A groundbreaking introduction to Scandinavian artist Helene Schjerfbeck through the paintings and drawings that mark her as an exceptional modernist In this richly illustrated study, leading scholars reevaluate the role of Finnish painter Helene...

A beautifully illustrated look at the complex past of Princeton’s Mallorcan stairway and patioFrom Palma to Princeton weaves together a rich history that crisscrosses the Atlantic, offering a picture of trends and tastes in twentieth-century art...

Hot, Cold, Heavy, Light collects 100 writings from 1988-2018--some long, some short--that taken together form a group portrait of many of the world's most significant and interesting artists. Introduction by Jarrett Earnest From Pablo Picasso to Cindy...

In 2006, Matthew Specktor moved into a crumbling Los Angeles apartment opposite the one in which F. Scott Fitzgerald spent the last moments of his life. Fitz had been Specktor’s first literary idol, someone whose own passage through Hollywood had,...

Arthur C. Danto argues that recent developments in the art world, in particular the production of works of art that cannot be told from ordinary things, make urgent the need for a new theory of art and make plain the factors such a theory can and cannot...

A beautifully illustrated look at the works of Anni Albers with a focus on the architectural dimensions of her work Anni Albers (1899-1994) has long been revered as a trailblazing weaver, textile designer, and visual artist; she also was an insightful...

Hokusai (1760-1849) created sublime works during the last thirty years of his life, right up to his death at the age of almost ninety. This book presents fresh scholarship on the paintings and prints created by the artist during his final three decades,...