Art and Design

Recent movers and shakers in Art and Design.
Updated February 4, 2026
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Art Work: On the Creative Life
Sally Mann
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: How to Fall in Love with the World's Greatest Museum
Elaine Sciolino
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,...
What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory
Brian Eno
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,...
The Maverick's Museum: Albert Barnes and His American Dream
Blake Gopnik
Paper Book
A fascinating biography of the drugmaker Albert Barnes, whose pioneering collection of modern art was meant to transform America's soul From prominent critic and biographer Blake Gopnik comes a compelling new portrait of America's first great collector of modern art, Albert...
The Forever Home: Classic, Clever Design to Help You Put Down Roots
Mikel Welch
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...
The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland―A True Account of Her Fight Against Art theft and Tyranny in WWII Paris
Michelle Young
Paper Book
* Publishers Weekly Best Books of Summer 2025 * Bookbub Best Non-Fiction Release of the Season * MSNBC/Afar Magazine 10 Best Books for the Summer Traveler * Newsday's Top Must-Read Book for Summer * Christian Science Monitor Best Book of May 2025 * Longlisted for...
The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris
Jennifer Dasal
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...
Flashes of Brilliance: The Genius of Early Photography and How It Transformed Art, Science, and History
Anika Burgess
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2025 One of The New Yorker's Best Books of the Year The story of the wildest experiments in early photography and the wild people who undertook them. Today it's routine to take photos from an airplane window, use a camera...
Draw Your Adventures: Making Art to Celebrate Everyday Experiences and Travels Near and Far
Samantha Dion Baker
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...
America the Abandoned: Captivating Portraits of Deserted Homes
Bryan Sansivero
Peer into the mysterious world of abandoned homes across the United States with this fascinating photography book--a visual exploration of what makes up a life, and what we leave in our wake. Photographer Bryan Sansivero has been uncovering abandoned homes for more...
Great Art Explained: The Stories Behind the World's Greatest Masterpieces
James Payne
"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 Based...
Dear New York
Brandon Stanton
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...
Sargent and Paris
Stephanie L. Herdrich
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...
How To Live An Artful Life: A Year of Creativity and Inspiration from the Bestselling Author of The Story Of Art Without Men
Katy Hessel
From the award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Story of Art Without Men: see the world anew with artistic inspiration for every day of the year. The year ahead is a gift that has been given to you. What might you do with it? ...
Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics
Eike Exner
Paper Book
A groundbreaking story of Japanese comics from their nineteenth-century origins to the present day   The immensely popular art form of manga, or Japanese comics, has made its mark across global pop culture, influencing film, visual art, video games, and more....
We Need Your Art: Stop Messing Around and Make Something
Amie McNee
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...
Suspended Moment: The Architecture of Frida Escobedo
Thomas Abraham
Paper Book
An illuminating profile of one of today's most innovative and forward-looking architects, whose materials-based practice explores how space can provoke emotional response   Architect Frida Escobedo's (b. 1979) designs for public spaces have received global...

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