Our round-up of the latest art publications

The 250th anniversary of Constable’s birth has seen a flurry of publications about the great painter and his work. This rich and ingenious study reveals how his art and life were shaped by the yearly cycles of the weather

The unashamedly partisan book by Daniel E. Sutherland also looks at the science behind Whistler’s nocturnes

We speak to the writer Isaac Butler about his book revisiting the battles over censorship and public funding in the US during the 1980s and 1990s

Three key takeaways from a new book that looks at the artist's designs for shop awnings, advertising illustrations, screen-printed clothes and more

The best Abramović publications, from an intimate memoir to a collection of the artist’s aphorisms—selected by the curator Shai Baitel

Oscar de Muriel is inspired by a real Frida Kahlo painting, while Lynda la Plante invents a Jean-Michel Basquiat forgery

"Trees of Great Britain and Ireland" offers a handsome insight into early 20th-century botanical photography

The book on the late artist, who was imprisoned for her feminist and socialist beliefs, includes several essays and rarely seen images

From a ninth-century Chinese frontispiece to Marxist magazine covers, this rich tome explores the power of illustration and the ways in which we read such images

Our round-up of the latest art publications

Four key takeaways from a new book about the innovative use of canvas in 16th-century Italy

The best Emin publications, from her searingly honest autobiography to a collection of revealing snapshots—selected by the Tate’s assistant curator Jess Baxter

He is one of the last remaining figures of the “first generation” Abstract Expressionists to be honoured with a major biography

Writer and researcher András Szántó speaks to art-world movers and shakers for predictions and insights

With scant testimony from the man himself, the book relies on the views of others

The four volumes offer insight into 1,800 works, including a “uniquely weird” purchase by Edward VII

Six volumes include 100 newly authenticated works—but 15 previously attributed to the artist are removed

Our round-up of the latest art publications

We speak to the author of a new book that looks at how making prints has been vital for many famous artists

The Victoria and Albert Museum's extensive National Art Library provides a rich source for a new angle on the ambitious project in Julius Bryant's latest book

The publication examines the journey from the artist’s early patronage, paid for by plantation money, to his depiction of a massacre in “The Slave Ship”

In an exclusive extract from Andrew Graham-Dixon’s new biography, we learn how many of the Dutch Old Master's works stayed in one family for years

The best Calder publications, from a comprehensive two-volume biography to a children’s book about his moveable circus—selected by the curators Dieter Buchhart and Anna Karina Hofbauer

Embroidery has long been a key form of artistic expression

A passionate cartographer reveals fascinating histories—and what we lose with the demise of printed maps

Our round-up of the latest art publications

The book about the two Old Masters, who probably only met twice, considers what they had in common and how they differed

The book traces the Mexican artist’s extraordinary life and the commercial afterlife of her persona

The best publications to learn all about Constable, from a journey through the landscapes that inspired him to a children's activity book—selected by the curator Emma Roodhouse