Art and Design

Recent movers and shakers in Art and Design.
Updated April 15, 2025
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Paris In Ruins : Love, War, And The Birth Of Impressionism
Smee, Sebastian
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All That Glitters : A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art
Whitfield, Orlando.
Paper Book
A NEW YORKER, ECONOMIST, AND TOWN & COUNTRY 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 ...
Art, Annotated : The World's 500 Greatest Paintings Explained
DK.
Paper Book
A stunning art gallery in a book, art, annotated spans more than 3,000 years of paintings, sculptures, and prints. Combining reproductions of each work of art with precise annotations and visual analysis, it is an expertly curated selection of the finest art ever created....
How Banksy Saved Art History
Grovier, Kelly.
Paper Book
A Spectator Book of the Year 'Grovier's book reframes [Banksy's] works in a new light. Inextricably linked to Da Vinci, Monet and Van Gogh, Banksy not only makes art but reinvigorates it' Daily Mail A new take on the history of art - from...
Mondrian : His Life, His Art, His Quest for the Absolute
Weber, Nicholas Fox.
Paper Book
The extraordinary and surprising life of Piet Mondrian, whose unprecedented geometric art revolutionized modern painting, architecture, graphic art, fashion design, and more-from acclaimed cultural historian Nicholas Fox Weber "As fastidiously passionate as his subject's paintings....
Great Women Sculptors
Phaidon Editors, Phaidon.
Paper Book
As seen in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and ELLE Decoration A celebration of more than 300 groundbreaking women sculptors that surveys 500 years of creative ingenuity from around the world Presenting a more expansive and...
Studio Ghibli Architecture in Animation
Studio Ghibli.
Paper Book
A deluxe art book featuring exclusive commentary, sketches, concept art, and paintings detailing the unique architecture in Studio Ghibli's films. Explore the dazzling animated worlds of Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind,...
Church Going : A Stonemason's Guide to the Churches of the British Isles
Ziminski, Andrew.
Paper Book
'A joyous and illuminating exploration of our glorious heritage of old churches. A must for anyone who's ever stared at an apse or a misericord with no idea what they're looking at' - Sir Tony Robinson'Captivating ... Brims with humour and humanity' - 'Book of the Week', The Times'There are few...
Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart : What Art Teaches Us About the Wonder and Struggle of Being Alive
Ramsey, Russ.
Paper Book
Beyond a mere introduction to great art, Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart is about loving to learn what art has to teach us about the wonder and struggle of being alive. Did you know that: Vincent van Gogh's attempt to start an artist's colony with Paul Gauguin lasted...
Drawing Basics and Beyond : Transform Observation into Imagination
Kim, Sorie.
Paper Book
Take your sketching practice to the next level with this practical and inspiring guide to drawing what you see...and beyond. Sketching from life is critical to learning how to draw. It's also an invaluable source of creative inspiration. In Drawing Basics and...
Still : the art of noticing
Hoffman, Mary Jo
Paper Book
The astonishing culmination of the artist-author's decade-plus project to capture beauty, commemorate place, and see the world more fully Every day (every single day) for over a decade, Mary Jo Hoffman has made a photograph of found nature - no subject too small or too ordinary. For...
Tree : Exploring the Arboreal World
Phaidon Editors, Phaidon.
Paper Book
As seen in The Guardian, Harper's Bazaar, and Wall Street Journal 'It's no secret that I adore trees. This book is a most glorious cornucopia celebrating our enduring love affair with trees - an uplifting and eye-opening tribute to the way they enrich our lives.' -...
Wild Thing : A Life of Paul Gauguin
Prideaux, Sue.
Paper Book
Paul Gauguin's legend as a transgressive genius arises as much from his biography as his aesthetically daring Polynesian paintings. Gauguin is chiefly known for his pictures that eschewed convention, to celebrate the beauty of an indigenous people and their culture. In this gorgeously illustrated...
The Elements of Art : Ten Ways to Decode the Masterpieces
Hodge, Susie.
Paper Book
Packed with useful tips for gallery browsing, The Elements of Art takes the worlds greatest artworks and makes them easy for anyone to understand.
Taylor Swift Style : Fashion Through the Eras
Chapelle, Sarah.
Paper Book
An instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller! Dazzling. Incomparable. Unforgettable. The definitive book of Taylor Swift's fashion evolution. This gorgeous hardcover edition has gilded gold edges, foiled cover accents and colored endpapers....
Sublime Light : Tapestry Art of DY Begay
Ganteaume, Cécile R.
Paper Book
The first book dedicated to the contemporary Dine artist, featuring 80 stunning tapestries and essays exploring her life and legacy. Discover the unique weaving traditions of the Navajo Nation in this joyous celebration of Indigenous art and history. A fifth...
Drawing and illustrating architecture : a step-by-step guide to the art of drawing and illustrating beautiful buildings
Lang, Demi
Paper Book
An insightful and comprehensive guide to mastering the art of drawing and illustrating architecture. Inspiring architecture and beautiful buildings are all around us. Artists often gravitate toward building facades, doors, windows, and roofs that tell a story, convey history, and...
Drawn Testimony : My Four Decades as a Courtroom Sketch Artist
Rosenberg, Jane.
Paper Book
From America's top courtroom sketch artist, a penetrating, compulsively readable memoir about her dramatic four-decade career "A mesmerizing look at this rarest of professions..."-Bookpage STARRED review "Readers will be hard-pressed to...
What We Keep : Advice from Artists and Designers on Living with the Things You Love
Lin, Jean.
Paper Book
Learn the refined art of display and get an insider's education in collecting from gallerist Jean Lin. Follow in her footsteps and tour the unique and beautiful homes of more than a dozen dedicated collectors. Whether you are starting a new collection or wish to display an existing one, each chapter...
Radical Paper : Art and Invention with Colored Pulp
Sures, Lynn.
Paper Book
Authors/artists Lynn Sures and Michelle Samour introduce and expand this incredibly versatile medium to artists, curators, collectors, art historians, and the broader public through personal and technical essays and full-color images that highlight the dynamic scope and inventiveness of todays...
Van Gogh and the End of Nature
Lobel, Michael.
Paper Book
A groundbreaking reassessment that foregrounds Van Gogh's profound engagement with the industrial age while making his work newly relevant for our world today   "Van Gogh has never seemed more relevant. This stands as my favorite book of the year in any genre...
Atlas of never built architecture
Lubell, Sam
Paper Book
A comprehensive global survey of more than 300 extraordinary unbuilt architecture projects from the 20th century to the present day The Atlas of Never Built Architecture features hundreds of the most spectacular unbuilt projects of the 20th and 21st centuries in a...
The Long Run : A Creative Inquiry
D'Erasmo, Stacey.
Paper Book
The author of The Art of Intimacy asks eight legendary artists: What has sustained you in the long run? How do we keep doing this--making art? Stacey D'Erasmo had been writing for twenty years and had published three novels when she asked herself this question. She was...
The Theatrical Adventures of Edward Gorey : Rare Drawings, Scripts, and Stories
Verburg, Carol.
Paper Book
The definitive, deluxe art book about Edward Gorey's theater work--from the iconic and Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Dracula to the wildly creative productions to which he devoted the last decade of his life. Edward Gorey (1925-2000) was a prodigious and original artist who...
National Geographic World From Above
Kerby, Jeffrey.
Paper Book
Go on a global aerial odyssey with this photographic compendium of more than 200 full-color images from on high, by the world's most innovative photographers at National Geographic. See the world from a unique perspective with this gorgeous, oversized coffee table book-the perfect...
The Slow Down : For The Love of Home
Ford, Leanne.
Paper Book
Designer and HGTV personality Leanne Ford shares design secrets and personal reflections on how she creates her warm, chic, and easy-going aesthetic--and how you can do the same Leanne Ford's imperfectly perfect designs inspire more than half a million social media fans daily....

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