Art and Design

Recent movers and shakers in Art and Design.
Updated November 30, 2024
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All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art
Orlando Whitfield
Paper Book
AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A dazzling insider's account of the contemporary art world and the stunning rise and fall of the charismatic American art dealer Inigo Philbrick, as seen through the eyes of his friend and fellow dealer In development as a series for HBO<...
Get the picture
Bianca Bosker
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2024 BY NPR, TIME, AND THE ECONOMIST "Get the Picture is one of the funniest books I've read . . . Brilliant." --The Washington Post "A gripping and often hilarious...
The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing
Adam Moss
Paper Book
What is the work of art? In this guided tour inside the artist's head, Adam Moss traces the evolution of transcendent novels, paintings, jokes, movies, songs, and more. Weaving conversations with some of the most accomplished artists of our time together with the journal entries, napkin doodles, and...
Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Natalie Dykstra
Paper Book
The vivid and masterful story of Isabella Stewart Gardner--creator of one of America's most stunning museums--an American original whose own life was remade by art. Includes archival photos of Isabella's world, museum, and the art she collected. Isabella Stewart Gardner...
Saving Michelangelo's Dome: How Three Mathematicians and a Pope Sparked an Architectural Revolution
Wayne Kalayjian
Paper Book
In 1742, when the legendary dome atop St. Peter's Basilica--designed by Michelangelo--cracks and threatens to collapse, Pope Benedict XIV summons three mathematicians to help, whose revolutionary ideas spark a chain of events that will change the world of architecture forever....
House Rules: How to Decorate for Every Home, Style, and Budget
Myquillyn Smith
Paper Book
Simple, personal, livable decorating for your space From the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Cozy Minimalist Home comes this inviting collection of 100 memorable, universal decorating truths that apply to every house, style, and...
The Mother Artist: Portraits of Ambition, Limitation, and Creativity
Catherine Ricketts
Are caregiving and creative labor fundamentally at odds? Is it possible for mothers to attend to both? Few women artists feature prominently in the history of art, and even fewer who are mothers. How are motherhood and artmaking at play and at odds in the lives of women? What can we...
Double Click: Twin Photographers in the Golden Age of Magazines
Carol Kino
Paper Book
A Town & Country Must-Read Book of Spring 2024 "Fashion, photography, and pop culture aficionados will be captivated" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) by this riveting dual biography of the McLaughlins--identical twin sisters who became groundbreaking magazine...
Falling Rocket: James Whistler, John Ruskin, and the Battle for Modern Art
Paul Thomas Murphy
Paper Book
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice The untold story of the artistic battle between James Abbot MacNeill Whistler and John Ruskin over Whistler's controversial, ground-breaking Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket. In November...
The Art of Dying: Writings, 2019-2022
Peter Schjeldahl
Ebook
"Sensitive and moving. Schjeldahl wrote until the end. We can be grateful for that because we have this book." (Dwight Garner, New York Times) The complete last essays of acclaimed writer Peter Schjeldahl, the great New Yorker art critic and...
Cities in the Sky: The Quest to Build the World's Tallest Skyscrapers
Jason M. Barr
From one of the world's top experts on the economics of skyscrapers--a "fascinating" (Daily Mail, London) and "informative" (Publishers Weekly) account of the ever-growing quest for super tall buildings across the globe. The world's skyscrapers have brought us awe...
Double Exposure: Resurveying the West with Timothy O'Sullivan, America's Most Mysterious War Photographer
Robert Sullivan
Paper Book
One of The New Yorker's best books of the year so far | A Kirkus Reviews Best Nature Book of 2024 "Singular . . . Virtuosic . . . Double Exposure is the best book I've read about America . . . in many, many years." --Corey Seymour, Vogue (a best...
Barbie(TM): The World Tour
Margot Robbie
Paper Book
For the press tour following the record-breaking release of Greta Gerwig's award-winning, acclaimed Barbie movie, producer and star Margot Robbie and her stylist Andrew Mukamal immersed themselves in some of Barbie's most iconic outfits and curated vintage pieces, then...
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Bettany Hughes
Paper Book
SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER * From the award-winning historian and broadcaster comes an immersive, awe-inspiring tour of the ancient sites that kindle our imagination and afford us a glimpse into our shared history "This fascinating book is brimming with stories of...

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