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Book Club
The Art Newspaper’s Book Club shines a light on art books in their myriad forms and brings you exclusive extracts, interviews and recommendations from leading art world figures. Sign up to our monthly newsletter above
Maria Balshaw on the roles of museums today and what Tate’s sponsorship red line is
The Tate director discusses her new book about art institutions and their challenges in the 21st century
Ultimate reading lists
Interviews with writers
Features
What it's like modelling naked for Lucian Freud when he's your father
Rose Boyt’s memoir explores the highs, lows and contradictions of sitting for the artist
A move to London, the famous logo and liquid lunches: a short history of Thames & Hudson
As it marks its 75th anniversary, we hear how the “amazing melting pot” of Vienna shaped the publisher’s identity and what’s in store for the future
A golden age for photobooks? As publishers join forces we find out what the future holds
The London-based publisher Mack is acquiring smaller firms and widening its visual culture coverage
What is the art world reading?
Book extracts
In Pictures
August Book Bag: from a New York dealer’s memoir to a compilation of Glenn Ligon’s writing and interviews
Our round-up of the latest art publications
The world’s oldest printed book and rare ancient manuscripts from the Mogao caves in China to go on show in London
We speak to the British Library exhibition curator Melodie Doumy about the Diamond Sutra and other treasures from the Library Cave
July Book Bag: from a giant tome of Islamic and Middle Eastern art to a biography of the overlooked British artist Mabel Nicholson
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Katherine Parr: power, patronage and the first full-length portrait of an English queen
In this exclusive extract from a new book about Henry VIII’s six wives, the art historian Suzannah Lipscomb writes about “perhaps the greatest artistic patron of them all”
An expert's guide to sculpture: five must-read books on the art of the three dimensional
All you ever wanted to know about the topic, from the latest experimentations in contemporary art to some lesser-known Surrealist sculpture—selected by the head of the Henry Moore Institute, Laurence Sillars
June Book Bag: from a book of night photography to the latest instalment of the Andy Warhol catalogue raisonné
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Tears, tantrums and Turner Prize titbits: Lynn Barber on the messy art of interviewing artists
In her latest book, the veteran UK journalist recalls her many encounters with artists such as Salvador Dalí, Howard Hodgkin and the Chapman brothers
An expert’s guide to Michelangelo: five must-read books on the Renaissance Old Master
All you ever wanted to know about Michelangelo, from a “masterly” catalogue of drawings to a collection of letters covering art, deliveries and the artist’s favourite wine—selected by the curator Grant Lewis
May Book Bag: from a compilation of Eva Hesse exhibitions to a guide for tackling Nazi loot in museums
Our round-up of the latest art publications
The art critic Robert Storr on the slow road to social and racial justice
A new series of books titled Focal Points launches with three volumes of essays and articles by the former curator
An expert's guide to colour: five must-read books on all things chromatic
All you ever wanted to know about the topic, from our difficult relationship with colour to a remarkable monochrome children’s book—selected by the colour historian Alexandra Loske
April Book Bag: from a survey of artists using words in their work to a Barkley L. Hendricks monograph
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Former Tate Britain director Penelope Curtis on why she became a novelist
As the art historian makes the move into fiction writing, she tells us how learning about her family history inspired her
An expert's guide to Frank Auerbach: three must-read books (and a film) on the German-British painter
All you ever wanted to know about Auerbach, from a biography by one of his sitters to a collection of essays about his drawings—selected by the Courtauld Gallery curator Barnaby Wright
March Book Bag: from a collection of ‘disruptive’ women painters to a biography of the eccentric Piero di Cosimo
Our round-up of the latest art publications
The rise of a queer art history: three new publications and the stories behind them
Recently published books aim to bring a deeper understanding of the canon, from the work of LGBTQ+ photographers to the pioneers who paved the way for later generations
‘Have you ever been sat on before?’ What it's like taking part in a (surprisingly) private view
An exclusive extract from a new book by Bianca Bosker that lifts the lid on the secret life of the art world
An expert's guide to Constantin Brâncuși: five must-read books on the Romanian sculptor
All you ever wanted to know about Brâncuși, from a landmark catalogue to a comic retelling of his run-in with US Customs—selected by the Centre Pompidou curator Ariane Coulondre
February Book Bag: from to a graphic novel of Ruth Asawa’s life to a tome of Glenn Brown’s works
Our round-up of the latest art publications
Missing Mona Lisa: the story behind the 1911 theft of Leonardo’s masterpiece
The author of a new book tells us why it was stolen and how Picasso got embroiled in the scandal
Why Anthony van Dyck was summoned to paint a recently deceased noblewoman
This extract from a new book about works in the Dulwich Picture Gallery by Helen Hillyard and Jennifer Scott reveals the story behind the artist's 1663 portrait of Lady Digby
An expert's guide to Frans Hals: five must-read books on the Dutch Old Master
All you ever wanted to know about Hals, from an 18th-century biography to a 1994 novel of the artist's “lost diaries”—selected by the Rijksmuseum curator Friso Lammertse
January Book Bag: from a collecting art guide to a survey of artists' overlooked possessions
Our round-up of the latest art publications
An expert's guide to Sandro Botticelli: four must-read books on the Florentine painter
All you ever wanted to know about Botticelli, from a monumental monograph of 1908 to a dynamic account of the artist’s workshop practices—selected by the curator Furio Rinaldi
Caroline Campbell on the ways in which cities have shaped art history
The director of the National Gallery of Ireland provides an alternative view of the history of art in her new book
Tackling misconceptions around Pauline Boty—new publication evaluates late artist's contribution to British Pop art
A tragic figure whose 'promise went mostly unfulfilled', her legacy is now being revisited afresh
December book bag: from a publication looking at how cities shape artists to a dream art collection
Our roundup of the latest art publications
The top art books of 2023—chosen by The Art Newspaper’s book team
There is something for every art lover among our pick of the publications—from a forgotten 17th-century painter to a lively history of dyes
An expert’s guide to Mark Rothko: five must-read books on the Abstract Expressionist
All you ever wanted to know about Rothko, from the artist's own writings to the most complete study of his famous Seagram Murals
November book bag: from a collection of ‘weird’ Medieval art to a publication detailing Hokusai’s obsession with Mount Fuji
Our roundup of the latest art publications