices
Link of the volume
Chapter Caspar David Friedrich and ruin, in Aesthetics Communication in Europe 1700-1850
eds, Gergely Fórizs, Piroska Balogh, Katalin Bartha-Kovács and Botond Csuka
"Ruins Around Caspar David Friedrich. Changing Pictorial Aspects of Decaying Heritage"
Chapter in the volume:
Aestheti Communication in Europe 1700-1850
eds. Gergely Fórizs, Piroska Balogh, Katalin Bartha-Kovács, Botond Csuka (Berlin-Boston, De Gruyter, 2025), 123-134
More information on the website of De Gruyter.
Chapter in the volume:
Aestheti Communication in Europe 1700-1850
eds. Gergely Fórizs, Piroska Balogh, Katalin Bartha-Kovács, Botond Csuka (Berlin-Boston, De Gruyter, 2025), 123-134
More information on the website of De Gruyter.
Chapter on ruins and nostalgia, in The Routledge Handbook of Nostalgia, eds. Tobias Becker and Dylan Trigg
“Nostalgia and Ruins”
Chapter in the volume:
The Routledge Handbook of Nostalgia
eds. Tobias Becker and Dylan Trigg (London-New York: Routledge, 2025), 427-439
More information on the website of Routledge.
Chapter in the volume:
The Routledge Handbook of Nostalgia
eds. Tobias Becker and Dylan Trigg (London-New York: Routledge, 2025), 427-439
More information on the website of Routledge.
Zoltán Somhegyi and Lisa Giombini: The Routledge Companion to The Philosophy of Architectural Reconstruction
Co-editor and contributor with Lisa Giombini
The Routledge Companion to The Philosophy of Architectural Reconstruction
London-New York: Routledge, 2024
ISBN: 978 1 032 36831 3
More information on the website of Routledge.
The Routledge Companion to The Philosophy of Architectural Reconstruction
London-New York: Routledge, 2024
ISBN: 978 1 032 36831 3
More information on the website of Routledge.
Max Ryynänen – Zoltán Somhegyi: Aesthetic Theory Across the Disciplines
Co-editor and contributor with Max Ryynänen
Aesthetic Theory Across the Disciplines
Lanham-Boulder-New York-London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2023
ISBN: 978 1 5381 7659 7
More information on the website of Rowman & Littlefield.
Aesthetic Theory Across the Disciplines
Lanham-Boulder-New York-London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2023
ISBN: 978 1 5381 7659 7
More information on the website of Rowman & Littlefield.
Chapter on the aesthetics of urban environments, in Applying Aesthetics to Everyday Life, eds, Lisa Giombini and Adrián Kvokacka
“The use and usefulness of unused spaces: Neglected urban environment in changing perspectives,”
Chapter in the volume:
Applying Aesthetics to Everyday Life. Methodologies, History and New Directions,
eds. Lisa Giombini and Adrián Kvokačka (London-New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023), 116-130
More information on the website of Bloomsbury.
Chapter in the volume:
Applying Aesthetics to Everyday Life. Methodologies, History and New Directions,
eds. Lisa Giombini and Adrián Kvokačka (London-New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023), 116-130
More information on the website of Bloomsbury.
Chapter on the representation of wind in art, in The Imagery of Wind, ed. Junko Ninagawa
“Painting Wind: On Some Sublime Aspects of Art and Nature,”
Chapter in the volume:
The Imagery of Wind, ed. Junko Ninagawa (Tokyo: Sangensha, 2023; ISBN: 978-4-88303-578-6), 203-217
(in Japanese, with the original English text on the Publisher’s website)
Chapter in the volume:
The Imagery of Wind, ed. Junko Ninagawa (Tokyo: Sangensha, 2023; ISBN: 978-4-88303-578-6), 203-217
(in Japanese, with the original English text on the Publisher’s website)
Chapter on ruins in Ruinen und Vergessene Orte, eds. Joachim Otto Habeck and Frank Schmitz
“From Ruins to the Ruins of Ruins. The Challenging Afterlife of Architectural Dereliction”
Chapter in the volume:
Ruinen und Vergessene Orte. Materialität im Verfall – Nachnutzungen – Umdeutungen, eds. Joachim Otto Habeck and Frank Schmitz (Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag, 2023), 45-55
The whole volume is open access, and can be downloaded from the website of Transcript Verlag.
Chapter in the volume:
Ruinen und Vergessene Orte. Materialität im Verfall – Nachnutzungen – Umdeutungen, eds. Joachim Otto Habeck and Frank Schmitz (Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag, 2023), 45-55
The whole volume is open access, and can be downloaded from the website of Transcript Verlag.
Conversation with Sinisa Vlajkovic
Zoltán Somhegyi:
“Conversation with Sinisa Vlajkovic,”
in Sinisa Vlajkovic: Anachronicles 1995-2020
(Belgrade, 2021), 25-37
“Conversation with Sinisa Vlajkovic,”
in Sinisa Vlajkovic: Anachronicles 1995-2020
(Belgrade, 2021), 25-37
Zoltán Somhegyi: Reviewing the Past. The Presence of Ruins
Zoltán Somhegyi:
Reviewing the Past. The Presence of Ruins
London-New York: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2020
ISBN: 978 1 78660 761 4
More information on the website of Rowman & Littlefield International.
Reviewing the Past. The Presence of Ruins
London-New York: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2020
ISBN: 978 1 78660 761 4
More information on the website of Rowman & Littlefield International.
Zoltán Somhegy – Max Ryynänen: Aesthetics in Dialogue
Co-editor and contributor with Max Ryynänen
Aesthetics in Dialogue. Applying Philosophy of Art in a Global World
Berlin: Peter Lang, 2020
ISBN: 978 3 631 79218 6
More information on the website of Peter Lang.
Aesthetics in Dialogue. Applying Philosophy of Art in a Global World
Berlin: Peter Lang, 2020
ISBN: 978 3 631 79218 6
More information on the website of Peter Lang.
Chapter in Philosophical Perspectives on Ruins, Monuments, and Memorials, ed. Jeanette Bicknell, Jennifer Judkins and Carolyn Korsmeyer
“The (Future of the) Ruins in the United Arab Emirates”
Chapter in the volume:
Philosophical Perspectives on Ruins, Monuments, and Memorials
Edited by Jeanette Bicknell, Jennifer Judkins and Carolyn Korsmeyer
New York – London: Routledge, 2020
166-174
More information on the website of Routledge.
Chapter in the volume:
Philosophical Perspectives on Ruins, Monuments, and Memorials
Edited by Jeanette Bicknell, Jennifer Judkins and Carolyn Korsmeyer
New York – London: Routledge, 2020
166-174
More information on the website of Routledge.
Journal thematic issue guest editing:
Zoltán Somhegyi (ed.)
The Polish Journal of Aesthetics 59 (2020/4)
Leading theme: Revisiting Historical Intersections in Art and Aesthetics
Link of the volume
The Polish Journal of Aesthetics 59 (2020/4)
Leading theme: Revisiting Historical Intersections in Art and Aesthetics
Link of the volume
Zoltán Somhegyi: Mercury. The Work of Martic C. Herbst
“Mercury. The Works of Martin C. Herbst,”
in Mercury. ed. Martin C. Herbst (Wien: 2020), 161-177
in Mercury. ed. Martin C. Herbst (Wien: 2020), 161-177
Max Ryynänen - Zoltán Somhegyi: Learning from Decay
Max Ryynänen - Zoltán Somhegyi
Learning from Decay
Essays on the Aesthetics of Architectural Dereliction and Its Consumption
Berlin: Peter Lang, 2018
ISBN: 978-3-631-74404-8
More information on the website of Peter Lang.
Learning from Decay
Essays on the Aesthetics of Architectural Dereliction and Its Consumption
Berlin: Peter Lang, 2018
ISBN: 978-3-631-74404-8
More information on the website of Peter Lang.
Zoltán Somhegyi (ed.): Retracing the past
Zoltán Somhegyi (ed.)
Retracing the past. Historical continuity in aesthetics from a global perspective
International Yearbook of Aesthetics 19, 2017
Published by the International Association for Aesthetics
Santa Cruz, California, 2017
ISBN: 978-0-692-04826-9
Download the book from the website of the International Association for Aesthetics.
"Mannequins" by Tor Seidel
Mannequins. Catalogue of Tor Seidel’s photographs.
Kerber Verlag, Bielefeld, 2018, co-authored with Richard Weihe
(in English and German)
Kerber Verlag, Bielefeld, 2018, co-authored with Richard Weihe
(in English and German)
"The big wave" Catalogue of André Wagner
"The big wave" Catalogue of André Wagner at e.artis contemporary
Chemnitz, Germany, 2017 (in English and German)
Chemnitz, Germany, 2017 (in English and German)
"Passing By..." Catalogue of Aida Mahmudova
"Passing By..." Catalogue of Aida Mahmudova's exhibition at Leila Heller Gallery, New York, 2015 (in English)
"Cornucopia" Staff and Faculty Exhibition
Catalogue of the "Cornucopia" Staff and Faculty Exhibition, curated by Zoltán Somhegyi at the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2015 (in English and Arabic)
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"Out of Time. Reflexions and memory of the Middle East by Siniša Vlajković"
Catalogue of the exhibition of Siniša Vlajković, curated by Zoltán Somhegyi at the CUBO Centro Unipol di Bologna, Italy, 2014 (in English and Italian)
| out_of_time_catalogue.pdf |
"The Tune of Lines" - New works of Çetin Erokay
Catalogue of Çetin Erokay, Izmir, 2014 (in English and Turkish)
Catalogue of the exhibition: "Fragment"
Catalogue of the group exhibition of the Society of Hungarian Painters, Budapest, 2013 (in English and Hungarian)
Essay on Ádám Magyar
Essay in the catalogue of the exhibition "Hungarian Art Photography in the New Millennium", Budapest, 2013
(in English and Hungarian)
(in English and Hungarian)
Catalogue of István Sinkó
Catalogue of István Sinkó, Budapest, 2013 (in English and Hungarian)
Essay on "Berlin and its symbols"
Sguardi sulle città in trasformazione, Bologna, 2012 (in Italian, an essay in the conference proceedings)
Essay on the cooperation of for- and nonprofit art sectors
Contemporary Art Market: Passion? Speculation? Budapest, 2012 (in English, an essay in the conference proceedings)
Classical Art Collectors
Classical Art Collectors, Budapest 2012 (in Hungarian)
DolomitenDomino
An essay on Franz Wibmer, 2011 (in German and Italian)
Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, Catalogo Generale, vol. 4, Seicento-Settecento
Description of the works of the McSwiny-series, 2011 (in Italian)
"The Imprenetrable Beyond". The landscape painting in German Romanticism
“The Imprenetrable Beyond”. The landscape painting in German Romanticism. Budapest, 2011
(in Hungarian, with English summary)
(in Hungarian, with English summary)
Contemporary Art Collectors
Contemporary Art Collectors, Budapest, 2011 (in Hungarian)
The Szalóky-Collection
The Szalóky-Collection. Budapest, 2011 (in English and Hungarian)
Catalogue of Ádám Magyar
Catalogue of Ádám Magyar. Budapest, 2011 (in English and Hungarian)
Catalogue of Bibekananda Santra
Catalogue of Bibekananda Santra. Balatonfüred, 2011 (in English and Hungarian)
"Sotto lo stesso tricolore"
Catalogue of the group exhibition, Villa Guadagnini, Bologna, 2011 (in Italian and English, co-author)
Art Collections of Hungarian Public Institutions
Art Collections of Hungarian Public Institutions, 2010 (in Hungarian)
Catalogue of four Danish Photographers
Catalogue of Per Bak Jensen, Torben Eskerod, Trine Sondergaard and Ebbe Stub Wittrup. Budapest, 2010
(in English and Hungarian)
(in English and Hungarian)
Contemporary Art Collectors
Contemporary Art Collectors, 2010 (in Hungarian)
Catalogue of Ákos Bánki
Catalogue of Ákos Bánki. Budapest, 2010 (in English and Hungarian)
Contemporary Art Galleries in Hungary
Contemporary Art Galleries in Hungary, 2009
Artists’ Books
Artists’ Books. Libero libri Essegi - Ravenna, 2009 (in Italian)
Catalogue of István Nádler
Catalogue of István Nádler. Budapest, 2009 (in English and Hungarian)
Contemporary Art Collectors
Contemporary Art Collectors, 2009 (in Hungarian, co-author)
Catalogue of István Halmi-Horváth
Catalogue of István Halmi-Horváth. Budapest, 2009 (in English and Hungarian)
Catalogue of Károly Halász
Catalogue of Károly Halász. Kalocsa-Paks, 2009 (in Hungarian, co-author)
Hungarian Artists in internationals collections
Hungarian Art in International Collections, 2008 (in Hungarian, co-author)
The Ways of Landscape. Walkabouts Around a Genre.
The Ways of Landscape. Walkabouts Around a Genre. Budapest, 2008 (in Hungarian)
István Nádler
Catalogue of István Nádler, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, 2008 (in English, German and Hungarian, co-author)
Contemporary Art Collectors
"Contemporary Art Collectors", 2008 (in Hungarian, co-author)
Catalogue of László Alföldi
Catalogue of László Alföldi, Budapest, 2008 (in Hungarian, co-author)
Catalogue of Maria Cristina Pacelli
Catalogue of Maria Cristina Pacelli. Bologna, 2008 (in Italian and English)
Catalogue of Antal Vásárhelyi
Catalogue of Antal Vásárhelyi. Budapest, 2008 (in English, Italian and Hungarian)
Catalogue of Éva T. Horváth
Catalogue of Éva T. Horváth. Budapest, 2008 (in English and Hungarian)
Catalogue of Ferencz Tóth
Catalogue of Ferencz Tóth. Budapest, 2007 (in English and Hungarian, co-author)