Art and Design

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Updated February 14, 2025
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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 ...
The work of art : how something comes from nothing
Moss, Adam
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...
Chasing beauty : the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Dykstra, Natalie
Paper Book
The vivid and masterful story of an American original--creator of one of America's most stunning museums--whose own life was remade by art Isabella Stewart Gardner's museum, with its plain exterior enfolding an astonishing four-story Italian palazzo, rose from Boston's Fens...
Interwar : British architecture, 1919-39
Stamp, Gavin
Paper Book
An authoritative survey of British buildings between the wars by the late Gavin Stamp - one of Britain's best-known architecture critics
Radiant : the life and line of Keith Haring
Gooch, Brad
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 In the stations, black matte sheets were pasted over outdated ads, and unsigned chalk drawings often popped...
Expressionists: Kandinsky, Muenter and The Blue Rider
Sidlina, Natalia (Curator, International Art, Tate Modern).
Paper Book
Tate Modern exhibition: 25 April - 20 October 2024 The story of the friendships that made modern art. Brought together in the UK for the first time in 80 years, this exhibition book offers unprecedented access to the landmark exhibition's collection of masterpieces. ...
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...
Entangled pasts, 1768-now : art, colonialism and change
Price, Dorothy C.
Paper Book
J.M.W. Turner and Ellen Gallagher, Joshua Reynolds and Yinka Shonibare. John Singleton Copley and Hew Locke, Past and present collide in this powerful mix of contemporary and historic artwork that examines art and its role in shaping narratives of empire, enslavement, resistance, abolition and...
Paris in ruins : love, war, and the birth of Impressionism
Smee, Sebastian
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...
Catland : feline enchantment and the making of the modern world
Hughes, Kathryn
Paper Book
A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year A Wall Street Journal Book of the Year A Spectator Book of the Year A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year A New Yorker Book of the Year ?Some called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning...
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...
Contact: art and the pull of print / Jennifer L. Roberts
Paper Book
A leading art historian presents a new grammar for understanding the meaning and significance of print In process and technique, printmaking is an art of physical contact. From woodcut and engraving to lithography and screenprinting, every print is the record of a contact...
Mary Cassatt at work / Jennifer A. Thompson and Laurel Garber
Paper Book
A new study of Mary Cassatt that explores the centrality of work to both her inventive technical practice and her distinctive approach to modern subjects       Mary Cassatt's (1844-1926) sensitive depictions of the social, intellectual, and...
House Rules: How to Decorate for Every Home, Style, and Budget
Smith, Myquillyn.
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...
The design of books : an explainer for authors, editors, agents, and other curious readers
Berne, Debbie
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...
Cute creature art class : enchanting anime beasties : learn to draw over 50 magical monsters
Lord, Naomi
Paper Book
Enhance your drawing skills and create 57 anime fantasy creatures following simple step-by-step tutorials. In Cute Creature Art Class, popular anime artist Naomi Lord shares the secrets to drawing enchanting creatures in her signature style. Through easy...
Michelangelo : the last decades
Vowles, Sarah
Paper Book
Tracing the final 30 years of Michelangelo's career, this book examines how the great master used art and faith to explore the common human experience of ageing in a rapidly changing world. 'This fascinating and beautifully illustrated catalogue demonstrates the creativity of...
Housesketching : learn to create energetic and expressive architectural drawings
Kiefer, Albert (Artist)
Paper Book
Explore creativity while learning how to draw lively, unique sketches of your favorite houses, shops, landmarks, and other buildings. Learning to sketch can be intimidating, especially when drawing subjects like architecture that seem to rely on perfect perspective,...
Impressionists on paper : Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec
Dumas, Ann
Paper Book
Transformative works on paper by Impressionist and Post-Impressionist innovators Best known for their superlative oils on canvas, Degas, Cézanne, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh and their contemporaries also regularly used paper as a base for their works. They...
The elements of art: ten ways to decode the masterpieces / Susie Hodge
Paper Book
The Elements of Art deconstructs great works of art into manageable components so that you can better understand and appreciate them. Knowing how to interpret art is one of the biggest issues facing casual gallery-goers. They may ask themselves questions like:...
What we keep : advice from artists and designers on living with the things you love
Lin, Jean
Paper Book
In What We Keep: Advice from Artists and Designers on Living with the Things You Love, gallerist Jean Lin presents an interior design book for collectors, would-be collectors, and design-loving hunter/gatherers who crave objects of beauty to display in their homes. ...
Home at last : enduring design for the new American house
Schafer, Gil, III
Paper Book
Bestselling author and popular American architect Gil Schafer returns with the final installment in his trilogy on the rewards of living in the American house. The work of Gil Schafer--one of the world's leading experts on contemporary traditional architecture--is beloved...
The lives of the surrealists
Morris, Desmond
Paper Book
Life histories of the Surrealists, known and unknown, by one of the last surviving members of the movement--artist and best-selling author Desmond Morris Surrealism did not begin as an art movement but as a philosophical strategy, a way of life, and a rebellion against the...
The Art of Dying: Writings, 2019-2022
Schjeldahl, Peter.
Paper Book
When the New Yorker art critic Peter Schjeldahl published his widely read autobiographical essay "The Art of Dying" in December 2019, he reported that he had lung cancer and his oncologist had given him six months to live, but his experimental treatment was showing some improvement. "These...
Cities in the sky : the quest to build the world's tallest skyscrapers
Barr, Jason M.
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...
Double exposure : resurveying the West with Timothy O'Sullivan, America's most mysterious war photographer
Sullivan, Robert
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...
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...
Cartomania : photography & celebrity in the nineteenth century
Frecker, Paul
Paper Book
A lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed insight into Victorian society. Cartomania, or the creation and sharing of cartes de visite, was a Victorian phenomenon, a photographic craze that seized the public's imagination at the beginning of the 1860s and quickly became the decade's dominant...
Barbie(TM): The World Tour
Robbie, Margot.
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...
Clayful: the big world of tiny ceramics / Sophia Cai
Paper Book
Often no taller than a few centimetres, miniature ceramics are much smaller than the hands that craft them. Perfectly formed, these minuscule pottery pieces can only hold a small sprig of tiny flowers at most, but they contain all the talent of larger works. Clayful showcases...
Make every day creative
Deuchars, Marion
Paper Book
Art projects to inspire and nurture your creativity. Screen-free, relaxing, colorful--and suitable for artists of all ages and levels of experience Live the life of a true creative! Marion Deuchars invites you into her world, introducing over 100 projects and ideas,...
Caspar David Friedrich
Bertsch, Markus.
Paper Book
Published to mark the 250th anniversary of Caspar David Friedrich's birth, the most thorough Friedrich retrospective in many years. Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840) is renowned as the Romantic painter par excellence, his works icons of an age of major social upheaval. His...
Materialized Space: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph
Thomas, Abraham.
Paper Book
A reassessment of the career of architect Paul Rudolph, from his modernist Sarasota houses to his controversial Brutalist buildings and later international projects, featuring unpublished drawings, models, and furniture Architect Paul Rudolph (1918-1997) was known for his iconic modern...
I. M. Pei : life is architecture
Surya, Shirley
Paper Book
The story of internationally renowned architect I. M. Pei's life and work, including such instantly recognisable buildings as the glass pyramid at the Louvre, Paris, and the National Gallery of Art's extension in Washington, D.C. I. M. Pei (1917-2019) was one of the world's...
Watercolor Your Way: Techniques, Palettes, and Projects To Fit Your Skill Level and Creative Goals
Cray, Sarah.
Paper Book
Watercolor Your Way meets you right where you are with watercolor. Whether you're dipping your toe in, cannon-balling in, or honing your craft--this book is for you.   Written and illustrated by artist Sarah Cray, co-founder of the art...
Babe in the woods or, the art of getting lost
Heffernan, Julie
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...
Squeegee art revolution : scrape your way to amazing abstract art
De Souza Rêgo, Clara Cristina
Paper Book
Learn the hottest new painting technique in 22 step-by-step projects! Use an art squeegee and acrylic paint to scrape and swipe your way to gorgeous abstract art. Clara Cristina de Souza Rego (@aclaracris) first went viral for a squeegee painting video that she...
Debt free art degree : foundations in drawing : the affordable way to learn professional skills
Bucci, Marco
Paper Book
An essential guide for a new generation of artists to learn professional-level art skills--no student loan required! Now a successful artist, illustrator, and YouTube star, Marco Bucci once thought you had to be born with art talent and go to an expensive art school to have a...
Home matters : how our homes shape us, and we shape them
Wincer, Penny
Paper Book
As an interiors photographer, Penny Wincer found that walking through a stranger's home, listening to them explaining the history of the space, and the meaning of precious objects, was one of most joyful aspects of her work. And in Home Matters Penny does exactly that, taking us through the houses...
Wild Thing
Prideaux, Sue
Paper Book
A vital re-examination of the trailblazing and controversial artist Paul Gauguin, by the prize-winning author of I Am Dynamite!

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