Publication examines how the conservative Middle Eastern state is pouring resources into its culture sector

Jacob Wrey Mould was the designer behind some of New York's most revered landmarks

Our roundup of the latest art publications

All you ever wanted to know about Miller, from a biography and collection of love letters to a book of her recipes—selected by the curator Martin Pel

British Museum show and book by Venetia Porter tap into rich seam of works by non-Western artists

The British artist retreated from her remarkable career to embrace a religious life

The art critic Jackie Wullschläger’s talks to us about her new book, the first major biography of the French Impressionist written in English

Against a backdrop of growing censorship, a book charting the struggle of the community to gain mainstream recognition offers some hope

The Italian filmmaker—and occasional painter—was scathing about Picasso but delighted in Caravaggio

The artist has pulped 6,000 copies of Dan Brown’s 'The Da Vinci Code' and turned them into a limited edition of George Orwell’s dystopian novel

An incisive study of the influential designer responsible for the V&A’s ‘Oriental Court’ in the 1860s

The author’s voluminous letters to her sister Cassandra reveal her fashion tastes and thrifty skills

The vice-president Deborah Aaronson tells us how the company got some help from Albert Einstein and why eBooks are not necessarily the future of art publishing

Our roundup of the latest art publications

This well-conceived exhibition catalogue illuminates the sculptor’s terracotta models—masterpieces in their own right

The Somali-Italian author Igiaba Scego's tale of empowerment draws on the artist's journey from Native American reservation to international fame

All you ever wanted to know about Rego, from the best catalogues to a behind-the-scenes dive into her studio—selected by her son Nick Willing

From the devastation of the Cultural Revolution to the transformation of the contemporary art scene

The great temple to Athena has emerged from the vicissitudes of earthquakes, war, looting and rebuilding to be caught up in a monumental restitution debate

A new book and UK exhibition by Charlie Porter explores the sartorial choices of Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell and the rest of the Charleston set

Despite meticulously documenting her own career, the artist was largely forgotten in the centuries after her death

Our roundup of the latest art publications

The artist also discusses her “meditation on death”, a film shot around and above Hart Island in the US

Wood has long been deep in the German psyche, as seen in the work of the country’s master sculptors

A 60-year “obsession” began when Michael Peppiatt set out for Paris with a letter of introduction from Francis Bacon

All you ever wanted to know about Lichtenstein, from an encyclopaedic career survey to a collection of his unexpectedly witty mirror paintings—selected by the art dealer Irving Blum

Spoiler alert: lots of mounting takes place at Mount's

The new space at the Tasmanian institution will also include other “treasures” according to Walsh's wife, curator and artist Kirsha Kaechele

Jacqueline Riding, our books editor, selects some of the tempting titles scheduled for publication in the coming months