Art historian Martin Kemp turns his focus onto the Italian author's interest in the failure of sight when confronted with Empyrean splendours

This in-depth survey suggests that the development of Italian church altarpieces can be understood through the themes of "icon" and "narrative"

In her book, Lydia Hamlett unpacks the literary, cultural and political significance of “the animated wall”

Sotheby’s has postponed auction of extraordinary Honresfield Library as a consortium seeks £15 million to buy it

Exploration of the Islamic building through its decorations and objects fills a gap in the field

All you ever wanted to know about Paik, from a “deep dive” into a single work to the best biography—selected by the curators Rudolf Frieling and Andrea Nitsche-Krupp

The US artist’s images are joined by an extract from the book looking at how aspects of his painting and photography overlapped

A roundup of the latest art publications

A new book by the fashion critic Charlie Porter explores how what artists choose to wear can tell us about the multiple roles of clothing in society

A new book by Sarah Schulman describes how the radically democratic and fast acting group grabbed the public’s attention and held politicians and institutions accountable

The publication is released ahead of an exhibition of the US artist's works at the Kunstmuseum Basel this summer

A new book looks at the life and work of the Italian architect and designer, famed for his Pirelli Tower and Superleggera chairs

A roundup of the latest art publications

All you ever wanted to know about Hepworth, from a pictorial autobiography to a collection of her poems, notes and transcripts—selected by the curator and biographer Eleanor Clayton

The publication claims Nan Goldin may have been tailed by investigators and reveals how the Met lost out to the Smithsonian thanks to a lack of flattery from its director

The writer Ian Collins says that after his chance meeting with the British artist his “life changed forever”

Martin Gayford’s book pays tribute to Britain’s greatest living artist before an exhibition at London’s Royal Academy

A new biography by Carol Jacobi explores the artist’s role in bringing the Paris scene to London and considers how frequent name changes and reinventions muddied her legacy

A roundup of the latest art publications

The Accidental Collector features a wealthy heiress, jet-setting dealers and a Swiss-owned mega gallery in Somerset… sound familiar?

All you ever wanted to know about Hockney, from the best biography to the artist's “radical” investigations into art history—selected by the critic (and longtime friend) Martin Gayford

New book by Jennifer Higgie gives astute insights into brilliant women artists shut out of art history

New book by Martin Kemp considers the impact of poet’s vision of divine light on artists such as Michelangelo and Titian

A survey of books published on the artist's quincentenary shows that attention has shifted to his Roman period and tapestry designs

As a biography on the US painter is republished, its author Phoebe Hoban tells us why Neel’s work is more relevant than ever

A roundup of the latest art publications

All you ever wanted to know about Kusama, from a detailed study of her Infinity Mirror Room to illustrations for Alice in Wonderland—selected by the Gropius Bau director Stephanie Rosenthal

The Thames is the inspiration for a number of new projects that celebrate the power of this mighty river and its ability to fuel imaginations

The Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko created 14 paintings for the chapel but did not live to see it completed