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DATE 3/2/2025

Artbook at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Bookstore presents Spencer Gerhardt launching 'Ticking Stripe'

DATE 3/2/2025

Artbook at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Bookstore presents Spencer Gerhardt launching 'Ticking Stripe'

DATE 3/2/2025

Artbook at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Bookstore presents Spencer Gerhardt launching 'Ticking Stripe'

DATE 2/17/2025

A timely look at 20th-century propaganda

DATE 2/15/2025

Artbook at MoMA PS1 Bookstore presents Charles Gaines and Huey Copeland launching 'The Theater of Refusal: Black Art and Mainstream Criticism'

DATE 2/15/2025

Heart, humor and humanity in ‘Barkley L. Hendricks: Solid!’

DATE 2/15/2025

Palm Springs Modernism Week presents Christopher Rawlins on 'Fire Island Modernist,' new edition

DATE 2/14/2025

Share the Letter Love!

DATE 2/13/2025

Rizzoli Bookstore presents John Dolan and Peter Hermann on 'The Perfect Imperfect'

DATE 2/12/2025

Join Artbook | D.A.P. at the 2025 CAA National Conference

DATE 2/11/2025

Skira presents Bonnie Clearwater, David Mirvish and Eric N. Mack launching 'Glory of the World: Color Field Painting'

DATE 2/9/2025

'Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal' opens at the Hammer!

DATE 2/7/2025

CARA presents Simone Fattal launching her new monograph in conversation with Negar Azimi

IMAGE GALLERY

Exhibition poster for "The Nativity" (1962), reproduced from

CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 12/24/2016

Alexander Girard: A Designer's Universe

One of our favorite books of 2016 and a masterpiece of design scholarship that refuses to be uptight, Alexander Girard: A Designer's Universe is 512 pages of gorgeously printed joy, courtesy of the world's experts at Vitra Design Museum. Culled from the previously private archives of the designer's estate, this linenbound volume presents textiles, wallpaper, objects, interiors, exhibitions, showrooms, corporate and graphic design, as well as documentary photographs and items from Girard's own collection of more than 100,000 examples of international folk art. Featured image is the exhibition poster for The Nativity, organized by Girard in 1962. The show featured 170 nativity scenes from 20 different countries.

Alexander Girard: A Designer's Universe

Alexander Girard: A Designer's Universe

Vitra Design Museum
Clth, 7.75 x 10.75 in. / 512 pgs / illustrated throughout.

Heart, humor and humanity in ‘Barkley L. Hendricks: Solid!’

DATE 2/15/2025

Heart, humor and humanity in ‘Barkley L. Hendricks: Solid!’

Share the Letter Love!

DATE 2/14/2025

Share the Letter Love!

'Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal' opens at the Hammer!

DATE 2/9/2025

'Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal' opens at the Hammer!

A book like no other: 'Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery'

DATE 2/5/2025

A book like no other: 'Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery'

A memorable first monograph from Nydia Blas

DATE 2/1/2025

A memorable first monograph from Nydia Blas

'Tim Burton: Designing Worlds' is perfectly dark and strange for the moment

DATE 1/26/2025

'Tim Burton: Designing Worlds' is perfectly dark and strange for the moment

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

DATE 1/20/2025

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Simplicity and complexity in 'Adolph Gottlieb: A Powerful Will to Art'

DATE 1/15/2025

Simplicity and complexity in 'Adolph Gottlieb: A Powerful Will to Art'

A new book on Hans J. Wegner's remarkable watercolors

DATE 1/14/2025

A new book on Hans J. Wegner's remarkable watercolors

When innovation is fundamental and archives run deep

DATE 1/9/2025

When innovation is fundamental and archives run deep

Art, food and the senses in 'More Than the Eyes'

DATE 1/6/2025

Art, food and the senses in 'More Than the Eyes'

Wishing You the Beauty of the Mysterious

DATE 1/2/2025

Wishing You the Beauty of the Mysterious

Happy New Year from Artbook | D.A.P.

DATE 12/31/2024

Happy New Year from Artbook | D.A.P.

An ode to holiday pleasures

DATE 12/26/2024

An ode to holiday pleasures

Happy Holidays from Artbook | D.A.P.

DATE 12/24/2024

Happy Holidays from Artbook | D.A.P.

Good news for open minds

DATE 12/17/2024

Good news for open minds

A fascinating new study of Helen Frankenthaler & Co.

DATE 12/14/2024

A fascinating new study of Helen Frankenthaler & Co.

A fresh new take on Black Mountain College

DATE 12/12/2024

A fresh new take on Black Mountain College

‘Larry Sultan & Mike Mandel: Evidence’ is back in print at last!

DATE 12/8/2024

‘Larry Sultan & Mike Mandel: Evidence’ is back in print at last!

Vibrating with animate intensity, 'JJ Manford' is new from Derek Eller & Harper's

DATE 12/7/2024

Vibrating with animate intensity, 'JJ Manford' is NEW from Derek Eller & Harper's!

New from Sophie Calle and Siglio: 'The Sleepers'

DATE 12/5/2024

New from Sophie Calle and Siglio: 'The Sleepers'

Happy Holidays from Artbook | D.A.P.

DATE 12/3/2024

Happy Holidays from Artbook | D.A.P.

Film lovers, rejoice! 'Sergio Leone by Himself' is NEW from Reel Art Press

DATE 12/2/2024

Film lovers, rejoice! 'Sergio Leone by Himself' is NEW from Reel Art Press

This week, we gather!

DATE 11/28/2024

This week, we gather!

Happy Holidays from Artbook | D.A.P.

DATE 11/28/2024

Happy Holidays from Artbook | D.A.P.

Photorealism lives!

DATE 11/24/2024

Photorealism lives!

“All is beauty, all is measure, richness, serenity and pleasure” in ‘Matisse: Invitation to the Voyage’

DATE 11/18/2024

“All is beauty, all is measure, richness, serenity and pleasure” in ‘Matisse: Invitation to the Voyage’

Kaleidoscopic and dynamic, Orphism comes to the Guggenheim

DATE 11/16/2024

Kaleidoscopic and dynamic, Orphism comes to the Guggenheim

From Belly Dancers to Bingo Enthusiasts

DATE 11/13/2024

From Belly Dancers to Bingo Enthusiasts

Know your propaganda!

DATE 11/11/2024

Know your propaganda!

Yumna Al-Arashi pays poetic tribute to her great-grandmother and an ancient tattooing practice

DATE 11/9/2024

Yumna Al-Arashi pays poetic tribute to her great-grandmother and an ancient tattooing practice

Long before social media, Sophie Calle fearlessly overshared

DATE 11/7/2024

Long before social media, Sophie Calle fearlessly overshared

A shudder of American self-recognition in 'Omen'

DATE 11/6/2024

A shudder of American self-recognition in 'Omen'

Hot book alert! 'Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy' is out now from the Morgan Library & Museum

DATE 11/1/2024

Hot book alert! 'Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy' is out now from the Morgan Library & Museum

Halloween reading

DATE 10/31/2024

Halloween reading

Denim deep dive

DATE 10/27/2024

Denim deep dive

The must-have monograph on Yoshitomo Nara

DATE 10/21/2024

The must-have monograph on Yoshitomo Nara

'Mickalene Thomas: All About Love' opens at Philadelphia Museum of Art

DATE 10/20/2024

'Mickalene Thomas: All About Love' opens at Philadelphia Museum of Art

‘Indigenous Histories’ is Back in Stock!

DATE 10/17/2024

‘Indigenous Histories’ is Back in Stock!

‘Cyberpunk’ opens at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

DATE 10/15/2024

‘Cyberpunk’ opens at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Celebrate Indigenous artists across the spectrum

DATE 10/14/2024

Celebrate Indigenous artists across the spectrum

Textile as language in 'Sheila Hicks: Radical Vertical Inquiries'

DATE 10/10/2024

Textile as language in 'Sheila Hicks: Radical Vertical Inquiries'

DATE 10/8/2024

Queer history, science-fiction and the occult in visionary, pulp-age Los Angeles

The Academy Museum comes on strong with 'Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema'

DATE 10/6/2024

The Academy Museum comes on strong with 'Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema'

A poetic manifesto on labor inequity from George Saunders and Joshua Lutz

DATE 10/1/2024

A poetic manifesto on labor inequity from George Saunders and Joshua Lutz

In 'David Hockney: Paper Trails,' an artist brimming with love

DATE 9/29/2024

In 'David Hockney: Paper Trails,' an artist brimming with love

Behold, Svetlana Alpers' 'Is Art History?'

DATE 9/26/2024

Behold, Svetlana Alpers' 'Is Art History?'

Early Joel Meyerowitz in 'Europa 1966-1967'

DATE 9/25/2024

Early Joel Meyerowitz in 'Europa 1966-1967'

Essential Reading: 'The Collected Poems of Mary Ellen Solt'

DATE 9/22/2024

Essential Reading: 'The Collected Poems of Mary Ellen Solt'

A laid-back blockbuster for Magdalena Suarez Frimkess—at last

DATE 9/19/2024

A laid-back blockbuster for Magdalena Suarez Frimkess—at last

From Grandmasters to method actors, 'Chess Players' presents the pure pleasure of the most serious game

DATE 9/16/2024

From Grandmasters to method actors, 'Chess Players' presents the pure pleasure of the most serious game

All the kinds of love in a powerful new monograph from Lyle Ashton Harris

DATE 9/12/2024

All the kinds of love in a powerful new monograph from Lyle Ashton Harris

New from DelMonico Books! 'This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance'

DATE 9/9/2024

New from DelMonico Books! 'This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance'

DATE 9/3/2024

Citizen Printer Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. prints for the glory of ALL peoples

If only Summer could stretch from here to eternity…

DATE 9/1/2024

If only Summer could stretch from here to eternity…

The first major monograph on rising star Tau Lewis

DATE 8/29/2024

The first major monograph on rising star Tau Lewis

Back in Stock! Jacob Lawrence's 'Migration Series'

DATE 8/26/2024

Back in Stock! Jacob Lawrence's 'Migration Series'

The Lewis & Clark of computer dating: Operation Match

DATE 8/18/2024

The Lewis & Clark of computer dating: Operation Match

Nicole Rudick's innovative illustrated (Auto)biography of Niki de Saint Phalle is Back in Stock!

DATE 8/15/2024

Nicole Rudick's innovative illustrated (Auto)biography of Niki de Saint Phalle is Back in Stock!

Hot book alert! ‘1001 Movie Posters’ is NEW from Reel Art Press

DATE 8/13/2024

Hot book alert! ‘1001 Movie Posters’ is NEW from Reel Art Press

Celebrate summer with Garry Winogrand's intimate, flashing mirror of America—Back in Stock from Twin Palms

DATE 8/11/2024

Celebrate summer with Garry Winogrand's intimate, flashing mirror of America—Back in Stock from Twin Palms

'Pacita Abad' thrills at MoMA PS1

DATE 8/9/2024

Pacita Abad “thrills” at MoMA PS1

The highly anticipated writings of Glenn Ligon

DATE 8/8/2024

The highly anticipated writings of Glenn Ligon

The radical performativity and transdisciplinarity of Dorothy Iannone

DATE 8/4/2024

The radical performativity and transdisciplinarity of Dorothy Iannone

Celebrating the centennial of James Baldwin

DATE 8/2/2024

Celebrating the centennial of James Baldwin

The importance of fascination, tolerance and creativity in the first children’s board book from Atelier Enfants

DATE 7/30/2024

The importance of fascination, tolerance and creativity in the first children’s board book from Atelier Enfants

Humanity searching for itself in 'Cecilia Vicuña: Dreaming Water'

DATE 7/27/2024

Humanity searching for itself in 'Cecilia Vicuña: Dreaming Water'

'Cape Cod Modern' is a Summertime Staff Pick!

DATE 7/24/2024

'Cape Cod Modern' is a Summertime Staff Pick!

Explore the influence of Islamic art and design on Cartier luxury objects

DATE 7/22/2024

Explore the influence of Islamic art and design on Cartier luxury objects

History and healing in Calida Rawles' 'Away with the Tides'

DATE 7/18/2024

History and healing in Calida Rawles' 'Away with the Tides'

In 'Gordon Parks: Born Black,' a personal report on a decade of Black revolt

DATE 7/15/2024

In 'Gordon Parks: Born Black,' a personal report on a decade of Black revolt

Early 20th-century Japanese graphic design shines in 'Songs for Modern Japan'

DATE 7/11/2024

Early 20th-century Japanese graphic design shines in 'Songs for Modern Japan'

For 1970s beach vibe, you can’t do better than Joel Sternfeld’s ‘Nags Head’

DATE 7/8/2024

For 1970s beach vibe, you can’t do better than Joel Sternfeld’s ‘Nags Head’

DATE 7/5/2024

Celebrate summer with Tony Caramanico’s Montauk Surf Journals

For love, and for country

DATE 7/4/2024

For love, and for country

Enter the dream space of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron

DATE 7/1/2024

Enter the ethereal, experimental dream space of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron

Celebrate the extraordinary freedom of Cookie Mueller in this Pride Month Pick

DATE 6/30/2024

Celebrate the extraordinary freedom of Cookie Mueller in this Pride Month Pick

Celebrating Hip Hop and contemporary art, 'The Culture' opens at Cincinnati Art Museum

DATE 6/28/2024

Celebrating Hip Hop and contemporary art, 'The Culture' opens at Cincinnati Art Museum

Evidence of common human folly in 'Ah Ah'

DATE 6/26/2024

Evidence of common human folly in 'Ah Ah'

Michael Stipe's poetic new photobook

DATE 6/22/2024

Michael Stipe's poetic new photobook

Transgression and transformation in Shanay Jhavari's 'Night Fever'

DATE 6/20/2024

Transgression and transformation in Shanay Jhavari's 'Night Fever'

Celebrate Juneteenth with Mickalene Thomas’s unabashed celebration of Black womanhood

DATE 6/19/2024

Celebrate Juneteenth with Mickalene Thomas’s unabashed celebration of Black womanhood

Jenny Holzer continues to challenge, opaquely, with 'Trace'

DATE 6/17/2024

Jenny Holzer continues to challenge, opaquely, with 'Trace'

Celebrate Father's Day with 'What Matters Most'

DATE 6/16/2024

Celebrate Father's Day with 'What Matters Most'

LaToya Ruby Frazier, removing the contradiction between ideals and practice

DATE 6/13/2024

LaToya Ruby Frazier, removing the contradiction between ideals and practice

"Next-level otherness" in Pride Month staff pick 'Nick Cave: Forothermore'

DATE 6/8/2024

"Next-level otherness" in Pride Month staff pick 'Nick Cave: Forothermore'

Celebratory and transgressive, 'John Waters: Pope of Trash' is a Pride Month Staff Pick

DATE 6/6/2024

Celebratory and transgressive, 'John Waters: Pope of Trash' is a Pride Month Staff Pick

In Nan Goldin's 'The Other Side,' you are who you pretend to be

DATE 6/3/2024

In Nan Goldin's 'The Other Side,' you are who you pretend to be

Beautifully illustrated essays on Arab Modernists

DATE 5/24/2024

Beautifully illustrated essays on Arab Modernists

Of bodies and knowing, in 'Christina Quarles: Collapsed Time'

DATE 5/19/2024

Of bodies and knowing, in 'Christina Quarles: Collapsed Time'