Art and Design

Recent movers and shakers in Art and Design.
Updated April 25, 2025
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All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art
Orlando Whitfield
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 ...
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....
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...
How Banksy Saved Art History
Kelly Grovier
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...
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.
Studio Ghibli: Architecture in Animation
Studio Ghibli
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,...
Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart: What Art Teaches Us About the Wonder and Struggle of Being Alive
Russ Ramsey
Paper Book
Beyond a mere introduction to great art, Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart is about loving to learn what art has to teach us about the wonder and struggle of being alive. Did you know that: Vincent van Gogh's attempt to start an artist's colony with Paul Gauguin lasted...
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.
Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras
Sarah Chapelle
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....
Drawn Testimony: My Four Decades as a Courtroom Sketch Artist
Jane Rosenberg
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...
What We Keep: Advice from Artists and Designers on Living with the Things You Love
Jean Lin
Paper Book
Learn the refined art of display and get an insider's education in collecting from gallerist Jean Lin. Follow in her footsteps and tour the unique and beautiful homes of more than a dozen dedicated collectors. Whether you are starting a new collection or wish to display an existing one, each chapter...
Artists Who Changed History (DK History Changers)
DK
Paper Book
This visual celebration of the world's most celebrated thinkers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and pioneering ideas. Artists Who Changed History places well-known artists in their historical and cultural context, showing you how they came to influence Art as...
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...
National Geographic World From Above
Jeffrey Kerby
Paper Book
Go on a global aerial odyssey with this photographic compendium of more than 200 full-color images from on high, by the world's most innovative photographers at National Geographic. See the world from a unique perspective with this gorgeous, oversized coffee table book-the perfect...

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