Art
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: CROSSROADS
Written by Jaffe, Lee
A rare and poignant compilation of photography and written anecdotes by American photographer and artist Lee Jaffe that captures his close friendship, collaboration, and travels with the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat as they traversed Japan, Thailand, and Switzerland in 1983.
ART IS LIFE: ICONS AND ICONOCLASTS, VISIONARIES AND VIGILANTES, AND FLASHES OF HOPE IN THE NIGHT
Written by Saltz, Jerry
From the Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of How to Be an Artist a deliciously readable survey of the art world in turbulent times Jerry Saltz is one of our most-watched writers about art and artists, and a passionate champion of the importance of art in our shared cultural life.
HILARY PECIS
"Hilary Pecis makes magic, buoyantly reviving the vivid dream you'd like to revisit. Her scenes become wonderland dioramas that expand, deepen and sprout detail." -Juxtapoz
CON/ARTIST: THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST ART FORGER
Written by Ambrosi, Giampiero
The world's most renowned art forger reveals the secrets behind his decades of painting like the Masters--exposing an art world that is far more corrupt than we ever knew while providing an art history lesson wrapped in sex, drugs, and Caravaggio. The art world is a much dirtier, nastier business than you might expect.
AS A CARTOONIST
Written by Van Sciver, Noah
Acclaimed cartoonist Noah Van Sciver puts to use all the creative arrows in his quiver in this captivating collection of fiction, biography, memoir, and more.
POE CLAN VOL. 2
Written by Hagio, Moto
In our concluding second volume, an amnesia-stricken Edgar is found alone on a snowy night in England. Separated from his "vampirnella" clan, who feed on the energy of the living and while away the centuries in a village of roses, he struggles to remember his own name. Will Edgar regain his memory and be reunited with them?
ONE THOUSAND YEARS OF MANGA
Written by Koyama-Richard, Brigitte
As contemporary as this graphic art form may appear to readers outside of Japan, manga has deep roots in Japanese culture, drawing on centuries- old artistic traditions. Traces can be found in seventh-century temple paintings, folding screens decorated with comic characters, and painted medieval emakimono scrolls.
WILD WORLD OF BARNEY BUBBLES: GRAPHIC DESIGN AND THE ART OF MUSIC
Written by Gorman, Paul
Graphic artist Barney Bubbles remains a powerful influence on contemporary artists more than a quarter of a century after his death, having created designs for Sir Terence Conran and underground magazines Oz and Friends as well as remarkable record sleeves and posters for Billy Bragg, Elvis Costello, Depeche Mode, Ian Dury, Hawkwind, The Damned, and Nick Lowe.
RUTH ASAWA: CITIZEN OF THE UNIVERSE
Written by Pringle, Emily
Ruth Asawa is an artist of vital importance to modern art. Ruth Asawa: Citizen of the Universe, which accompanies the first public exhibition of Asawa's work in Europe, introduces readers to Asawa's work, including her signature hanging sculptures in looped and tied wire, and her pioneering education practice.
UNSPEAKABLE ACTS: WOMEN, ART, AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN THE 1970S
Written by Princenthal, Nancy
The 1970s was a time of deep division and newfound freedoms. Galvanized by The Second Sex and The Feminine Mystique, the civil rights movement and the March on Washington, a new generation put their bodies on the line to protest injustice. Still, even in the heart of certain resistance movements, sexual violence against women had reached epidemic levels.
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