Our favorite art books of the year spanned museum insider accounts, histories of protest and fresh takes on how images shape politics.

French designer Jean Paul Gaultier is known for his avant-garde pieces — which is really just a fancy way of saying crazy and fun. This book collects his most iconic runway moments and the models who ...

You all remember that blank art history book that the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) wanted its students to buy, right? The one with no actual pictures of art? Well, students took their ...

You’re busy during the holidays, we get it. It’s not easy carving out time to read, and even harder to decide what to read. So, our gift to you is this list of picks for some of the best art books ...

The holiday season is upon us, and for those in the art world, it’s the perfect time to read a book that illuminates, critiques, or celebrates aspects of this niche little world we inhabit. From ...

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, “The Vicomtesse de Vaudreuil” (1785) Oil on panel; 83.2 x 64.8 cm (32 3/4 x 25 1/2 in.) Johannes Vermeer had a serious thing for books. As it turns out, so did Edward ...

The art critics of The Times select their favorites, from Botticelli to Vermeer, Lucy Lippard’s memoir, and Wade Guyton’s intelligent rereading of Manet. Share full article Clockwise from top left: ...

The art critics of The Times select their favorites, from the biography of a “famously unknown” artist to an ode to the Louvre from 100 poets. By Holland Cotter Jason Farago and Walker Mimms Say what ...

Dr. Kate Elliott, Luther College associate professor of art history, has published an art history book that explores visual representations of the first contact between European settlers and Native ...

“The best introduction to the lifelong pleasure and rewards of looking at pictures since Gombrich. An instant classic.” Stephen Fry If you (like most viewers) of Jan van Eyck’s “Arnolfini Portrait” ...

It’s very easy to be captivated by art. Whether you’re someone who glances at street graffiti or spends hours perusing the halls of an art museum, every piece has a story to tell, especially in a city ...

How many women artists can you name? That was a question Katy Hessel, then a 21-year-old art history major, asked herself. The results were disappointing. And so she set about learning and teaching ...