Calling The Shots (Victoria and Albert Museum) A Queer History of Photography
This extravagantly curated volume, drawn from the Victoria and Albert Museum’s renowned photography collection…
11 December 2024
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Review: Turner’s Last Sketchbook – Yale Center For British Art
This new facsimile edition of J.M.W. Turner’s final intact sketchbook is more than a publication—it is a portal into the twilight of the great master’s career…
5 December 2024
Mirror Mirror by Michael Petry – Thames & Hudson – Book Review
Michael Petry’s Mirror Mirror is a striking exploration of our fascination with mirrors and reflective surfaces. It explores this subject through art over the centuries…
21 November 2024
Extraordinary Art Dealers – Catherine Ingram – Heni
Extraordinary Art Dealers offers a fascinating journey through the intricate world of art dealing, covering its development over three centuries…
14 November 2024
The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture And Opulence – Edited By Susan Stronge
The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture and Opulence, edited by Susan Stronge, is a visually rich journey through the splendour of Mughal art…
7 November 2024
Esther Mahlangu: To Paint is in My Heart – A Celebration of Ndebele Artistry – Thames & Hudson
Few figures in contemporary art currently stand out as much as Esther Mahlangu. With her customary bright geometric patterns inspired by the traditional Ndebele style…
24 October 2024
OUTLAWS Fashion Renegades of Leigh Bowery’s 1980s London – Martin Green, NJ Stevenson – Book Review
OUTLAWS Fashion Renegades of Leigh Bowery’s 1980s London is an unvarnished homage to the unhinged, anarchic inventiveness of the London Club scene in the 1980s….
17 October 2024
Francis Bacon: Human Presence Edited By Rosie Broadley
Francis Bacon: Human Presence is a profoundly considerate book that explores the artist’s many-sided relationship with the genre from the 1950s onwards.
8 October 2024
Monet and London: Views of the Thames – Book Review
Monet and London: Views of the Thames is a brilliant accompaniment to the major exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery, which reunites his London series…
2 October 2024
Michael Craig Martin Catalogue Transforming Everyday Objects – Royal Academy
To accompany his current retrospective at the Royal Academy, Sir Michael Craig-Martin CBE RA (b. 1941), a popular figure in British art…
25 September 2024
Money in Art: From Coinage to Crypto By David Trigg – HENI
Money has always been subtly represented in art, tucked into mythological, biblical, and historical scenes.
19 September 2024
Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers – New Book To Accompany National Gallery Exhibition
This new book is an original interpretation of the final years of Van Gogh’s career, exploring the people and places in his late painting….
11 September 2024
How Banksy Saved Art History – Kelly Grovier
How Banksy Saved Art History by Kelly Grovier examines art history through the dark lens of the mysterious Street Artist Banksy.
5 September 2024
Out of Oblivion: Documenting Ukrainian Modernism – Clare Finn
The publication accompanying the exhibition currently at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, has toured Europe, In the Eye of the Storm…
23 July 2024
Book Review: The Christo Interviews – Hans Ulrich Obrist
“The Christo Interviews” combines a compelling collection of dialogues between the renowned environmental artist Christo…
18 July 2024
Yayoi Kusama A Retrospective: Comprehensive Exploration Of Her Artistic Legacy – Book Review
The book accompanying Yayoi Kusama’s major European retrospective exhibition provides an exhaustive overview of the Japanese artist’s…
11 July 2024
Surreal Spaces: The Life and Art of Leonora Carrington by Joanna Moorhead – Book Review
Joanna Moorhead’s Surreal Spaces: The Life and Art of Leonora Carrington offers a compelling and richly detailed exploration of one of the 20th century…
4 July 2024
Craxton’s Cats by Andrew Lambirth – Artlyst Book Review
Andrew Lambirth’s Craxton’s Cats explores John Craxton’s enduring passion for cats, illustrated with a wealth of vibrant images.
26 June 2024
Queens of Bohemia and Other Miss-fits – Darren Coffield – Book Review
“Queens of Bohemia and Other Miss-fits” is an affectionate and illuminating rescue of many remarkable women from virtual obscurity.
18 June 2024
Nan Goldin: This Will Not End Well – Book Review
“Nan Goldin: This Will Not End Well” is an essential companion to the retrospective exhibition of the same name, highlighting the profound impact of Goldin’s work as a filmmaker.
30 May 2024
Judy Chicago: Revelations Book Review – Artlyst
“Judy Chicago: Revelations,” co-published by Serpentine and Thames & Hudson, accompanies Judy Chicago’s first major institutional exhibition in London.
23 May 2024
Queer Art: From Canvas to Club, and the Spaces Between – Gemma Rolls-Bentley
In her debut book, “Queer Art: From Canvas to Club, and the Spaces Between,” London-based curator Gemma Rolls-Bentley has created an essential anthology
15 May 2024
Glenn Kaino: This Book Is a Promise / This Book Is a Memory
Glenn Kaino “This Book Is a Promise / This Book Is a Memory,” by Denise Markonish, with a foreword by Joseph Thompson and contributions from the artist himself
9 May 2024
All That Glitters: Orlando Whitfield – Profile Books
In Orlando Whitfield’s gripping memoir, “All That Glitters,” the murky underbelly of the art world is laid bare with startling clarity.
25 April 2024
Yinka Shonibare CBE: End of Empire – Royal Academy
Since the 1990s, the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA has developed opulently executed sculptures, installations…
14 April 2024
The Avant-Gardists by Sjeng Scheijen – Thames & Hudson
In his book “The Avant-Gardists,” Sjeng Scheijen delves deeply into the tumultuous artistic revolution in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1935.
4 April 2024
Prospect Cottage: Derek Jarman’s House by Gilbert McCarragher and Frances Borzello
In “Prospect Cottage: Derek Jarman’s House,” authors Gilbert McCarragher and Frances Borzello offer readers a rare glimpse into the intimate world…
27 March 2024
The Art Institution of Tomorrow: Reinventing the Model (Hot Topics in the Art World) – Fatos Üstek
In “The Art Institution of Tomorrow: Reinventing the Model,” Fatos Üstek, a prominent and pioneering figure in contemporary art curation
12 March 2024
A Look at My Life by Eileen Agar: Thames & Hudson – Book Review
In Surrealist art, Eileen Agar shines brightly as a hive of creativity and innovation. Now, in an overdue revival, her long out-of-print autobiography…
7 March 2024
Sargent & Fashion – Erica E. Hirshler – Tate
In “Sargent and Fashion,” author and editor Erica E. Hirshler delves into the captivating intersection of painting and dress, unravelling the intricate relationship between the two realms.
21 February 2024
In the Beginning: Anselm Kiefer & Photography Thames & Hudson – Book Review
“In the Beginning: Anselm Kiefer & Photography” is a luminous exploration delving into the arcane layers of Anselm Kiefer’s artistic practice.
14 February 2024
British Women Artists From Suffrage to the Sixties – Carolyn Trant – Book Review
In modern British art, the narrative has often been dominated by male voices, leaving the stories of women artists relegated to the sidelines.
4 February 2024