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DATE 10/31/2026

Halloween Horror, 2026

DATE 10/24/2026

Artbook @ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Bookstore presents the LA launch of 'Inploration: Art Exploring Space to Understand Earth'

DATE 10/23/2026

Plot presents 'jm: At the Age of 50, I Picked Up a Paintbrush Again'

DATE 10/22/2026

McNally Jackson Seaport presents Tom Cole and Elliot Tuttle launching 'Chimes'

DATE 10/17/2026

ICA Boston presents Melissa Auf der Maur in conversation with Naomi Yang

DATE 10/16/2026

Artbook @ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles Bookstore presents Vanessa Beecroft & Chris Kraus celebrating 'Jane Bleibt Jane'

DATE 10/15/2026

A refined history of Modernist cutlery in ‘Knife Fork Spoon’

DATE 10/14/2026

A remarkable new book on Martin Wong

DATE 10/14/2026

McNally Jackson Seaport presents David Jacob Kramer and Michael Schmelling launching 'Handmade Utopia'

DATE 10/13/2026

SOLD OUT! The Cooper Union presents the exhibition panel discussion 'Primers for a Handmade Utopia'

DATE 10/13/2026

Anticapitalistic to their foundations: the 'Handmade Utopias' of Northern California

DATE 10/12/2026

Indigenous Peoples' Day Staff Picks, 2026

DATE 10/12/2026

Rizzoli Bookstore presents Ivan McClellan and Maria Soccor in conversation for the launch of 'Eight Seconds: Legacy in Motion'

IMAGE GALLERY

A still from the 1969 short film "Tops" by Charles and Ray Eames, reproduced from

CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 12/20/2017

Celebrate the holidays with the joy of play in Essential Eames

“Here is more than a prediction—but a sincere hope that tomorrow’s design will see less and less of the designer himself reflected in it.” Featured image is a still from Tops (1969), the classic Eames toy film. It is reproduced from Vitra’s inspiring and beautifully produced new release, Essential Eames: Words & Pictures. The perfect gift for the design lover on this last night of Hannukah.

Essential Eames

Essential Eames

Vitra Design Museum
Hbk, 6.5 x 9.5 in. / 216 pgs / 75 color / 50 b&w.

A remarkable new book on Martin Wong

DATE 10/14/2026

A remarkable new book on Martin Wong

Anticapitalistic to their foundations: the 'Handmade Utopias' of Northern California

DATE 10/13/2026

Anticapitalistic to their foundations: the 'Handmade Utopias' of Northern California

In celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, ‘Designed to Be Red’

DATE 10/12/2026

In celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, ‘Designed to Be Red’

A new, expanded edition of Ivan McClellan’s contemporary classic, ’Eight Seconds’

DATE 10/8/2026

A new, expanded edition of Ivan McClellan’s contemporary classic, ’Eight Seconds’

The origins of the world's most renowned collector in new release 'Peggy Guggenheim in London'

DATE 10/2/2026

The origins of the world's most renowned collector in new release 'Peggy Guggenheim in London'

In 'Queer Flora, Fauna and Funga,' a pulsating, symbiotic bog of ideas

DATE 9/28/2026

In 'Queer Flora, Fauna and Funga,' a pulsating, symbiotic bog of ideas

'John Giorno: The Performative Word' captures the radical spirit of an inimitable American figure

DATE 9/22/2026

'John Giorno: The Performative Word' captures the radical spirit of an inimitable American figure

Long live idiosyncratic 'Hives!'

DATE 9/17/2026

Long live idiosyncratic 'Hives!'

The analogue allure of Socialist Hotels

DATE 9/15/2026

The analogue allure of Socialist Hotels

The story of America's first major Black media empire through Barbara Karant's documentary lens

DATE 9/13/2026

The story of America's first major Black media empire through Barbara Karant's documentary lens

In 'My ’90s Rock Photographs,' Melissa Auf der Maur plays witnesses to her own existence

DATE 9/11/2026

In 'My ’90s Rock Photographs,' Melissa Auf der Maur plays witnesses to her own existence

If Emmett Till Lived

DATE 9/3/2026

If Emmett Till Lived

"No room for squares." Graham Marsh's pocket guide to Ivy style

DATE 8/30/2026

"No room for squares." Graham Marsh's pocket guide to Ivy style

Yayoi Kusama, (1929–2026)

DATE 8/27/2026

Yayoi Kusama, (1929–2026)

Hot book alert! ‘Melissa Auf der Maur: My ’90s Rock Photographs’ releases this week!

DATE 8/25/2026

Hot book alert! ‘Melissa Auf der Maur: My ’90s Rock Photographs’ releases this week!

Illuminating ‘Miyoko Ito: Heart of Hearts’ is Back in Stock from Pre-Echo Press!

DATE 8/20/2026

Illuminating ‘Miyoko Ito: Heart of Hearts’ is Back in Stock from Pre-Echo Press!

In the tradition of Marianne Wex's landmark taxonomic project, 'Taking Back our Space' is new from MoMA

DATE 8/17/2026

In the tradition of Marianne Wex's landmark taxonomic project, 'Taking Back our Space' is new from MoMA

Back in stock! Albert Scopin's long-lost document of life at the Chelsea Hotel

DATE 8/11/2026

Back in stock! Albert Scopin's long-lost document of life at the Chelsea Hotel

DATE 8/6/2026

The power of irreverent intervention in 'Logo in Real Life'

Previously unpublished archival materials and manifestos from design giant Charlotte Perriand

DATE 7/30/2026

Previously unpublished archival materials and manifestos from design giant Charlotte Perriand

Vintage poster scrap from Tokyo’s influential Grand Gallery

DATE 7/26/2026

Vintage poster scrap from Tokyo’s influential Grand Gallery

Words of wisdom from the greatest artists of our time

DATE 7/23/2026

Words of wisdom from the greatest artists of our time

Collier Schorr’s fascinating take on Chantal Akerman’s ‘Je tu il elle’

DATE 7/20/2026

Collier Schorr’s fascinating take on Chantal Akerman’s ‘Je tu il elle’

Artworld occult! A new tarot deck from Francesco Clemente

DATE 7/16/2026

Artworld occult! A new tarot deck from Francesco Clemente

An exploration of dancehall, reggae en español, and reggaeton through contemporary art

DATE 7/13/2026

An exploration of dancehall, reggae en español, and reggaeton through contemporary art

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

DATE 7/11/2026

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

Conflict, culture and exchange in 18th-century art across the Americas

DATE 7/8/2026

Conflict, culture and exchange in 18th-century art across the Americas

Another kind of Americana in François Prost’s ‘Gentlemen’s Club’

DATE 7/6/2026

Another kind of Americana in François Prost’s ‘Gentlemen’s Club’

Power and Resistance in 'Art in the Americas'

DATE 7/4/2026

Power and Resistance in 'Art in the Americas'

A celebration of post-colonial independence in 'Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa'

DATE 6/30/2026

A celebration of post-colonial independence in 'Architects of Liberation: Modernism in Western Africa'

“The kind of people you stop and notice” in ‘Greer Lankton: Could It Be Love’

DATE 6/26/2026

“The kind of people you stop and notice” in ‘Greer Lankton: Could It Be Love’

A new edition of Kelli Anderson’s acclaimed pop-up book camera

DATE 6/22/2026

A new edition of Kelli Anderson’s acclaimed pop-up book camera

The testimonial art of Reverend Joyce McDonald

DATE 6/19/2026

The testimonial art of Reverend Joyce McDonald

Back in stock from Edition Patrick Frey: ‘Lee Scratch Perry: Black Ark’

DATE 6/18/2026

Back in stock from Edition Patrick Frey: ‘Lee Scratch Perry: Black Ark’

The New York Knicks

DATE 6/18/2026

The New York Knicks

'Fire Island Modernist'—architectural goldmine and a portal to a lost generation

DATE 6/13/2026

'Fire Island Modernist'—architectural goldmine and a portal to a lost generation

We will miss David Hockney

DATE 6/12/2026

We will miss David Hockney

For NIGO, creative inspiration is "like catching air"

DATE 6/11/2026

For NIGO, creative inspiration is "like catching air"

A centennial celebration of Marilyn Monroe, in all her complexity

DATE 6/9/2026

A centennial celebration of Marilyn Monroe, in all her complexity

The reaching never ends in 'Love & Lightning'

DATE 6/7/2026

The reaching never ends in 'Love & Lightning'

She Knows Who She Is…

DATE 6/3/2026

She Knows Who She Is…

New from Primary Information: ‘Paul Mpagi Sepuya: SHOOT’

DATE 6/1/2026

New from Primary Information: ‘Paul Mpagi Sepuya: SHOOT’

One master paying homage to another in the new, expanded edition of ‘Joel Meyerowitz: Morandi’s Objects’

DATE 5/28/2026

One master paying homage to another in the new, expanded edition of ‘Joel Meyerowitz: Morandi’s Objects’

Memory and optimism in Robert Adams’ ‘The Plains, Remembered Again’

DATE 5/22/2026

Memory and optimism in Robert Adams’ ‘The Plains, Remembered Again’

Cat personality beaming out in 'Walter Chandoha: Family Cats'

DATE 5/20/2026

Cat personality beaming out in 'Walter Chandoha: Family Cats'

High power, low tech activism from lesbian collective fierce pussy

DATE 5/19/2026

High power, low tech activism from lesbian collective fierce pussy

How-dee! ‘The Shithole Opry Collector’s Guide’ is here

DATE 5/13/2026

How-dee! ‘The Shithole Opry Collector’s Guide’ is here

From solar furnaces to radio telescope control panels: Soviet Scientific Institutes

DATE 5/11/2026

From solar furnaces to radio telescope control panels: Soviet Scientific Institutes

The influence of Henri Matisse’s “Femme au chapeau”

DATE 5/7/2026

The influence of Henri Matisse’s “Femme au chapeau”

Now it can be told: The true story of the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals

DATE 5/6/2026

Now it can be told: The true story of the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals

Craftsmanship, creativity, change: 'Fashioning Chinese Women' captures twentieth-century flux

DATE 5/3/2026

Craftsmanship, creativity, change: 'Fashioning Chinese Women' captures twentieth-century flux

'Mathew Wong: Interiors' — radiating the light of dreams

DATE 5/1/2026

'Mathew Wong: Interiors' — radiating the light of dreams

Internal lyrical motives in Frida Kahlo’s ’Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair’

DATE 4/27/2026

Internal lyrical motives in Frida Kahlo’s ’Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair’

Garden passion and the passing of time

DATE 4/23/2026

Garden passion and the passing of time

‘Carol Bove’ is new from Guggenheim New York

DATE 4/21/2026

‘Carol Bove’ is new from Guggenheim New York

Watershed moments in Australian Aboriginal modernism

DATE 4/17/2026

Watershed moments in Australian Aboriginal modernism

'The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art'—alive and in the present

DATE 4/16/2026

'The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art'—alive and in the present

The essential companion to MoMA's monumental 'Marcel Duchamp'

DATE 4/14/2026

The essential companion to MoMA's monumental 'Marcel Duchamp'

ESP, aliens and life after death in 'Jackie Gleason: Library of the Paranormal'

DATE 4/9/2026

ESP, aliens and the afterlife in 'Jackie Gleason: Library of the Paranormal'

A West Coast Modern respite for meditation and play in 'The Sea Ranch'

DATE 4/7/2026

A West Coast Modern respite for meditation and play in 'The Sea Ranch'

For Catherine Opie, "Without representation, there is no visibility"

DATE 4/5/2026

For Catherine Opie, "Without representation, there is no visibility"

In this season of rejuvenation, a meditation on loss and revival

DATE 4/5/2026

In this season of rejuvenation, a meditation on loss and revival

Hiroshi Sugimoto's terrestrial celestial masterpiece

DATE 4/1/2026

Hiroshi Sugimoto's terrestrial celestial masterpiece

Celebrating Women's History Month and Frida-mania in NYC

DATE 3/29/2026

Celebrating Women's History Month and Frida-mania in NYC

Gateways to other realms in 'Uman: After all the things'

DATE 3/27/2026

Gateways to other realms in 'Uman: After all the things'

Back in stock! 'Helen Frankenthaler: Painting without Rules'

DATE 3/24/2026

Back in stock! 'Helen Frankenthaler: Painting without Rules'

The fearless self-portraiture of Frida Kahlo, timed for MoMA's Kahlo / Rivera show

DATE 3/21/2026

The fearless self-portraiture of Frida Kahlo, timed for MoMA's Kahlo / Rivera show

‘Tom Lloyd’ at Studio Museum

DATE 3/20/2026

‘Tom Lloyd’ at Studio Museum

A sticker book of vintage luggage labels from the golden age of travel

DATE 3/17/2026

A sticker book of vintage luggage labels from the golden age of travel

Sophie Calle finishes the unfinished

DATE 3/17/2026

Sophie Calle finishes the unfinished

KAWS: FAMILY is back in stock!

DATE 3/11/2026

KAWS: FAMILY is back in stock!

Obedience only to inspiration in 'Agnes Martin: On Beauty'

DATE 3/9/2026

Obedience only to inspiration in 'Agnes Martin: On Beauty'

Textile testimony in 'Women Affected by Dams: Embroidering Our Rights'

DATE 3/8/2026

Textile testimony in 'Women Affected by Dams: Embroidering Our Rights'

Deeply strange, and deeply sympathetic: Marisol

DATE 3/5/2026

Deeply strange, and deeply sympathetic: Marisol

Revolutionary portraiture in 'Alice Neel: I Am the Century'

DATE 3/4/2026

Revolutionary portraiture in 'Alice Neel: I Am the Century'

Back in stock! ‘Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors’

DATE 3/1/2026

Back in stock! ‘Kent Monkman: History is Painted by the Victors’

Contemporary Latinx painting in new release, 'Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way'

DATE 3/1/2026

Contemporary Latinx painting in new release, 'Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way'

The complete paintings of master and madman Francis Bacon

DATE 2/25/2026

The complete paintings of master and madman Francis Bacon

Rare Hindu prints by Bengali artists during colonial rule

DATE 2/19/2026

Rare Hindu prints by Bengali artists during colonial rule

Humble beauty in 'Chinese Patchwork'

DATE 2/16/2026

Humble beauty in 'Chinese Patchwork'

Love, magic and alchemy in Hayao Miyazaki's 'Ponyo'

DATE 2/14/2026

Love, magic and alchemy in Hayao Miyazaki's 'Ponyo'

Lake Verea inhabits Casa Barragán—with wonder

DATE 2/9/2026

Lake Verea inhabits Casa Barragán—with wonder

The romance of hand-painted signage, courtesy of 19th- and 20th-century France

DATE 2/5/2026

The romance of hand-painted signage, courtesy of Belle Époque France

In our current emergency, 'Someday is Now'

DATE 1/29/2026

In our current emergency, 'Someday is Now'

Dyani White Hawk offers much needed 'Love Language' in Minneapolis

DATE 1/28/2026

Dyani White Hawk offers much needed 'Love Language' in Minneapolis

Stunning 'Graciela Iturbide: Heliotropo 37' is Back in Stock!

DATE 1/25/2026

Stunning 'Graciela Iturbide: Heliotropo 37' is Back in Stock!

The groundbreaking films of Bong Joon Ho

DATE 1/22/2026

The groundbreaking films of Bong Joon Ho

Black Photojournalism, 1945 to 1984

DATE 1/19/2026

Black Photojournalism, 1945 to 1984

Pan-African possibility in 'Ideas of Africa'

DATE 1/12/2026

Pan-African possibility in 'Ideas of Africa'

Previously unseen photographs by Canadian color master Fred Herzog

DATE 1/11/2026

Previously unseen photographs by Canadian color master Fred Herzog