Art and Design

Recent movers and shakers in Art and Design.
Updated October 2, 2025
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What art does
Eno, Brian
Paper Book
Why do we need art? What Art Does is an invitation to explore this vital question. It is a chance to understand how art is made by all of us. How it creates communities, opens our worlds, and can transform us. Curious and playful, richly illustrated,...
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...
Church Going : The Curious Story of Britain's Churches
Ziminski, Andrew
Paper Book
An insightful and charming history of Britain's churches - by an author who spends his life working in them
Islamesque : The Forgotten Craftsmen Who Built Europe's Medieval Monuments
Darke, Diana
Paper Book
Who really built Europe's finest Romanesque monuments? Clergymen presiding over holy sites are credited throughout history, while highly skilled creators remain anonymous. But the buildings speak for themselves. This groundbreaking book explores the evidence embedded in medieval...
Elements : chaos, order and the five elemental forces
Ellcock, Stephen
Paper Book
A remarkable compendium of diverse and evocative imagery exploring the wide-ranging and profound associations of the five natural elements, masterfully curated by image alchemist and cult social media figure Stephen Ellcock. Elements is an eclectic, evocative and...
Leonardo Da Vinci : an untraceable life
Campbell, Stephen.
Paper Book
How our image of the Renaissance's most famous artist is a modern myth Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) never signed a painting, and none of his supposed self-portraits can be securely ascribed to his hand. He revealed next to nothing about his life in his extensive writings, yet...
We Need Your Art: Stop Messing Around and Make Something
McNee, Amie.
Paper Book
In We Need Your Art, Amie McNee calls artists and aspiring artists of all kinds to do the work they're meant to do- create. Using her own experiences as a novelist and the inspiration she's shared as a creative coach, Amie guides you on why we need your art and how you can make...
Yayoi Kusama
Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel
Paper Book
Learn about incredible story of Yayoi Kusama! The groundbreaking contemporary artist who covered the world in dots.    Little Yayoi grew up in Japan and loved creating art. Although her parents didn't approve of her pastime, Yayoi continued to express herself...
Louvre, the
Font-Reaulx, Dominique De
Paper Book
The world's greatest museum takes readers inside its unparalleled art collection to understand the keys to history of art. The Louvre's art collection is a training ground for the eye. In this book, readers will discover more than four hundred of the museum's masterpieces,...
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art
Langton, Marcia
Paper Book
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art stares into the dark heart of Australia's brutal colonial history and offers new insights into the first art of this country. Long before Britain's invasion of Australia in 1788, First Peoples' cultural and design traditions...
Melbourne Ghost Signs
Reynolds, Sean.
Paper Book
From the gold-rush years to the Swinging Sixties, from Robur Tea to Tarax soft drinks, this city can never settle. In a process of continual renewal, old buildings are incorporated into new, both uncovering and obscuring snippets of history. Ghost signs provide hints to our common heritage, ready to...
Metallic Watercolor : Create Shimmering Artwork with Metallic Paints - Step-By-Step Projects for Flora, Fauna, Feathers, and More
Gotz, Elisabeth
Paper Book
Metallic Watercolor shows you how to make your artwork sparkle while learning fundamental watercolor techniques and creating beautiful images of flowers, animals, feathers, and more.
Fitzroy 1974
Ashton, Robert
Paper Book
First published in 1974, Into the Hollow Mountains was a landmark book featuring black-and-white images taken by Robert Ashton around the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, alongside original writing from local creatives including author Helen Garner. Fitzroy 1974 presents an authentic...
Digital Art (Victoria and Albert Museum) : 1960s-Now
Smits, Jasper A. J.
Paper Book
A new history of digital art from the 1960s to the present day, with decade-by-decade essays exploring evolving digital art practices, alongside interviews with artists, gallerists, museum curators and collectors. This is the global story of digital art from its earliest...

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