Looks at modern American art that makes use of such themes as flags, cities, freeways, television, and baseball

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How the work of several contemporary artists illuminates and challenges the policing of European borders and identityIn this stunningly original book, Sara Nadal-Melsió explores how the work of...

Named a Best Book of 2024 by Slate and a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Literary HubFrom the acclaimed and bestselling writer Nicholson Baker, a deeply personal account of his journey learning how...

Launching into the 1960s, Schulz adds another new cast member. Two, in fact: The obnoxious Frieda of "naturally curly hair" fame, and her inert, seemingly boneless cat Faron. The rapidly maturing...

"Egon Schiele is best known for his striking, sometimes emotionally charged portraits, yet landscapes were of critical importance in his oeuvre. Although Schiele generally treated his depictions of...

From Mad Men to MAGA: how nostalgia came to be and why we are so eager to indulge it. From movies to politics, social media posts to the targeted ads between them, nostalgia is one of the most potent...

For Bataille, "the absence of myth" had itself become the myth of the modern age. In a world that had "lost the secret of its cohesion," Bataille saw surrealism as both a symptom and the beginning of...

Surveying the artistic and cultural scene in the era of Trump In a world where truth is cast in doubt and shame has gone missing, what are artists and critics on the left to do? How to demystify a...

A new, ecological approach to images by a renowned philosopherWhen Susan Sontag first proposed the idea of an “ecology of images,” she meant it as an exhortation to be vigilant against the vast...

This thoughtful and engaging monograph finally gives a remarkable artist who bore witness to the twentieth century his due. “Mr. Karpeles, a California-based painter and art critic, has ignited...

The first major monograph on the boundary-pushing work of painter and sculptor, Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran.Bursting with energy and life force, this visual cornucopia celebratesthe work of Sri Lankan...

A unique look into the life and art of Sean Scully, an internationally celebrated artist and creative practitioner at the height of his powers.Sean Scully’s paintings of brushy stripes and blocks of...