Books From a Fresh Look at Van Gogh To an Artist’s Ode to the Bodega, Here Are 6 Books On Our Reading List In 2024 From a new look at Van Gogh to an artist's ode to the New York City bodega, here's what we're cracking open this year. By Artnet News, Jan 2, 2024
Books Why Historian E.H. Gombrich’s ‘The Story of Art’ Has Stood the Test of Time A new pocket edition of the art history classic was recently released by Phaidon, as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations. By Leonie Gombrich, Jan 2, 2024
Books Floral Designer Lindsey Taylor on Finding Inspiration in Art and Nature A new book released by Phaidon is based on Taylor's popular Wall Street Journal column, Flower School. By Lindsey Taylor, Dec 31, 2023
Books Phaidon Has Revisited a Forgotten Art Carnival. See More Candid Pictures From the 1980s Edition of Luna Luna See behind-the-scenes shots of Keith Haring and Roy Lichtenstein working on their projects for the 1987 artist fair. By Verity Babbs, Dec 30, 2023
Books 19 Art Books That Spoke Volumes in 2023 Great art novels and art-history tomes, as lovingly selected by the Artnet News staff. By Artnet News, Dec 22, 2023
Books Artist David Shrigley Has Pulped 6,000 Copies of ‘The Da Vinci Code’ to Create New Editions of ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ The Turner Prize-nominated artist took one shop's trash and turned it into his own treasure. By Max Berlinger, Oct 27, 2023
Books Sofia Coppola’s First Book Goes Behind the Scenes on Her Films From ‘Lost in Translation’ to ‘Priscilla.’ See Its Lush Photos Here "Sofia Coppola Archive" also collects scripts, mood boards, and notes from the director's eight feature films. By Min Chen, Oct 23, 2023
Books Read Candid Post-It Messages Written by Grimes, Damien Hirst, and Paul McCartney in Hans Ulrich Obrist’s New Book The artists' brief musings have been a hit on Instagram since Hans Ulrich Obrist began posting them in 2012. By Jo Lawson-Tancred, Sep 20, 2023
Books A Belgian Photographer Spent Years Documenting Her Worldly Possessions—All 12,795 Objects. What Gives? Barbara Iweins has photographed every last item in her Brussels home. By Min Chen, Sep 20, 2023
Books 5 Moving Life Lessons a Former Museum Guard Learned From His Time at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Patrick Bringley's book, "All the Beauty in the World," reflects on his decade-long stint at the museum By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 28, 2023
Books Looking for a Smart Beach Read? Here Are 15 of the Most Gripping New Art-World Books to Crack Open This Summer From the stranger-than-fiction tale of the world's biggest art theft to an ambitious meta-fiction of an enigmatic art star with a secret history, here is what we are reading this season. By Artnet News, Jul 21, 2023
Books ‘Pictures Want to Be Kissed’: Author and Curator Omar Kholeif on Dating Apps, Digital Artifice, and Visual Constructions of Desire Read an excerpt from Sharjah Art Foundation curator Omar Kholeif's new book 'Internet Art.' By Omar Kholeif, May 24, 2023
Books The First-Ever Bob Dylan Monograph Surveys 60 Years of the Songwriter’s ‘Exploratory’ Paintings and Sculptures 'Retrospectrum' brings together more than 100 artworks that Dylan has created over the past six decades. By Min Chen, Apr 7, 2023
Books Artist and Theater Director Robert Wilson on Why He Considers All of His Works ‘Operas’ Wilson reflects on his career in a text that doubles as an artwork itself. By Robert Wilson, Apr 6, 2023
Books The Perfectly Manicured Manor Where Jane Austen Wrote ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Has Hit the Market for $10 Million The author wrote 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Pride and Prejudice' in Steventon House. By Lee Carter, Apr 1, 2023
