Top 10

Art Above Everything: One Woman’s Global Exploration of the Joys and Torments of a Creative Life

Stephanie Elizondo Griest. Beacon, June 10 ($30, ISBN 978-0-8070-2041-8)

Journalist Griest surveys women artists around the world on the question of whether the pursuit of a life of creativity is worth it in the face of financial hardships, sexism, and other obstacles.

Art in a State of Siege

Joseph Leo Koerner. Princeton Univ., Feb. 4 ($37, ISBN 978-0-691-26721-0)

Harvard art historian Koerner examines three artworks created in calamitous times: Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Delights, Max Beckmann’s 1927 self-portrait, and William Kentridge’s 1988 silkcreen Art in a State of Siege.

Carpet Diem: Tales from the World of Oriental Rugs

George Bradley. Harper, May 13 ($32.50, ISBN 978-0-06-339493-3)

The artistry and allure of oriental rugs are explored in this account by poet and collector Bradley.

A Fearless Eye: The Photography of Barbara Ramos: San Francisco and California, 1969–1973

Barbara Ramos. Chronicle, Feb. 11 ($35, ISBN 978-1-7972-3002-3)

Novelist Rachel Kushner provides the preface for this collection of black-and-white images by street photographer Barbara Ramos, whose work calls to mind that of Robert Frank and Diane Arbus.

How to Be Avant-Garde: Modern Artists and the Quest to End Art

Morgan Falconer. Norton, Feb. 18 ($32.99, ISBN 978-1-324-05142-8)

Futurist Filippo Tommaso and Dadaists Hugo Ball and Emmy Hennings are among those spotlighted in this chronicle of the avant-garde movements that sprouted across Europe after WWI.

I’m Not Your Muse: Uncovering the Overshadowed Brilliance of Women Artists & Visionaries

Lori Zimmer, illus. by Maria Krasinski. Running Press, Feb. 25 ($29, ISBN 978-0-7624-8538-3)

This illustrated history shines a light on the accomplishments of 31 women artists better known today as muses for their male contemporaries, including Pan Yuliang and Remedios Vara.

Medium Hot: Images in the Age of Heat

Hito Steyerl. Verso, May 20 ($24.95, ISBN 978-1-80429-802-2)

In the follow-up to Duty Free Art, Steyerl reflects on how artificial intelligence is impacting the creation and distribution of images, and what it means for the future of art.

Ruth Asawa: Retrospective

Edited by Janet Bishop and Cara Manes. Yale Univ., Apr. 1 ($65, ISBN 978-0-300-27885-9)

Japanese American artist Ruth Asawa’s internment during WWII, studies at Black Mountain College, and use of such everyday materials as wire are examined in this illustrated volume.

Sergio Larrain: Valparaíso

Sergio Larrain. Thames & Hudson, Feb. 4 ($55, ISBN 978-0-500-54480-8)

This expanded edition of one of the Chilean photographer’s best-known collections includes handwritten notes by Larrain and a selection of previously unpublished photographs.

Theory of the Rearguard: How to Survive Contemporary Art (and Almost Everything Else)

Iván de la Nuez, trans. by Ellen Jones. Seven Stories (Apr. 15, $14.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-64421-461-9)

Cuban art critic and curator de la Nuez tackles the modern art world and its shortcomings.

Art, Architecture & Photography longlist

Abrams

The Art of the SNL Portrait by Mary Ellen Matthews (Mar. 4, $55, ISBN 978-1-4197-8253-4) gathers
resident photographer Matthews’s celebrity portraits and behind-the-scenes images from the comedy sketch show.

Forever Paris: Green Spaces & Sustainable Living in the City of Light by Michel Arnaud (Apr. 15, $40, ISBN 978-1-4197-7502-4) documents the projects turning Paris into a more sustainable city, including bike lanes and urban farms.

Andrews McMeel

The Power of Women: An Atlas of Beauty Book by Mihaela Noroc (Mar. 4, $30, ISBN 978-1-5248-9479-5). In the follow-up to The Atlas of Beauty, photographer Noroc presents 500 portraits of women from around the world and shares stories of the lessons they’ve learned.

Artisan

The Great American Retro Road Trip: A Celebration of Roadside Americana by Rolando Pujol (June 10, $30, ISBN 978-1-64829-371-9) spotlights roadside attractions and signage from across the country, such as the World’s Largest Paint Can in Shippensburg, Pa., and the Yoken’s neon sign in Portsmouth, N.H.

Living Stories: Immersive Entertainment in the Modern Age by Charles Melcher (Apr. 15, $35, ISBN 978-1-64829-383-2) offers a backstage look at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Stranger Things: The Experience in New York City, and other venues using advanced technology to provide audiences with a more immersive type of entertainment.

Bodleian Library

Type Designers of the 20th Century by David Jury (June 5, $50, ISBN 978-1-85124-581-9) profiles 38 of the 20th
century’s most influential type designers—including Hermann Zapf and Carol Twombly—and the fonts they created.

Brandeis Univ.

Bookstore Romance: Love Speaks Volumes by Judith Rosen (Feb. 1, $19.95, ISBN 978-1-68458-254-9)
features stories and photographs of 24 couples who celebrated their engagements and weddings at bookstores.

DK

Andres Valencia: Painting Without Rules by Andres Valencia and Alexander M. Rigby (Feb. 18, $40, ISBN 978-0-593-84405-2) showcases the large-scale, Cubist-style paintings of Valencia, who at 10 years old became the youngest person to have their own booth at Art Miami.

Duke Univ.

Selected Writings, Vol. 1: Toward a New African Art Discourse by Okwui Enwezor, edited by Terry Smith (May 6, $40 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-4780-3152-9), collects the Nigerian art critic and curator’s essays, interviews, reviews, and exhibition catalogs into the first of a two-volume set. The second volume is being released at the same time.

Empire State Editions

Too Good to Get Married: The Life and Photographs of Miss Alice Austen by Bonnie Yochelson (May 6, $39.95, ISBN 978-1-5315-0950-7) celebrates the work of queer photographer Alice Austen, who captured life in New York City during the Gilded Age.

Familius

Superbloom: A Visual Ode to Nature’s Bounty in the American West by Mark Lisk (May 6, $24.99, ISBN 979-8-89396-022-8) presents photographs of blooming desert flowers in Arizona, California, Oregon, and other Western states.

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Dreaming Forward: Worlds on Paper from Kinngait, edited by Emily Laurent Henderson (Apr. 15, $45, ISBN 978-1-77327-258-0), includes 150 original drawings by Inuit artists associated with the renowned printmaking studio in Kinngait (formerly Cape Dorset) on Canada’s Baffin Island.

Flying Eye

The Art of Drag by Jake Hall, illus. by Sofie Birkin, Helen Li, and Jasjyot Singh Hans (May 6, $21.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-83874-976-7), traces the history of drag from Kabuki theater to the Stonewall riots and beyond.

Hannibal

Family of Migrants by Joumana Khoury, Anke Reitz, and Hanneke Mantel (Apr. 23, $75, ISBN 978-94-64941-56-2). Taking inspiration from the 1955 Family of Man exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, this collection contains
photographs related to the theme of migration and taken from the 19th century to the present day.

Laurence King

The Short Story of Queer Art: A Pocket Guide to Key Breakthroughs, Movements, Works and Themes by Dawn Hoskin (May 27, $21.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-3996-1874-8) views key moments in queer art history through 40 artworks, including Frida Kahlo’s Self-portrait with Cropped Hair and Tamara de Lempicka’s Autoportrait.

What Art Can Tell Us About Love by Nick Trend (Mar. 25, $23.99, ISBN 978-1-3996-2096-3) examines the theme of love in works by Sarah Bernhardt, Georgia O’Keeffe, Pablo Picasso, and other artists.

Frances Lincoln

Forgotten Churches: Exploring England’s Hidden Treasures by Luke Sherlock, illus. by Ioana Pioaru (Mar. 18, $21.99, ISBN 978-0-7112-9410-3), surveys the history and architecture of 70 churches in rural England, including St. Mary of the Assumption in Suffolk and Watts Cemetery Chapel in Surrey.

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

Sargent and Paris by Stephanie L. Herdrich et al. (Apr. 29, $50, ISBN 978-1-58839-795-9) revisits American artist John Singer Sargent’s first decade in Paris, when he made the art world connections and developed the bold painting style that led to his breakthrough at the 1884 Salon.

Suspended Moment: The Architecture of Frida Escobedo, edited by Max Hollein (Apr. 29, $35 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-58839-786-7), delves into the Mexican architect’s influences, materials-based practice, and best-known works, such as the 2018 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London.

MIT

Fail Better: Reckonings with Artists and Critics by Hal Foster (Feb. 11, $35 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-262-55235-6) gathers the art critic’s essays on Jasper Johns, Cindy Sherman, the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program, and more.

Tacita Dean, edited by George Baker and Annie Rana (May 20, $30 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-262-55238-7), is an illustrated anthology of essays about the influential British artist, exploring her investigations of time, memory, and chance in mediums ranging from film to chalk.

Monacelli

Emerald Drifters by Cig Harvey (Mar. 25, $59.95, ISBN 978-1-58093-687-3). Novelist Ocean Vuong provides the afterword to this monograph, which pairs British photographer Harvey’s images of flora and domestic interiors with prose pieces on the science and art of color.

Nicole Wittenberg by Nicole Wittenberg et al. (July 15, $59.95, ISBN 978-1-58093-681-1) surveys the American artist’s intensely saturated paintings of landscapes and erotica, and includes an interview with artist Jarrett Earnest.

Shahzia Sikander: Collective Beha-
vior by Shahzia Sikander et al. (Feb. 11, $49.95, ISBN 978-1-58093-641-5), examines how the Pakistani American artist has interrogated Eurocentric art histories and orientalist attitudes in paintings, drawings, and digital animations that feature feminist iconography and stories of immigration.

New Orleans Museum of Art

New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations, edited by Amanda M. Maples et al. (Apr. 1, $60, ISBN 978-0-300-27995-5), explores contemporary African masquerade artists, the materials and techniques used to create masquerade ensembles, and the ethics of commissioning and acquiring masquerade art for museums.

Phaidon

Architecture, Not Architecture by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Feb. 4, $150, ISBN 978-1-83866-720-7) surveys more than 100 projects by design studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro, including the High Line in New York City and the Blur building, which was built for the 2002 Swiss Expo.

Neo Rauch by Ingrid Mössinger, Ralph Keuning, and David Salle (May 13, $54.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-83866-774-0) interweaves photos of German figurative painter Neo Rauch’s work with essays that touch on his involvement in the Leipzig School and his blend of surrealism and pop imagery.

Princeton Architectural Press

A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects by Robell Awake, illus. by Johnalynn Holland (Feb. 4, $24.95, ISBN 978-1-7972-2854-9), contains 10 illustrated essays that delve
into the history and artistry of such key works of Black craftsmanship as Richard Poynor’s wooden spoons and Anne Lowe’s couture fashions.

Princeton Univ.

Leonardo Da Vinci: An Untraceable Life by Stephen J. Campbell (Feb. 4, $37, ISBN 978-0-691-19368-7) is a “scrupulous” and “thought-provoking” reconsideration of the Italian Renaissance painter’s life and legacy, per PW’s review.

Wassily Kandinsky: The Sketchbooks by Wassily Kandinsky, edited by Larry Warsh and Dieter Buchhart (Feb. 4, $39.95, ISBN 978-0-691-26850-7), collects sketches from 12 notebooks kept by the modernist painter between 1889 and 1935, including preparatory studies for such major artworks as Composition IX.

Reaktion

‘Our Little Gang’: The Lives of the Vorticists by James King (July 13, $45, ISBN 978-1-83639-055-8) traces the history of the Vorticists, a group of young artists, including Jessica Dismorr, Wyndham Lewis, and Ezra Pound, who defied conventions with their abstract art in the early 20th century.

Rizzoli

Wayne Thiebaud: Summer Days by Steven Nash and Mary Okin (Feb. 4, $60, ISBN 978-0-8478-4779-2) features 60 of Thiebaud’s paintings from the 1960s through the early 2000s on the theme of summer.

Rizzoli Electa

Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth by William L. Coleman and Allison C. Slaby (Feb. 11, $50, ISBN 978-0-8478-4573-6) delves into Andrew Wyeth’s decades-long connection to the German immigrant family whose farm down the road from his studio was the subject of more than 1,000 of his paintings.

Rutgers Univ.

Leon Bibel: Forgotten Artist of the New Deal by Richard Haw (Apr. 15, $49.95, ISBN 978-1-9788-2575-8) recounts the life and career of Works Progress Administration painter Leon Bibel, whose work from the 1930s touched on such themes as American immigration, antifascism, and Jewish identity.

Schiffer

Digital Art: 21 Pioneers Redefining Its Boundaries by Alessandra Mattanza (Apr. 28, $50, ISBN 978-0-7643-6890-5) profiles Beeple, Refik Anadol, and other artists whose work incorporates such
digital technologies as virtual reality, machine-learning algorithms, and augmented reality.

Strange Attractor

Bat Girls and Acid Boys: The Spontaneous Drawings of Leigh Bowery & Friends, edited by Richard Torrey (Feb. 4, $18.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-917319-00-3), contains 120 “exquisite corpse” drawings made by performance artist and fashion designer Leigh Bowery and his friends in the 1980s and early ’90s.

Sensual Laboratories: Light Shows, Experimental Film, and Psychedelic Art by Sophia Satchell-Baeza (Apr. 8, $27.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-913689-87-2) examines the influence of 1960s liquid light shows on underground film and other types of experimental art.

Thames & Hudson

Dennis Morris: Music + Life by Dennis Morris, edited by Laurie Hurwitz (Feb. 25, $60, ISBN 978-0-500-02837-7), spotlights the Jamaican-born photographer’s images of the 1970s punk and reggae scenes in England, including
portraits of Bob Marley, Lee “Scratch” Perry, and the Sex Pistols.

Weegee: The Society of the Spectacle by Clément Chéroux (Feb. 11, $60, ISBN 978-0-500-02912-1) probes how the theme of the spectacle runs through Weegee’s career, from his early tabloid photographs of gangsters and car crash victims to his later images of Hollywood film premieres and other festivities.

Uitgeverij Waanders & de Kunst

How Colour Turns to Art by Monica Rotgans (Feb. 26, $36.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-94-6262-601-0) recounts the history of 55 colors from prehistoric times to the present.

Univ. of Chicago

Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Maori Art by Deidre Brown, Ngarino Ellis, and Jonathan Mane-Wheoki (Feb. 19, $55, ISBN 978-0-226-83962-2) traces the evolution of Ma¯ori art from ancestral weavers to contemporary exhibitions at the Venice Biennale and explores the variety of Ma¯ori art practices, including tattooing, carving, and rock art.

Verso

The War of Art: A History of Artists’ Protest in America by Lauren O’Neill-Butler (June 17, $29.95, ISBN 978-1-80429-633-2) studies how activist art groups including the Black Emergency Cultural Coalition and Nan Goldin’s Prescription Addiction Intervention have fought against injustice since the end of WWII.

Wesleyan Univ.

Their Kindred Earth: Photographs by William Earle Williams, edited by Jennifer Stettler Parsons (Feb. 4, $39.95 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-880897-34-8), presents William Earle Williams’s images of Black historical sites in Connecticut.

Yale Univ.

Georgia O’Keeffe: The Late Work by Randall C. Griffin (Feb. 25, $65, ISBN 978-0-300-27330-4) focuses on the modernist painter’s late work, including abstract depictions of her
house in Abiquiu, N.Mex., and Buddhist-influenced cloudscapes.

Zone

Europe and the Wolf: Political Variations on a Musical Figure by Sara Nadal-Melsió (Apr. 15, $32, ISBN 978-1-890951-85-6) explores how contemporary artists are responding to the tension between Europe’s universalist values and tightening restrictions on the movement of people across borders.

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