Suzanne Lacy’s three decades of performance and writing about her art and process have encompassed some of the most dynamic years of American political history and have deepened public awareness of issues of violence, rape, race,... Read More

Perhaps, hundreds of years from now, People magazine cover images of Brad and Angelina will be collected in books as beautiful as this one. Maybe a particular image—say, of the couple cooing over their twins—will become an icon,... Read More

Who can deny interest in a title like "Love and the Erotic in Art"? And for those who obey the urge to look inside, this book rewards with plenty of nourishment for the senses and the mind. One of sixteen in the Guide to Imagery series,... Read More

“The human form is arguably the most difficult subject for an artist to render,” writes author and experienced art model, Andrew Cahner. “A landscape drawn a little inaccurately will still look like a landscape, but an error in... Read More

Alice in Wonderland has inspired the imaginations of generations of readers, writers, and artists the world over. In A Is for Alice, the visceral merriment and eccentricity at play in Lewis Carroll’s original masterwork shine brightly.... Read More

In the first book to present a detailed visual narrative of contemporary artist Rob Pruitt’s works and installations, friends and critics are invited in for a kind of conversation. "Pop Touched Me" is composed mostly of 200 color... Read More

Art books are expected to be sumptuous, large, and expensive. Encyclopedias generally bring to mind multi-volume fact forests-and the school projects that feed on them-that make students cringe. Handmade in India is both of these, and... Read More

“History and mythology are full of female figures who made a crucial impact on cultural or political life,” the authors write. In Dangerous Women, Adler, a journalist and feminist historian, and Lécosse, who holds a doctorate in art... Read More