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,...
Great art explained : the stories behind the world's greatest masterpieces
Payne, James (Author on art)
Paper Book
'James Payne's YouTube Channel "Great Art Explained" gained a huge and appreciative worldwide audience. This beautifully put-together book is simply the best introduction to the lifelong pleasure and rewards of looking at pictures since Gombrich. An instant classic' Stephen Fry
Adventures in the Louvre : How to Fall in Love With the World's Greatest Museum
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,...
Stan and Gus : art, ardor, and the friendship that built the Gilded Age
Wiencek, Henry
Paper Book
How the architect Stanford White and the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens transcended scandal to enrich their times.Stanford White was a louche man-about-town and a canny cultural entrepreneur--the creator of landmark buildings that elevated American architecture to new heights. Augustus Saint...
Flashes of brilliance : the genius of early photography and how it transformed art, science and history
Burgess, Anika
Paper Book
Today it's routine to take photos from an airplane window, use a camera underwater, watch a movie, or view an X-ray. But the photographic innovations more than a century ago that made such things possible were experimental, revelatory, and sometimes dangerous--and many of the innovators,...
The club : where American women artists found refuge in Belle Époque Paris
Dasal, Jennifer
Paper Book
"Through masterful research and sparkling prose, The Club feels like an exclusive invitation to a Parisian enclave during an era of artistic and social transformation." -Michael Finkel, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Art Thief A...
What art does : an unfinished theory
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,...
Draw your adventures : making art to celebrate everyday experiences and travels near and far
Baker, Samantha Dion
Paper Book
Capture the details of your unique and remarkable experiences with this illustrated guide to drawing your travels and adventures, whether close to home or around the world. In Draw Your Adventures, artist and illustrator Samantha Dion Baker invites you to savor moments and...
HIDDEN PORTRAITS : six women who shaped Picasso's life
ROE, SUE.
Paper Book
Fernande Olivier, Olga Khokhlova, Marie-Thérèse Walter, Dora Maar, Françoise Gilot, and Jacqueline Roque. These six extraordinary women loved and inspired Pablo Picasso. They frequently appear as the women in his portraits, but they also pursued their own ambitions in dance, writing, painting,...
Dear New York
Stanton, Brandon
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE ULTIMATE UPLIFTING GIFT BOOK OF THE YEAR Dear New York is a breathtaking new book from the #1 bestselling author of Humans of New York and one of the great storytellers of our time. Dear New...
ART SPY : the untold story of world war II resistance spy rose valland
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...
Forever home
Welch, Mikel
Paper Book
A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR . This stunning, easy-to-follow design book shows homeowners and renters how to maximize their budget and create a space that is functional, timeless, and uniquely their own-from the co-host of Netflix's Hack My Home and in-house design expert...
Black earth rising : colonialism and climate change in contemporary art
Eshun, Ekow
Paper Book
A vibrant contemporary art anthology that explores the complex ties between race, climate crisis and colonialism by 100 leading artists of African diasporic, Latin American and Native American identity. Black Earth Rising presents works by artists of African diasporic,...
Jack Whitten : the messenger
Whitten, Jack
Paper Book
This comprehensive monograph accompanies the first full retrospective to explore the groundbreaking art of Jack Whitten, one of the foremost American artists of the postwar period, working between the 1960s and 2010s in New York. Jack Whitten (American, 1939-2018) changed the...
The great Chinese art heist : imperialism, organized crime, and the hidden story of China's stolen artistic treasures
Pezzullo, Ralph
Paper Book
The extraordinary story of the theft of priceless Chinese antiques around the world and the connection to crimes spanning more than two centuries--with present-day implications. For the past decade, the art world has been rocked by a series of very costly and elaborately planned...
Art fraud : 50 fakes that fooled the art world
Hodge, Susie
Paper Book
Step inside the astonishing world of art forgery, where masterpieces are faked, fortunes are made, and almost no one is who they seem. Art Fraud reveals the true stories behind some of the greatest scams in art history, where con artists forged their way to fame, fortune or infamy...
The last supper : art, faith, sex, and controversy in the 1980s
Elie, Paul
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of the Year by the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times | Named an Essential Read by The New Yorker This enthralling group portrait brings to life a moment when popular culture became the site of religious strife--strife that set the...
Parallel lives : a love story from a lost continent
Pears, Iain
Paper Book
Best-selling novelist and art historian Iain Pears enchants readers with the real-life romance between Larissa Salmina, a Russian art curator, and Francis Haskell, a British art historian. His fabulous book brings into sharp focus the strange world of the Soviet Union, and the even stranger world...
With her own hands : women weaving their stories
Nehrig, Nicole
Paper Book
Knitting, sewing, embroidery, quilting--throughout history, these and other forms of textile work have often been dismissed as merely "women's work" and attached to ideas of domesticity and obedience. Yet, as psychologist and avid knitter Nicole Nehrig wonderfully explores in this captivating...
The art of the SNL portrait
Matthews, Mary Ellen
Paper Book
The electric spirit of Saturday Night Live as captured by longtime resident photographer Mary Ellen Matthews Andy Samberg in a giant martini glass. Billie Eilish peeking out of a pile of snow. Kevin Hart writing his own cue cards. Paul Rudd as Paul...
Stories from a stranger : every person has a story
Prosper, Hunter.
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A collection of one hundred deeply personal stories--covering love and heartbreak, growth and resilience--brought to life by the creator of the wildly popular TikTok account @HunterProsper. Every person has a...
Patchwork granny square blankets : learn to crochet quilt-inspired afghans, home decor, and more
Gibney, Anita
Paper Book
Learn to transform classic granny squares into beautiful quilt-inspired patchwork blocks that become gorgeous home décor in Patchwork Granny Square Blankets. This beautiful collection of crochet blanket patterns, by Anita Gibney of Made by Anita, showcases the...
The harmonious home : using landscapes to create peaeful, personal spaces
Atwood, Rebecca
Paper Book
A holistic approach to creating a home using the colors, patterns, and textures found in the natural world, from the author of Living with Color and Living with Pattern. Hailed by Vogue for her "approachable patterns and textiles" Rebecca Atwood shares a new...
State fairs : growing American craft
Savig, Mary
Paper Book
Your ticket to the best state fair crafts-from Choctaw basketry to sculpted butter cows-with more than 100 amazing images of American craft art! A Dolly Parton crop art portrait. Size-96 cowboy boots. A quilt incorporating the jean outfits of a farmer and his son. This book...

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