ART & ANTIQUES
Broad account of the collective audience for art.
‘Race is Everything’ David Bindman 1st May, hb, eb, £25, 9781789146967 Examination of racial science in the 19th and early 20th century and how art was influenced by it.
Double Nation: A History of Australian Art Ian McLean 1st May, hb, £30, 9781789146974 Major new account of the country’s art, from colonial to national.
Duchamp’s Telegram Thierry de Duve 1st May, hb, £30, 9781789146981 A reading of Duchamp’s “telegram” to the art world, a urinal signed R Mutt.
Exist Otherwise: The Life and Works of Claude Cahun Jennifer L Shaw 1st April, pb, eb, £20, 9781789147001 First work in English to tell the full story of Cahun’s art and life.
redstone press
The Redstone Diary 2024 Julian Rothenstein (ed), Julian Barnes (ed) 1st July, Diary, £19.95, 9781739597603 Wonderful, unexpected images and texts chosen by Barnes.
River Books
From the Red River to the Mekong Delta Tuan Hoàng Anh, Tran Kỳ Phuong, Peter D Sharrock 8th May, hb, £40, 9786164510722 World-renowned collec- tion of the Ho Chi Minh Museum lavishly presented in 340 astonish- ing colour photographs.
Rizzoli
Bonnard: The Experience of Seeing Barry Schwabsky, Sarah Whitfield 4th April, hb, £85, 9780847871797 Rarely seen, impor- tant paintings by this much-loved French post- impressionist emphasise his radical use of colour and unconventional compositions.
Whitfield Lovell: Passages Michele Wije, Cheryl Finley 7th February, hb, £38.95, 9780847872992 A survey of the
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contemporary artist whose poetic, intricately crafted tableaux and installations pay tribute to the history and cultural memory of the African American experience.
Hammershoi Jean-Loup Champion, Frank Claustrat 21st March, hb, £42.50, 9780847899289 Showcasing the best works by the acclaimed Nordic master of light and solitude. The first major book on the artist since 1998.
Clay Pop Alia Dahl 28th March, hb, £50, 9780847899302 Documents the reinven- tion of ceramic sculpture by a new generation of artists.
Art and NFTs: The Essential Primer Amy Whitaker, Nora Burnett Abrams 14th February, hb, £25, 9780847899364 NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have exploded into the art space and this book explains them. In addition to the authors’ extensive knowledge, the book draws on a wide range of interviews.
Rammellzee Max Wolf, Jeffrey Deitch 18th April, hb, £50, 9780847899371 Late hip hop pioneer, seminal graffiti writer and iconoclastic contemporary artist was a transforma- tive figure across art, graf- fiti and music. This is the first major monograph.
Rockport
Plein Air Techniques for Artists Vol 8 Aimee Erickson 9th May, pb, £18.99, 9780760379356 Step-by-step process for plein air for landscape, still life and the figure, along with exercises to strengthen skills.
Rocky Nook
Morpho: Mammals Michel Lauricella 4th May, pb, £12.99, 9781681989976 Simplified and practical vision for drawing mammals to help artists in their drawing studies. More than 500 drawings of 100 species.
Royal Academy of Arts
Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-fiction
Maxwell L Anderson, Raina Lampkins- Fielder, Paul Goodwin 13th March, hb, £20, 9781912520954 Discover the Black artists from America’s South who created some of the most spectacular and ingenious works of the last century.
The Body Eileen Cooper 8th May, hb, £16.95, 9781912520961 New addition to the RA’s Sketchbook series reveal’s Cooper’s fascination with the female body in various media.
Royal Asiatic Society
Annals and Antiquities of Rajast’han Norbert Peabody, James Tod 28th June, hb, £850, 9780300270525 Sumptuous reissue in two volumes of Tod’s book alongside a critical volume that reframes this monumental, but often misunderstood, work.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
The Private Universe of James Castle Larry J Feinberg 13th June, hb, £25, 9780300270235 New approach to the work of self-taught artist focuses on how his drawings and practice resonate with earlier masters.
Scala Arts & Heritage
SERIES
Director’s Choice pb, £9.95, 978178551 Gallery and museum directors share the cream of their institutions’ collections.
Art Museum Riga Bourse Daiga Upeniece 10th April, 2803 The National Museum in Szczecin Lech Karwowski 13th March, 2896 Maria Sklodowska-Curie Museum in Warsaw Slawomir Paszkiet 10th April, 3893 Gulbenkian Lisbon António Filipe Pimentel 8th May, 4210 National Museum in Gdansk Jacek Friedrich 10th April, 4340 Swiss National Museum Denise Tonella 12th June, 4234 National Gallery of Umbria Marco Pierini 10th April, £12.95, 4319
Word, Image, Music: Essays on the Treasures of the Pepys Library, Cambridge MEJ Hughes 13th March, pb, £25, 9781785513183 Focuses on items housed in the library and on the illuminating narrative of how the collection was conceived and developed by its idiosyncratic owner.
Manchester Museum 10th April, pb, £5, 9781785514029
Beautiful guidebook is a tour and souvenir of the new museum. Spectacular objects and stories that inspire curiosity, learning and imagination.
101 Treasures From the National Library of Israel Raquel Ukeles, Hezi Amiur, Yoel Finkelman, Stefan Litt, Samuel Thrope 13th February, hb, £40, 9781785514135 Fascinating volume provides a thematic jour- ney through the diverse collections of the library and of the Jewish people worldwide.
Reclaiming Home: Contemporary Seminole Art Ola Wiusek 13th February, pb, £40, 9781785514142 Expressing stories of Native American survival and resistance, this volume explores the work of 12 contemporary artists of the Seminole diaspora.
Masterpiece in Residence: Sanchez Cotan Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber Peter Cherry 10th April, pb, £9.95, 9781785514180 Inaugural volume of the exciting Masterpiece in Residence series highlights and dissects Cotan’s incredible painting.
The Burrell Collection Robert Gartshore , Iona Shepherd 10th July, pb, £7.95, 9781785514265 Pocket-sized guide to one of the UK’s finest art museums, recently reopened after an extensive refurbishment with new galleries and facilities.
50 Masterpieces of Fin De Siecle Art Roman Musil, Ivana Skálová, Marie Rakušanová, Šárka Leubnerová, Aleš Filip 13th February, pb, £12.95, 9781785514357
Showcases the fin de siècle collection of the Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen, ranked among the best public collections in the Czech Republic.
Artists’ Corner of St Paul’s Cathedral Simon Carter 13th February, pb, £10, 9781785514456 Gorgeous guide to famed section of the cathedral reflects a golden age of artistic production when the visual arts were central to British culture.
Breaking the Rules: Paul Wonner and Theophilus Brown Scott A Shields, Matt Gonzalez 13th March, hb, £55, 9781785514463 Exquisite publication offers the first combined, in-depth study of two leading practitioners of the Bay Area Figurative movement.
Hereford Cathedral 13th March, pb, £7, 9781785514500 Richly illustrated guide offers a readable and informative introduction to the buildings, treasures and history of one of England’s lesser-known cathedrals.
Himalayan Art in 108 Objects Karl Debreczeny, Elena Pakhoutova 13th February, hb, £45, 9781785514524 Fascinating story of Himalayan art illuminated through a collection of significant objects from the Neolithic era to today.
Encounters of Beauty Emile Schrijver, Yigal Zalmona, Ardon Bar-Hama 13th March, hb, £55, 9781785514722 Superbly illustrated English and Hebrew publication draws from the National Library of Israel collection and the privately owned Braginsky Collection in Zurich.
Sceptre
Monsters Claire Dederer 25th May, hb, eb, £20, 9781399715034 Spiky consideration of how we should respond to good art made by bad people.
Search Press
Watercolour Flowers for the Absolute Beginner Fiona Peart
Skira
Art Must Be Artificial Jerome Neutres (ed)
30th April, pb, £12.99, 9781800920149 Part of the bestselling Absolute Beginner series.
Painting People and Places Adebanji Alade 31st July, pb, £15.99, 9781800920323 In-depth yet accessible guide to using oils.
The Colour Mixing Companion Julie Collins 31st May, hb, £9.99, 9781800920897 Discover how to make successful colour mixing choices in watercolour, acrylics and oils through this clear, comprehensive guide.
SERIES
Draw 100 31st March, pb, £12.99, 978180092 Dragons
Paul Bryn Davies 0903 Learn to draw 100 extraordinary dragons in a few easy steps. Simple techniques guide would-be artists to create detailed drawings roaring with character. Draw 100: Manga Yishan Li 1146 Step-by-step manga— from superheroes to super-cute pets.
Found and Ground Caroline Ross 30th June, pb, £15.99, 9781800920996 Learn to make your own natural watercolour paints, oak gall ink and brushes and pens.
10 Step Drawing: Kawaii Chie Kutsuwada 30th June, pb, £9.99, 9781800921177 Starter’s guide to drawing 50 kawaii characters in 10 simple steps. Short explanations.
Draw Some Awesome Donovan Bixley 31st May, pb, £8.99, 9781800921320 Drawing tips, tricks and inspiration for budding artists of all levels from an award-winning illustrator.
Wallace & Gromit: The Official Colouring Book 31st March, pb, £9.99, 9781800921443 Shaun the Sheep: The Official Colouring Book 9781800921450 Much-loved characters from Aardman studios.
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