Art, Life and Everything – Julie Umerle’s memoir makes for perfect lockdown reading
I first met Julie Umerle at an artist talk that accompanied her solo exhibition ‘Rewind’ at the Bermondsey Project Space in 2016.
Art Books
The best most interesting and most popular art books around, Reviews, Top 5’s, what to read during lockdown. Books to make you think, books to help you escape, books to help you learn.
The art of Julian Schnabel
Julian Schnabel makes art out of life. He uses everyday materials in paintings that carry a rich sense of history
The Top 6 Art Books to Read in 2021
The top art books for the year ahead including Banksy, Basquiat and Emin.
Artist Coloring Book Supports Artists During the Pandemic
The Coronaville Artist Coloring Book was published with the goal of bringing artists together for the benefit of other artists
A Life in Tattoos
Legendary Amsterdam tattoo artist and historian Henk Schiffmacher takes us on a personal journey through the history of tattooing from the 1730s to… Read More
The Top 5 Art Christmas Gifts
Beginning a week-long look at art gifts for Christmas on FAD magazine Tabish Khan the @LondonArtCritic has picked 5 Christmas gifts – no need to blow the budget and great gifts for even those who don’t celebrate Christmas.
Artist Jolyon Fenwick launches VIRUS CLASSICS, Penguin books reimagined for Age of Covid
‘VIRUS CLASSICS’, a collection of sculptures and prints, is a sharply humorous response to the current state of affairs by artist, photographer and historian Jolyon Fenwick.
Andy Warhol’s book of desire
Well before Andy Warhol’s rise to the pinnacle of Pop Art, he created and exhibited seductive drawings celebrating male beauty
The Top 5 Art Books to read in Lockdown
5 art books to get you through lockdown
5 great books to get for Lockdown II and Christmas
5 great books to get for Lockdown II and Christmas featuring Basquiat, Helmut Newton, Star Wars, Ai Weiwei and Wolfgang Tillmans
Shantell Martin: Lines
HENI Publishing launches Shantell Martin: Lines, the first monograph on the contemporary British artist Shantell Martin. Created in close collaboration with the artist herself, the beautifully designed coffee table book features her work across drawing, performance, music, technology and fashion.
New Banksy book and art stuff now available from new “eclectic bazaar”
‘Accidental art dealer’ Steve Lazarides has launched Laz Emporium, an “eclectic bazaar” reinventing the curiosity shop for our post-Covid age.
“FINE DINING 2099” Exhibition and book launch
Exhibition and book launch at GALLERY46, documenting life within a circle of independent young Londoners; gifted in music, the arts and the illicit. It’s contents are the visual culmination of a lifestyle; photographed over 5 years, which developed into a long-term project as Matt’s experience and interest in photography grew parallel.
The Top 5 Art Books to read this Autumn
The Top five art books include Practical tips for artists, a gallery’s history, a year in the art world and a surreal London.
Parasol unit 2004-2020
It did mean that the end of Parasol unit at Wharf Road programme in London came rather unnoticed, but a handsome tome* now commemorates more than 50 major exhibitions held over the sixteen years 2004-20.
Top 5 Christo & Jeanne Claude Art Books to buy
This week we have five great art books about the amazing career and art of Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
TOP 5 Basquiat art books & stuff you can buy now
This week we have five great art books & stuff you can get right now featuring or about Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Delphian Gallery Interview – “We wanted to be very candid, and talk about the lows as well as the highs”
Delphian Gallery co-founder and co-director Benjamin Murphy recently sat down with art historian, writer and curator Hector Campbell to discuss their annual Open Call, the Delphian Podcast, their Lockdown Editions initiative and their inaugural publication ‘Navigating The Art World: Professional Practice for the Early Career Artist’, supported by Foolscap Editions.
Top 6 Andy Warhol art books and stuff to buy
To celebrate the reopening of Tate Modern and the Andy Warhol exhibition on 27th July, FAD has chosen 6 great Andy Warhol books and stuff you should buy
New publication presents the most precious surviving murals of Tibetan Buddhist culture
A World Heritage landmark, this SUMO-sized publication presents the most precious surviving murals of Tibetan Buddhist culture.
TOP 5 Limited edition art books you can buy now.
We have been browsing Taschen’s online book staore for the best limited edition art books and here they are, beautifully produced.
TOP 10 Art Books to BUY on Awesome Books
Do you remember how cool it used to be to rummage around in a second-hand book shop? Finding books on crazy art subjects, trying to work out how these things were ever published?
Olivia Laing: Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency
Olivia Laing’s new book, Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency, couldn’t be more timely. Published in April, the book is a collection of Laing’s essays, profiles, book reviews, columns, love letters and more, positioning art as a reactionary tool and a source of healing in the wake of the ‘turbulent political weather’ that we endure, particularly since 2016.
The Top 5 Art Books To Read While Self-Isolating
The Top 5 Art Books To Read While Self-Isolating Excerpt: Steal like an artist and spend seven days in the art world.