Books
The invented histories of the Isle of Avalon
An entertaining study of the seductive legends of England’s past, from the eighth century to the present day
From pixies to princesses: exploring a London's borough's public statuary
Kensington and Chelsea is home to celebrated statues and hidden pieces
Seminal one-metre-tall prints of US birds fly to Compton Verney—but what of their controversial author?
Show of John James Audubon’s ‘Birds of America’ will also examine the man behind the works, whose name has been dropped from the exhibition title
New book on the Surrealist Leonora Carrington emphasises the influence of place in her art
An illustrated biography of the British-born Mexico-based artist is illuminated by the spaces she occupied
Paul Goesch, the Gläserne Kette member murdered by the Nazis, reappraised in new book
The visionary but misunderstood German architect was a proto post-Modernist
How Danish design helped shape 1950s American design culture and taste
A new book outlines how cultural affinity helped Danish carpentry’s ‘craftsmanship is king’ ideal conquer the US during the Cold War
Mina Loy, the mysterious figure who depicted wartime New York’s underbelly
A new publication tells the story of the London-born poet and artist, many of whose works are lost
June book bag: from a record of Richard Wright’s ephemeral paintings to a monograph of Manal AlDowayan's participatory works
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Purple-nosed dogs, a haemorrhoid ‘cure’ and a sunken fleet: a history of dyes as colourful as its subject
Four excerpts from a book by Lauren MacDonald exploring the myths and origins of familiar colours
Q&A: Jeremy Deller tells us about demystifying his work and why he had to ‘interfere’ with his new book at the last minute
The UK artist explains the thought process behind the publication and the joy of “putting in crazy chapter headings”
The art of fiction: how Salvador Dalí’s Toreador inspired my crime novel
A story set in Barcelona plays with the "mirror image" aspects of the Spanish artist's work
Watteau’s little-known teacher has his moment in the spotlight
A welcome introduction to the 18th-century French satirist Claude Gillot
May book bag: from a monograph for an underrated Pop artist to a book about Derek Jarman’s Blue movie
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Anna Atkins and the algae: how the first photobook was made in the mid-1800s
In an extract from an essay accompanying a newly published facsimile, Peter Walther tells the story of how this remarkable publication came about
From Morocco to Malaysia: new publication traces the US artist Betye Saar’s journeys of discovery
Richly produced book documents how the nonagenarian artist’s work has been informed by her decades of travel
Stephen Shore's drone with a view delivers a different side of America
A book of the US photographer's aerial images, created during the Covid-19 pandemic, offers an original take on the US’s lived reality
Opera singer Peter Brathwaite tells us why he reinterpreted Black portraiture using household items
In his book inspired by the Getty Museum Challenge, Brathwaite recreated portraits by artists such as Georges Trubert and Sonia Boyce
An expert's guide to Keith Haring: four must-read books on the popular US artist
All you ever wanted to know about Haring, from his personal journals to interviews with the likes of Roy Lichtenstein and Madonna—selected by the curator Sarah Loyer
The story behind Sol LeWitt’s rarely seen wall drawings in a medieval tower
An extract from an essay by the art historian Rye Dag Holmboe explains how the US artist’s works ended up in the Umbrian city of Spoleto
The resurrection of Mary Magdalene? Two new books examine the elusive biblical figure
New books by Diane Apostolos-Cappadona and Philip C. Almond are part of another scholarly revival for Magdalene
April book bag: from a book of contemporary collage to a lavish tome about Mecca
Our roundup of the latest art publications
Scurrilous, rude and joyful: the secret stories of tampered pennies told in new publication
Essays explore the myriad ways that coins have been inscribed with messages of protest, love and more
Isabella Stewart Gardner’s travel albums from her grand tour published in new book
Early influences on the collector and museum founder can be found among the images from around the world
‘A threat to the country’: Pablo Picasso’s police files scoured for new book about his life as a foreigner in France
A new publication looks at the Spanish artist’s alienating experiences as a young man in Paris, including police harassment and stigmatisation as an anarchist
Empress Eugénie’s English ‘palace’ is brought to life in new book
A detailed examination of Farnborough Hill house and its remarkable contents
An expert’s guide to Jean-Michel Basquiat: four must-read books on the American artist
All you ever wanted to know about Basquiat, from his best quotes to an “intimate insight” from his family—selected by the curator Dieter Buchhart
A globe-trotting guide to contested sites, dubious historical restorations and harrowing heritage destruction
Book "Monumental Lies" is a searching exploration of the truths and untruths embodied in contested heritage
A lesson from the Tudors in art’s legitimising power
The material splendour of the Tudors is captured in a volume showing how it was wielded to reinforce monarchy’s authority
Book review | The tale of a magnificent boat with a violent colonial history
This account of the theft of a South Seas cultural treasure by German colonists in the late 1800s reveals a series of atrocities
March book bag: from portraits of King Charles III to Marinella Senatore’s light installations
Our roundup of the latest art publications