Art and Design

Recent movers and shakers in Art and Design.
Updated June 4, 2025
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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...
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 ...
Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers
Strouse, Jean
Paper Book
Jean Strouse captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer Sargent's portraits of the Wertheimer family. Jean Strouse's Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers looks at twelve portraits of one English family painted by...
Art, Annotated: The World's 500 Greatest Paintings Explained
DK
Paper Book
A stunning art gallery in a book, art, annotated spans more than 3,000 years of paintings, sculptures, and prints. Combining reproductions of each work of art with precise annotations and visual analysis, it is an expertly curated selection of the finest art ever created....
How Banksy saved art history
Grovier, Kelly
Paper Book
A new take on the history ofart through the eyes of theinternational phenomenonthat is Banksy. Few would dispute that Banksy is the most famous urban artist in the world today. That he is also a perceptive art historian might come as a surprise to many. Taken together, the myriad...
The Story of Drawing: An Alternative History of Art
Owens, Susan
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...
Wild thing : a life of Paul Gauguin
Prideaux, Sue
Paper Book
Paul Gauguin's legend as a transgressive genius arises as much from his biography as his aesthetically daring Polynesian paintings. Gauguin is chiefly known for his pictures that eschewed convention, to celebrate the beauty of an indigenous people and their culture. In this gorgeously illustrated...
Studio Ghibli : architecture in animation
Fujimori, Terunobu
Paper Book
A deluxe art book featuring exclusive commentary, sketches, concept art, and paintings detailing the unique architecture in Studio Ghibli's films. Explore the dazzling animated worlds of Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind,...
Mondrian: His Life, His Art, His Quest for the Absolute
Weber, Nicholas Fox
Paper Book
The extraordinary and surprising life of Piet Mondrian, whose unprecedented geometric art revolutionized modern painting, architecture, graphic art, fashion design, and more-from acclaimed cultural historian Nicholas Fox Weber "As fastidiously passionate as his subject's paintings....
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,...
Tree: Exploring the Arboreal World
Editors, Phaidon
Paper Book
As seen in The Guardian, Harper's Bazaar, and Wall Street Journal 'It's no secret that I adore trees. This book is a most glorious cornucopia celebrating our enduring love affair with trees - an uplifting and eye-opening tribute to the way they enrich our lives.' -...
We Need Your Art: Stop Messing Around and Make Something
McNee, Amie
Paper Book
From Amie McNee, the voice behind Inspired to Write, a manifesto on the vital, human importance of creating, with guidance for all artists in all endeavors, whether they're starting their journey or seeking a fresh perspective. In We Need Your Art, Amie McNee calls artists...
Visually Speaking: Mastering Photography as a Visual Language
Forbes, Ted
Paper Book
Dedicated to mastering photography as a visual language, this book helps you explore what to shoot and how to understand your own work. With 21 detailed chapters on photography techniques and practices, Forbes teaches you not only to establish yourself as a photographer, but how to...
Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras
Chapelle, Sarah
Paper Book
An instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller! Dazzling. Incomparable. Unforgettable. The definitive book of Taylor Swift's fashion evolution. This gorgeous hardcover edition has gilded gold edges, foiled cover accents and colored endpapers....
Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.: Citizen Printer
Kennedy Jr, Amos Paul
Paper Book
Celebrating the storied career of a beloved letterpress printer whose posters spread messages of racial justice Detroit-based letterpress printer Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. is celebrated for his type-driven messages of social justice and Black power, emblazoned in rhythmically...
Drawn testimony : my four decades as a courtroom sketch artist
Rosenberg, Jane (Courtroom artist)
Paper Book
From America's top courtroom sketch artist, a penetrating, compulsively readable memoir about her dramatic four-decade career "A mesmerizing look at this rarest of professions..."-Bookpage STARRED review "Readers will be hard-pressed to...
A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects
Awake, Robell
Paper Book
Ten beautifully illustrated essays tell the stories of handcrafted objects and their makers, providing inspiration and insight into Black history and craftsmanship. Black artisans have long been central to American art and design, creating innovative and highly...
Yayoi Kusama
Sánchez Vegara, Ma Isabel
Paper Book
Van Gogh and the end of nature
Lobel, Michael
Paper Book
A groundbreaking reassessment that foregrounds Van Gogh's profound engagement with the industrial age while making his work newly relevant for our world today   "Van Gogh has never seemed more relevant. This stands as my favorite book of the year in any genre...
The Universe in 100 Colors: Weird and Wondrous Colors from Science and Nature
Thrasher, Tyler
Paper Book
At the intersection of science, art, and design, this must-have coffee table book highlights 100 mind-blowing colors that you've likely never seen before. From Instagram sensation and self-described "mad scientist artist" Tyler Thrasher and creator of the popular Matter subscription...

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