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The Art Newspaper’s Book Club shines a light on art books in their myriad forms and brings you exclusive extracts, interviews and recommendations from leading art world figures. Sign up to our monthly newsletter above
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The Art Newspaper’s Book Club shines a light on art books in their myriad forms and brings you exclusive extracts, interviews and recommendations from leading art world figures. Sign up to our monthly newsletter above
All you ever wanted to know about the subject, from a pivotal novel to a book on how Postmodernism “shapes all aspects of contemporary life”—selected by The Cosmic House director Eszter Steierhoffer
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Scholars have speculated for centuries about the meaning behind the 15th-century codex and its peculiar illustrations
The “provocative, punky, perverse” artist died far too young but her work’s influence endures, argues a new biography
All you ever wanted to know about artists' books on the eve of a major exhibition at London’s Warburg Institute—selected by the show's co-curator Arnaud Desjardin
Our round-up of the latest art publications
The forensically researched volume on the British artist's oil paintings offers a depth of scrutiny that he himself was famous for
The Arab art specialist Saeb Eigner talks about his comprehensive new biography spanning from 1900 to today
All you ever wanted to know about Asawa, from a graphic novel biography to tales from her time at the celebrated Black Mountain College—selected by the curator Janet Bishop
Our round-up of the latest art publications
The British artist has published a new book of detailed photographs of her hero’s work
A new biography on the renowned businessman, who amassed one of the most important collections of Modern art in the US, looks at what made him tick
All you ever wanted to know about Bell, from a comprehensive biography to a controversial memoir by her daughter—selected by Charleston’s head of collections Darren Clarke
An exclusive extract from a new book by James Birch who helped organise exhibitions for the artist duo in Communist Russia and China
Our round-up of the latest art publications
All you ever wanted to know about Kiefer, from a deep dive into his studios to the poetry that inspires him—selected by the curators Emilie Gordenker, Edwin Becker and Leontine Coelewij
The revered photojournalist has turned his focus to ancient statues for a new photography book
All you ever wanted to know about the topic, from its impact on global Modernist art to a novel capturing the “atmosphere of heady excitement”—selected by the curator Rebecca Bray
In this exclusive extract from a new book, the London-based artist explains why Piero’s painting is his favourite in the National Gallery collection
Notebooks filled with the Turkish author's drawings reflect events spanning the past decade
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Our literary editors share what has delighted them this year, from art-themed novels to edifying histories
All you ever wanted to know about the subject, from the story of Carpaccio and Bellini's narrative painting to a Venice guide for little explorers—selected by the curators Annette Hojer and Christine Follmann
The publication’s co-editor Peter van Agtmael chooses seven key images from legendary agency’s new book
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Oliver Hoare's memoir details the story of the ambitious exchange of an Iranian masterpiece for a painting by the Abstract Expressionist
An extract from a new book by Sebastian Smee—about the Impressionists during the Siege of Paris and Paris Commune—brings to life the peculiar episode of artistic intervention
All you ever wanted to know about art (if you are little), from a cat that wanders round Tate Modern at night to why Louise Bourgeois made giant spiders—selected by The Art Newspaper's Anna Brady
Our round-up of the latest art publications
We speak to the author of a new biography that reassesses the legacy of the “hustler” artist who rubbed shoulders with celebrities