This book was commissionned by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication and the National Centre for Visual Arts (Centre national des arts plastiques, CNAP).

It was published by Roma Publications on the occasion of the exhibition Beyond the dust - Artists' Documents Today, a Dena Foundation for Contemporary Art project, in collaboration with De Vleeshal in Middleburg, the Settore Tempo Libero of the Municipality of Milan, and the Fondation d'entreprise Ricard in Paris, and curated by Francesca di Nardo in collaboration with Lorenzo Benedetti.