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

Printed Matter's online venture offers new, rare and out of print publications alongside panels, trailers and prints

A revolutionary study based on Enlightenment theories explains what coloured marbles meant, from Egypt to the 17th century

The latest art publications rounded up in our new book bag section

The feminist writer’s renowned essay ‘Why have there been no great women artists?’ challenged the myth of male genius and called for a new way of thinking

The British fashion writer Simon Doonan speaks about his new book on the artist and describes his first encounter with Haring via a t-shirt

Artists including Rachel Whiteread, Ragnar Kjartansson and Roni Horn share texts ranging from 19th-century poetry to postmodern fiction on The Art Newspaper’s podcast

Although Guston's paintings of Klansmen “remain controversial today” they are also “deeply relevant”, she says

We look ahead at the events to enjoy this year—assuming coronavirus doesn't scupper them

A new book by Jonathan Petropoulos explores Bruno Lohse’s devotion to Hitler’s number two

From the catalogue for a controversial Guston show to a four-volume tome on Leonardo Da Vinci—and some lighter reads too

Survey including 91 illustrations shows how the artist used the winged gods prolifically in his work

The outcome of decades of research, this meticulously produced volume gives insight into artist's full oeuvre

As his new book is published, the auction house chief compares coronavirus fallout to previous economic disasters

This weighty tome looks at the life and work of the Italian sculptor Giambologna but focuses on the contested bronze

A new book explores the long and changing history of how horoscopes were depicted, from 15th-century Bohemian scorpions to the abstract paintings of Hilma af Klint

One title, based on a recent exhibition, and another with an academic bent present divergent interpretations, from the context of workmanship and religion

From Leonardo to Bacon, take your pick from a selection of essential texts on leading artists

The directors of the Met, Tate Modern, British Museum, Centre Pompidou and more, as well as artists such as Tracey Emin, tell us all about their favourite book—just in time for Christmas shopping

In a recently published Cahiers d’Art monograph, the US artist speaks about responding to “a tsunami of footage of Black people getting killed”

Eccentricity and singled-mindedness were part of the great painter's character, but he had many unappealing traits

Second and last instalment of this two-part biography on the painter’s life fails to satisfy—but it does supply valuable first-hand records

A new book by the designer Dinah Casson takes readers behind the scenes

International museum leaders are confronting manifold challenges in the wake of Covid-19 and innovating in six principal ways, writes András Szántó

New book brings together hundreds of images of nude young men, which “are imbued with an emotional vulnerability that few of his later works exhibit”

New book, which reveals how the Old Masters influenced the 18th-century British artist, has won the William MB Berger Prize for British Art History