Books Photographer Theo Wenner Spent Two Years Following Homicide Detectives in Brooklyn’s Most Dangerous District. Here’s What He Saw Like film noir detectives, the investigators Theo Wenner photographed for his new book self-consciously play a role. By Taylor Dafoe, Aug 18, 2022
Books What Were the Women in Egon Schiele’s Steamy Portraits Thinking? Novelist Sophie Haydock on How She Brought the Artist’s Muses to Life The women in Schiele's paintings have rich interior lives in Sophie Haydock's compelling debut novel. By Sarah Cascone, Jul 27, 2022
Books 17 Riveting Books About Art to Read Right Now, From a Novel About the New York Art Scene to a Compendium of Startling Art Crimes Here's what we're reading on the beach. By Artnet News, Jul 18, 2022
Books When Donald Trump Razed the Bonwit Teller Building, He Promised the Met Its Art Deco Friezes. A New Book Details How He Pulverized Them Instead Read an excerpt from the book 'Art and Crime: The Fight Against Looters, Forgers, and Fraudsters in the High-Stakes Art World.' By Stefan Koldehoff & Tobias Timm, Jul 4, 2022
Books In Pictures: To Honor Franz Kafka’s Birthday, See His Drawings Once Hidden in a Swiss Bank Vault Drawings by the literary legend have been published for the first time after a Kafka-esque journey. By Vittoria Benzine, Jul 2, 2022
Books A New Book Explores How Decades of Activism Resulted in the Power Shifts Upending Today’s Art World—Read an Excerpt Here "Takedown: Art and Power in the Digital Age" is out now. By Farah Nayeri, Apr 25, 2022
Books European Museums Have Played for Time on Restitution Requests for Decades. Now, It Is Their Responsibility to Act Read an excerpt from art history professor Bénédicte Savoy's book "Africa's Struggle For Its Art: History of a Postcolonial Defeat." By Bénédicte Savoy, Apr 4, 2022
Books Empathy Is the Lifeblood of Creativity. Here’s How Artists From Delacroix to Mickalene Thomas Have Channeled It in Their Work Read an excerpt from the new book 'How Creativity Rules the World.' By Maria Brito, Mar 15, 2022
Books How Billionaires Are Quietly Buying Up and Returning China’s Looted Cultural Heritage Read an excerpt from Institute of Art and Law director Alexander Herman's book "Restitution: The Return of Cultural Artifacts." By Alexander Herman, Feb 20, 2022
Books The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Will Publish a 10-Volume Catalogue Raisonné on the Artist Over the Next Two Decades The project will focus exclusively on the artist's paintings and sculptures. By Caroline Goldstein, Feb 1, 2022
Books A Brief History of the Art Fair, From Its Roots in Medieval Marketplaces to Rudolf Zwirner’s Art Cologne (and Beyond) Read an excerpt from Melanie Gerlis's new book "The Art Fair Story: A Rollercoaster Ride." By Melanie Gerlis, Jan 16, 2022
Books ‘I Was on My Own’: Stanley Whitney on Finding His Way Through Erasure in the White Art World and Competition Among Black Artists Read an excerpt from the book "New Waves: Contemporary Art and the Issues Shaping Its Tomorrow" by Marta Gnyp. By Marta Gnyp, Jan 2, 2022
Books ‘I Wanted a Real Person to Be Seen’: Joan Semmel on Her 60-Year Career Painting the Female Form—for the Female Gaze Read an excerpt from the book "New Waves: Contemporary Art and the Issues Shaping Its Tomorrow." By Marta Gnyp, Dec 27, 2021
Books Francis Outred on the Explosion of the Contemporary Art Market, and His ‘Judas-Like’ Career Turn From Artist to Auction Exec Read an excerpt from the book "New Waves: Contemporary Art and the Issues Shaping Its Tomorrow." By Marta Gnyp, Dec 26, 2021
Books Our Writers Pick 20 Books About Art and the Art World to Keep You Reading Well Into the New Year Our favorite biographies, memoirs, essay collections, and more. By Artnet News, Dec 23, 2021
