Art and Design

Recent movers and shakers in Art and Design.
Updated March 26, 2026
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ART WORK: ON THE CREATIVE LIFE
MANN, SALLY
Paper Book
"A big and beautiful gift-worthy holiday art book" (New York Times), this new bookby artist Sally Mann about the challenges and transcendent pleasures of the creative process, is now a New York Times bestseller. "Erudite, frank,...
ADVENTURES IN THE LOUVRE
SCIOLINO, ELAINE
Paper Book
The Louvre is the most famous museum in the world, attracting millions of visitors every year with its masterpieces. In Adventures in the Louvre, Elaine Sciolino immerses herself in this magical space and helps us fall in love with what was once a forbidding fortress. Exploring galleries,...
SARGENT AND PARIS
HERDRICH, STEPHANIE
Paper Book
A fascinating look at John Singer Sargent's formative years as a young painter in Paris, a city that helped forge his artistic identity and sparked his rise to the pinnacle of the nineteenth-century art world   In 1874, eighteen-year-old American artist John...
ART SPY
YOUNG, MICHELLE
Paper Book
A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, THE ART SPY uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the cultural legacy of the West. On August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet daring, found herself in a desperate position...
DAVID HOCKNEY
ROSENTHAL, NORMAN
Paper Book
A Times Art Book of the Year Published in association with the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, this vivid and visually engaging large-format book offers a detailed journey through Hockney's remarkable life and career. Playful, keen eyed, ever curious...
CRAFTLAND
FOX, JAMES
Paper Book
An "impassioned and inspiring account of the extraordinary men and women still doing traditional artisanal work" (The Sunday Times) in the face of massive technological industrialization--by renowned Cambridge art historian Dr. James Fox. "Beautifully written and...
The last kings of Hollywood : Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg and the battle for the soul of American cinema
Fischer, Paul (Documentary film producer)
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Riveting, grade A smack for cinema junkies...Fischer's writing pulsates." --Steven Soderbergh, filmmaker The untold, intimate story of how three young visionaries--Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg...
PATCHWORK GRANNY SQUARE BLANKETS
GIBNEY, ANITA
Paper Book
Patchwork Granny Square Blankets combines classic granny square motifs with quilt block design to create colorful and unique patchwork blankets for every home.
GAINSBOROUGH
NG, AIMEE
Paper Book
This publication explores the rich intersections of portraiture and fashion in the art of the English painter Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), one of the most sought-after society portraitists of his age and a continued inspiration today. Gainsborough, whose importance was...

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