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Updated December 20, 2024
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All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art
Orlando Whitfield
Paper Book
AN 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 In...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring
Brad Gooch
Paper Book
A stunning life of the iconic American artist, Keith Haring, by the acclaimed biographer Brad Gooch. In the 1980s, the subways of New York City were covered with art. In the stations, black matte sheets were pasted over outdated ads, and unsigned chalk drawings often popped...
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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 whose groundbreaking ideas spark a revolution in the world of architecture. 1742: the famous dome atop Saint...
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Finding a Likeness: How I Got Somewhat Better at Art
Nicholson Baker
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of 2024 by Slate and a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Literary Hub From the acclaimed and bestselling writer Nicholson Baker, a deeply personal account of his journey learning how to paint for the first time, and a meditation on the power of art in...
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The Story of Drawing: An Alternative History of Art
Susan Owens
Paper Book
Winner of the Apollo Book of the Year Award 2024 Drawing is at the heart of human creativity. The most democratic form of art-making, it requires nothing more than a plain surface and a stub of pencil, a piece of chalk or an inky brush. Our prehistoric ancestors...
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STILL: The Art of Noticing
Mary Jo Hoffman
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...
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Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism
Sebastian Smee
Paper Book
From the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871, famously dubbed the "Terrible Year" by Victor Hugo, Paris and its people were besieged, starved, and forced into surrender by Germans--then imperiled again as radical republicans established a breakaway Commune, ultimately crushed by the French Army...
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Catland: Louis Wain and the Great Cat Mania
Kathryn Hughes
Paper Book
How cat mania exploded in the early twentieth century, transforming cats from pests into beloved pets. In 1900, Britain and America were in the grip of a cat craze. An animal that had for centuries been seen as a household servant or urban nuisance had now become an object of pride...
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Why Surrealism Matters (Why X Matters Series)
Mark Polizzotti
Paper Book
An elegant consideration of the Surrealist movement as a global phenomenon and why it continues to resonate "Mr. Polizzotti carefully balances the movement's aspirations and attainments against its flaws and contradictions, hoping to recuperate Surrealism's...
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The Long Run: A Creative Inquiry
Stacey D'Erasmo
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...
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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...
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The Design of Books: An Explainer for Authors, Editors, Agents, and Other Curious Readers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
Debbie Berne
Paper Book
Seasoned designer Debbie Berne presents an accessible introduction to book design for authors, editors, and other book people. Design is central to the appeal, messaging, and usefulness of books, but to most readers, it's mysterious or even invisible. Through...
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Cute Creature Art Class: Enchanting Anime Beasties - Learn to Draw over 50 Magical Monsters
Naomi Lord
Paper Book
Enhance your drawing skills and create 57 anime fantasy creatures following simple step-by-step tutorials.
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Housesketching: Learn to Create Energetic and Expressive Architectural Drawings
Albert Kiefer
Paper Book
Housesketching shows artists of all skill levels how to sketch architecture expressively and become more creative in the process.
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The Elements of Art: Ten Ways to Decode the Masterpieces
Susie Hodge
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.
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The Mother Artist: Portraits of Ambition, Limitation, and Creativity
Catherine Ricketts
Paper Book
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 learn...
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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...
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The Power of Art: A Human History of Art: From Babylon to New York City
Caroline Campbell
Paper Book
An epic work of art history that will transform our understanding of the world by unlocking the human stories behind millennia of art. Taking readers from ancient Babylon to contemporary Pyongyang, the eminent curator Caroline Campbell explains art's power to illuminate our lives...
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Dancing on My Own: Essays on Art, Collectivity, and Joy
Simon Wu
Paper Book
One of Brooklyn Rail's Best Art Books of 2024 * A The Millions and Hyperallergic Most Anticipated Book of 2024 * A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Pick "A book that emerges out of the moment, electric with timely energies." -Washington Post "Keen and...
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The Art of Dying: Writings, 2019-2022
Peter Schjeldahl
Paper Book
"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...
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Cities in the Sky: The Quest to Build the World's Tallest Skyscrapers
Jason M. Barr
Paper Book
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...
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Art Unpacked: 50 Works of Art: Uncovered, Explored, Explained
Matthew Wilson
Paper Book
A down-to-earth, visual guidebook that shows how to 'read', understand and get the most out of art. For beginners, art history might seem a daunting subject with complex rules and impenetrable technical language. Even for more seasoned art lovers the question of how to think...
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Georgia O'Keeffe: "My New Yorks"
Sarah Kelly Oehler
Paper Book
A revelatory study of Georgia O'Keeffe's New York paintings of the late 1920s and their deep significance within the artist's development In 1924 Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) first moved to the Shelton Hotel in New York with her husband, the photographer and...
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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...
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How Banksy Saved Art History
Kelly Grovier
Paper Book
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 da Vinci to Warhol - as reinterpreted and ultimately...
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Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines
Branden W. Joseph
Paper Book
'Excellent.' - The New Yorker The first publication dedicated to artists' zines in North America, a revelatory exploration of an unexamined but thriving aesthetic practice Copy Machine Manifestos captures the rich history of artists' zines as never before, placing them in...
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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...
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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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Collaboration: A Potential History of Photography
Ariella Aisha Azoulay
Paper Book
A new, revolutionary history of photography from a stellar team of writers and thinkers that challenges all existing narratives by focusing on the complex collaborations between photographer and subject. Led by five of the great thinkers and practitioners in photography, and...
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Watercolor Your Way: Techniques, Palettes, and Projects To Fit Your Skill Level and Creative Goals
Sarah Cray
Ebook
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Babe in the Woods: or, The Art of Getting Lost
Julie Heffernan
Paper Book
From acclaimed painter Julie Heffernan, a wholly original and visually stunning four-color graphic work of autofiction about a young mother who--lost overnight on a hike with her infant son--experiences an extraordinary journey of memory, remorse, and rebirth that offers her a new...
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Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums: Stories and Memorable Moments from People Who Love Museums
Bob Eckstein
Paper Book
A beautiful, smart, entertaining new art book from New Yorker cartoonist and author Bob Eckstein that is a love letter to museums and museum-goers, filled with lush and whimsical illustrations paired with stories and anecdotes from curators, museum workers, museum visitors, and more....
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Squeegee Art Revolution: Scrape your way to amazing abstract art
Clara Cristina de Souza Rego
Paper Book
From social media star @aclaracris, Squeegee Art Revolution makes painting abstract art with a squeegee easy, fun, and relaxing.
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