Books ‘Van Gogh’s Life Was Made for a Novelist’: Author Martin Bailey on the Artist’s Mysterious Last Days—and How He Really Died Bailey is the author of the new book 'Van Gogh's Finale: Auvers and the Artist's Rise to Fame.' By Sarah Cascone, Nov 17, 2021
Books We Asked Ai Weiwei to Pick 3 Life-Defining Moments From His Multi-Generational Family Memoir—Preview Them Here The book tells the story of modern China in one family, says Ai Weiwei. By Amah-Rose Abrams, Nov 2, 2021
Books The Essential Bookshelf: 15 Titles That Fans of Warhol, Basquiat, and Haring Need to Understand These Titans of 1980s New York Richard Polsky recommends the best books on, and by, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Keith Haring. By Richard Polsky, Sep 5, 2021
Books 17 Art-Related Beach Reads for Your Summer Vacation, From a Crime Thriller Set in Berlin to a History of Napoleonic Plunder Looking for an art-heist thriller? Or maybe some escapist fare? We've got something for everyone. By Artnet News, Aug 3, 2021
Books How Not to Take a Picture: In a New Book, Alec Soth, Taryn Simon, and 200 Others Share the Subjects They Would Never, Ever Photograph Brainchild of Jason Fulford, 'Photo No-Nos,' was published this month. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 1, 2021
Books ‘I Was Left With My Thoughts’: How Author Teju Cole Distilled the Tragedies of 2020 Into Quiet Photos of His Kitchen Counter The critic and artist talks photography in the age of social media, the responsibility of the image-maker, and his new book, "Golden Apple of the Sun." By Pac Pobric, Jul 25, 2021
Books Pop Star Lana Del Rey Has a Few Choice Lessons to Teach Us About the Pictures Generation and Queer Feminist Art History Read an excerpt from the new book "Queer Formalism: The Return." By William J. Simmons, Jul 5, 2021
Books A New Book Puts a Contemporary Twist on the Beloved WPA-Era Posters That Promoted America’s National Parks—See Images Here A new book features contemporary updates to classic WPA National Park posters. By Caroline Goldstein, Jul 4, 2021
Books Author Geoff Dyer Has Lots of Marvelous Insights Into the History of Photography. Why Can’t Our Interviewer Remember Any of Them? Our correspondent spent nearly an hour on the phone with Dyer and couldn't recall a word of the conversation. By Pac Pobric, Jun 6, 2021
Books The Benin Bronzes Aren’t Just Ancient History. Meet the Contemporary Casters Who Are Still Making Them Today In an excerpt from his new book, Barnaby Phillips visits contemporary casters who are still making bronzes using ancient techniques. By Barnaby Phillips, May 12, 2021
Books An American Wrote a Memoir About How She Built Tehran’s Legendary $3 Billion Art Collection. The Iranian Art World Begs to Differ Donna Stein's memoir about her time in Tehran has collided with sensitivities surrounding the way Iran's culture is viewed by the world. By Rebecca Anne Proctor, Apr 27, 2021
Books The Profound Lesson Helen Frankenthaler Learned About Painting From Visiting the Old Masters at the Prado Read an excerpt from the new book "Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York." By Alexander Nemerov, Apr 7, 2021
Books A New Book by Philip Guston’s Daughter Explores the Origins of the Painter’s Ku Klux Klan Imagery—Read an Excerpt Here Guston painted the works to try to understand "What would it be like to be evil?" By Musa Mayer, Mar 17, 2021
Books How Should We Understand the Shocking Use of Stereotypes in the Work of Historical Black Artists? It’s About the Satirical Tradition of ‘Going There’ Read an excerpt from Duke art historian Richard Powell's recent book, "Going There." By Richard J. Powell, Feb 15, 2021
Books Escape From the Screen This Winter With These 17 Absolutely Gorgeous Coffee-Table Books From Gordon Parks's unflinching photography to an outsized tribute to Salvador Dalí, these are some of our favorite coffee-table books. By Artnet News, Dec 22, 2020
