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 ...

IN 1867 the young French pointer Frédéric Bazillc told his family in provincial Montpellier that “a dozen young people of talent” were thinking of hiring a hall, somewhere in Paris, to exhibit ...

All artists struggle with focus, fantasizing and faith, and these books share insight into exactly what it takes to make art. Courtesy the publishers In a culture inundated with the best of the best, ...

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 ...

One of the best parts of a holiday vacation is finally getting to curl up with a good book (perhaps that one that’s been waiting patiently on your nightstand for months!). Below, we’ve selected 20 ...

We are all patchworks of history, family, and memory, recalled and recombined and come back to haunt. What I love about Betty Yu’s book is that she makes that truth tangible. Family Amnesia’s exciting ...

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When Bianca Bosker told people in the art world she'd be writing a tell-all about their confounding, exclusive ecosystem, "bad idea," they responded. "They didn't come right out and threaten my safety ...

Of my favorite art books this year, some are for looking, some for reading, most for both. All are on vital, return-to subjects, which is why I keep these precious things, in no particular order, near ...

The art critics of The Times select their favorites from this year’s crop of art books. Credit...Jonathan Bartlett Supported by By Roberta Smith Holland Cotter Jason Farago and Siddhartha Mitter The ...