ART
& ARCHITECTURE
ADELSON GALLERIES (dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
Sargent's Women (Mar., $35), edited by Warren Adelson, explores the painter's relationships with the women in his life.
ALASKA NORTHWEST
Alaska's Totem Poles (May, $12.95) by Pat Kramer surveys these artifacts, their carvers and legends. Ad/promo.Author tour.
CARROLL & GRAF
I'll Be Your Mirror: Collected Andy Warhol Interviews (July, $25), edited by Kenneth Goldsmith, includes his views on fame, Basquiat and more.
CORNELL UNIV. PRESS
Byrdcliffe: An American Arts and Crafts Colony (Apr., $TBA) by Nancy E. Green et al. marks the centennial of the Woodstock, N.Y., enterprise; a Herbert J. Johnson Museum of Art book.
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
The Little Book of Dalí (Apr., $12.95) by Alyse Gaultier. This portable guide portrays the life and work of the notorious artist.
FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX
Reprint:Van Gogh and Gauguin: The Search for Sacred Art (July, $25) by Debora Silverman.
HARPER DESIGN INTERNATIONAL
Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics (July, $24.95) by Paul Gravett assesses the aesthetics and the global boom in sales of these graphic novels. 50,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
HEYDAY BOOKS
Precious Cargo: California Indian Cradle Baskets and Childbirth Traditions (Apr., $22.50) by Brian Bibby places the baby basket within Native California cultures.
MIT PRESS
Building Stata: The Design and Construction of Frank O. Gehry's Stata Center at MIT (May; $29.95, cloth $65) by Nancy E. Joyce contains Gehry's commentary and site photography by Richard Sobol.
MONACELLI PRESS
Latin American Architecture: 1929—1960: Contemporary Reflections (July, $35), edited by Carlos Brillembourg, documents work by Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer and others.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART (dist. by D.A.P.)
Listen, Here, Now! Argentine Art of the 1960s: Writings of the Avant-Garde (May, $24.95), edited by Inés Katzenstein, claims to be the first book on this movement.
OXFORD UNIV. PRESS
Portraiture (July, $19.95) by Shearer West defines the many meanings and uses of portraits throughout the ages.
PENN STATE UNIV. PRESS
The World in Paint: Modern Art and Visuality in England, 1848—1914 (Aug.; $35, cloth $75) by David Peters Corbett argues that the rise of science and decline in religion during the period deprived the art world of inspiration.
PHAIDON PRESS
Picasso: Style and Meaning (Mar., $49.95) by Elizabeth Cowling blends biography and analysis and includes more than 600 illustrations.
Advertising Today (Mar., $49.95) by Warren Berger is a 30-year overview of work from print to the Internet.
PINEAPPLE PRESS
Flagler's St. Augustine Hotels (Mar., $12.95) by Thomas Graham depicts the Ponce de Leon, Alcazar and Cordova hotels, built in the late 19th century.
POWERHOUSE/TESTIFY BOOKS
Todd James (Mar., $25), text by Rachel Greene, catalogues work by the downtown New York City artist and designer who has created logos for Eminem, Mobb Deep and the Beastie Boys. Ad/promo.
PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
Empire: Nozone IX (Apr., $19.95), edited by Nicholas Blechman, rallies a coalition of artists, designers, writers and photographers to protest all-powerful phenomena that dominate our current civilization.
Waiting for the End of the World (June, $19.95) by Richard Ross visits bomb shelters in the U.S., Vietnam, Russia, England and Turkey.
¡Cocinando! Fifty Years of Latin Album Covers (Aug., $18.95) by Pablo Ellicot Yglesias reproduces innovative Latino music record covers.
RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL
Treasures of Venice: The Rizzoli Art Guide (June) and ...Ancient Greece... (July, $29.95 each) by Furio Durando are the latest entries in the series.
ROCKPORT
The Inspired Workspace: Designs for Creativity and Productivity (Mar., $25) by Marilyn Zelinsky steps into the offices of more than 40 successful firms.
SCALA (dist. by Antique Collectors' Club)
The Art of the South 1890—2003: The Ogden Museum of Southern Art (Mar., $14.95) by David Houston and Richard Gruber chronicles the renowned New Orleans collection.
SOFT SKULL PRESS
Stencil Pirates (Mar., $18.95) by Josh MacPhee includes nearly 1,000 photos of stencil graffiti from around the world. Author tour.
THAMES & HUDSON
Street Logos (May, $19.95) by Tristan Manco represents a worldwide gallery of free contemporary art.
North American Indian Art (June, $16.95) by David W. Penney shows work from ancient cultures and modern artists such as Earnest Spybuck and Fred Kabotie.
UNIVERSE
Experimental Architecture: Houses (June, $29.95). Color photos and construction details capture unconventional homes designed by top architects.
UNIV. OF VIRGINIA PRESS
Lines on the Land: Writers, Art and the National Parks (Mar., $18.50) by Scott Herring reflects the indignation of modern artists and writers over the apparent corruption of these preserves.
VOLT PRESS (dist. by Bonus Books)
Eleven: Top Cow's Tale of Revolution and Art (May, $24.95) by Marc Silvestri and Marz Richards celebrates the 11th anniversary of Top Cow comics. Ad/promo.
WESTVIEW PRESS
Reprint: Matisse and Picasso (May, $16) by Jack Flam.
YALE UNIV. PRESS
Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed (Apr., $29.95) by Harold Koda displays extraordinary fashion that constricts, enhances or exaggerates various parts of the body.
