His first and last trip to the city in 1940 was not for military purposes — he left that to his generals — but for his one true love: art.
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10 Art Books to Bring to the Beach This Summer
The art of Marsha P. Johnson, Yoko Ono reappraised, Jack Whitten’s studio notebook, a fictional curator’s Greece trip goes awry, and more to read this season.
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The Danish Women Who Made Modernism Radical
A new book invites us into the tight-knit circle of women modernists in late-19th-century Denmark through quietly subversive gestures; you’ll never look at a glove the same way again.
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Fresh Sets Examines the Fine Art of Nail Art
Writer Tembe Denton-Hurst argues that this wearable art form isn’t just an extension of our fingertips, but also an extension of ourselves.
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Six Art Books to Read This April
The role of dreams in Latin American art, Gertrude Abercrombie’s homegrown surrealism, essays on Celia Paul, new catalogs and monographs, and more.
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Van Gogh and the Siren Song of Paris
The artist’s internal revolution erupted in the radical innovations of his years in the city, which seemed to offer refuge from the storms of his life.
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10 Art Books for Your March Reading List
Delve into Lucy Lippard’s short fictions, Tamara Lanier’s indelible memoir, The White Pube’s tales of absurdity in the art world, new perspectives on Mucha, and more.
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Finding Flaco Lovingly Details Owl’s Year of Freedom
A new book features over 200 photos of the beloved owl who escaped from his enclosure in Manhattan’s Central Park Zoo.
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8 Art Books on Love to Read This Valentine’s Day
Letter-writing, art historical affairs, Mickalene Thomas: All About Love, and more artsy titles on love in all its forms.
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The Other Almanac Is Your Artsy Field Guide for 2025
This annual publication inverts the almanac form, offering art by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, writing by Naomi Klein, and poems elegizing the plants of Gaza.
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The History of Blackness Is Entwined With Blue
Manet’s portrait of Jeanne Duval reveals how racism trains us to see colors in particular and sometimes contradictory ways.
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Bold New Books in Art and Visual Culture From the MIT Press
Deep explorations of Ray Johnson, Ridykeulous, Tony Smith, Steina, Ruth Asawa, graffiti as monument, the art of mourning, and more.