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Publication reveals there was more to photographer Weegee than his grim crime scene images
A comprehensive overview explores the “paradox” of Weegee’s work and how he went from taking tabloid photos of murder to making distorted celebrity portraits
The life story of Francesca Alexander—the American artist in tune with Italy—is told in new book
Biography of Peter Gregory reveals a modest ‘businessman’ who was a driving force in art publishing
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The trials and tribulations of putting together Lucian Freud’s catalogue raisonné
The forensically researched volume on the British artist's oil paintings offers a depth of scrutiny that he himself was famous for
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The life story of Francesca Alexander—the American artist in tune with Italy—is told in new book
New biography of Boston-born Alexander, who made her name in Florence with her delicate illustrations of Italian folk ballads, brings her out of the shadow of her friendship with John Ruskin
Publication reveals there was more to photographer Weegee than his grim crime scene images
A comprehensive overview explores the “paradox” of Weegee’s work and how he went from taking tabloid photos of murder to making distorted celebrity portraits
April Book Bag: from a new angle on Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel to the re-issuing of bell hooks’s art essays
Our round-up of the latest art publications
The trials and tribulations of putting together Lucian Freud’s catalogue raisonné
The forensically researched volume on the British artist's oil paintings offers a depth of scrutiny that he himself was famous for
New book looks at the shaping of Modern art in the Middle East beyond politics and war
The Arab art specialist Saeb Eigner talks about his comprehensive new biography spanning from 1900 to today
An expert’s guide to Ruth Asawa: five must-read books on the Japanese American artist
All you ever wanted to know about Asawa, from a graphic novel biography to tales from her time at the celebrated Black Mountain College—selected by the curator Janet Bishop
Japan is opening its eyes to women photographers—and to the female gaze
Denied recognition and even credit for their work until recent times, Japan’s women photographers are challenging and subverting traditional assumptions about the female body
On a San Francisco roof, an artist’s work is birthed by the night sky
Ala Ebtekar’s new cyanotypes for Arion Press were exposed using moon and starlight during a partial lunar eclipse
Biography of Peter Gregory reveals a modest ‘businessman’ who was a driving force in art publishing
Through his dedicated printing and patronage, Gregory was a champion of contemporary art and design
Review | ‘An utterly positive and dangerously irrelevant’ book written by the chief executive of Arts Council England
This journey through the UK’s publicly funded arts carefully averts its eyes from the many signs of crisis
A new monograph places the writing, painting and archive photographs of Aubrey Williams in thrilling conversation
The publication about the Guyanese-born artist includes diary entries and several works that have been photographed for the first time
March Book Bag: from a compilation of artist love stories to a polemic questioning morality in art
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Tacita Dean on why she has made a book about her night in a museum with Cy Twombly’s art
The British artist has published a new book of detailed photographs of her hero’s work
‘He could be grotesquely, wildly intemperate’: biographer Blake Gopnik tells us about the great collector Albert C. Barnes
A new biography on the renowned businessman, who amassed one of the most important collections of Modern art in the US, looks at what made him tick
An expert’s guide to Vanessa Bell: five must-read books on the Bloomsbury Group artist
All you ever wanted to know about Bell, from a comprehensive biography to a controversial memoir by her daughter—selected by Charleston’s head of collections Darren Clarke
New book celebrates William Butterfield, a master of High Victorian Gothic architecture
Nicholas Olsberg’s publication offers a learned analysis of the architect’s work, which includes Oxford’s Keble College and central London’s All Saints church
This new volume reveals the under-explored art of 18th-century cut and paste
Author David Pullins challenges the hierarchical distinctions between fine art and decorative art in French painting of the 1700s
Why newly appointed museum directors fail, and how to avoid it: Kaywin Feldman’s new book on leadership
The director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, offers sage advice on how non-profits can best manage personnel changes at the top
‘I thought I would be trampled to death’: travelling with Gilbert & George to put on a show in 1990s Beijing
An exclusive extract from a new book by James Birch who helped organise exhibitions for the artist duo in Communist Russia and China
February Book Bag: from a history of Māori art to T.J. Clark’s essays on politics and art
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Don McCullin on swapping war zones for museums and why his ‘printing days are over’
The revered photojournalist has turned his focus to ancient statues for a new photography book
Mary Beale’s art of intimacy revealed in exhibition catalogue brimming with detail
A new study explores the portrait practice of Beale, the most famous of the early female professional painters in Britain
New book explores the art of three artists whose work is beset by demons
The author looks at the defining features and similarities of work by Hieronymus Bosch, Max Beckmann and William Kentridge
Five new art books to look out for this spring, from art under siege to illustrated manuscripts
Our books editor picks out some of the highlights of the months ahead
Compelling prose and lyrical turns in Sally Mann’s poignant and, at times, shocking memoir
The American South plays a crucial role in the photographer’s richly illustrated book
The stuff of nightmares: catalogue of Alfred Kubin’s work shines a light on his dark world
The macabre artist’s blood-soaked prints and drawings at the start of the 20th century foretold future wars
An expert’s guide to Brazilian Modernism: five must-read books on the subject
All you ever wanted to know about the topic, from its impact on global Modernist art to a novel capturing the “atmosphere of heady excitement”—selected by the curator Rebecca Bray
‘An impossible stillness that artists have chased’: Alvaro Barrington on Piero della Francesca’s Baptism of Christ
In this exclusive extract from a new book, the London-based artist explains why Piero’s painting is his favourite in the National Gallery collection
London’s lost interiors: new volume reveals the famous homes of aristocrats, society figures and artists
Archival images from Historic England trace the capital’s changing tastes
‘The painter in me did not die’: novelist Orhan Pamuk turns his hand to art
Notebooks filled with the Turkish author's drawings reflect events spanning the past decade