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DATE 12/5/2024

The Primary Essentials x Artbook Pop Up

DATE 11/11/2024

Know your propaganda!

DATE 11/9/2024

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

DATE 11/8/2024

Kaleidoscopic and dynamic, Orphism comes to the Guggenheim

DATE 11/7/2024

Long before social media, Sophie Calle fearlessly overshared

DATE 11/6/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024: For the Lover of Letters

DATE 11/6/2024

A shudder of American self-recognition in 'Omen'

DATE 11/5/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Where Form Meets Function

DATE 11/3/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024: For the Film Buff

DATE 11/2/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Artful Crowd-Pleasers

DATE 11/1/2024

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month!

DATE 11/1/2024

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

DATE 11/1/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Stuff that Stocking


STAFF PICKS | FROM THE SHELVES

AVERY LOZADA | DATE 11/6/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024: For the Lover of Letters

Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s LegacyBelle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy
Inventing the Modern: Untold Stories of the Women Who Shaped The Museum of Modern ArtInventing the Modern: Untold Stories of the Women Who Shaped The Museum of Modern Art
This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer ResistanceThis Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance
Words That HelpedWords That Helped
George Saunders & Joshua Lutz: Orange Blossom TrailGeorge Saunders & Joshua Lutz: Orange Blossom Trail
More Than the EyesMore Than the Eyes
Hervé Guibert: Suzanne and LouiseHervé Guibert: Suzanne and Louise
On Homo rodans and Other WritingsOn Homo rodans and Other Writings
Jean Cocteau: The Juggler’s RevengeJean Cocteau: The Juggler’s Revenge
The Farm at Black Mountain CollegeThe Farm at Black Mountain College
AVERY LOZADA | DATE 11/5/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Where Form Meets Function

NKF: Piet Zwart’s Avant-Garde Catalog for Standard CablesNKF: Piet Zwart’s Avant-Garde Catalog for Standard Cables
FantasyFantasy
PropagandopolisPropagandopolis
Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and FilmDigital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film
Architecture. Research. Office.Architecture. Research. Office.
Otti Berger: Weaving for Modernist ArchitectureOtti Berger: Weaving for Modernist Architecture
Nike: Form Follows MotionNike: Form Follows Motion
Where'd You Get Those?Where'd You Get Those?
Denim: The Fabric That Built America, 1935–1944Denim: The Fabric That Built America, 1935–1944
Benoît Peverelli: CHANEL – Fittings and BackstageBenoît Peverelli: CHANEL – Fittings and Backstage
AVERY LOZADA | DATE 11/3/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024: For the Film Buff

Cyberpunk: Envisioning Possible Futures through CinemaCyberpunk: Envisioning Possible Futures through Cinema
The World of Tim BurtonThe World of Tim Burton
1001 Movie Posters1001 Movie Posters
UsUs
Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of CinemaColor in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema
AVERY LOZADA | DATE 11/2/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Artful Crowd-Pleasers

Mickalene Thomas: All About LoveMickalene Thomas: All About Love
Sophie Calle: OvershareSophie Calle: Overshare
David Hockney: Paper TrailsDavid Hockney: Paper Trails
Calder: Sculpting TimeCalder: Sculpting Time
EscherEscher
Yoshitomo NaraYoshitomo Nara
Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.: Citizen PrinterAmos Paul Kennedy, Jr.: Citizen Printer
Sheila Hicks: Radical Vertical InquiriesSheila Hicks: Radical Vertical Inquiries
Francis Bacon: Human PresenceFrancis Bacon: Human Presence
Helen Frankenthaler: Painting without RulesHelen Frankenthaler: Painting without Rules
AVERY LOZADA | DATE 11/1/2024

Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Stuff that Stocking

Reframing the Black FigureReframing the Black Figure
Las MexicanasLas Mexicanas
Toilet Alex Paper PragerToilet Alex Paper Prager
Jean-Michel Basquiat HandbookJean-Michel Basquiat Handbook
KAWS HandbookKAWS Handbook
Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.: Sista SaidAmos Paul Kennedy, Jr.: Sista Said
Just LookingJust Looking
The Redstone Diary 2025The Redstone Diary 2025
Pablo Dreams of CatsPablo Dreams of Cats
Season's Greetings: Charming Holiday Cards from Paul RandSeason's Greetings: Charming Holiday Cards from Paul Rand
AVERY LOZADA | DATE 11/1/2024

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month!

An Indigenous PresentAn Indigenous Present
Before AméricaBefore América
We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican ArtWe Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art
Let's Become Fungal!Let's Become Fungal!
Native American Art from the Thomas W. Weisel Family CollectionNative American Art from the Thomas W. Weisel Family Collection
Robert Houle: Red Is BeautifulRobert Houle: Red Is Beautiful
The Portable Universe/El Universo en tus ManosThe Portable Universe/El Universo en tus Manos
Melissa Cody: Webbed SkiesMelissa Cody: Webbed Skies
Zen Lefort: Indian LandZen Lefort: Indian Land
Mitch Epstein: Property RightsMitch Epstein: Property Rights
Dana ClaxtonDana Claxton
Phyllis Galembo: Mexico Masks RitualsPhyllis Galembo: Mexico Masks Rituals
Lightning Symbol and Snake Dance: Aby Warburg and Pueblo ArtLightning Symbol and Snake Dance: Aby Warburg and Pueblo Art
The Snake and the Lightning: Aby Warburg's American JourneyThe Snake and the Lightning: Aby Warburg's American Journey
Jimmie Durham & A Stick in the Forest by the Side of the RoadJimmie Durham & A Stick in the Forest by the Side of the Road
Carmezia Emiliano: The Tree of LifeCarmezia Emiliano: The Tree of Life
Gary Hill & Martin Cothren: You Know Where I'm At and I Know Where You’re AtGary Hill & Martin Cothren: You Know Where I'm At and I Know Where You’re At
Towards Home: Inuit & Sámi PlacemakingTowards Home: Inuit & Sámi Placemaking
A Song of Flowers: Ni Xochitl, Ni KuikatlA Song of Flowers: Ni Xochitl, Ni Kuikatl
Rose B. Simpson: Journeys of ClayRose B. Simpson: Journeys of Clay
CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 10/1/2024

Creepin’ it Real for Halloween 2024!

Get OutGet Out
UsUs
Penny Slinger: An ExorcismPenny Slinger: An Exorcism
The World of Tim BurtonThe World of Tim Burton
Tim BurtonTim Burton
John Waters: Pope of TrashJohn Waters: Pope of Trash
Vampire Cinema: The First One Hundred YearsVampire Cinema: The First One Hundred Years
Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred YearsFrankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years
Ellen Von Unwerth: RevengeEllen Von Unwerth: Revenge
Yayoi Kusama: Infinity MirrorsYayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors
SpellsSpells
The Sick RoseThe Sick Rose
The Spectacle of IllusionThe Spectacle of Illusion
The Anatomical VenusThe Anatomical Venus
Cindy ShermanCindy Sherman
Cindy Sherman: 2023Cindy Sherman: 2023
Marilyn Manson by PerouMarilyn Manson by Perou
Phyllis Galembo: Mexico Masks RitualsPhyllis Galembo: Mexico Masks Rituals
Ted Serios: The Mind’s EyeTed Serios: The Mind’s Eye
Cameron Jamie: Front Lawn Funerals and CemeteriesCameron Jamie: Front Lawn Funerals and Cemeteries
AVERY LOZADA | DATE 9/15/2024

ˇCelebra con nosotros! Hispanic & Latin American Heritage Month Staff Picks, 2024

Magdalena Suarez Frimkess: The Finest DisregardMagdalena Suarez Frimkess: The Finest Disregard
Before AméricaBefore América
We Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican ArtWe Live in Painting: The Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art
Graciela Iturbide: White FenceGraciela Iturbide: White Fence
Firelei BáezFirelei Báez
Collidoscope: de la Torre BrothersCollidoscope: de la Torre Brothers
Las MexicanasLas Mexicanas
On Homo rodans and Other WritingsOn Homo rodans and Other Writings
Roj Rodriguez: Mi SangreRoj Rodriguez: Mi Sangre
Frida Kahlo: Her UniverseFrida Kahlo: Her Universe