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DATE 6/25/2025

Rizzoli presents Anderson Zaca with Thom (Panzi) Hansen for the NYC launch of 'Fire Island Invasion: A Day of Independence'

DATE 6/21/2025

ICP Photobook Club presents Anderson Zaca on 'Fire Island Invasion'

DATE 6/15/2025

Gasoline and Magic for Father's Day, 2025

DATE 6/13/2025

In Nydia Blas' 'Love, You Came from Greatness,' the title says it all

DATE 6/12/2025

'Gordon Parks: Segregation Story' is Back in Stock!

DATE 6/9/2025

Four decades of previously unpublished work by Bruce Davidson

DATE 6/8/2025

Artbook at MoMA PS1 Bookstore presents J. Hoberman and Melissa Rachleff Burtt on 'Everything is Now'

DATE 6/7/2025

Artbook at MoMA PS1 Bookstore presents Jeanette Spicer launching 'To the Ends of the Earth'

DATE 6/5/2025

A love letter from Robert Frank

DATE 6/2/2025

Exact Change launches Chris Marker's 'Immemory: Gutenberg Version'

DATE 6/1/2025

Inspiration for now in 'Gran Fury: Art Is Not Enough'

DATE 6/1/2025

Pride Month Staff Picks 2025!

DATE 5/29/2025

Feel-good color photography in 'Chromotherapia'

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Featured image is reproduced from

CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 1/4/2016

I Met a Penguin by Frank Ash

Featured image is reproduced from I Met a Penguin, the new and gorgeously produced linenbound edition of Frank Ash's classic 1972 children's book from Nieves/Al Pastor. What child (or adult) wouldn't adore a lion who likes to fish and falls in love with a penguin "as strong as an elephant, as gentle as a dove," and "pretty as a peacock?" See more books for children and the young at heart. >>

I Met a Penguin

I Met a Penguin

Nieves/Al Pastor
Clth, 10 x 7.75 in. / 48 pgs / 48 b&w.

'Gordon Parks: Segregation Story' is Back in Stock!

DATE 6/12/2025

'Gordon Parks: Segregation Story' is Back in Stock!

Four decades of previously unpublished work by Bruce Davidson

DATE 6/9/2025

Four decades of previously unpublished work by Bruce Davidson

A love letter from Robert Frank

DATE 6/5/2025

A love letter from Robert Frank

Inspiration for now in 'Gran Fury: Art Is Not Enough'

DATE 6/1/2025

Inspiration for now in 'Gran Fury: Art Is Not Enough'

Feel-good color photography in 'Chromotherapia'

DATE 5/29/2025

Feel-good color photography in 'Chromotherapia'

Booksellers, rejoice… 'Offline Activities' is Back in Stock!

DATE 5/28/2025

Booksellers, rejoice… 'Offline Activities' is Back in Stock!

Absolute moments of epiphany in 'Louis Fratino: Satura'

DATE 5/23/2025

Absolute moments of epiphany in 'Louis Fratino: Satura'

25 cartoonists and illustrators take on MoMA

DATE 5/20/2025

25 cartoonists and illustrators take on MoMA

Hot book alert! 'Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers'

DATE 5/16/2025

Hot book alert! 'Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers'

Ethics of care in California quilts from the Second Great Migration

DATE 5/12/2025

Ethics of care in California quilts from the Second Great Migration

The exquisitely rendered botanical watercolors of Hilma af Klint, published for the first time

DATE 5/8/2025

The exquisitely rendered botanical watercolors of Hilma af Klint, published for the first time

"Confidence to do whatever the hell you want" in Nina Chanel Abney's 'Big Butch Energy/Synergy'

DATE 5/6/2025

"Confidence to do whatever the hell you want" in Nina Chanel Abney's 'Big Butch Energy/Synergy'

In celebration of the 2025 Met Gala honoring Black style, 'Black Ivy'

DATE 5/4/2025

In celebration of the 2025 Met Gala honoring Black style, 'Black Ivy'

A Granary History of 20th-Century Experimental Poetics

DATE 5/1/2025

A Granary History of 20th-Century Experimental Poetics

'Fire Island Modernist,' expanded edition

DATE 4/24/2025

'Fire Island Modernist,' expanded edition

From propaganda to abuse of power, 'Obey' surveys the art of Shepard Fairey

DATE 4/21/2025

From propaganda to abuse of power, 'Obey' surveys the art of Shepard Fairey

LA style, magic and myth in Jasmine Benjamin's 'City of Angels'

DATE 4/17/2025

LA style, magic and myth in Jasmine Benjamin's 'City of Angels'

A new edition of Tony Peake's definitive Derek Jarman biography

DATE 4/14/2025

A new edition of Tony Peake's definitive Derek Jarman biography

The search for a new way to be in 'Jack Whitten: The Messenger'

DATE 4/10/2025

The search for a new way to be in 'Jack Whitten: The Messenger'

Celebrating 25 years of 'The Face Magazine'

DATE 4/8/2025

Celebrating 25 years of 'The Face Magazine'

From Mucha to Manga

DATE 3/31/2025

From Mucha to Manga

Long live 'STUFF'!

DATE 3/27/2025

Long live 'STUFF'!

“Johanssonian democracy” from a true photographer’s photographer

DATE 3/27/2025

“Johanssonian democracy” from a true photographer’s photographer

She Knows Who She Is…

DATE 3/20/2025

She Knows Who She Is…

Say yes to utopia! Last day to support 'Archigram: The Magazine' facsimile

DATE 3/18/2025

Say yes to utopia! Last day to support 'Archigram: The Magazine' facsimile

Mitch Epstein's take on power and climate change

DATE 3/16/2025

Mitch Epstein's take on power and climate change

See the world anew with 'Just Looking'

DATE 3/15/2025

See the world anew with 'Just Looking'

Chef's kiss for 'Wicked Arts Education'

DATE 3/13/2025

Chef's kiss for 'Wicked Arts Education'

The first major retrospective of John Wilson

DATE 3/9/2025

The first major retrospective of John Wilson

In Kent Monkman, a little mischief may lead to monumental change

DATE 3/4/2025

In Kent Monkman, a little mischief may lead to monumental change

Help us publish the first-ever authorized facsimile of ‘Archigram’ magazine

DATE 2/19/2025

Help us publish the first-ever authorized facsimile of ‘Archigram’ magazine

A new edition of bookseller favorite, 'Women in Trees'

DATE 2/18/2025

A new, “best-of” edition of bookseller favorite, 'Women in Trees'

A timely look at 20th-century propaganda

DATE 2/17/2025

A timely look at 20th-century propaganda

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'

'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

Happy Holidays from Artbook | D.A.P.

DATE 11/28/2024

Happy Holidays from Artbook | D.A.P.

This week, we gather!

DATE 11/28/2024

This week, we gather!

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

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

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