All you ever wanted to know about Taeuber-Arp, from a children’s book full of inspiring projects to a publication exploring the dynamics of artist couples—selected by the Tate curator Natalia Sidlina

If bodice-rippers are too boring for your summer reading, take a crack at these other books that have stumped researchers

A roundup of the latest art publications

Whether you are lying on a beach or next to a paddling pool, sit back and let your mind soak up these inspiring reads

New book explores the grandest monuments to the leaders of Venice, seductively photographed, and with their life histories

Volume unveils many overlooked artists and highlights the international reach of painters from the Netherlands

The artist seen from varied perspectives on his work and influences

A new book by John Higgs paints a picture of the mixed reviews that the 18th-century artist received and touches upon the “Holy Grail of his lost works”

Three takeaways from a new book about the early career of the radical artist

Careful study identifies four categories of eroticism in works

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