Our round-up of the latest art publications

A new book gathers together anecdotes from artists' early years and looks at how these formative experiences shaped their careers

All you ever wanted to know about the subject, from tomes on how society shaped Impressionism to a deep dive into how the paintings were actually made—selected by curators Kimberly Jones and Mary Morton

An authoritative and engaging read for fans of the UK's mute monoliths—be they academic or sentimental

Our literary editor Jacqueline Riding selects some of the tempting titles that are scheduled for publication over the coming months

Night Fever features an international cohort of film and photography artists, including Malick Sidibé and Sohrab Hura

Our round-up of the latest art publications

We speak to the British Library exhibition curator Melodie Doumy about the Diamond Sutra and other treasures from the Library Cave

The self-proclaimed atlas gives voice to works from often overlooked global-majority cultures but tends to favour mainstream over more challenging works

A collaborative book project takes a novel approach to examining the impact of the 16th-century Scottish monarch

Make room in your suitcase for novelist Chibundu Onuzo’s must-read titles of the season

Ostensibly a guide to the city's top 50 sites, a new publication by Paul Roberts offers far more

Our round-up of the latest art publications

The Italian scholar Alessandro Giardino posits his theories about the Baroque artist’s Seven Works of Mercy in fictional form

Former museum director Bruce Boucher’s room-by-room account of the architect’s collection takes far readers beyond the catalogue

The Tate director discusses her new book about art institutions and their challenges in the 21st century

In this exclusive extract from a new book about Henry VIII’s six wives, the art historian Suzannah Lipscomb writes about “perhaps the greatest artistic patron of them all”

All you ever wanted to know about the topic, from the latest experimentations in contemporary art to some lesser-known Surrealist sculpture—selected by the head of the Henry Moore Institute, Laurence Sillars

Edward McParland's recent, wide-ranging book takes an idiosyncratic approach to classicism, examining its complexities and expressive forms

Two contrasting studies shine a light on America’s most celebrated ornithological artist

The author Michael Lobel argues that Vincent was more focused on industrial pollution

The Korea Arts Management Service supports a wide range of publications aimed to increase and deepen knowledge of Korean art. Here are some books that have been recently published or are due to be released this year

We find out what this year's fair says about the state of the art market. Plus, the veteran journalist Lynn Barber tells us about her encounters with artists and we discover a forgotten master of Neo-Classical art

A timely study examines the unique confluence of artists and architects in British buildings from the 1850s to the 1950s

The dramatic twists and turns of the leading figures of the avant-garde during the Russian Revolution

Our round-up of the latest art publications

Rose Boyt’s memoir explores the highs, lows and contradictions of sitting for the artist

In her latest book, the veteran UK journalist recalls her many encounters with artists such as Salvador Dalí, Howard Hodgkin and the Chapman brothers

All you ever wanted to know about Michelangelo, from a “masterly” catalogue of drawings to a collection of letters covering art, deliveries and the artist’s favourite wine—selected by the curator Grant Lewis

Sarah Thornton's new publication—Tits Up: What Our Beliefs About Breasts Reveal About Life, Love, Sex and Society—ponders on bosoms in (art) history