Art books
The art lover’s summer reading list: from insider encounters with Damien Hirst to the changing face of Nigerian art
Make room in your suitcase for novelist Chibundu Onuzo’s must-read titles of the season
Urs Fischer: ‘I don’t fear anything when I make my large sculptures’
The imposing works by an artist who is not afraid to think big are brought together in a new book launched this week at Art Basel
Paper, politics and poetry: why artists’ books from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia deserve a closer look
British Museum show and book by Venetia Porter tap into rich seam of works by non-Western artists
The publisher that promised ‘art for all’: a potted history of Phaidon as it celebrates its centenary
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
Art on Paper fair throws the book at collectors
For the first time, the Art on Paper satellite fair is running Booksmart, a secondary fair dedicated to artists’ books
Our picks for the autumn: new art books out soon
Jacqueline Riding, our books editor, selects some of the tempting titles scheduled for publication in the coming months
New artist book fair adds another dimension to Miami’s art calendar
The inaugural edition of Tropic Bound takes places in the city’s Design District, but its programming extends across town to highlight South Florida’s book-making scene
Dagny Corcoran, an influential art book dealer in Los Angeles, has died, aged 77
Her bookstore Art Catalogues, which she founded in 1977 and is still in operation, has long been a gathering place for the Los Angeles art community
The eight best art books coming soon: from women street artists to the life and work of Hilma af Klint
Some of the top titles scheduled for the autumn
Spring awakening: new art books out soon, from African Art and Bernini to self-taught artists and Franz Kafka
Our books editor selects some of the tempting titles arriving on bookstore shelves in the coming months
David Hockney follows in Van Gogh’s footsteps, painting fleeting spring blossom
Martin Gayford’s book pays tribute to Britain’s greatest living artist before an exhibition at London’s Royal Academy
Calling all (digital) bookworms: virtual art book fair gives publishers a lifeline during the pandemic
Printed Matter's online venture offers new, rare and out of print publications alongside panels, trailers and prints
The art of tarot, from the Renaissance to today
Tarot has had a resurgence in popularity in recent years. But the iconography of this centuries-old occult practice is constantly evolving with each new generation of artists