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Scurrilous, rude and joyful: the secret stories of tampered pennies told in new publication
Essays explore the myriad ways that coins have been inscribed with messages of protest, love and more
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Opera singer Peter Brathwaite tells us why he reinterpreted Black portraiture using household items
In his book inspired by the Getty Museum Challenge, Brathwaite recreated portraits by artists such as Georges Trubert and Sonia Boyce
Ultimate reading lists
Watteau’s little-known teacher has his moment in the spotlight
A welcome introduction to the 18th-century French satirist Claude Gillot
May book bag: from a monograph for an underrated Pop artist to a book about Derek Jarman’s Blue movie
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Anna Atkins and the algae: how the first photobook was made in the mid-1800s
In an extract from an essay accompanying a newly published facsimile, Peter Walther tells the story of how this remarkable publication came about
From Morocco to Malaysia: new publication traces the US artist Betye Saar’s journeys of discovery
Richly produced book documents how the nonagenarian artist’s work has been informed by her decades of travel
Stephen Shore's drone with a view delivers a different side of America
A book of the US photographer's aerial images, created during the Covid-19 pandemic, offers an original take on the US’s lived reality
An expert's guide to Keith Haring: four must-read books on the US Pop artist
All you ever wanted to know about Haring, from his personal journals to interviews with the likes of Roy Lichtenstein and Madonna—selected by the curator Sarah Loyer
The story behind Sol LeWitt’s rarely seen wall drawings in a medieval tower
An extract from an essay by the art historian Rye Dag Holmboe explains how the US artist’s works ended up in the Umbrian city of Spoleto
The resurrection of Mary Magdalene? Two new books examine the elusive biblical figure
New books by Diane Apostolos-Cappadona and Philip C. Almond are part of another scholarly revival for Magdalene
April book bag: from a book of contemporary collage to a lavish tome about Mecca
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Isabella Stewart Gardner’s travel albums from her grand tour published in new book
Early influences on the collector and museum founder can be found among the images from around the world
‘A threat to the country’: Pablo Picasso’s police files scoured for new book about his life as a foreigner in France
A new publication looks at the Spanish artist’s alienating experiences as a young man in Paris, including police harassment and stigmatisation as an anarchist
Empress Eugénie’s English ‘palace’ is brought to life in new book
A detailed examination of Farnborough Hill house and its remarkable contents
An expert’s guide to Jean-Michel Basquiat: four must-read books on the American artist
All you ever wanted to know about Basquiat, from his best quotes to an “intimate insight” from his family—selected by the curator Dieter Buchhart
A globe-trotting guide to contested sites, dubious historical restorations and harrowing heritage destruction
Book "Monumental Lies" is a searching exploration of the truths and untruths embodied in contested heritage
A lesson from the Tudors in art’s legitimising power
The material splendour of the Tudors is captured in a volume showing how it was wielded to reinforce monarchy’s authority
Book review | The tale of a magnificent boat with a violent colonial history
This account of the theft of a South Seas cultural treasure by German colonists in the late 1800s reveals a series of atrocities
March book bag: from portraits of King Charles III to Marinella Senatore’s light installations
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Heinrich Campendonk, a little-known Blaue Reiter artist is brought to life in new book
New critical assessment of the vibrant works of the German artist who was exiled to the Netherlands in 1935
From Hogarth to Hockney, artists struck by puppy love are celebrated in four recent canine-themed books
Ahead of a new show of dog portraits at London's Wallace Collection, we round-up some publishing treats for you to paw over
An expert’s guide to Hokusai: four must-read books on the Japanese artist
All you ever wanted to know about Hokusai, from a history of The Great Wave to a novel about the artist's daughter—selected by the curator Sarah E. Thompson
Russian empress Catherine the Great and her women artists: a complex tale of gender, art and patronage
Engaging, accessible and beautifully illustrated book provides a welcome and stimulating contribution to scholarship on 18th-century art
Extract | When the Picasso was almost knocked off the wall during a blockbuster show
A new memoir by Patrick Bringley details what it was like to work as a guard at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art
More than reclining women: how Henry Moore mined a rich seam with his drawings of working men
New book uses artist's wartime commission in a coalmine to show his melancholy side and mildly left political strain,
Nigeria’s pivotal election: what's the future of art and culture in the country?
Plus, the Met: a guard’s memoir and Hubert Robert at Stockholm's Nationalmuseum
Origins of US photographer William Eggleston’s trailblazing images go on display in new book
Ninety previously unseen photographs from the early 1970s reveal the foundations of his practice
A medieval tale of the jester, the priory and the hospital: book uncovers church's history for 900th anniversary
As Saint Bartholomew the Great celebrates nine centuries, a new volume explores how the church has, against the odds, remained at London’s heart
New artist book fair adds another dimension to Miami’s art calendar
The inaugural edition of Tropic Bound takes places in the city’s Design District, but its programming extends across town to highlight South Florida’s book-making scene
UK exhibition uncovers holy link between Henry VIII’s rival wives Anne Boleyn and Catherine of Aragon
Both British queens owned the same prayerbook, curators at Hever Castle in England have found
February book bag: from overlooked female Abstract Expressionists to a tome of new and old Black American portraits
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Photographer documents thousands of churches 'in a manner only angels and spiders could achieve'
Remarkable photographs of thousands of church interiors in rural England and Wales have been brought together in this landmark publication