The best Abramović publications, from an intimate memoir to a collection of the artist’s aphorisms—selected by the curator Shai Baitel

The little understood art form is explored in the collected essays of 12 leading scholars

Oscar de Muriel is inspired by a real Frida Kahlo painting, while Lynda la Plante invents a Jean-Michel Basquiat forgery

"Trees of Great Britain and Ireland" offers a handsome insight into early 20th-century botanical photography

The book on the late artist, who was imprisoned for her feminist and socialist beliefs, includes several essays and rarely seen images

From a ninth-century Chinese frontispiece to Marxist magazine covers, this rich tome explores the power of illustration and the ways in which we read such images

Our round-up of the latest art publications

Different artists’ takes on the film star are explored ahead of an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London

Four key takeaways from a new book about the innovative use of canvas in 16th-century Italy

The best Emin publications, from her searingly honest autobiography to a collection of revealing snapshots—selected by the Tate’s assistant curator Jess Baxter

He is one of the last remaining figures of the “first generation” Abstract Expressionists to be honoured with a major biography

Writer and researcher András Szántó speaks to art-world movers and shakers for predictions and insights

With scant testimony from the man himself, the book relies on the views of others

The four volumes offer insight into 1,800 works, including a “uniquely weird” purchase by Edward VII

Six volumes include 100 newly authenticated works—but 15 previously attributed to the artist are removed

Our round-up of the latest art publications

We speak to the author of a new book that looks at how making prints has been vital for many famous artists

The Victoria and Albert Museum's extensive National Art Library provides a rich source for a new angle on the ambitious project in Julius Bryant's latest book

The publication examines the journey from the artist’s early patronage, paid for by plantation money, to his depiction of a massacre in “The Slave Ship”

In an exclusive extract from Andrew Graham-Dixon’s new biography, we learn how many of the Dutch Old Master's works stayed in one family for years

The best Calder publications, from a comprehensive two-volume biography to a children’s book about his moveable circus—selected by the curators Dieter Buchhart and Anna Karina Hofbauer

Embroidery has long been a key form of artistic expression

A passionate cartographer reveals fascinating histories—and what we lose with the demise of printed maps

Our round-up of the latest art publications

The book about the two Old Masters, who probably only met twice, considers what they had in common and how they differed

The book traces the Mexican artist’s extraordinary life and the commercial afterlife of her persona

The best publications to learn all about Constable, from a journey through the landscapes that inspired him to a children's activity book—selected by the curator Emma Roodhouse

An A to C extract from the glossary of Painted Mysteries, which deciphers common motifs and symbols in famous works

The publication's author on how it has taken decades of research to tell the story of the New York gallery, which exhibited artists such Picasso and Mondrian

A renowned expert reveals the range of techniques and aesthetics of rock art, and what it tells us about human development