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The bumpy road to acceptance of China's LGBTQ+ artists is explored in a new anthology
Against a backdrop of growing censorship, a book charting the struggle of the community to gain mainstream recognition offers some hope
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Paper, politics and poetry: why artists’ books from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia deserve a closer look
British Museum show and book by Venetia Porter tap into rich seam of works by non-Western artists
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As Saudi Arabia wins bid for 2030 World Expo, a new book lifts the lid on the Kingdom’s push to be a key art world player
Publication examines how the conservative Middle Eastern state is pouring resources into its culture sector
'The Americans will wring you out like a wet rag': new book follows the life of the British architect who emigrated to the US and co-designed Central Park
Jacob Wrey Mould was the designer behind some of New York's most revered landmarks
November book bag: from a collection of ‘weird’ Medieval art to a publication detailing Hokusai’s obsession with Mount Fuji
Our roundup of the latest art publications
An expert’s guide to Lee Miller: five must-read books on the American photographer
All you ever wanted to know about Miller, from a biography and collection of love letters to a book of her recipes—selected by the curator Martin Pel
A new book paints a colourful picture of the little known Mary Wykeham—poet, Surrealist, war artist and nun
The British artist retreated from her remarkable career to embrace a religious life
How Claude Monet battled his own temperament and why the women in his life were ‘fundamental’ to his art
The art critic Jackie Wullschläger’s talks to us about her new book, the first major biography of the French Impressionist written in English
Pier Paolo Pasolini’s ‘heretical’ writings on painting are spirited and contrarian
The Italian filmmaker—and occasional painter—was scathing about Picasso but delighted in Caravaggio
David Shrigley: The book 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' is 'still really relevant' and everyone should read it
The artist has pulped 6,000 copies of Dan Brown’s 'The Da Vinci Code' and turned them into a limited edition of George Orwell’s dystopian novel
Owen Jones, a pioneer of 19th-century ornamentation
An incisive study of the influential designer responsible for the V&A’s ‘Oriental Court’ in the 1860s
From bonnets to ball gowns: inside Jane Austen's well-ordered closet
The author’s voluminous letters to her sister Cassandra reveal her fashion tastes and thrifty skills
The publisher that promised ‘art for all’: a potted history of Phaidon as it celebrates its centenary
The vice-president Deborah Aaronson tells us how the company got some help from Albert Einstein and why eBooks are not necessarily the future of art publishing
October book bag: from the ‘earthly delights’ of the Renaissance to a compendium of Latin American art
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Antonio Canova’s spirited clay sketches go under the microscope in new catalogue
This well-conceived exhibition catalogue illuminates the sculptor’s terracotta models—masterpieces in their own right
Complex novel echoes the life of pioneering Black American artist Edmonia Lewis
The Somali-Italian author Igiaba Scego's tale of empowerment draws on the artist's journey from Native American reservation to international fame
An expert’s guide to Paula Rego: six must-read books on the Portuguese-British artist
All you ever wanted to know about Rego, from the best catalogues to a behind-the-scenes dive into her studio—selected by her son Nick Willing
A deep dive into the history of China’s art market
From the devastation of the Cultural Revolution to the transformation of the contemporary art scene
Contested prospect: two new books see the Parthenon through the eyes of a legal expert and a lifelong scholar of Greek history
The great temple to Athena has emerged from the vicissitudes of earthquakes, war, looting and rebuilding to be caught up in a monumental restitution debate
The Bloomsbury Group, re-examined through their garments
A new book and UK exhibition by Charlie Porter explores the sartorial choices of Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell and the rest of the Charleston set
The life of Elisabetta Sirani—‘the best brush in Bologna’—explored in new publication
Despite meticulously documenting her own career, the artist was largely forgotten in the centuries after her death
September book bag: from a queer Claude Cahun graphic novel to veteran critic Richard Cork’s encounters with artists
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Coco Fusco on her new monograph, her activism and why she remains sceptical of the art world
The artist also discusses her “meditation on death”, a film shot around and above Hart Island in the US
The genius of Germany’s medieval carvers
Wood has long been deep in the German psyche, as seen in the work of the country’s master sculptors
How almost meeting Alberto Giacometti the week he died inspired a new biography
A 60-year “obsession” began when Michael Peppiatt set out for Paris with a letter of introduction from Francis Bacon
An expert’s guide to Roy Lichtenstein: five must-read books on the American Pop artist
All you ever wanted to know about Lichtenstein, from an encyclopaedic career survey to a collection of his unexpectedly witty mirror paintings—selected by the art dealer Irving Blum
Former Sotheby's boss writes sex-filled murder mystery novel set in fictional auction house Mount's
Spoiler alert: lots of mounting takes place at Mount's
Collector David Walsh's subterranean Mona museum expanding to house 'dream library'
The new space at the Tasmanian institution will also include other “treasures” according to Walsh's wife, curator and artist Kirsha Kaechele
Our picks for the autumn: new art books out soon
Jacqueline Riding, our books editor, selects some of the tempting titles scheduled for publication in the coming months
Charting the transformation of British studio ceramics
This comprehensive catalogue of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s collection from 1900 to now is a joy to behold
August book bag: from a new book of Lee Miller photographs to a ‘sexy’ publication of contemporary Indigenous art
Our roundup of the latest art publications