Unknown Unknowns: An Introduction to Mysteries

by Emanuele Coccia (Editor), Adam Victor (Translator), Lauren Sunstein (Translator)

Essays

This is being published in conjunction with the 23rd International Exhibition of the Milan Triennale (15 July-11 December 2022). Entitled Unknown Unknowns. An Introduction to Mysteries, the exhibition is an interdisciplinary event motivated by a desire to answer a number of questions on what we still “don’t know we don’t know” across several spheres: from the most distant universe to dark matter and from the depths of the oceans to the origin of our consciousness. This pluralistic experience involving designers, architects, artists and researchers offers an opportunity to topple our convictions.

224 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2022

About the author

Emanuele Coccia is a philosopher teaching at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. He has lectured and taught courses at several universities, including Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Amsterdam, Harvard and Columbia, and collaborated on many art exhibitions in France and Italy. He is the author of numerous books translated into several languages, including The Life of Plants (2018). He is a columnist for Libération and collaborates with Le Monde and La Repubblica. He is currently writing a book on the relationship between fashion and philosophy with Gucci's creative director Alessandro Michele.